FTP now on LinkedIn - click here
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PROsumer.NET Final Event - major European Consumer Goods Innovation Showcase
27-28 May 2013, Brussels -
Registration now open
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Products Based on Wood Nanotechnology Workshop
6th biannual EuroNanoForum - Dublin, 20 June 2013
The EuroNanoForum is Europe’s largest nanotechnology and materials conference and Exhibition. In connection to this event FTP, together with VTT, is organising a workshop entitled Products based on wood technology.
Programme:
- Johan Elvnert, Managing Director, FTP – Introduction to the renewed European Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRA) for the forest-based sector
- Alexander Bismarck, Professor, Vienna University – Nanosized bacterial cellulose, truly green and fully renewable composites, and novel macroporous polymers
- Pia Qvintus, VTT – Plant-based nanocellulose – from research to applications
- Esa Laurinsilta, Director, UPM – The market for nanoncellulose in 5 years
- Anna Suurnäkki, Chief research scientist, VTT – overview of other nano-application research areas emerging
- Panel Discussion: Will nanotechnology-derived applications take the market gradually or will we see a paradigm-shift for the forest-based industry and consumers?
For further information & to register click here
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8th FTP CONFERENCE, 11 – 13 March 2013, Barcelona
- Inspiring Horizons –
A new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for the Forest-based Sector
Presentations from the conference now available here!
Pictures of the conference and study tours now available here!
More photos here
Website online
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Welcome to the forest-based sector technology platform
The Forest-based Sector Technology Platform (FTP) is a joint initiative of the European forest-based sector and was set up in 2005 to define a vision for the future of the forest-based sector. It is one of around 30 European technology platforms established as industry-led initiatives with EU support and it’s overall aim is to promote joint European cooperation on research and innovation.
Announcements:
Call topics for WP 2013 published - € 8.1 billion investment in research and innovation to create growth and job
The list of relevant topics for the European forest-based sector in the current compilation of the Framework Programme 7 call was published on 10 JULY 2012. Please click here for further information.
In total, €8.1 billion will support projects and ideas that will boost Europe's competitiveness and tackle issues such as human health, protecting the environment and finding new solutions to growing challenges linked to urbanisation and managing waste.
FP7: www.ec.europa.eu/research/fp7
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