On July 202010, the EU announced a package of FP7 collaborative R & D calls includingPublic Private Partnerships in the thematic areas of ICT and NMP. The totalfunding made available for these calls amounts to 6.4 billion euros and is opento organisations in EU member states and associated countries. Key to makingthe most of these opportunities is collaborative development where endusers, technology, product and application developers are all brought together.

On 25th August 2010 the Technology Strategy Board announced an £18M Technology Inspired collaborative research and development call to stimulate innovation across its key enabling technologies. The core technology areas covered by this competition are:

• Advanced materials
• Biosciences 
• Electronics, Photonics and Electrical Systems
• High Value Manufacturing
• Information and Communications Technology
• Nanotechnology

To encourage the participation of Electronics,Sensors, Photonics KTN (ESP KTN)  membersin these R & D calls, the ESP KTN is hosting a number of dissemination events around the UK.

On Thursday 16th September 2010, ESP KTN will hold an event in Scotland at theAlba Innovation Centre, Livingston in partnership with the ScottishOptoelectronics Association, Electronics Scotland and Enterprise EuropeNetwork.

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