MNT-ERA.NET II

MNT-ERA.NET

MNT-ERA.NET is a network of European support programs for Micro and Nano Technologies (MNTs) made up of 21 funding agencies or national/regional ministries from 20 countries/regions in Europe. It was launched in March 2009 for two and a half years and continues the activities of the same network started in 2004 under the European Union's 6th Framework Program (FP6) with the aim of improving the coordination of national funding. The main objectives of MNT-ERA.NET are:

• Promoting the competitiveness of European industry by coordinating and rationalizing support measures for NTMs;
• Improve cooperation between funding bodies, industry, research institutions and universities;
• Promote the annual opening of transnational Calls for market-oriented R&D projects, which will typically be smaller than the projects submitted to FP7 and will benefit from faster funding decisions.