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Scope:Specific challenge: The field of nanocomposites materials has witnessed remarkable progress in recent years with many different types of nanocomposites exhibiting radically enhanced properties for a wide range of industrial applications. New manufacturing routes are also emerging, such as in-situ synthesis. The main objective is to develop cost effective and sustainable industrial scale technologies for the production of nanocomposites for specific applications, aiming at the selection, testing and optimisation of materials and process parameters as well as the verification of the nanocomposite performance for a given application in a pilot line setting, representative of operational industrial environments and ready for the start of pilot production as the next step (after the project).
In order to enable SMEs to enter this crucial stage of the research-development-innovation cycle, larger enterprises and/or research and technological organisations are asked to get together in order to provide a coordinated network of pilot line, test and validation services for SMEs in order to prepare for management decisions to progress to the next step of new technology depl...
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Scope:Specific challenge: The field of nanocomposites materials has witnessed remarkable progress in recent years with many different types of nanocomposites exhibiting radically enhanced properties for a wide range of industrial applications. New manufacturing routes are also emerging, such as in-situ synthesis. The main objective is to develop cost effective and sustainable industrial scale technologies for the production of nanocomposites for specific applications, aiming at the selection, testing and optimisation of materials and process parameters as well as the verification of the nanocomposite performance for a given application in a pilot line setting, representative of operational industrial environments and ready for the start of pilot production as the next step (after the project).
In order to enable SMEs to enter this crucial stage of the research-development-innovation cycle, larger enterprises and/or research and technological organisations are asked to get together in order to provide a coordinated network of pilot line, test and validation services for SMEs in order to prepare for management decisions to progress to the next step of new technology deployment, i.e. installation of industrial pilot lines and enter the commercialisation stage.
Scope: The development of pilot lines: Pilot line development is expected to use an existing pilot line as a basis and may include new methods and/or instrumentation with real time characterization (including high-throughput) for measurement, analysis and operations at the nanoscale to characterise relevant materials properties, e.g. nanofillers dispersion, with improved resolution and/or increased sensitivity, based on novel approaches or novel combinations of approaches.
The operation of the pilot lines – testing and validation include: selection and tailoring of nano-particles/objects having the required interfacial interaction and/or compatibility with the matrix to be utilised in the nanocomposite; selection of a processing technique and optimization of process parameters addressing proper dispersion and distribution of nano-particles or nano-particle aggregates within the matrix; development of quality control and process verification.
Proposals should address a range of industrial applications and involve a number of composite producers, addressing in particular the needs of SMEs active in this sector. Plans for operating the network of pilot lines as well as the individual pilot line facilities after the end of EU financial support should be prepared within the proposal, including business plans for the cooperation with SMEs.
For this topic, proposals should include an outline of the initial exploitation and business plans, which will be developed further in the proposed project.
Wherever possible, proposers could actively seek synergies, including possibilities for funding, with relevant national / regional research and innovation programmes and/or cumulative funding with European Structural and Investment Funds in connection with smart specialisation strategies. For this purpose the tools provided by the Smart Specialization Platform, Eye@RIS3 may be useful[1] The initial exploitation and business plans will address such synergies and/or additional funding. Exploitation plans, outline financial arrangements and any follow-up will be developed further during the project. The results of these activities as well as the envisaged further activities in this respect should be described in the final report of the project.
The implementation of this proposal is intended to start at TRL 4-5, target TRL 6. Implemented as cross-KET activities.
The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU between EUR 5 and 8 million would allow this specific challenge to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.
Expected impact:
• A European eco-system for high TRL testing and validation of nano-composites, affordable and accessible for SMEs, through technical collaboration between RTOs and composite producers and through identification of all critical value chain players for the market introduction of the final product.
• Enabling of investment decisions for market introduction of novel, cost-effective, safe and sustainable nano-enabled products that demonstrate superior performance in terms of multifunctionality and sustainability, e.g. in the packaging, textiles, transport, energy, electronics and construction sectors. This non-exhaustive list does not preclude submission and selection of proposals addressing other sectors.
• Demonstrated scaling-up and increased degree of automation of nanocomposites production lines/processes, leading to higher production volumes, improved reliability and repeatability of produced nanocomposites and lower production cost; availability of new or significantly improved "fit for purpose" tools for integration in those lines;
• Contribution to standardisation in the nano metrology field for fast product and process design.
• Promoting safe-by-design approaches in collaboration with the EU nano-safety cluster and contributing towards the framework of EU nanosafety and regulatory strategies[2].
Type of action: Research & Innovation Actions
[1] http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu; the relevant Managing Authorities can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/indexes/in_your_country_en.cfm
[2] EU Nano-safety strategy 2015-2020 and NanoReg project
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List of countries and applicable rules for funding: described in part A of the General Annexes of the General Work Programme.
Eligibility and admissibility conditions: described in part B and C of the General Annexes of the General Work Programme.
EVALUATION
3.1 Evaluation criteria and procedure, scoring and threshold: described in part H of the General Annexes of the General Work Programme, with the following exceptions:
For single-stage and second-stage evaluations, the threshold for the criteria Excellence and Impact will be 4. The overall threshold, applying to the sum of the three individual scores, will be 12.
In case of equal overall scores in the ranked list, the priority order of proposals will be established in accordance with part H of the General Annexes, except that proposals will be ranked on the basis of individual scores for the Impact criterion before the Excellence criterion.
The evaluation criteria are applied as follows:
1. Excellence
• Clarity and importance of the objectives;
• Soundness of the concept, including trans disciplinary considerations;
• Credibility of the proposed approach;
• Readiness of the technology for implementing the pilot;
• Progr... Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application.
List of countries and applicable rules for funding: described in part A of the General Annexes of the General Work Programme.
Eligibility and admissibility conditions: described in part B and C of the General Annexes of the General Work Programme.
EVALUATION
3.1 Evaluation criteria and procedure, scoring and threshold: described in part H of the General Annexes of the General Work Programme, with the following exceptions:
For single-stage and second-stage evaluations, the threshold for the criteria Excellence and Impact will be 4. The overall threshold, applying to the sum of the three individual scores, will be 12.
In case of equal overall scores in the ranked list, the priority order of proposals will be established in accordance with part H of the General Annexes, except that proposals will be ranked on the basis of individual scores for the Impact criterion before the Excellence criterion.
The evaluation criteria are applied as follows:
1. Excellence
• Clarity and importance of the objectives;
• Soundness of the concept, including trans disciplinary considerations;
• Credibility of the proposed approach;
• Readiness of the technology for implementing the pilot;
• Progress beyond the state of the art in production.
2. Impact (**)
The extent to which the outputs of the project could contribute at the European and/or International level to:
• The expected impacts listed in the work programme under the relevant topic;
• Soundness of the business cases and business plans and commitment to first exploitation / manufacturing;
• Evidence of the market potential and of the competitive technology advantage that will be gained through the pilot line;
• Potential of creating jobs in Europe;
• Effectiveness of the proposed measures to communicate the project, and disseminate the project results ,including appropriate management of IPR;
• Contribution, where appropriate, to standards and to skills and educational training.
3. Quality and efficiency of the implementation
• Coherence and effectiveness of the work plan, including appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources;
• Coverage of the value chain (RTOs, materials, equipment and technology suppliers and end-users);
• Competences, experience and complementarity of the individual participants, as well as of the consortium as a whole;*
• Appropriateness of the management structures and procedures, including risk management.
Operational Capacity (selection criterion)
* As a separate step in the evaluation, expert evaluators must indicate whether the members of the consortium possess at least the minimum competences needed to carry out the proposed work.
** The score for the criterion “impact” will be multiplied by 1.5.
3.2 Guide to the submission and evaluation process
Proposal page limits and layout: Please refer to Part B of the standard proposal template.
Indicative timetable for evaluation and grant agreement:
Information on the outcome of one-stage evaluation: maximum 5 months from the final date for submission.
Signature of grant agreements: maximum 3 months from the date of informing successful applicants.
Provisions, proposal templates and evaluation forms for the type(s) of action(s) under this topic:
Research and Innovation Action:
Specific provisions and funding rates
Standard proposal template (administrative forms and structure of technical annex)
Standard evaluation form
Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Additional provisions:
Horizon 2020 budget flexibility
Classified information
Technology readiness levels (TRL) – where a topic description refers to TRL, these definitions apply.
Financial support to Third Parties – where a topic description foresees financial support to Third Parties, these provisions apply.
Open access must be granted to all scientific publications resulting from Horizon 2020 actions, and proposals must refer to measures envisaged. Where relevant, proposals should also provide information on how the participants will manage the research data generated and/or collected during the project, such as details on what types of data the project will generate, whether and how this data will be exploited or made accessible for verification and re-use, and how it will be curated and preserved.
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