M-ERA.NET

Basic Information

Description

M-ERA.NET is an EU funded project which has
been established to support and increase the
coordination of international funding and research
programmes in materials science and engineering.
Between 2012 and 2016, the M-ERA.NET consortium,
which comprises 37 funding organisations from 25
European countries, will replace a number of smaller ERANETs
with a single innovative and flexible ERA-NET. This
will provide the European RTD community with access to
world leading knowledge and funding programmes across
a number of EU member states. The consortium will
provide a central forum where substantial pan-European
funding and research programmes can be aligned.
M-ERA.NET will complement existing instruments and
contribute to EU policies whilst supporting the exploitation
of knowledge along the whole innovation chain from basic
research to applied research and innovation.
The M-ERA.NET consortium aims to address societal and
technological needs with an interdisciplinary approach,
creating an umbrella structure to allow flexible coverage of
topics in materials science and engineering. By stimulating
the scientific excellence and creation of a new innovation
oriented economy, M-ERA.NET will provide a network which
delivers lasting impact and significant breakthroughs.