MOLD-NANONET (FP7)

Project Executive authority: 

ELIRI RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Project domain: 

  • Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, and Biotechnology

Project deadline: 

Sat, 31 May 2014

Project website: 

http://mold-nanonet.eu/

Person responsible: 

Efim Badinter

E-mail: 

bad@eliri.md

Phone: 

+373-22-442243

Project objectives: 

    The objective of MOLD-NANONET is to assist the Institutul de Cercetări Ştiinţifice (ELIRI) to develop and implement a research strategy that will expand its activities and increase its level of excellence in the areas of micronanoelectronics related to the development of intelligent systems, nanomulticomponent systems, microsensors, microactuators, nanostructures for fuel cell and energy storage applications, etc. so that it can compete and collaborate with leading research institutions in Europe. MOLDNANONET is expected to increase the number of high-quality graduates, employment opportunities, collaboration and business opportunities and, thereby, increase the generation of wealth in the region. Emphasis is put on a training programme for young researchers that will result in the creation of a leading European infrastructure at ELIRI in the field of micro-nanoelectronics related to the development of intelligent systems.

      Another important element is training on technology transfer and intellectual property, which will stimulate the creation of a bridge between applied research and innovative business.

      A further objective of MOLD-NANONET is to strengthen the cooperative links between the R & D institutions in the capital city of Chisinau and those from the city of Balti (BELTI), the so-called north capital of Moldova, and to create a unified interdisciplinary infrastructure in Moldova combining nanotechnology, nanoelectronics and fine micromechanical and intelligent systems.

MOLD-NANONET facilitates:

•         further consolidation of human potential and technological infrastructure;

•         promotion of the link connecting nanotechnology and nanoelectronics to fine mechanics, and their integration into new product design;

•         creation and consolidation of bridges between the Moldovan national nanonetwork and EU partners;

•         creation of capacities for broader participation in the future of Moldovan research groups in the FP7 and FP8 programmes.

 

Enhancing the capacities of the ELIRI Research Institute in applied research to enable the integration of Moldova in the European Research Area on the basis of scientific excellence

Period: 01/12/2011 to 31/05/2014

Total cost: EUR 1.065.420

Budget from EC: EUR 949.999

Funding scheme: CSA

DESCRIPTION

       ELIRI is one of the leading institutions in the field of manufacturing microwires from metals, alloys, semimetals, semiconductors, sensing elements and devices, as well as technological equipment for manufacturing microwires and devices on their basis. However, there is a lack of high-performance characterisation equipment for the investigation of nanostructures.

Successful realisation of the MOLDNANONET project will stimulate the creation of a bridge between applied research and innovative business, reestablish the high-tech traditions in Moldova, implement a new technological culture, attract new investment and create new jobs.

      MOLD-NANONET will consolidate the role of ELIRI in Moldova as a key institution in the network of research institutions, universities, technology parks and small and medium-sized enterprises, and will integrate the Alecu Russo State University of Balti (BELTI) into this research and production network. The integration of BELTI in this network is very important from the point of view of strengthening research and development links between the central and northern areas of Moldova. This will significantly enhance the capability of Moldovan institutions to join the framework programme activities.

      It will have a great deal of influence with regard to educating Moldovan society about nanoscale science, nanoelectronics and fine mechanics, translating crossover of these sciences into economic benefits and improving technology transfer to industry as the basis for end-products such as intelligent systems, nanomulticomponent systems, microsensors, micro-actuators, nanostructures for fuel cell and energy storage applications, etc.

PARTNERS:

 

COORDINATOR

ELIRI RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Efim Badinter

bad@eliri.md

+373-22-442243

Moldova (Republic of)

EFP CONSULTING LTD

Michael Remes

michael@efpconsulting.com

+972 892 22405

Israel

 

CONTRACTORS CHRISTIAN-ALBRECHTSUNIVERSITAET ZU KIEL

Helmut Foll

hf@tf.uni-kiel.de

+43-431-8806175

Germany

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETAREDEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE

Mircea Dragoman

mircea.dragoman@imt.ro

+40212690775

Romania

UNIVERSITATEA DE STAT

"ALECU RUSSO" DIN BALTI

Pavel Topala

paveltopala@yahoo.com

+373-31-24561

Moldova (Republic of)

UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO

Nikolai A. Sobolev

sobolev@ua.pt

+351-234378117

Portugal