Framework 7 Partners

How to Find the Best Partners for Framework 7 Proposals

Researchers already active in the Framework Programmes

Existing Coordinators/Partners (FP7) http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html

Existing Coordinators/Partners (FP6) http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/projects.htm

Life Sciences Projects funded http://www.healthcompetence.eu/converis/publicweb/area/1353

Cordis Marketplace (Results from Framework Projects) http://cordis.europa.eu/marketplace/

Results from ICT Projects http://cordis.europa.eu/ictresults/

CORDIS Partner Search Service http://cordis.europa.eu/partners-service/

European R&D Networks/Associations/Platforms

	EU R&D Associations www.hyperion.ie/euassociations.htm
	Technology Platforms http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms/individual_en.html
	COST Actions http://www.cost.esf.org/domains_actions/all_actions
	European Science Foundation www.esf.org
	Check Conferences that have been funded in your area http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS_EVENT and http://ec.europa.eu/research/headlines/archives_diary_en.cfm and http://ec.europa.eu/research/conferences/index_en.cfm
	Check Networks (Coordination and Support Actions) on http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html
	National R&D Offices in Brussels www.iglortd.org
	Networks of Research Infrastructures http://ec.europa.eu/research/infrastructures/index_en.cfm?pg=ri_projects_fp7
	Networks of Research Infrastructures http://ec.europa.eu/research/infrastructures/index_en.cfm?pg=ri_projects
	Database of European Research Centres (MERIL) http://portal.meril.eu/converis-esf/publicweb/startpage?lang=1

Evaluators from Framework 6 and 7

	Evaluators used in Framework 7 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/experts_en.html
	Evaluators of Framework 6 Proposals http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/experts.htm

European Researchers involved in Standards and Patents

	CENSTAR Technical Committees www.cenorm.be
	European Patent Office http://ep.espacenet.com/quickSearch?locale=en_EP

European Commission initiatives on finding partners

	Official Website for NCP Networks is http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp-networks_en.html
	FET Networking (Cafeteria) http://cafeteria.ning.com/
	JTI IMI Partnering Initiative http://www.imi-partnering.eu/
	NMP Partner Search Facility www.nmpteam.com
	Health NCP Network http://www.healthncpnet.eu/jahia/Jahia/
	Security NCP Network http://www.seren-project.eu/
	SME NCP Network http://www.ncp-sme.net/partner-search
	SSH NCP Newtork (NET4SOCIETY) http://www.net4society.eu/public/
	Transport NCP Network http://www.transport-ncps.net/
	ICT NCP Network (Ideal-IST) http://www.ideal-ist.eu/
	SPACE NCP Network (COSMOS) http://www.fp7-space.eu/about-cosmos-1.phtm
	ENVIRONMENT NCP Network http://www.env-ncp-together.eu/
	KBBE NCP Network (Bionet) http://www.ncp-bio.net/
	Energy NCP Network http://www.c-energyplu .eu/
	People NCP Network http://www.fp7peoplenetwork.eu/
	Euratom NCP Network www.nucleu.net
	Research Potential NCP Network
	Science in Society NCP Network http://www.eurosis-project.eu/

Identifying Scientific Organisations in Europe

	Research Infrastructures in Europe www.riportal.eu
	Science Search Engine www.scirus.com
	Google Scholar www.scholar.google.com
	Scopus http://info.scopus.com/
	Web of Knowledge http://isiwebofknowledge.com/
	Pubmed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
	Worldwidescience http://worldwidescience.org/
	Mendeley http://www.mendeley.com/
	Citeulike http://www.citeulike.org/
	Spires (High Energy Physics) http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/

Social Media for European Research

	Linkedin www.linkedin.com
	Facebook www.facebook.com
	ResearchGATE https://www.researchgate.net
	Academia www.academia.edu
	Database of Female Scientists www.academia-net.org

Support Services for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

	SME Definition http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/enterprise_policy/sme_definition/decision_sme_en.pdf
	NCP SME Network http://www.ncp-sme.net/partner-search
	European Enterprise Network http://www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm
	SME Techweb http://ec.europa.eu/research/sme-techweb/index_en.cfm
	SME Update News http://ec.europa.eu/research/sme-techweb/newsletter/issue1/index_en.html
	EPISTEP (SMEs in IST ) www.epistep.org
	NAOMITEC (SMEs in Nano projects) http://www.airi.it/NAOMITEC/
	Helping SMEs join IST Projects http://www.patentproject.org/
	EPRI-Start http://www.epristart.org/epristart/content/index.php
	SME-Empower http://www.sme-mpower.net/index.htm
	Detect IT www.detect-it.org
	Help SME Partners join Security Projects www.secure-force.eu
	Fit for Health http://www.fitforhealth.eu/
	IST (Information Society) Partner Search http://www.ideal-ist.eu/
	Eureka Partner Search http://www.b2match.com/profactory/

How to Find Partners in Different Countries

	Associated Countries http://cordis.europa.eu/inco/agreements_fp7_en.html
	JRC (Joint Research Centre) http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm
	JRC in Framework 7 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/jrc/home_en.html
	EIRO Fourm www.eiroforum.org

International Partners

	List of ICPC Countries ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/icpc-list.pdf
	EU International Scientific Cooperation Policy http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/index_en.cfm
	European Neighbourhood Policy http://ec.europa.eu/world/enp/index_en.htm
	Access4EU (Guide to International R&D Cooperation) www.access4.eu
	Australia: Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology Cooperation www.feast.org
	New Zealand Partners in FP7 http://www.frenz.org.nz/
	New Zealand http://www.access4.eu/newzealand/685.php
	China http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/eu-china/about_en.html and http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=FP6_PROJ&ACTION=D&RCN=75891
	China: Programmes open to EU researchers http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/index.cfm?lg=en&pg=access4eu
	India http://www.euroindia-it.org/ and http://www.inciteproject.org/ and http://www.delind.cec.eu.int/en/stcoop/sthome.htm and New Indigo http://www.newindigo.eu/
	Canada -EU Cooperation www.era-can.ca and http://www.crc.ca/en/html/crc/home/partners/ncp/news/era_can_mar2005
	Argentina-EU R&D Cooperation http://www.abest.secyt.gov.ar/
	Mexico-EU R&D Cooperation http://www.conacyt.mx/uemexcyt/
	South Africa-EU R&D Cooperation http://www.esastap.org.za/esastap/home/index.php
	Tunisia-EU R&D Cooperation http://www.stren.ind.tn/index.php?accueil_en
	USA-EU R&D Cooperation http://cordis.europa.eu/eralink/
	USA BILAT-USA and Link2US: http://www.euussciencetechnology.eu/
	EU-US Task force on Biotechnology Research http://ec.europa.eu/research/biotechnology/ec-us/index_en.html
	NIS Countries http://researchers.nisnest.gr/
	Western Balkan Partners http://www.erawestbalkanplus.net/
	Western Balkans Research Database http://wbc-inco.net/object/link/83446.html
	South East Europe Information www.seerecon.org
	South East Europe Education Network www.see-educoop.net
	Russia EU R&D Cooperation http://www.rusera-exe.ru/internal_call.php
	South East Asia http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/index.html
	South East Asia Network http://www.sea-eu.net/
	Eastern European and Central Asian Cooperation http://www.eecalink.eu/
	Korea-EU Science Cooperation http://www.koranet.eu/index.php
	Caribbean - EU Cooperation http://www.eucarinet.eu/

International Partners (ICT Coopertation)

	Ideal-list Partner Search http://www.ideal-ist.eu/
	China Chinacoop http://www.eurochina-ict.org/
	Canada IST-EC2 http://www.crc.ca/en/html/crc/home/partners/ncp/istec2/istec2
	Mediterranean Partners MED-IST http://www.map-it-med.eu/home.php
	Western Balkans SCORE http://www.score-project.eu/
	Latin America SOLAR ICT http://www.solar-ict.eu/
	Africa START http://www.euroafrica-ict.org/
	Russia and ICT ISTOK.RU http://istok.zaltana.eu/
	Eastern European and Central Asia (EECA) in ICT www.eeca-ict.eu

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