FP7 Cooperation

NANOSCIENCES, NANOTECHNOLOGIES, MATERIALS AND

NEW PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES - NMP

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Funding opportunities in the NMP Theme directed towards the participation of International Cooperation Partner countries.

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Projects covered by the following calls:

Call Title: Theme 4 – NMP - Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies – NMP-Environment call

Call identifier: FP7-ENV-NMP-2011

Date of publication24: 20 July 2010

Deadline: 16 November 2010 at 17.00.00, Brussels local time

Indicative budget : EUR 12 million of which: EUR 6 million from Theme 6 –

(Environment, including Climate Change) and EUR 6 million from Theme 4 – NMP

(Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and New Production Technologies)

The budget for this call is indicative. The final budget awarded to actions implemented through

For further information and full details, please consult the NMP 2010 Work Programme at:

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.CooperationDetailsCallPage&call_id=367

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Disclaimer: Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that this document is accurate, the MIRA (Mediterranean, Innovation and Research Coordination Action) project cannot be held responsible for errors that may be found in it.

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NMP.2011.2.2-5 Development of advanced compatible materials and techniques

and their application for the protection, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage assets, NMP – Environment Call

Technical content/scope: Ageing, environmental conditions, use in public or private spaces or in exhibitions and museums, transport, as well as unpredictable events, lead to damages of movable and immovable cultural heritage assets. In general, conservation and restoration use traditional materials and techniques. However, new materials and techniques (including bio- and nanotechnology) may offer advanced, more effective and long-lasting solutions. The socioeconomic benefits of conserving cultural heritage generally surpass the costs of conservation; inappropriate interventions, however, may negatively affect this balance. The applicability or development of compatible materials with suitable properties should be assessed in order to evaluate the contribution to preventive conservation and thus, implicitly, to the sustainability and authenticity of the cultural assets.  Research proposals should develop advanced compatible materials (e.g. consolidants, coatings, substitutes etc.) and/or techniques (e.g. cleaning methods, reinforcement etc.) to secure the conservation of the original objects and/or improve the physical state of the damaged objects.

Proposals should also assess the long term behaviour of the materials as regards the durability of the historic assets, and/or the performance of the chosen techniques. The potential for adverse environmental and health impacts relating to the new materials and/or techniques should also be assessed.

Proposals may also include materials with novel properties such as self-healing or self-cleaning, or materials with an improved resistance to degradation mechanisms. Dedicated modelling, standardisation and/or the production of (certified) reference materials may also be addressed as part of the research proposals. Training activities may be included.

The active participation of industrial partners, including SMEs, represents an added value to the activities and this will be reflected in the evaluation. Priority will be given to proposals that clearly demonstrate the market potential of new materials and techniques.

This topic has been identified as particularly appropriate for the participation of beneficiaries outside the EU, in particular from International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC).

Funding Scheme: SME-targeted collaborative projects.

Additional eligibility criteria:

- An additional eligibility criterion related to SME participation applying to this topic is set out in the call fiche.

- The maximum EU requested contribution per project is EUR 3 000 000.

Special Features: Call jointly implemented by the Environment (including Climate Change) and the NMP Themes.

Expected impact: (i) Longer-lasting solutions in the conservation of cultural assets with historical and/or artistic value, and/or (ii) Affordable solutions in terms of cost and/or complexity of operation by those who will use the materials and techniques developed, and/or (iii) Contribution to achieving EU policies, in line with international recommendations in this field. The results of the research projects in this area/topic should clearly benefit SMEs and are expected to create a favourable economic impact on the sector concerned.