ERA-IB-2

ERA-NET in Industrial Biotechnology: 2012-2016

FCT was a partner in ERA-IB-2 (2011-2016), which continued the ERA-IB network (2006-2011), a project dedicated to promoting transnational cooperation between funding agencies for research in Industrial Biotechnology.

ERA-IB-2 began in December 2011 and involved 19 partners from 14 countries (Germany with 4 representative agencies, Belgium with 2 representative agencies, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Israel, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Romania, Russia and Turkey). ERA-IB-2 launched 5 transnational Calls (JTC-3, JTC-4 and JTC-5, JTC-6 and JTC-7).

FCT's participation in ERA-IB and later ERA-IB-2 contributed to increasing Portugal's internationalization and competitiveness in the biotechnology area, facilitating the establishment of cross-border partnerships in Industrial Biotechnology research. Since 2006, through seven joint transnational Calls , 17 transnational projects with Portuguese participation have been funded, involving 21 teams and 8 companies. The new ERA-NET Cofund in Biotechnology, in which FCT also participates, began in December 2016 and aims to continue this collaboration.