Thursday 2 February: Kick-off ERA-NET CAPITA

A new FP7 ERANET, named CAPITA, is created which will establish enduring transnational cooperation in applied research leading to innovative and exploitable manufacturing technology for chemicals, materials, and energy. While it will build on the achievements and network of the previous initiative ACENET, and start with applied catalysis, it will involve new partners, including funding agencies dealing with innovation, and will be structured best to address the new objectives.

By working closely with SusChem and possible other European Technology Platforms, the new ERANET will play a major role in delivering strategic research plans. Collaboration between academe, industry, research organisations and government will be built into every aspect of the ERANET.

During the Kick-Off Meeting in The Hague (The Netherlands) representatives of several organisations will give their view on this theme:

- Chris Adams - XeF6 Consulting
- Helge Wessel – Project officer European Commission
- Ger Spork – Cefic Innovation Manager
- Gabriele Centi –University of Messina
- Louis Vertegaal –NWO Chemical and Physical Sciences Division
- Iacovos Vasalos –Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH)
- Representative of the German Catalysis Society (GeCatS)

Meeting details:
Thursday 2 February 2012
10.00 - 18.00 hours
De Pier Scheveningen, The Hague, the Netherlands.

If you are interested as project leader to attend this meeting, please contact the CatchBio office for more information.