European innovation networks and partnerships

In the past twelve months, CRANN has been involved in more than 40 proposals to the FP7, working in partnership with over 40 companies within European research clusters, including 27 SMEs and more than 140 research institutes and universities. Our PIs are active in all four blocks of  FP7- Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities. Total grants won in FP7 competition in  2010 had a value  in excess of €4.5 M. CRANN also works in programmes beyond FP7, including Interreg, COST, ESA etc..

European research funding 

 The CRANN European Programme Office coordinates CRANN links with the European Commission and its activities within the 7th Framework Programme. This office is also the primary contact point for external organisations who wish to establish an international collaboration with CRANN PIs.

International Research

CRANN is a significant player and a valued partner in the global research communities. CRANN has established strong collaborative relationships with some of the top research institutes in the US, Middle East and Asia, through staff exchanges, bilateral collaborations, and research consortia. CRANN also has a number of strategic cooperation agreements with global technology firms.

FP7 Case Study-NAMDIATREAM

CRANN PI Yuri Volkov is the coordinator of a new NMP project. The large consortium contains seven SMEs, two multinationals and 13 academic institutions and has a total budget of €12M.

NAMDIATREAM is an interdisciplinary consortium that will develop a nanotechnology based toolkit to enable early detection and imaging of molecular biomarkers of the most common cancer types and of cancer metastases, as well as permitting the identification of cells indicative of early-stage disease onset. The project is built on the innovative technology concepts of super-sensitive "lab-on-a-bead", "lab-on-a-chip" and "lab-on-a-wire" nano-devices.

More information is available on the NAMDIATREAM website: www.namdiatream.eu/joomla/

For information on how CRANN can work with your organisation, please contact the CRANN European Programme Officer:

Tony Flaherty
T:  +353-1-896-3016
E-mail: tflahert@tcd.ie