EN    EN EN 
EN    EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 18.8.2008 
SEC(2008) 2380 final 
  
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 
Accompanying the 
 
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION 
 
Annual Report on research and technol ogical development activities of the 
European Union in 2007 
  
[COM(2008) 519 final] 
 
EN 2   EN TABLE OF CONTENTS 
1. European support to research: Activities and results in 2007...................................... 5 
1.1. Major policy developments in the European Research Area (ERA) ........................... 5 
1.2. FP7 - Indirect support actions .................................................................................... 10 1.2.1. Cooperation............................................................................................................. ... 11 
1.2.1.1. Health ................................................................................................................ ......... 11 
1.2.1.2. Food, agriculture and Fisher ies, and biotechnology .................................................. 12 
1.2.1.3. Information and communication technologies........................................................... 13 1.2.1.4. Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materi als and new production technologies ......... 14 
1.2.1.5. Energy ................................................................................................................ ........ 16 
1.2.1.6. Environment (Including climate change)................................................................... 17 
1.2.1.7. Transport (Including aeronautics).............................................................................. 18 1.2.1.8. Socio-economic sciences and the humanities ............................................................ 19 1.2.1.9. Space ................................................................................................................. ......... 21 
1.2.1.10. Security ............................................................................................................. ......... 21 
1.2.1.11. Risk-sharing finance facility  (EIB) – capacity building ............................................ 22 
1.2.1.12. General Activities : Dissemination, knowle dge transfer and broader engagement – 
The CORDIS services................................................................................................ 23 
1.2.2. Ideas ................................................................................................................... ........ 24 
1.2.3. People.................................................................................................................. ....... 25 
1.2.3.1. Marie Curie Actions................................................................................................... 25 
1.2.3.2. Support to the EU strategy to promo ting researcher's mobility and career 
development ............................................................................................................... 26 
1.2.4. Capacities .............................................................................................................. ..... 26 
1.2.4.1. Research Infrastructures............................................................................................. 2 6 
1.2.4.2. Research for the benefit of SMEs .............................................................................. 28 1.2.4.3. Regions of knowledge................................................................................................ 29  
1.2.4.4. Research potential .................................................................................................... .. 30 
1.2.4.5. Science in society.................................................................................................... ... 31 
1.2.4.6. Activities of international cooperation....................................................................... 32 1.2.4.7. Risk-sharing finance facility (EIB) – Capacity building............................................ 33 
EN 3   EN 1.2.4.8. Coherent development of research policies ............................................................... 33 
1.3. FP7 - Direct actions by the Joint Research Centre..................................................... 35 1.4. Research and training actions under the Euratom Treaty .......................................... 37 1.5. Completion of previous framework programmes and other activities....................... 39 
1.6. Research programme of the res earch fund for coal and steel .................................... 41 
2. Developments in Member States and app lication of the open method of coordination
............................................................................................................................... ..... 42 
2.1. The open method of coordination in suppor t of reaching the Ba rcelona objectives.. 42 
2.2. Trends in public and priv ate research investment...................................................... 43 
2.2.1. Progress towards the 3% objective ............................................................................ 43 2.2.2. National R&D intensity targets.................................................................................. 45 2.2.3. Trends in public funding ............................................................................................ 46 2.2.4. Trends in private funding........................................................................................... 48 2.2.5. To sum up............................................................................................................... .... 50 
2.3. Trends in research policies......................................................................................... 51 2.3.1. R&D policy priorities in the Member States.............................................................. 51 2.3.2. Stimulating private R&D expenditure : subsidies versus tax incentives .................... 54 
2.3.3. The ERA dimension in national R&D policies.......................................................... 56 3. International Cooperation Agreements ...................................................................... 56 4. Consultation and M onitoring Procedures................................................................... 58 
4.1. Scientific and Technical Re search Committee (CREST) .......................................... 58 
4.2. Programme Committees............................................................................................. 59 4.3. External Advisory Groups.......................................................................................... 60 4.4. European Research Advisory Board (ERAB)............................................................ 60 4.5. Monitoring and evaluation ......................................................................................... 61 5. Statistical tables on th e implementation of the 6
th and 7th framework programmes.. 62 
5.1. Implementation data of the 7th Framework Programme during 2007....................... 62 
5.2. Implementation of the 6th Framework programme during 2007............................... 63 5.3. List of tables in the statistical annex .......................................................................... 65 5.3.1. Implementation data of the 7
th Framework Programme during 2007........................ 65 
5.3.2. Implementation of the 6th Framework Programme during 2007.............................. 101 
EN 4   EN Appendix.Acronyms .............................................................................................................. 117 
EN 5   EN 1. E UROPEAN SUPPORT TO RESEARCH : ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS IN 2007 
1.1. Major policy developments in th e European Research Area (ERA) 
The new ERA impetus  
Since the adoption of the Lisbon Strategy for gr owth and jobs, the EU has committed itself to 
realise a fully open and competitive ERA. In 2007, policy strategy largely concentrated on 
giving renewed impetus to the realisation of ERA. Advancing towards research excellence, 
raising the efficiency and effectiveness of the European research system, increasing the 
openness and attractiveness of ERA, as well as  developing a strategi c partnership with 
Member States on internati onal science and technology (S&T ) cooperation and a closer 
research relationship with nei ghbouring countries, encap sulate the medium to long term aims 
of EU research policy. 
In this regard, one of the main policy ini tiatives in 2007 was the pub lication of the Green 
Paper "The European Research Area: New Perspectives"1 which aimed at giving a strong 
impetus to R&D policy development. It launche d a broad institutional and public debate at 
EU and broader level on possible actions to acc elerate the realisation of an open, competitive 
and attractive European Research Area. Th e political dialogue involved the Council of 
Ministers, the European Parlia ment and European consultative  bodies and important groups of 
stakeholders in the Member States as well as representative bodies at EU level. The response 
to the public consultation included by 31 December 2007, 685 replies to an on-line 
questionnaire and 145 free-format contributions (position papers, opinions, etc.) from national 
authorities, mostly from Ministries in charge of  research, universities, research institutions, 
businesses and organisations. Th e consultation and pub lic debate provided strong support for 
the development of policy initiatives for all ke y dimensions of ERA highlighted in the Green 
Paper. Stakeholders opted for flexible an d adaptable, bottom-up cooperation schemes, 
networking, voluntary frameworks, best practices and guidelines and expressed little demand 
for binding European legislative action. The overall  results were fully ta ken into account in 
the design and the preparation of five key ERA policy initiatives planned in 2008: a European 
partnership for researchers, a le gal framework for pan-European research infrastructures, the 
management of IPR in public research orga nisations, steps towards joint programming of 
research in priority areas and a strategic policy framework for international science and technology cooperation. 
“Realising a single la bour market for researchers” ha s been suggested by nearly all 
respondents as the area where action at the EU level is most expected . In 2007, actions taken 
under the EU strategy for mobility and career development of researchers have been actively pursued, as shown in the implementation report of 2007
2. In particular, progress has been 
achieved in the implementation of the Directive and two Recommendations (the "Visa package")
3 to facilitate the entry of third co untry researchers into the EU: in 2007, 15 
countries have officially finalis ed the transposition of the dire ctive. The European Charter for 
Researchers and the Code of Conduct for their recruitment4 have been signed by nearly 700 
institutions from 23 countries. In addition, th e ERA-Link initiative to network the European 
                                                 
1 COM (2007) 161 final. 
2 SEC/2007/1074. 
3 Directive 2005/74/EC, Recommendation 2005/762/EC and Recommendation 2005/761/EC. 
4 http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/pdf/am509774CEE_EN_E4.pdf 
EN 6   EN researchers' communities outside  Europe, has developed consid erably in the US since its 
launch in 2006, with membership reaching 3 000 and steadily growing, while preparatory 
work was made in 2007 for the start of a si milar network in Japan. The Steering Group 
Human Resources and Mobility  is progressively developi ng its activities of mutual 
information, coordination and exchange of good practices, putting in to practice an Open 
Method of Coordination process in this field. In parallel, a dedicated expert group was set up 
to identify the topics to deal  with progress towards a seamless "brain circulation" within 
Europe and with third partner countries, as well as to incr ease the attractiveness of the 
profession of researcher. Prog ress in this area will al low the Commission to propose a 
partnership at EU level, that should make ra pid, measurable progress to systematically open 
recruitment, meet the social se curity and supplementary pension needs of mobile researchers, 
provide attractive employment a nd working conditions, and enhan ce the training and skills of 
researchers. 
In the context of the renewed Lisbon Strate gy, the European Strategic Energy Technology 
Plan (SET-Plan) was also adopted by the Commission on 22 November 2007. It forms an 
integral part of the Energy and Climate Change  policy package that the Commission has been 
putting in place in 2007 and 2008. By pulling together public and private research 
organisations and efforts, it is a major step towa rds an effective research area in the domain of 
energy in Europe. 
To implement the Lisbon Strategy and to make it more effective, the Commission has taken 
action at all levels: in the private and public s ectors, at internationa l, European, national, 
regional and local levels. In addition, actions have been taken to reinforce coordination and 
synergies between research, i nnovation and cohesion policies. 
FP7: an important role in European research  
First year of FP7 implementation 
In this context, the FP7 ( 2007-2013) with a total budget of over €50 bill ion (Euratom FP7 
€2.7 billion for 5 years) represents a key tool to  respond to Europe's needs in terms of jobs 
and competitiveness, and to maintain leadership in the global knowledge economy. 
The FP7 represents a substantial increase comp ared with the previous Framework Programme 
FP6 (63% at 2007 prices), and reflects the high priori ty of research at EU level as well as aims 
at providing a leverage effect  on national and private funding.  
Three major events organized by DG RTD marked the launch of FP7 during 2007: 
– A 'multiplier event' on 7-8 February in Brussels which attracted over 700 representatives 
from the FP7 National Contacts Points and information relays; 
– "Today is the Future" on 7 March, which was the "flagship" event in terms of political 
visibility and media coverage. It was a ttended by President Barroso, Commissioners 
Potočnik and Reding, the European Parliament ITRE Chairman Mrs Niebler, His Royal 
Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium, and approximately 500 high level participants 
including 12 ministers, deput y ministers and 120 journalists; 
– The first 'European forum on science journali sm', which took place on 3-4 December in 
Barcelona with 200 leading science journalists, scie ntists and communication 
professionals. This event addre ssed the challenges in reporting on science, the impact of 
EN 7   EN new technologies on the profession and the impo rtance of linking science to society and 
everyday life. 
2007 was the first year of the implementa tion of FP7. More than 23.000 proposals were 
submitted in response to 54 calls, with a high number of applicants (110.101). The various documents needed for the researchers to par ticipate in FP7, including work programmes of 
the specific programmes, rules for submission of  proposals, guides for applicants, guides for 
beneficiaries, guidelines for th e use of lump sums, and guide s on intellectual property, were 
available on time and were simpler than the pr evious ones. The concer ns of the European 
Parliament and of some FP participants that  the process needed to be simplified was 
addressed via the Unique Registration Facilit y, less constraining repor ting, the creation of a 
Guarantee Fund for participants replacing co llective responsibility, and harmonised rules 
concerning financial viability. 
These calls and the related documents were published online on the CORDIS website, which 
contains all information on f unding opportunities offered by the FP7
5. 
The FP7 Agencies 
As foreseen in the FP7, an executive agency w ith the objective of handling the management 
of the full project life cycle for some parts (Mar ie Curie, SME actions, Security and Space) of 
the Framework Programme and to provide logist ical support to the whole of the Framework 
Programme has been created. The legal act es tablishing the Research Executive Agency, 
Commission Decision (2008/46/EC ), was adopted on 14 December, following unanimous 
approval of the plans by both the Regulatory Committee on Executive Agencies (representing 
the Council) and by the European Parliament.  
During 2007, the evaluation facility, related IT sy stems and the one-stop helpdesk have been 
put into operation. The centralised repository for participant data, which will enable legal and 
financial capacity checking, is under developm ent and should be fully available mid-2008. 
Furthermore, the delegation decision and the decision establishing the Steering Committee are 
in advanced state of preparati on and are expected to be adopted  in the first trimester of 2008. 
The European Research Council  was also established on 2 February 2007 by a Commission 
Decision (2007/134/CE). Its main aim is to stimu late scientific exce llence by supporting and 
encouraging the very best scientists to take risks in their research activities. The ERC approach allows researchers to  identify new opportunities and directions in any field of 
research and ensures that funds are channelled into new and promising sectors of research 
with a greater degree of flexibility.  
The first year of its formal operation was char acterised by the creation of management and 
organisational structures as well as the organisa tion of the first call of proposals, the "Starting 
Grants", designed to support researchers in the early stage of th eir careers. The ERC 
successfully launched the call and received a huge number of proposals in all thematic areas.  
ITER 
According to Council Decision of 27 March 2007
6, the ITER and the Development of Fusion 
Energy (the Joint Undertaking) was established.  
                                                 
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EN 8   EN The ITER Joint Undertaking was not yet ope rational during 2007, notwithstanding the fact 
that the Work Programme and the budget were adopted by its Governing Board on 28 June 
2007. Since that date, the Commission is acting on behalf of it, upon requ est of the Governing 
Board.  
The Commission continues to carry out preparat ory and the most urgent operational activities 
of the Joint Undertaking, according to Commissi on internal legal and financial rules, whereas 
the Director of Directorate fo r Energy (Euratom) is empowered as Sub-delegated Authorising 
Officer. 
European Technology Platforms 
34 European Technology Platforms (ETPs) have  been active in 2007, spanning a wide range 
of technologies which are key to Europe's growth and competitiveness.  
Most of them have focused their efforts on im plementing their strategic research agendas, 
including cooperation with European, national and regional research programmes. Some of 
them have also taken steps to  formalise their structure furt her, becoming associations under 
Belgian law and establishing membership fees . The Commission has contributed to focusing 
efforts on implementation by organising two semina rs for ETP leaders in order to discuss the 
evolution of ETPs, their progress on implemen ting research agendas and their success in 
mobilising necessary funding. An evaluation st udy on the impact of ETPs was launched in 
autumn to assess the role and influence of ETPs on policy making in the EU. The objective is 
to map perceptions and trends regarding the ro le of ETPs, their impact on policies and their 
potential to generate critical mass. This might  contribute to refini ng the future Commission's 
strategy for dialogue with Technology Platforms.  
Joint Technology Initiatives 
In order to tackle some of the major challenges Europe is facing, Joint Technology Initiatives 
(JTIs) have been created and present a majo r innovation in FP7. The JTIs are private-public 
partnerships in industrial research at Europ ean level and will play an important role in 
creating synergies between public and private sector s. They take the form of legal entities set 
up under Article 171 of the Treaty.  
The first four proposals were presented to the Eu ropean Parliament and the Council in the first 
half of 2007, and were finally adopted by the Council in December 2007. These are 
Innovative Medicines (supporting the development of new knowledge, tools and methods for 
quicker, better and safer development of new medicines, and Europe's competitiveness in 
biomedical innovation), 'Clean Sky' (seeking to  increase the competitiveness of the European 
aeronautics industry while reduci ng the environmental burden of air transport, by diminishing 
emissions and noise), ARTEMIS (addressing the invi sible embedded systems that run today 
all machines from cars, planes and phones, fr om energy networks and factories to washing 
machines and televisions) and ENIAC (targe ting the very high level of miniaturisation 
required for the next generations of nanoelectronics components). 
In 2007, the Commission also adopted the propos al for a Fuel Cells and Hydrogen JTI. This 
JTI will be a public-private partnership w ith industry playing the leading role.  
                                                                                                                                                         
6 Council Decision of 27/02/2007 establishing the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the 
Development of Fusion Energy and conferring advantages upon it, OJ L 90 of 30.3.2007, p.58. 
EN 9   EN Coordination of national programme s and intergovernmental initiatives 
Following its roadmap published in November 2006, the Commission identified two 
initiatives well advanced to be proposed und er Article 169 in 2007; the Joint Research 
Programme on "Ambient Assist ed Living" (AAL) and the Jo int Research Programme for 
research performing SMEs and th eir partners (EUROSTARs).  
AAL aims at extending the time older peop le can live in their home environment by 
increasing their autonomy and a ssisting them in carrying out act ivities of daily  living, by the 
use of intelligent products and the provision of  remote services incl uding care services. The 
co-decision procedure, which is required by Ar ticle 169, started in June with the adoption of 
the Commission European Action Plan for "Ageing Well in the Information Society", and it should end before Summer 2008.  
The EUROSTARs Joint Programme is an in itiative of 30 EUREKA countries and the 
European Commission addressing research and development performing SMEs. It will 
provide financial support to research projects  initiated and led by R&D performing SMEs. 
The Commission adopted its proposal in Septem ber, and it was successfully taken on board 
by the two legislative arms, the European Parl iament and the Council. The procedure should 
finalize by June 2008. 
Concerning the European and Developing Countries' Clinical Trials Partnership 
(EDCTP), which was established in 2003 under Ar ticle 169 to accelerate the fight against 
HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in develo ping countries, a panel of high-level experts 
published its independent review report on th e programme in July 2007. Although positive, it 
recommended some adjustments - many of which were implemented in 2007 - and the preparation of a follow-up through 2010-2015.  
In the context of the coordination of nationa l research programmes , there are 70 on-going 
ERA-NETs launched under FP6. Following the 1st call for ERA-NET in FP7, contract negotiations started for 10 new ERA-NET actions. Further, the first three ERA-NET Plus 
actions were selected in the fields of Nanosciences, Metrology and the Baltic Sea. 
Special attention was paid to strengthening the relations  between the Commission and 
intergovernmental initiatives such  as COST, EUREKA and EIROforum
7. Relations with 
EUREKA were reinforced through the developm ent of the two Joint Technology Initiatives 
(JTI) in the field of ICT (A RTEMIS, ENIAC), and the EUROSTARS joint programme on the 
basis of Art. 169. Frequent meetings were held  with EIROforum and its members to promote 
closer cooperation. Also, regular exchanges t ook place with ESF and EuroHORCs to explore 
possible cooperation activities in the context of  ERA. Further, contacts were taken with 
stakeholders on ways to better integrate no n-university Research Pe rforming Organisations 
(RPOs) in ERA. 
In May a final review of COST in FP6 was fi nalised, concluding that COST is well managed 
but recommended that its governance should be looked into. As foreseen in the Cooperation 
specific programme, a grant agreement with  ESF was signed in July 2007, providing the 
funding for COST in FP7. 
                                                 
7 EIRO forum members: European Organisation fo r Nuclear Research (CERN), European Fusion 
Development Agreement (EFDA), European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), European Space 
Agency (ESA), European Southern Observatory (ESO), European Synchrotron Radiation Facility 
(ESRF), Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL).  
EN 10   EN The Joint Research Centre (JRC) 
Within the scope of ERA and in order to avoi d duplication and to create a truly effective 
European research area, resear chers need to be informed about the research systems and 
policies of all EU Member States, and in th e wider Europe. To this end the "ERAWATCH" 
service was inaugurated, a web-based platform providing such a service and ran jointly by the 
JRC and DG RTD. It is maintained in collaboration with CORDIS8 and a network of national 
experts. The JRC, while a small player in the ERA cont ext, has been addressing key Scientific and 
Technical responses to the wider challenges facing Europe with contributions in the field of 
energy and climate change such as the European Strategic Ener gy Technology plan as well as 
the Communication "Limiting Global Climate Change  to 2 degrees Celsius: the way ahead for 
2002 and beyond". These are important  contributions in the contex t of the nascent European 
Energy Policy. 
International cooperation
 
Concerning the interna tional dimension of ERA , S&T cooperation agreements are an 
important element in increasing the openness and attractiveness of the ERA. There are 
currently 16 active S&T cooperation agreemen ts with third partner countries. These 
agreements are a suitable platform for improvi ng and coordinating the re search cooperation. 
Developments in 2007 were the adoption of nego tiation directives for an agreement with New 
Zealand and the renewal of the S&T cooperati on agreement with India. The conclusion of 
association instruments facilitates the integrati on process of European partners as well as 
candidate and potential candidate countries into the ERA. In 2007, FP7 EC association 
instruments were signed with Turkey, Croa tia, FYROM, Serbia, Switzerland, Iceland, 
Liechtenstein, Norway, Israel and Albania. 
Cooperation between the research and the cohesion policies  
As regards the increased cooperation between the research policy and the cohesion policy, the 
Directorate General (DG) for Research, in co llaboration with DGs Employment, Enterprise 
and Industry, and Regional Policy, presente d the Communication "Competitive European 
Regions through Research and Innovation"  which was adopted on August. The 
Communication noted that the "s ynergies of design" between the three funding instruments 
(the Structural Funds, the FP7 and the Comp etitiveness and Innovation Programme) need to 
be translated into "synergies  of action" by national and regi onal authorities, as well as 
regional actors, in order to increase the effectiveness of these instruments. The 
Communication took stock of the current situation and called on Member States and regions 
to make more effective us e of the EU research, innova tion and cohesion policies and 
instruments that are in place. 
1.2. FP7 - Indirect support actions 
With regard to ethics in European and intern ational research, resear ch activities in FP7 
continue to comply with a st rict ethical code. For this re ason, the European Commission 
carries out ethical reviews of proposals with an ethically sensitive content, the number of 
which is steadily increasing. In  FP7, ethical reviews started in mid-2007 and peaked to 500 by 
the end of the year. Specific ac tions were also intr oduced to link the Ethics Review process 
                                                 
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EN 11   EN with the activities of ethics committees in the member states. In addition, a web page on 
ethics for researcher was crea ted on the CORDIS website, and a publication on ethical issues 
in research was published and largely disse minated throughout all MS' National Ethics 
Committees and outside the EU. Lastly, a "lessons  learnt" exercise was carried out to cover 
the Ethics review activities in 2007. 
1.2.1. Cooperation 
1.2.1.1. Health 
According to a 2007 Eurobarometer survey, Europ eans are more interested in the results of 
medical research than in international news  and economic affairs. With €6 billion over 2007-
2013 for health research, one of the main research  areas in all countries, the EU contributes to 
improving the health of its citi zens. The Health activity is fo cused on developing detection, 
diagnosis and monitoring tools, techniques a nd methodologies for human health; translating 
research for human health (research into major di seases, from fundamental research to clinical 
implementation) and on optimising the delivery of healthcare to European citizens.  
Health research project funding is the lion's sh are of the Health research budget. Out of 914 
proposals received following the first FP7 call fo r research proposals, 1 52 were retained for 
funding, with an EU contribu tion of €645 million. Among these, the Commission will provide 
€20 million to an innovative platform on stroke re search combining two large projects: one to 
study the neurological aspects and brain damage, and the othe r for the vascular aspects, 
including prevention and treatment. The Commissi on will also contribute to other projects 
such as DEVANI aiming at designing a vaccin e to immunise neonates against Streptococcus 
infections through a durable ma ternal immune response. The level of funding to SMEs has 
increased from 10% to 15%, since the first FP 6 Health call, reflecting the Programme's 
improved appeal to high-tech health EU enterp rises, and good prospect s for increasing their 
competitiveness. 902 proposals were received following the 2nd call, the outcome of which 
will be known in 2008. 
Bilateral and regional dialogue  with third countries for stimulating cooperation were 
established and deepened, which resulted in so me €64 million in areas ranging from neglected 
infectious diseases to health services research. Following the first calls, ca. 30 projects will be funded, the first ones being on Influenza research in collaboration with Asian Partners. Major 
bilateral and regional workshops were organised to identify common research topics with 
China and Russia, to develop cooperation with the Mediterranean countries, and on neglected 
infectious diseases (with WHO) and HIV micr obicides. The Commission also attended the 
meetings of the Heads of International Hea lth Research Organisations (HIROs), thereby 
confirming its rank among the world's ma in health R&D funding agencies.  
In the European and Developing Countries' Clini cal Trials Partnership (EDCTP), established 
in 2003 under Art. 169 of the Treaty to accelerat e the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and 
tuberculosis in developing countries, the Commission can participate in programmes 
undertaken by several Member States (MS), coordinating and jointly implementing their 
research activities. In July 2007, a panel of  high-level experts pub lished its independent 
review report on the Programme. Although pos itive, it recommended some adjustments - 
many of which were implemented in 2007 - a nd the preparation of a follow-up through 2010-
2015. In 2007, co-funding from MS significantly increased, reaching €40 million, with a 
pledge for an additional €20 million. Moreover , third parties (founda tions, public-private 
partnerships and industries) have so far contributed ca. €18.5 million.  
EN 12   EN On 20 December 2007, the European Council esta blished the Innovative Medicines Initiative 
Joint Undertaking under Art. 171 of  the Treaty. The objective of this partnership between the 
Commission and the European Federation of Phar maceutical Industries and Associations is to 
significantly improve the efficiency and effec tiveness of the drug development process with 
the long-term aim that the pharmaceutical sector  produces more effective and safer innovative 
medicines. Its main activity will be to suppor t research projects pooling resources from 
various stakeholders (industr y, academia, SMEs, regulatory au thorities, healthcare providers, 
patient organisations) around four key research  priorities: better prediction of safety, 
efficiency of new medicines, better knowledge  management, and strengthened education and 
training.  
1.2.1.2. Food, agriculture and Fish eries, and biotechnology 
In 2007, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and Biot echnology activities continued to focus on 
the aspects which are of greatest importance fo r the development of the European Knowledge 
Based Bio-Economy (KBBE). The activities re flected the rapid transformation of the 
agricultural, fisherie s and aquaculture, food and biotechno logy sectors and addressed major 
interlinked trends and challenges affecting th e bio-economy such as climate change and its 
necessary mitigation, increased environmental cons iderations, finding alternatives to fossil oil 
(energy and chemicals), feeding an increasing world population, improving scientific basis of 
fisheries management, knowledge-base of aquacultu re species, health and food issues, reform 
of the Common Agricultural Policy,  Maritime Policy and rural economy.  
The development of the ERA in the bio-econo my sector was enhanced through reinforced 
cooperation between Member States under th e KBBE-NET, in the Standing Committee on 
Agricultural Research and under two new ERA Ne ts (animal health; agri culture research in 
the Mediterranean). Furthermore, seven official European Technology Platforms, as well as two emerging initiatives (Aquaculture an d Animal Breeding), provided important 
mechanisms for strategic discussions with the major industrial stakeholders. Strategic 
international dialogues and networking took place to increase the competitiveness of the 
European Bio-economy as well as to address specif ic problems that developing countries face.  
64 projects from the KBBE-1 FP7 call for pro posals with a total EU contribution of €194 
million were recommended for funding, along with two ERANETs with a total EU contribution of €2 million. All selected projects, of which some are highlighted below, 
contribute to the above-menti oned goals of the KBBE.  
New research on sustainable production and mana gement of biological resources from land, 
forest and aquatic environments will be ca rried out. For example, the TriticeaeGenome 
project will create ge nomic tools to support e fficient breeding of impr oved cereal varieties 
while the ROBUSTMILK project will develop ne w technologies and genetic tools to measure 
specific breeding traits for improved animal quality and robustness. The MEFEPO project 
will evaluate the options for a progressive move towards an ecosystem approach to fisheries management in two eco-regions North Sea,  North West and south West Atlantic. 
In the field of nutrition and health, the proj ect GMSAFOOD will define biomarkers for post 
market monitoring of short and long-term effects of genetically  modified organisms on animal 
and human health. The FLABEL project will determine how food nu trition labelling can 
affect dietary choices and consumer habits  while developing guidelines for its use.  
EN 13   EN As far as biotechnologies are concerned, new eco-e fficient non-food bio-ba sed products will 
be developed through the ICON project on vegetabl e oil qualities for in dustrial applications 
(e.g. lubrication). The RENEWALL  project will provide new m echanisms to use plant cell 
walls for renewable energies.  
A number of important conferences took place in 2007 to promote the KBBE in Europe. In 
particular, 'Perspectives for FOOD 2030' in April 2007 focused on future research and 
competitiveness aspects of the European food industry. 'En Route to the Knowledge-Based 
Bio-economy' and the 3rd European Bio-Pers pectives took place in May 2007 where one of 
the highlights was the presentation of the Col ogne Paper on the perspec tives of biotechnology 
for the next 20 years. The 'Agricultural Research for Development in Europe: towards a shared vision with the partners' conference in June 2007 focused on a medium to long-term 
research agenda for European agriculture with  the need to cope w ith increasingly complex 
and interlinked challenges. The seminar of Marine Sciences a nd Technologies in FP7 was an 
important contribution for the process of developing the "Abe rdeen Declaration" and the 
development of a strategy for Marine  sciences in the context of ERA. 
1.2.1.3. Information and communication technologies Research policy on Information and Comm unication Technologies (ICT) pursues an 
integrated approach to building up the Info rmation Society, encompassing both an evolving 
regulatory environment, which emphasizes co mpetition and a strong R&D component. Each 
activity feeds the others holistically: EU regulati on is developed in the light of cutting-edge 
research, while both research and promotion help create the competitive, inclusive European economy stimulated by regulation. The objectiv e of the ICT theme of the cooperation 
programme under FP7 (managed by DG INFSO) is to strengthen Europe’s scientific and 
technology base in ICTs, help dr ive and stimulate innovation through ICT use and ensure that 
ICT progress is rapidly transformed into benefi ts for Europe’s citizens, businesses, industry 
and governments.  
The first two ICT calls for proposals under FP 7 were completed in 2007. A total of 1836 
proposals were evaluated in Call 1, of which 318 were selected and negotiated for a total 
recommended funding of 1.194 M€. For Call 2, a total of 906 proposals were evaluated, of 
which 149 were proposed for selection in a draft implementation plan for a total 
recommended funding of 477 M€.  
127 projects will contribute to making network and service infr astructures more stable and 
predictable, more scalable, secure  and trustworthy. For example, the SENSEI  project will play 
an essential part in transforming the exis ting Internet, mobile networks and service 
infrastructures into an "Internet of Things" capable of handling a large number of interconnected wireless sensor and actuator devices. 
More than 60 projects will enable Europe to stay a leader in the supply and embedding of 
electronic components and systems for a range of applications in automotive, avionics, 
consumer electronics, telecoms and medical syst ems. For example, the Fast2Light project is 
to develop processes for fabricating light-emitting organic electroluminescence foils. This will lead to a range of new flexible, thin, light weight and power-efficient light sources and 
intelligent lighting applications.  
26 new projects aim to make ICT systems more r obust, versatile, adaptive and more natural. 
This concerns in particular the manipulation, na vigation and interaction capabilities of robots. 
EN 14   EN For example, DEXMART  and GRASP  which take complementary approaches towards 
developing new ways of dealing with gr asping and manipulation tasks in open-ended 
environments, and in safe co-operation with people.  
27 projects will contribute to unlock people's and organisations' abilities to access digital 
content and knowledge, master it, transfer it to th e desired contexts and preserve it over time. 
As an example, the IMPACT  project is to create a European Competence Centre for 
digitisation of older printe d works is made in the IMPACT  project. 
18 projects will advance ICT to improve the quality  and efficiency of our healthcare systems. 
This will lead to ICT-based systems that deliver  better patient care at  the point of need. The 
HeartCycle  project, for instance, will provide a disease management solution by monitoring 
of vital signs, data analys is and automated decision support to derive therapy 
recommendations. A group of 10 projects will also  develop ICT-based solutions that integrate 
a range of care and social services, enabling the ageing population to extend their personal 
independence, and prolonging their act ive participation in society. The OASIS  project for 
example, will connect 12 different types of se rvices, including health  monitoring, nutritional 
advice, activity coaching, and a social communities platform. 
Significant improvements in safety, security an d environmental friendliness of transport in 
Europe are the targets of 14 projects working on intelligent vehicle systems. This will help 
Europe's transport industry maintain its leadership in intelligent vehicles and mobility services. As an example, the HAVE-IT  project integrates highly automated vehicle 
applications for both passenger cars and trucks : enhanced ergonomics, automated filtering, 
automated queue assistance, temporar y auto-pilot and active green driving. 
The first wave of ICT Projects under FP7 also  supports very pioneering research that will 
explore radical interdisciplinar y avenues. Projects will open new directions for nano-scale 
ICT devices and systems to achieve even greater  miniaturization, efficiency and integration. 
They will enable us to embrace change within  ICT systems so that they can grow, self-
assemble, repair themselves and self-o rganise over long periods of time.  
In addition to calls under th e ICT Theme, the first call for proposals of the "ICT Policy 
Support Programme (ICT PSP)" opened in 2007. In November 2007, the Council agreed on a 
general approach towards the ar t. 169 Ambient Assisted Livi ng Joint Programme. The end of 
the co-decision process is expected for Spring 2008.  
Finally, following more than 2 years of prepar atory work, the formal adoption by the Council 
of DG INFSO's two Joint T echnology Initiatives (JTI) - ENIAC (Nanoelectronics) and 
ARTEMIS (Embedded Systems) - marks a particul arly important event as it introduces an 
entirely new type of strategic R&D instrument.  
1.2.1.4. Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, mate rials and new production technologies 
The overall objective of this activ ity is to promote industrially relevant and technologically 
challenging research at EU level generating new knowledge with regard to new industrial 
concepts, new materials, new products and pr ocesses, and new integrated solutions for 
industry, which will improve Europe's compet itiveness and, at the sa me time, protect the 
human health and respect environmental sustaina bility, as well as social responsibility.  
EN 15   EN According to its Nanotechnology Action Plan,9 the Commission continued implementing an 
integrated set of activities in different research programmes: infrastructures, people, industrial innovation, societal issues, safety and regu lation, international cooperation, as well as 
coordination within the Commission and the Eu ropean Union. In addition, the Commission 
adopted the first implementation report.
10 
The focus of the first calls for proposals unde r FP7 was the development of unique strategic 
resources and assets that would provide sust ainable capabilities, co upled with long-term 
competitive advantage. Out of 1.244 submitted propos als, 120 were retained for funding with 
the allocated EC budget of € 535 million. These proposals represent a body of research effort 
towards a new European manufacturing model, with the potential to compete globally with 
the best available technologies and business strate gies. It has also to be  highlighted that the 
European Commission is the largest singl e investor in nanotechnology research. 
With regard to SME dedicated R&D and innova tion, one of the proposals retained intends to 
investigate bio composite materials from modified natural fibres combined with 
thermoplastics and thermosets in view to de veloping new processing te chnologies in the chain 
of production from fibre extraction and modifi cation to the development of the composite. 
This will have applications in different se ctors such as transpor t, energy, agricultural 
machinery and shipbuilding.  
In the field of nanostructured materials with ta ilored magnetic properties, a multi-disciplinary 
consortium of academic and industrial partne rs proposes to develop “opto-nano-magnetism” 
as a novel approach for future magnetic r ecording and information processing technology. 
The effects of light on magnetic order at the na noscale will be investigated to obtain highly 
efficient and ultrafast (10-12 seconds and faster) optical cont rol of nanomagnets and thus 
initiate a development of novel technology fo r unprecedented fast (THz) magnetic recording 
and information processing, including spintronics.  
Nanotechnologies are also successfully applied in  the medical field (nanomedicine). Localised 
treatment of cardiovascular disease and cancer requires novel drug delive ry technologies. The 
aim of one selected proposal is  to develop drug delivery concepts where drug release can be 
triggered by focused ultrasound induced pressure or temperature stimuli within the diseased 
tissue. At the same time, medical imaging, i.e. magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound 
imaging, are used to guide, follow and quantify the drug delivery process.  
The European Commission has boosted support for specific research into the potential impact 
of nanoparticles on human health and the environm ent. These activities have been reinforced 
in FP7 and make the EU the world l eader in this field of research. 
Finally, in the area of International Coopera tion, the European Council adopted a decision 
(5749/07) authorising the conclusion of an ag reement renewing and modifying the agreement 
on research and development activities in the domain of intelligent manufacturing systems (IMS) between the European Community and No rway, Korea, Japan, Switzerland and the US. 
                                                
 
9 COM/2005/0243 final: An action plan for Europe 2005-2009. 
10 COM/2007/0505 final: First Implementation Report 2005-2007. 
EN 16   EN 1.2.1.5. Energy 
With the rapid growth in the demand for energy and the approaching decline in oil and gas 
production, new strategies and technologies are needed to im prove energy security, to 
mitigate climate change, to ensure sustainable development, and to increase the competitiveness of the European Union's industries.  
Achieving Europe's 2020 and 2050 targets on  greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy 
and energy efficiency will require the deploymen t of more efficient and new technologies. 
This is why the European Commission adopted  the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET –
Plan) on 22 November 2007, a comprehensive plan to establish a new energy research agenda 
for Europe. The SET-Plan offers a blueprint for Europe to develop a world-class portfolio of 
affordable, clean, efficient and low emission energy technologies. Th e SET-Plan proposes a 
new energy technology policy for Europe. It aims to accelerate the development of low 
carbon technologies and bring them rapidly to the market. It will start a process that could act 
as a model for the organisation of research and innovation activities within Europe. Tailored 
to the demands of specific research domain s, the example it provides could catalyse the 
development of the European Research Area. 
Fuel cells, as an efficient energy converter, and hydrogen, as an energy carrier, may play an 
important role in the successful transition to  a more sustainable energy system. In 2007 the 
Commission adopted the proposal for a Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Join t Technology Initiative 
(JTI). This JTI will be a public-private partners hip with industry playing the leading role. The 
Commission will provide €470 million from FP7 w ith equivalent resources provided by the 
private sector. The JTI should acc elerate the development of robus t fuel cell technologies for 
early market applications, for stationary and transport applications, particularly for hydrogen-
powered vehicles. It should al so contribute to the supply of  CO2-lean or CO2-free hydrogen. 
Two calls for proposals launched in 2007 w ith a total budget of €272.3 million (€144.3 
million + €128 million, of which €40 million for the domain 
INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR 
CLEAN URBAN TRANSPORT CIVITAS-PLUS ") covered a wide range of areas from renewable energy 
to carbon capture and sequestration through smar t energy networks and knowledge for energy 
policy making. For the first call, 328 proposals we re received of which 44 were selected for 
negotiation, for the second call 257 proposals were received of  which 33 were selected for 
negotiation. The CIVITAS programme is equa lly supported through the work programmes for 
energy (Theme 5) and for transport (Theme 7). 
An example of a project stemming from this  call from proposals is ROBUST-DSC, which 
aims at improving the efficiency  of solar energy through the development of materials and 
manufacturing procedures for a type of solar cells known as dye-sensitised solar cells. Unlike 
conventional solar cells made fr om the high-purity silicon, dye-sensitised solar cells are 
composed of dye-adsorbed nano-structured tita nium oxide. Because they are made of low-
cost materials and do not require complicated ma nufacturing processes, these types of solar 
cells have significant potential for lowering the co st of solar electricity. The project will focus 
on the transfer of successful development techniques at laborator y scale to a module 
production phase. The comprehensive approach covers the use of innovative low-cost 
materials, scalable manufact uring techniques, and indoor a nd outdoor lifetime testing.  
Another interesting example of a project is SO LUGAS: which consists in the demonstration 
of a solar-hybrid power system with direct solar heating of gas turbine pressurized. In 
combination with highly efficient combined cycle systems or in cogeneration applications this 
EN 17   EN project if successful w ill help to achieve significant cost  reduction for sola r electric power 
generation and consequently to achieve the European targets for the electricity generation 
from renewable energy sources. Furthermore th ese kinds of improvements are necessary to 
make the CPS (concentrating solar power) sy stems more competitive with conventional 
electricity sources.  
In the area of biofue ls, the Collaborative Project 2NDVE GOIL, aims to prepare the ground 
for the large-scale use of second generation ve getable oils in advanced vehicle engines, 
notably in hybrid engines. 
1.2.1.6. Environment (Including climate change) The 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Pane l on Climate Change (IPCC, which together 
with Al Gore received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2007) and the conclusion of the United 
Nations Climate Change Conference have helped  to identify the major areas of scientific 
uncertainty and social and political relevance.  The research activities of the EU support the 
IPCC process. European research teams and projec ts will continue to play a major role in 
providing the scientif ic knowledge to address the challenges of climate change. 
Air pollution is growing constantly and become s one of the major challenges for the life of 
citizens. It directly affects climate change cau ses. The European research proposal megaCITY 
will determine the air pollution distribution and change in and around mega cities considered 
as hot spots. It will cover the Eastern Mediterranean, the Po  valley, the Benelux region, the 
Pearl River Delta in China. As a result of th e project, a model will en able access to climate 
scenarios to improve the quality of the air in and around the hot spots. 
The European consumption of plastics has increa sed considerable in the last years (from 24.6 
million tons in 1993 to 39.7 million tons in 2003) and its growth rate exceeds that of the economy as a whole. The W2Plastics research proposal aims to develop cost-effective and 
clean technology that will reduce the environmental impact of human activities, protect the 
environment, minimize depletion of resour ces and promote busin ess opportunities.  
The interactions between human liv elihood and biodiversity in riparian
11 and aquatic contexts 
in Vietnam, India, South Africa and Costa Rica will be examined by the Life Diverse research 
proposal. These geographical areas are especia lly vulnerable with regard to bio-physical, 
socio-economic and cultural/spiritual aspects. The project aims to propose scenarios that will 
allow the identification of risks and trends a nd recommends proper stra tegies and policies. 
Sustainable economic growth and social developm ent are only possible if secure, constant and 
equal access to energy sources is guaranteed. At the same time intensive energy use is likely 
to present serious implications for the enviro nment and the climate. The "Integrating civil, 
scientific and st akeholder knowledge towards African su stainable energy policy" research 
project aims to promote the i nvolvement of Civil Society Orga nisations (CSOs) in Africa in 
the field of sustainable development research. It will propose recommendations and best practices on how civil society and the research  community can cooperate in order to improve 
energy sustainability and envir onment protection processes.  
More than 600 proposals were submitted in response to the first Environment calls for 
proposals under FP7. With a total budget of around €200 million, 75 proposals covering 
                                                
 
11 Interface between land and a flowing surface water body. 
EN 18   EN various fields of environment research (cli mate change, pollution a nd risks; sustainable 
management of resources, environmental technologies, earth observation, and assessment 
tools for sustainable development) were r ecommended for funding and are currently under 
negotiation. There has been a remarkable in terest from outside Europe which can be 
explained by the increasing concern over global  and regional environmental issues. This 
interest was facilitated by the f act that besides the openness of FP7 to all countries, there are 
Specific International Cooperation Activities (SIC As) devoted to issues of mutual interest 
introduced in the work programmes. 
1.2.1.7. Transport (Including aeronautics) The European transport system serves key roles in the transportation of  people and goods in a 
local, regional, national, Europ ean and international context. It is essential to Europe’s 
prosperity and closely linked to economic grow th. However, ways must  be found to mitigate 
the negative impacts and consequences of increased mobility on the environment, energy use, safety and security and public health. The Wh ite Paper on Transport “European Transport 
Policy for 2010: Time to decide” and its Mid-term  review set out clearl y those objectives to 
be addressed at a pan-European level. 
The areas addressed by the 115 selected pr oposals under FP7 include the greening of 
transport, modal shift and transport corridor s decongestion, urban mobility (including the 
CIVITAS initiative), time efficiency, customer satisfaction, safety and security, cost efficiency and competitiveness. The total budget allocated to these (of which 14 proposals are 
managed by DG TREN) is of about €479 milli on. SMEs show a strong interest in EU 
transport research, their rate of participa tion of 21% exceeding the 15% target. As an 
example, the so-called HUMAN proposal aims  to reduce the accident rate by 80% by 
developing a methodology supporti ng the prediction of human e rrors in complex cockpit 
environments. In the same way, SMART RRS pr oposal plans to develop a new smart road 
restraint system that will reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused in road traffic 
accidents by integrating primary and tertiary sensor systems. 
The DREAM proposal could contribute in an im portant way to the development of greener 
aircraft well in line with the European pol icies in terms of CO2 emission reduction and 
competitiveness of the Aeronautics industry. Ne w aero-engine concepts will be designed to 
reduce the fuel consumption and therefore the CO2 emissions by an additional 7%, beyond the initial ACARE 2020 objectives for engines.  
Although shipping is considered a relatively envi ronmentally friendly form of transportation, 
air emissions still worry envi ronmentalists and marine engi neers alike. The HERCULES-B 
proposal aims at improving efficiency of marine  diesel propulsion systems by more than 60%, 
hence reducing fuel consumption and emissions to below today's limits set by the International Mari time Organisation.  
Projects within the context of the CIVITA S initiative are co-financed by the Energy and 
Transport themes and are expected to introduc e innovative strategies in the area of clean 
urban transport, thus supporting the Green Pape r on Urban Transport, "Towards a new culture 
for urban mobility", adopted in September 2007. 
In the areas of maritime, inland waterways and logistics projects selected are expected to 
further contribute to policy initiatives as set out in the Communication on short sea shipping, 
the NAIADES initiative and the Logistics Action Pl an, respectively. At last, a project selected 
EN 19   EN in the area of airport related research is e xpected to give answer s to innovative solutions 
needed to overcome airport capacity constraints. 
The first SESAR (Single European Sky Air Tra ffic Management Resear ch) activities in FP7 
have been launched. They should contribute to developing ATM (Air  Traffic Management) 
through topics, such as developi ng new tools and technologies ne eded to sustain air traffic 
growth in Europe, rationalise and organise AT M Research avoiding duplication of effort. In 
order to organise and coordina te the Development Phase of SESAR, a joint undertaking has 
been created under European Community la w, on 27 February 2007: the SESAR Joint 
Undertaking 
The first Galileo FP7 call ha s been launched on 15 Novemb er 2007 with a deadline on 29 
February 2008 and a budget of €25 million. This  call should contribute to developing GNSS 
applications in a number of different areas. A nother €15 million has been attributed to further 
supporting EGNOS. 
Moreover, the "Clean Sky" Jo int Technology Initiativ e (JTI) proposal, seeking to increase the 
competitiveness of the European aeronautics industry whilst reducing the environmental 
impact of air transport (emissions and noi se) was adopted by the Commission on 13 June 
2007 and by the Council on 20 December 2007 taking into account the positive opinion of the 
European Parliament. The “Clean Sky” JT I will deliver large-scale flight and ground 
demonstrators for vehicles and major systems th at will be essential for successful market 
introduction. The Commission will provide €800 million in funding from FP7, and industry 
will match this amount.  
As a follow-up of the Commission Green Paper “Towards a future Maritime Policy for the 
Union”, a Communication on Mari time Research Strategy is being prepared aiming at a 
strong and cooperative implementation of the ERA within the Maritime field. This strategy 
will benefit not only the European  society at large, but also science and technology providers, 
enhancing synergies, dissemination of available knowledge as well as identifying scientific 
gaps. 
International cooperation has b een reinforced, as reflected by an increase of proposals, 
particularly from Russia and China. The EU -Russia Working Group on Aeronautics under the 
Four Common EU-Russia Spaces has resulted in  a regular research po licy dialogue and the 
successful start of complementary project s. AEROCHINA has continued promoting 
cooperation in modelling and design in Aeronau tics. On Surface Transport, several actions 
have been launched to stimulate cooperation be tween Europe and emer ging markets (Brazil, 
Russia, India and China). European Union and South African officials met in Pretoria and 
Stellenbosch on 10-14 July 2007, agreeing an Acti on Plan and adopting a Joint Statement on 
co-operative Sustainable Surface Transport resear ch. Under the Action Plan, specific areas 
will be identified, such as the urban traffic in formation systems, road safety, and mobility 
management for large events, with an eye to  South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 FIFA World 
Cup.  
1.2.1.8. Socio-economic sciences and the humanities Research in "Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities" (SSH) activity is aiming at a better 
understanding of the major socio-economic challenges today such as employment, 
competitiveness, social cohesion, education, sust ainability, migration and integration that 
Europe is facing . It provides scientific support to EU polic ies related to these challenges 
EN 20   EN while advancing new knowledge and contributing to structuring of the European Research 
Area within the relevant scientific communities. 
The first call for proposals opened in 2007 and received about 1000 proposals. For the first 
deadline (May 2007), 531 proposal s were received out of wh ich 487 were evaluated and 65 
were selected for funding. For the second deadline of this call (November 2007), 425 
proposals were received, 393 were ev aluated and 29 selected for funding. 
The selected projects cover in a balanced way the majority of activities and disciplines (social, 
economic, humanities, political) active in SSH. They focus interalia on the Lisbon Strategy, in 
particular the economics of knowledge and the internationalisation of research and innovation 
(e.g. SCIFI-GLOW, GlobInn); - th e sustainable development st rategy and regional policy 
(e.g. two projects about agricultu re and rural development: (R UFUS, CAP IRE); - the major 
social trends in terms of demography, fertility, migration and youth with a particular emphasis 
e.g. on impacts of demographic changes on se nior potential (ASPA), social integration 
(MULTILINKS), young unemployed (YOUNEX); - globa lisation and Europe in the World in 
particular e.g. the issues of economic governan ce (PLEGGED), conflict setting (DfP), human 
rights (PRIV-WAR), involvement of civil so ciety in the elaboration of policies for 
transnational communities (INFOCON); - the role of the Citizen in the EU regarding e.g. the 
issues of gender and citizenship in a multin ational context (GENDERACE); the role of 
cultural heritage for articulating national and European identities (CRIC); the influence of 
Arabic language television channels on the form ation of a European Identity among the Arab 
speaking population in Europe  (MEDIA AND CITIZENSHIP). 
In addition to these contributions, tenders on foresight were launched in 2007. Foresight about 
the "World in 2025" or relative to  the future driving forces of research activities in Europe 
was also engaged; the second deadline of the fi rst call will provide additi onal projects to this 
last activity as well as for th e other above mentioned ones. 
A report by a specific Expert Group on better integrating Humanities research in FP7 was 
published in 2007 and provided spec ific guidance to the Commission on this purpose, that is 
now reflected in the new work programmes. Emphasis on humanities research in FP7 should provide new perspectives and make an essen tial contribution across relevant themes for 
European societies, in term s of historical, cu ltural and philosophical dimensions.  
New research ground was opened up on the issue of the impact of climate change. The 
conference "Towards a Post-Carbon Society – Eur opean research on Economic Incentives and 
Social Behaviour" held in Brussels in Oc tober 2007, addressed the societal issues of 
adaptation to climate change and the adoptio n of new forms of energy. This conference 
attracted more than 500 participants, from  policy, academia, business and civil society 
spheres. This confirms the need for the social sciences to be involved in such domains. 
In parallel to this ac tivity related to the implementation of FP7, huge efforts have been 
dedicated to the management and promotion of  FP6 which still concerns about 150 projects. 
In relation with these on-going projects, main  efforts have also been engaged on the 
exploitation of results and information dissemi nation. This is particularly important in the 
context of support to policy which is consider ed as a major driving force for SSH related 
research 
EN 21   EN 1.2.1.9. Space  
The objective of Space Research is to s upport the European Space Policy focusing on 
applications such as GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security), with benefits 
for citizens, but also other space foundation areas for the competitiveness of the European space industry. This will contribute to fulfil the overall objectives of the European Space 
Policy, complementing efforts of Member Stat es and of other key players, including the 
European Space Agency (ESA).  
The first Call for Proposals opened in 2007 has received about 66 proposals from which 18 
projects have been selected for negot iations after the d eadline (June 2007).  
The selected projects are covering in a balanced  way all main topics of the call aiming to 
achieve the policy objectives: 
– Space-based applications at the service of the European Society, with GMES (Global 
Monitoring for Environment and Security ) being central to this activity; 
– Providing R&D support to the foundations of  space science, space transportation and 
space technology through synergies with in itiatives of ESA or other European, 
national or regional entities.  
Five projects have been selected to support th e (pre-)operational valida tion of GMES services 
and products based on the integration and harm onisation of related observation data (both 
satellite-based and in-situ, incl uding ground-based, ship-borne a nd airborne): the three Fast 
Track Services (GEOLAND2, MyOCEAN and SA FER) and the two Pilot Services (G-
MOSAIC and MACC). 
Eleven projects have been selected aiming at  strengthening of foundations of Space science 
and technology, specifically in the following areas: 
(a) Support to research activities  related to space science 
(b) New concepts in space transportation,  space technologies and including critical 
components. 
ESA has been selected as the appropriate c oordinator for the provision of space-based data. 
First financial support from FP7 has been  provided from the 2007 budget line, for a 
preliminary pilot action with  a volume corresponding to EUR 48 million over a three year 
period. The European Space Agency is managi ng the GMES Space Component Data Access 
(GSC-DA) project in the frame of the FP7 spac e programme as part of the European Space 
Policy focusing on coordinating the access to space- based observation data to support GMES 
services.  
1.2.1.10. Security The Security research theme is a new theme in  FP7, and 2007 was the first year of operation 
of this programme. 
The objective of the Security theme is: to  develop the technologies and knowledge for 
building capabilities needed to ensure the secur ity of citizens from threats such as acts of 
terrorism and (organised) crime, natural disast ers and industrial accidents while respecting 
EN 22   EN fundamental human rights including privacy; to en sure optimal and concerted use of available 
and evolving technologies to the benefit of ci vil European security; to stimulate the co-
operation of providers and users for civil secur ity solutions; to improve the competitiveness of 
the European security industry and to deliver mi ssion-oriented results to reduce security gaps.  
The Security theme addresses four security missions of high political relevance which relate 
to specific security threats: S ecurity of citizens, Security of infrastructures and utilities, 
Intelligent surveillance and border security, and Rest oring security and safety in case of crisis. 
It contributes to building up th e necessary capabilities of the persons and organisations 
responsible for safeguarding security in thes e mission areas by funding th e research that will 
deliver the required technol ogies and knowledge to build  up these capabilities.  
However, the use of security related technol ogies must always be embedded in political 
action. To support this and also to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the technology 
related research, three domains of cross-cutting interest are included as well: Security systems integration, interconnectivity and interoperability , Security and society, and Security Research 
coordination and structuring. 
The Security theme aims at meeting its main objectives – improved secu rity for the citizens, 
and enhanced competitiveness for industry - as substantiated in the topics of its 
‘demonstration projects‘ which will be the ’fla gships‘ of the Security theme. Successful 
demonstration of the appropriate ness and performance of novel solutions is a key factor for 
the take-up of the output of the research work  and its implementation by security policies and 
measures. Thus the first Security Research Call launched the implementation of two demonstration programmes (phases 1) in the tw o missions Security of infrastructures and 
utilities and Intelligent surv eillance and border security. 
In the first Security research Work Progr amme, which covered the budgets of 2007 and 2008, 
two calls for proposals were launched in 2007.  
The first Call (with deadline 31/5/2007) of so me 156 M€, covered 47 topics in all four 
missions, and two of the cross-cutting activities of  the Security theme. The response was very 
high to this call with 325 eligib le proposals received. Out of th ese 44 proposals could initially 
be considered for funding. 
The second call in 2007 (with dead line 29/11/2007) was a Joint Ca ll with the ICT programme 
of 20 M€, covering four topics on Critical Infrastructure protection (in the cross-cutting activity Security systems integration, interconnec tivity and interoperability). Also here the 
response was very high, with 99 proposals received, out of which 8 have been considered for 
funding. 
1.2.1.11. Risk-sharing finance faci lity (EIB) – capacity building 
The European Investment Bank (EIB)'s lending priorities support the EU's Lisbon Strategy to 
create a more competitive European economy based on knowledge and innovation. The European Commission has, in  cooperation with the EIB, developed a new financial 
instrument to support European research and in novation in addition to the grants allocated in 
the FP7. Within the new Risk-Sharing-Financ e Facility (RSFF), FP7 and the EIB will each 
provide up to €1 billion over 2007-2013 allowing  a maximum of €10 billion for investments 
in research, development and i nnovation. Joint Technology Initiatives  (JTI), Infrastructures or 
EN 23   EN large European collaborative projects (EUREKA projects) as well as pr ojects implemented by 
mid-sized companies, SMEs, universities and res earch institutes could benefit from the RSFF. 
The contributions by FP7 and the EIB to the RSFF will partially cover the credit risks for 
promoters of research projects and thus im prove their access to debt financing. The RSFF 
financing is tailored to individual needs. In 2007, the Community tran sferred €128 million to 
the EIB. These funds have been used as provisi ons and capital allocations to cover the risk 
related to approximately 70% of the RSFF port folio, the rest is covered by the EIB's own 
resources.  
To date, decisions on 14 RSFF lending operations  have been taken by the EIB. These involve 
projects in the field of renewable energy tec hnologies, engineering and automotive research, 
development and life science. All projects be nefiting from the RSFF ar e located in Member 
States (Austria, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden),  except for one which is in an Associated 
country (Turkey). A variety of financial instru ments has been used: corporate loans, project 
finance and risk-sharing bank facilities, the latter primarily for projects carried out by 
medium-sized and smaller companies.  
The build-up of this portfolio is a result of extensive awareness-raising activities with key 
stakeholders in various themes and priorities  and with representatives from Member States 
and Associated countries. 
Up to now, mainly large and medium-sized companies12 or dedicated companies established 
in order to implement a particular demonstrat ion project have benefited from the RSFF. The 
small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) wh ich, according to the Commission's definition, 
are companies with up to 250 employees, have not profited so far directly from the RSFF, but 
first projects implemented by SMEs should be nefit from RSFF financing in 2008. Special 
effort is being made, notably by the EIB part ner banks to reach poten tial SME clients.  
Risk-sharing arrangements to fi nance research infrastructures are currently being developed 
and should lead to the first projects being financed in 2008. 
1.2.1.12. General Activities : Dissemination, knowle dge transfer and broader engagement – 
The CORDIS services 
The CORDIS website (http://cordis.europa.eu ) had been revamped and prepared in 2006 to 
support the activities of FP7 and the first wave of 42 FP7 calls was successfully published. All 
the calls for proposals in 2007 were published on time. The CORDIS service has been further 
reviewed to cover FP7 requireme nts. 2.023 articles were published. 
Working closely with the research family of Directorates-General, a number of new services 
were created or supported, including the FP7 thematic pages, ERAWATCH and ERA-Link 
pages. The Presidency services for Germa ny and Portugal were launched, and the one for 
Slovenia prepared. Several national and regional services were re vamped and better integrated 
with Europa and ERAWATCH. 
Some 85 different publications were pr oduced. The main pr oduct, the CORDIS focus 
Newsletter, was published on a monthly ba sis in six languages (72 editions). 
                                                 
12 Middle capitalization company: company with a market capitalization between $2 and $10 billion. 
EN 24   EN The CORDIS service was heavily visited: an average 6.2 million pages per month were 
viewed - which constitutes +19% compared to 2006 - with a very high level of availability 
(99%). 
With the Service Level Agreement (SLA ) signed on 27 September 2007 between DG 
Research and the Publications Office (the Di rectorate-General in charge of managing the 
CORDIS service), and the subsequent estab lishment of the CORDIS  Service Management 
Board involving all the research Directorates-General, a new syst em of governance was put in 
place. 
As an outcome of this new governance, it was decided to merge in 2008 the CORDIS focus  
magazine to form two supplements of the new magazine research*eu  (previously named RTD 
Info): research*eu results and research*eu focus. ” 
1.2.2. Ideas 
Under the Ideas programme, the development of  the European Research Council (ERC) was a 
major innovation of FP7 in order to promote fron tier research in Europe, with excellence as 
the sole criterion and without  regard to nationality. 
The ERC was established on 2 February 2007 by a Commission Decision (2007/134/CE) and 
is composed of the Scientific Council and the Dedicated Implementation Structure (ERC-DIS). On 14
th December 2007 the formal Decision was taken to give to the ERC-DIS the legal 
form of an Executive Agency of the European Commission. 
The ERC operates according to independent scie ntific governance, under the leadership of 
22 distinguished Members of the Scientific Council.  
The Scientific Council designed two ERC funding schemes promoting research excellence in 
all fields of knowledge and scholarship with the aim to retain, recruit and repatriate the best 
researchers in Europe: Starti ng Grants and Advanced Grants. Both grant schemes provide 
flexible-to-manage research funds for ground-br eaking, high-risk research  in all scientific 
domains, including research of a mu lti and inter-disciplinary nature. 
Starting Grants are designed to su pport researcher in the early st age of their careers with the 
aim to provide working conditions that enable a transition towards an independent research 
leader. The first call was published in 2006 with a deadlin e in April 2007; 9167 proposals 
were submitted representing principal investigators of 89 nationalities and host institutions in 39 different countries within the European Union and associated countries. 431 proposals 
passed the threshold and 297 out of them were finally retained for f unding, with a total budget 
of € 335 million Euro. 
Advanced Grants focus on the most talented and innovative established researchers in order to 
promote substantial advances in the frontiers  of knowledge. The first Advanced Grant call 
was published at the end of November 2007 with a total budget of about €517 million and a deadline in the spring of 2008. 
A substantial effort was made to design and implement means for the ERC-DIS to manage 
efficiently and effectively the ERC funding scheme s, particularly in view of the high demand 
for grants. This included the establishment of  the ERC Peer review system and the overall 
principles, such as the rules of submission, the gr ant agreements, or redress procedures as well 
as the establishment of the working infrastructure in a relatively short period of time. 
EN 25   EN The preparation of the monitoring and assessmen t framework of the impact of the ERC and 
the Ideas Programme has already been star ted. A call for proposals was launched in 
November 2007 with the aim to select proj ects supporting these ev aluation activities. 
The Scientific Council contribu tes to science policy debates a nd has e.g. issued guidelines on 
Open Access in December 2007 dealing with the access and availability of publications and research results and a position pape r on the European Research Area.  
Measures have been taken to ensure that the ERC communicates its activities effectively to 
the scientific community, and raises awareness with the wider public, such as the development of the ERC Website, presentations at  conferences and events, press releases and 
the establishment of ERC National Contact Points. 
1.2.3. People 
1.2.3.1. Marie Curie Actions 
The People activity aims at strengthening the hu man potential in research and technology and 
creating an open, efficient and attractive European labour market for researchers. Highly 
trained researchers are essent ial for making the European Union the most competitive and 
dynamic knowledge society in the world. The Marie Curie mobility Actions (MCA) are highly recognised within the Research Commun ity and often provide a boost to individual 
research careers. Within the MCA, five actions  address researchers at  all stages of their 
career: the initial training network (ITN); th e industry-academia pathways and partnerships 
(IAPP); the lifelong training and career development; Interna tional outgoing and incoming 
fellowships and specific actions. 
In 2007, calls for proposals under FP7 were launched  in all activities. As  result of the first 
ITN call, which aims to improve young researcher s' career perspectives in public and private 
sectors, out of 905 submitted proposals, 68 were  selected for funding. These include various 
training programmes such as new technologi es to diagnose and treat diseases or 
multidisciplinary investigation into how the br ain processes information. In particular, a 
strong interest has been noticed  in the engineering and life panels' areas, which produced 25% 
and 20% respectively of the to tal number of proposals.  
Regarding the first call of IAPP, which aims  at building long-term cooperation between 
academia, industry and SMEs, 103 proposals were submitted in a large range of scientific 
fields such as human robot communication and marine sciences. The IAPP call for proposals 
met success in the participation of the industrial (119 participants) and SMEs  (57 participants) 
sectors. 
Lifelong training and career development is mainly implemented through intra-European 
mobility fellowships as well as re-integration grants for experienced researchers of total value of respectively €74 million and €7 million. 1 8 18 proposals were received in 2007, of which 
524 could be funded. 
International outgoing and incoming fellowshi ps add an international dimension to a 
researcher's professional life. In 2007, FP7 provided €62.5 million for this action, including 
international reintegration grants which encour age European researchers outside Europe to 
return to a Member State or Associated C ountry and contribute to European research.  
EN 26   EN As in the past, the 2007 Researchers' Night mob ilised a large audience, bringing together all 
groups of the population. For instance, the 2007 Researchers' Night in Estonia was a big 
success and its impact was enhanced by the firs t Science Festival in  Tartu, Estonia (26–30 
September). 
Concerning the participa tion of women and private enterpri ses, it is envisaged that by 2013 
the participation rate of women should meet the 40% target , while private en terprises should 
be represented in the activity by 20%. The 2007 figures show that 35% of women and 15% of 
private enterprises participated in selected proposals , which is a good start and points in the 
right direction. 
1.2.3.2. Support to the EU strategy to promoting researcher's mobility and career 
development 
In addition to progress achieved in some polic y areas, the implementation of a number of 
initiatives taken on the basis of the Commi ssion's Communications "A  mobility strategy for 
the ERA"13 and "Researchers' in the ERA:  one profession, multiple careers"14, both endorsed 
by the Council and the European Parliament has been actively continue d during the year 2007 
through FP7 support. 
In particular, the ERA-Link initiative offici ally launched in June 2006 in the USA by 
Commissioner Poto čnik has developed consid erably since then, with membership reaching 
3000 and steadily growing, while preparatory wo rk was made for the extension of this 
initiative to Japan. The vari ous measures have been follo wed and promoted within the 
Steering Group Human Resources and Mobility, in which the Commission and the Member 
States have put into practice the Open Method of Coordination entailin g mutual information, 
coordination and exchange of good practices. 
With specific reference to the European Research ers' Mobility Portal, after the revamping of 
2006, some of the portal's main features were  improved. Contacts with job providers were 
reinforced and further established as to increase the job exchange. As a result, there is a 
constant increase in the number of research organisations making use of this service. The 
number of posted curricula vitae  - an option offered to research ers - increases constantly too. 
So are the numbers of page views, with an  average of about 320 000 per month, whilst the 
monthly average number of unique visitors is close to 38 000.  
In parallel, the ERA-MORE Network, which provi des concrete information and assistance to 
mobile researchers was enlarg ed through negotiations with th e following countries: Croatia, 
FYR of Macedonia, Luxemburg, Serbia and Switzerland.  
1.2.4. Capacities  
1.2.4.1. Research Infrastructures 
The overall objective of the research infrastruc tures activity is to optimise the use and 
development of the best research infrastructure s available in Europe, an d to help create new 
research infrastructures of pan-European interest for the European scientific community in all fields of science and technology. The Commissi on provides support for the development of a 
                                                
 
13 COM(2001) 331 final. 
14 COM(2003) 436 final. 
EN 27   EN European approach and for the operation and enhancement of existing infrastructures, 
including e-Infrastructures. In or der to meet this objective, the research infrastructures activity 
has a budget of approximately € 1.7 billion under FP7.  
In the context of buildin g-up the ERA, the resear ch infrastructure activ ity continues to support 
the development of a European research infrastr ucture policy and addresses specific needs for 
international cooperation. In particular, the Commission recomm ended two ERA-NET 
projects for funding which aim to develop and strengthen the cooperation  and coordination of 
national/regional programmes fo r research infrastructures: NuPNET for nuclear physics 
infrastructures and ERA-Instruments in the field of life sciences. 
In 2007, the FP7 research infrastructures activ ity concentrated on providing catalytic support 
and leverage in the so called "preparatory phase", leading to the construction of new research infrastructures. The objective is to bring the pr ojects identified in the European Roadmap for 
Research Infrastructures, which was publis hed in 2006 by the European Strategy Forum on 
Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) for new large-scal e research infrastructures, to the level of 
legal and financial maturity required for their implementation. 34 proposals for preparatory 
phase projects for the construction of new or  upgraded research infrastructures from the 
ESFRI list of projects were recommended for f unding. In parallel, 12 proposals for conceptual 
design studies for new research infrastructur es were positively evaluated for funding.  
The European X-ray Free-Electron Laser project,  X-FEL is one example from the ESFRI list. 
When this project becomes operational, scientists will be able to film chemical reactions, to map the atomic details of molecules, and to  capture three-dimensional images of the 
nanocosmos. This source of light will be unique in Europe and will offer fascinating results of 
fundamental importance in fields such as plas ma physics. The XFEL research infrastructure 
will consist of a 3.4 km long tunne l system, which will run underground. When complete, it is 
expected to attract leading researchers in  materials science from all over the world.  
Another example is the Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure 
(CLARIN), a large-scale pan-Eur opean coordinated infrastructure to make language resources 
and technology available and useful to scholars of all disciplines. Based on a Grid-type of 
infrastructure and using Semantic Web t echnology, CLARIN will overcome the present 
fragmented situation by harmonising stru ctural and terminological differences. 
Scientific practices are changing and Superc omputers are becoming indispensable tools for 
solving the most challenging and complex sc ientific and technological problems through 
simulations. To remain internationally competitive,  European scientists and engineers must be 
provided access to the best supe rcomputer systems. The Partne rship for Advanced Computing 
in Europe (PRACE) is yet another one exampl e of the ESFRI projects that will create a 
persistent pan-European Supercomputing servic e and infrastructure of  a performance level 
equivalent to that found in the United States and Japan. 
The 4th European Conference on Research In frastructures which t ook place in Hamburg in 
June, focused on the need for a c oherent European polic y for research infrastructures in order 
to strengthen and enrich the European Rese arch Area. The Confer ence highlighted, in 
particular, the challenges that need to be addressed in order for the ESFRI roadmap projects to 
become a reality. The implementation of the 35 projects on th e ESFRI roadmap was 
recognised as a priority for Europe.  
EN 28   EN 1.2.4.2. Research for the benefit of SMEs  
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play  a crucial role in European competitiveness 
and job creation, not only because they represent the overwhelming majority of enterprises in Europe, but also because they are the source of dynamism and change in new markets, particularly those at the leading edge of  technology. Although a heterogeneous community, 
they are all confronted by increased competition resulting from the European internal market 
and the need to innovate constantly and to accommodate advances in technology. The scheme 
for SMEs specific measures in FP7 has been updated by helping SMEs to outsource research 
and demonstration tasks to RTD performers and by increasing the funding rate for SMEs from 
50% to 75%.  
In 2007, two large FP7 calls for proposals were  implemented in order to achieve the 
objectives of the research for the benefit of SMEs Programme. Under the first research for 
SMEs Call, 577 proposals were evaluated, of  which 99 were retained for funding. The 
research for SME associati ons call yielded 155 proposals of which 26 proposals were 
proposed for funding. An analysis of the proposals submitted confirms that the programme is appropriately tailored to the needs of SMEs . The high quality of projects submitted and the 
large number of participating SMEs should have a profound economic impact on the SMEs' 
business. Many of the participants are repres ented by industrial organi sations which clearly 
intend to apply project results to their own core businesses. A good example of how SMEs 
and research organisations can successfully collaborate is given by SynthaFleece, which aims at launching a novel medical device for the rele ase of antibiotics or growth factors to support 
homeostasis, wound healing as well as bone growth. The SMEs well represent the entire 
supply chain for the manufacture of the targ eted product (synthetic non-woven device) and 
the RTD performers can provide the necessary k nowledge and research results to the SMEs to 
gain a competitive advantage. The result of the project will allow the SMEs to enter new 
market segments, especially within advan ced wound care including bioactive dressings. 
In addition to direct financial support to tran snational research projects, 2007 has also seen a 
breakthrough in the development of new instru ments, such as the SME "exploratory awards" 
scheme and a new initiative, based on Artic le 169 of the EC Treaty, aiming at supporting 
R&D performing SMEs.  
A first preparatory Coordi nation and Support Action (CSA ) of about €0.5 million was 
awarded in 2007 to create a network of represen tative organisations from the Member States 
or Associated countries mana ging/developing national and/or regional "exploratory awards". 
Such schemes provide SMEs with financial m eans to prepare proposals for actions under and 
supported by 'research for the benefit of SMEs '. This preparatory action is specifically 
dedicated to the development of implementati on modalities for a subsequent Coordination and 
Support Action to support national and/or regional schemes.  
Another important EU initiative for the bene fit of SMEs is the proposal by the Commission 
asking the Council and the Parliament to agre e on providing financial support of up to €100 
million to the EUROSTARS Joint Programme, based on Article 169 of the EC Treaty. EUROSTARS is a programme jointly undertak en by 30 EUREKA countries and which 
supports transnational projects  initiated and led by R&D performing SMEs. The SMEs are 
expected to contribute substantially to re search and innovation activities. In addition to 
supporting SMEs, this programme is expected  to contribute to building the European 
Research Area, by integrating the participating national progr ammes into a joint programme. 
EN 29   EN Finally, two initiatives aimed at the coordi nation of national and regional programmes for 
SMEs and SME Associations (ERA-NET) were  recommended for funding. These two actions 
are expected to start du ring the first half of 2008. 
1.2.4.3. Regions of knowledge The "Regions of Knowledge" activity aims to strengthen the capacities of EU regions for 
research and development in order to support the Lisbon agenda, namely by creating jobs and 
growth. It directly contribut es by producing strategies for regional economic development 
based on research. It encourages the developm ent of regional "research-driven clusters", 
which bring together all region al stakeholders: universities , public authorities, research 
centres, and businesses. 
In order to implement those newly defined stra tegies, "Regions of Knowledge" projects will 
deliver action plans that will mobilise regional , national and European funding sources. They 
will thus foster the potential synergies between  European policies, especially between the 
Research Framework Programme and the Stru ctural funds in favour of research and 
innovation.  
Two main calls for proposals were launched in 2007: one targ eting the cooperation between 
existing clusters and a second one the emergence of new clusters. 16 projects will be funded 
as a result, covering 60 regions from 22 Member States and one associat ed country, for a total 
amount of nearly €9 million. Those projects mostly address the ICT sector but also energy, transport, space or the agro-food sector.  
With the aim of identifying possible obstacles  to collaboration between academia and SMEs 
in the Baltic Sea Region, the EU has funded th e "Bridging Life Science Research and SMEs 
in the Baltic Sea Region – Putting Cluster Poli cies into Practice for the Benefit of SMEs", 
Bridge-BSR. This project will help already well established biotech clusters in Germany, 
Finland, Denmark and Sweden, together with othe r biotech firms or research centres from the 
Baltic region, to put in place an effectiv e regional strategy for innovation and growth, 
especially focused on knowledge transfer to SMEs. SMEs are indeed deemed to be where 
growth and job creation take place.  
In the maritime industry sector, the competitiv e advantage of the EU depends mainly on its 
performance, its flexibility and its continuation  of competitiveness. In this regard, it is 
important to promote innovation in Europe in  the sea economy sector. The StarnetRegio 
project ties together neighbouri ng Adriatic countries to boos t the competitiveness of their 
marine industry and more especially the ship building sector, a tradit ional labour-intensive 
industry in decline in Europe. Renewed growth  is, however, expected through new high-tech 
developments that would emerge from the increased matching of business needs to the regional research capacity and which could give reinforced competitiveness to the European industry in worldwide competition. 
A third call for proposals addressed the trans- national cooperation between National Contact 
Points (NCPs), in order to reinforce the quality of the service offered to potential applicants 
throughout the European Union. The TRANS RE G NCP project aiming at creating a trans-
national network of NCPs for FP7 through reinforcing and promoting trans-national 
cooperation, has been selected for funding, w ith an EU contributio n of around €400.000 and a 
duration of 4 years. 
EN 30   EN 1.2.4.4. Research potential 
By stimulating the realisation of  the full research potential of  the enlarged European Union, 
certain regions i.e. the Convergence15 and Outermost16 Regions of the EU can make a 
considerable contributio n to more and better growth and j obs and to improving the quality of 
life of all citizens. Research and technology de velopment in these regions face a variety of 
challenges, such as the absence of relevant infrastructures, the brain drain, the lack of 
institutional mobilization, and difficult access to re sources, as well as a host of problems in 
terms of capacity buildin g. In such a context, Convergence Regions, which represents 40% of 
the EU's territory, lack the co mpetitive capacity to respond to the demands of the Framework 
Programme and would not be in a comfortable position to join the ERA. Thus, the "Research Potential" activity is an important opportuni ty for unlocking and developing the research 
potential in the EU's Convergence Regions and Outermost Regions, and can help their 
researchers to successfully participate in research activities at EU level. 
As the EU’s Convergence Region of Western Greece is a high seismic region, research in the 
field of structural and earthquake engineering in this regi on is very important. The project 
proposal, Advanced Centre of Excellence in St ructural and Earthquake  Engineering (ACES), 
aims to enhance the research position of the Un iversity of Patras by networking with 7 other 
top European research centres in the field of  structural and earthquake engineering and by 
improving and modernising its laboratories. Th e construction of major infrastructures in 
Greece from now until 2013, in particular in m ountainous and very seismic regions of the 
country, will assure a high competence of st ructural engineering and will contribute to 
improved earthquake resistance of newly built structures in Europe by better design and 
construction practices, improved cost-effectivene ss and reduced vulnerability of the existing 
building stock.  
One important issue for Serbia and the Western Balkans, namely the aquaculture, is addressed 
by the research project proposal Reinforcem ent of Sustainable Aquaculture, ROSA. The 
research organisations involved in  the ROSA proposal in tend to contribute to the development 
of Serbian aquaculture by reinforcing its ex isting expertise. This proposal builds on 
complementary collaboration in several existing in ternational projects and aims to increase 
human and research potential through the acq uisition of new knowle dge and training of 
scientists in Hungarian and Norwegian laboratories . The establishment of a relevant scientific 
and educational centre for carp culture and the development of the research-driven fisheries 
industry to boost regional economic growth and em ployment will have an important impact in 
the Western Balkan region.  
Of a total of 375 proposals submitted in respon se to the four calls for proposals, 41 were 
selected for funding with an EU contributi on of €33 million. The selected proposals will 
permit the emergence of top class research centr es in the EU's Convergence Regions and in 
Associated countries participating in FP7 a nd will also boost the economic development of 
the Convergence Regions where, up until now, mature low t echnology industries have had 
difficulties in adopting new technological processes.  
                                                
 
15 Convergence regions are listed in the C(2006) 3475 and are defined as those regions having a per capita 
gross domestic product (GDP) of less than  75% of the average GDP of the EU-25. 
16 Outermost regions are defined according to artic le 299§2 of the EC Treaty: Guadeloupe, French 
Guinea, Martinique and Réunion (the four French overseas departments), the Canaraies (Spain), and the 
Azores and Madeira (Portugal). 
EN 31   EN 1.2.4.5. Science in society 
The Science in society activity focuses on build ing an effective and democratic knowledge-
based society, by ensuring the integration of sc ientific and technological  developments into 
European society and by ensuring that scientific research listens to the needs of citizens. 
One major item of this activity is the open access and the publishing and dissemination of 
scientific information. In February 2007, th e Commission organised an international 
conference on scientific publishing in  the ERA where the availability  of research results to the 
scientific community and to society at large we re examined. Publishers concluded that they 
are broadly in favour of open access,  as long as they recoup thei r investments. The interest in 
scientific expertise is increasing as reflected  in the success of SINAPSE. Following its launch 
in 2005, 3,330 members and 887 orga nisations are now registered. This online tool links the 
scientific/expert community with public author ities, and intends to provide scientific 
information to interested parties.  
The Commission supported in Lisbon the first World Conference on Research Integrity under 
the Portuguese Presidency, and c ontributed to the reflection with  a report following an expert 
meeting called by the Commission itself.  
Stimulating interest among young pe ople for science is an  objective shared at European level. 
According to the report "Science Education Now: A Renewed Pedagogy for the Future of 
Europe" by the High Level Group on Science Education, a radical new approach to science is needed. The experts group delivered key recomme ndations, including on a reversal of school 
science teaching from mainly deductive to in quiry-based methods. These recommendations 
have been taken seriously and are being impl emented in FP7, specifically through calls for 
proposals targeting new inquiry-b ased science education techni ques in primary and secondary 
schools. 
In a broader context, the 19th European Union Contest for Y oung Scientists took place in 
Barcelona in September 2007. The aim of this annual event is to en courage young people to 
pursue their interests in science and to embark on scientific careers. The competition attracted 
young participants aged between 14 and 20 from 30 European countries, as well as from 
China and the US. The analysis of flashing wate r drops, the explanation of how plants defend 
themselves against pests, and the examination of  data encryption are the topics of the three 
winning teams.  
The awards ceremonies for the 2006 Descartes Pri zes for excellence in co llaborative research 
and science communication took place in Ma rch 2007. Once again extremely high quality 
endeavours received public rec ognition at the European level.  Over the years since their 
introduction, however, the implementation of these awards schemes has given rise to a 
number of issues (e.g. declining participation levels) and the Commission will be considering 
options for 2008 onwards.  
One of the focal points of the programme is the gender equality in scien tific research and, in 
particular, the role of women in science.  
A project on positive action schemes in decision-making positions has been selected for 
funding, with partners from the US, Canada and Australia. The intern ational PRAGES project 
will compare strategies implemented in these countries and in Europe for promoting the 
participation of women in decision-making bodies relating to scientific research.  
EN 32   EN The expert group on “Women in Science and Technology” was renewed with a focus on 
work-life balance for private research, and on the involvement of universities in attracting 
female scientists in research. An expert group on "Women in research decision-making" 
worked during 2007 and the final repo rt will be published in 2008.  
Following a call for tenders, the benchmarking of  existing “women and science” policies and 
best practices in the Member States and associ ated countries was carried out in 2007, with the 
report "Benchmarking of policy measures for gender equality in science" expected in June 2008.  
The European Platform for Women Scientists (a imed at supporting the work of a whole range 
of existing national, European and internationa l networks of women sc ientists by “networking 
the networks") continued its actions in 2007. 
In the field of science comm unication, the first European Fo rum on Science Journalism took 
place in Barcelona on 3-4 December 2007. Leading sc ience journalists and editors of national 
newspapers and specialised science publications from across Europe and the world, together 
with leading scientists and top science comm unication professionals from across Europe, the 
US, Canada, China and Australia, met in Barcel ona to discuss the chal lenges in reporting on 
science, the impact of new technologies on th e profession and the importance of linking 
science to society and everyday life.  
In 2007 the RTD info  magazine became research*eu , the magazine of the European Research 
Area. research*eu  aims to broaden the democratic de bate between science and society. The 
magazine presents and analyses European projec ts, results and initiatives towards reinforcing 
and federating scientific and technological excellence in Europe. Published 10 times a year, 
research*eu  is available in English, Fr ench, German and Spanish.  
In line with the Communication "Delivering on the Modernisation Agenda for Universities: 
Education, Research, Innovation"
17 issued in May 2006, several initiatives have been taken to 
address the challenges for European university- based research. Thus, as a follow-up to the 
ERA Green paper, an expert group has been la unched on strengthening research institutions, 
with a focus on university -based research (i.e. f unding, autonomy, management, 
accountability and partnership). A second expe rt group has been set up on the impact of 
external project-based resear ch funding on the financial management of universities. 
1.2.4.6. Activities of international cooperation FP7 places a new emphasis on international res earch Cooperation, which is increasingly seen 
as being at the centre of Community policies. In  order to become more competitive and play a 
leading role at world level, Europe needs a strong and coherent international science and 
technology policy. The policy framework for intern ational cooperation shoul d not only help to 
make European research actions for international cooperation more  coherent and efficient, but 
also help to respond to the aspirations of potential partners in neighbouring countries and 
worldwide. More than 130 third countries from all ov er the world have participated in the 
calls of the 7
th Framework Programmes of 2007.  
International cooperation activitie s under the Capacity Specific programmes cover actions for: 
                                                 
17 COM(2006) 208 final. 
EN 33   EN • bi-regional coordination of S& T cooperation, including priority  setting and supporting the 
S&T policy dialogue (INCO-NET),  
• bi-lateral coordination for the enhancement and development of S&T partnerships with 
targeted countries that have signed or are in  the process of signing an S&T agreement with 
the Community (BILAT),  
• enhanced coordination of national policie s and programmes of Member States and 
Associated states in international S&T cooperation (ERA-NET and ERA-NET Plus) 
Three calls for proposals covering the three a bove-mentioned actions were launched in 2007. 
In addition, activities have also addressed the trans-na tional cooperation among National 
Contact Points (NCPs) fo r Internationa l Cooperation. 
Six projects have been negotiated in 2007  and launched in th e beginning of 2008 for 
supporting the bi-regional di alogues in S&T cooperation c overing the following regions: 
Western Balkan Countries (WBC), Eastern Eur ope and Central Asia (EECA), Mediterranean 
Partner Countries (MPC), South East Asia , Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa 
The BILAT call for proposals aims  at developing S&T partnershi ps on the basis of bi-lateral 
dialogues and coordination of policy initiatives and addresses in pa rticular those countries that 
have an S&T cooperation agreement or are in  the process of nego tiating one. 13 proposals 
were selected, which will be si gned in the course of 2008. The projects retained for funding 
target Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, India,  South Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, 
Russia, South Africa, Tunisia and Ukraine.  
Moreover, one network for trans-national co operation among National Contact Points for 
International Cooperation was launched. 
Finally, a call for proposals ERA-NET/ERA-N ET PLUS was launched at the end of 2007. 
The evaluation of this call is planned in the course of 2008. 
1.2.4.7. Risk-sharing finance facility (EIB) – Capacity building The indicative budgets for the "Cooperation" and "Capacities" Specifi c Programmes include 
contributions to the European Investment Ba nk (EIB) for the constitution of the RSFF 
referred to in Annex III of the FP7 Decision : the amount made available out of FP7, being 
matched by an equivalent amount from the EIB,  will come from the "Cooperation" Specific 
Programme (up to €800 million by proportional contri bution of all thematic priorities, except 
socio economic sciences and humanities) and th e "Capacities" Specific  Programme (up to 
€200 million from the research infrastructure line).  
Therefore, even if both the "Cooperation" and "C apacities" Specific Programmes contribute to 
the RSFF, the RSFF is a uni que activity as such.  
1.2.4.8. Coherent development of research policies Achieving the Lisbon Strategy aspiration of transforming th e EU into a knowledge based 
society requires more and better investment in R&D. Apart from en suring progress towards 
the objective of investing 3% of GDP on R&D, achieving an open and competitive European Research Area (ERA) will be vital in this re spect. Both of these aspirations can only be 
EN 34   EN attained when policy makers at all levels (regional, national, European) are committed to 
developing their policies in coherence with each  other towards a common set of objectives.  
This activity aims to stimulate the coherent  development of resear ch policies by supporting 
policy making based on reliable evidence and by facilitating the coordination of research 
policies across Europe. 
The Open Method of Coordinati on (OMC) provides Member Stat es with an opp ortunity to 
learn from each other, exchange experience a nd identify good practice. The OMC in the field 
of research policy is supervised by the Sc ientific and Technical Research Committee 
(CREST) through a system of yearly cycles. Ea ch cycle focuses on a limited number of policy 
issues. In this context, CRE ST published guidelines on coor dinated use of the Framework 
Programme and the Structural Funds18. 
To complement the multilateral OMC process the OMC-NET call scheme was developed. 
The objective of this scheme is  to support mutual learning a nd policy coordina tion activities 
carried out by more limited groups of Member States and/or thei r regions on policy issues of 
their specific interest. The OMC-NET scheme is continuing in FP7 with a new call launched in September 2007 following a pilot call under FP6. 
Following the adoption by CREST in December 2007 of mutual learning on approaches to 
improve the excellence of research in universities as one of the topics of the fourth cycle of 
the open method of coordination, a CREST expe rt group has been set up to undertake a 
mutual learning exercise on the t opic. The objectives of the expe rt group are: i) reviewing the 
scope, objectives and measures of national po licies to improve res earch performance of 
universities (excellence, relevan ce and impact of research activities) covering aspects such as 
governance, autonomy and accountability, ii) re viewing the effect of these policies on 
universities regarding their gov ernance, research strategies  and performance, and iii) 
identifying good practices and developing reco mmendations for improving policies and their 
effects on universities and their research performance. The expert group will produce a final 
report with recommendations for Member States and the Commission in April 2009.  
The debate on future perspectiv es for the ERA under the German and Portuguese Presidencies 
culminated in the October 2007 high-level co nference on "The Future of Science and 
Technology in Europe" in Lisbon. The outcome of the debate, which also included a public 
consultation, provided the basis for new policy initiatives to be pr oposed by the Commission 
in 2008. The conference endorsed the need for a more ambitious vision and stressed that 
realising ERA will depend on a close, sustaina ble partnership being forged between the 
Member States and the Commission.  
Further editions of the Key Figures on Science, Technology and Innovation
19 and the 
Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard20 were published in 2007. The Key Figures provide 
the most recent data on Europe's position in R& D. One of the main messages of the 2007 Key 
Figures is that the rapid rise of – mainly Asian – newly emerging economies and competitors 
has created a "multi-polar world". The sources  of competitiveness such as technology and 
human capital are more evenly distributed than ever before in the world. The Industrial R&D 
Investment Scoreboard analyses private R& D investment and the strategies of 2,000 
                                                 
18 http://www.tpa.lt/7BP/Files/Sv arbus_dok/7BP_strukt_f.pdf. 
19 http://ec.europa.eu/invest-in-research/monitoring/statistical01_en.htm. 
20 http://iri.jrc.ec.europa.eu/research/scoreboard_2007.htm. 
EN 35   EN companies around the world. The 2007 figures i ndicate a 10% increase in R&D corporate 
investment worldwide. Publications such as  these help to raise the awareness of the 
challenges European R&D faces and of the possible policy responses. 
Furthermore, on the basis of an expert group re port set up to review the development of the 
European Industrial Research and Innovation Monitoring System (EIRIMS)21, it was decided 
to rely on existing advisory groups to guide th e further development of EIRIMS. Besides, to 
ensure continuity of the Indus trial Research Investment Mon itoring (IRIM) – which is a major 
component of EIRIMS – the cooperation with the European Commission's Joint Research 
Centre (Institute for Prospective Technological  Studies – IPTS) was renewed to cover the 
period up to 2011. A significant strengthening of  both the survey activity and the policy 
relevant analytical work were foreseen, in lin e with the recommendations  of the expert group 
report. 
1.3. FP7 - Direct actions by the Joint Research Centre 
The mission of the JRC is to provide customer-driven scientif ic and technical support for the 
conception, development, implementation and m onitoring of EU policies. This entails the 
provision of sound and reliable scientific in formation about the economic, social and 
environmental situation in the EU, necessary for the European integration process. In order to 
fulfil its mission, the JRC develops and ma intains its own S&T competencies both by 
performing research activities in  house and by taking advantage of its extensive partnerships 
with research organisations and stakeholde rs in Member States and beyond. The main 
contributions made in 2007 are presented below. 
Activity 1 directly financed research FP7 EC 
2007 marked the first year of th e JRC in the 7th Framework Pr ogramme for Research (FP7). 
The transition from FP6 to FP7 has b een smooth, without any major obstacles. 
Two items became very dominant on the political  agenda in 2007, and indeed are expected to 
remain so in the medium term, namely climate change and energy. The JRC pulled resources 
together from its Institutes to support the development of policy options for limiting, and 
adapting to, climate change, and th e Strategic Energy Technology Plan. 
In 2007, the European Commission publis hed a Communication on “Limiting Global 
Climate Change to 2 degrees Celsius: the wa y ahead for 2020 and be yond”, which explores 
ways to meet this target. The Communicati on drew on scenarios developed by the JRC which 
are now published as a JRC Refe rence Report entitled “Global Climate Policy Scenarios for 
2030 and beyond”. 
In the area of energy the JRC played a pivotal role in the conception and development of the 
European Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Pl an. For example, it authored the Commission 
Staff Working Documents “Technology Map” SEC(2007)1510 and “Capacity Map” 
SEC(2007)1511 which support the Impact Assessment. The key conclusion of these maps, which are regularly update d, is that innovation can play a cruc ial role in helping to lower the 
costs of new technologies, and to make them available on the market. 
                                                
 
21 Report of the Expert Group investigating the establishments of EIRIMS, June 2007. 
EN 36   EN Almost 30 years of scientific an d technical support from the J RC for the chemicals legislation 
of the European Commission saw a milestone with the adoption of the REACH legislation 
such as the Registration, Evaluation, Author isation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) 
which entered into force and IUCLID 5 (the International Uniform Chemical Information 
Database) which was also published. 
Much of the expertise and the tools devel oped by the JRC are being transferred to the 
Chemicals Agency established in 2007 in He lsinki. The JRC will continue to provide 
assistance in the early phase of the Agency, and strategic discussions with customers are in an 
advanced stage to reorient the JRC activities related to chemicals. 
The JRC acted quickly during the summer of  2007 one of the worst fire seasons ever 
regarding fire damage in Europe. Over 75 people lost their lives and nearly 1 million hectares 
of forest were burnt. Forecasts and updates an d damage assessment of those fires was also 
provided during the fire season. 
The JRC is currently analysing critical fire-i nducing weather situatio ns that may lead to 
catastrophic fire damages in order to enhanc e prevention and readine ss in Europe in the 
future. 
The JRC contributed to The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the EU’s instrument for the 
management of fisheries and aquaculture. In th is context, the JRC has developed the Vessel 
Detection System (VDS), a powerful new tool  to check for non-compliance with fishing 
regulations, which uses satellite images to detect fishing vessels’ activities. 
The JRC continued to further strengthen its reference role in 2007: three new Community 
Reference Laboratories (CRLs) for food sa fety were opened by Commissioner Kyprianou, 
and the “European co-existence bureau” developed guidelines for coexistence measures for several (genetically modified a nd conventional) ag ricultural crops. 
Networking is a pillar of the JRC, and in 2007, the JRC expanded its network of National 
Contact Points to cover the Member States, Associated States and Candidate Countries. 
On security research the JRC fu rther focused its activities and continued to deliver support to 
EU policy making. It has developed SESAMONET (Safe and Secure Mob ility Network), an 
innovative and affordable navigation system fo r visually impaired pe ople based on RFID 
technology. (Radio Frequency Iden tification) in which passive tr ansponders are placed into 
the pavement to create a secure path. 
With the support of the Development (DEV ) and the External Relations (RELEX) DGs, 
steady progress has been made in strengthe ning the cooperation between the EC and the 
African Union Commission (AUC) on environm ent, resources monitoring and on early 
warning. 
A new atlas containing information on major Eu ropean sources of nitrogen and phosphorous 
derived in particular from the application of fertilisers in agriculture was created by the JRC-
IES. A product of the FATE initiative (Fate of Pollutants in Terr estrial and Aquatic 
Ecosystems), the atlas of pan-European data fo r investigating the fate of agrochemicals in 
terrestrial ecosystems provides a unique and clear view of the pr essure on ecosystems due to 
nutrients and their sources. 
Activity 2 directly financed research FP7 – EURATOM 
EN 37   EN In the area of nuclear energy, the JRC continued its research efforts in the following areas: 
In actinide research, new progress was made  in understanding the relationship between 
magnetism and superconductivity in actinide co mpounds and in the development of an in-
house set-up for the determination of th e thermopower of actinide materials. 
Also in 2007, targeted al pha therapy (TAT) for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases 
was applied. Pre-clinical studies and clinical trials were supported th rough the production of 
radionuclide generators, in vitr o testing of novel radioconj ugates, and the provision of 
training, equipment and radiochemical support for hospitals. 
The first SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry)  measurements of irradiated nuclear fuel 
were carried out, demonstrating the great potent ial of the technique to contribute to the 
understanding of the behaviour of fission products dur ing irradiation. 
Furthermore, the JRC-ITU is actively cont ributing to the Euratom commitments to 
international agreements in the nuclear field, especially the Generation IV International Forum. 
On nuclear safety, the Network of Excellenc e NULIFE (Nuclear Plant Life Prediction) 
successfully completed its first year of ope ration. NULIFE aims to provide the European 
nuclear power industry and nati onal regulatory authorities with  information and methods to 
assess the service life of nuclear  power plant materials and stru ctures, as well as to underpin 
strategies for upgrades or refurbishment. 
1.4. Research and training actions under the Euratom Treaty 
Fusion energy 
The objective of fusion research in Euratom FP7 is to develop the knowledge base for the 
creation of prototype reactors fo r power stations, and to realise ITER as the major step 
towards this goal. The construction of ITER is accompanied by a focussed programme of supporting R&D for ITER, development of fusi on materials and R&D for a demonstration 
power station. A key milestone was achieved on 24 October 2007 when the ITER Agreement 
entered into force, following ratification by all 7 parties (Euratom, China, USA, India, Japan, 
Korea and Russia). Euratom has played a majo r role in the establishment of the ITER 
International Organisation, providi ng financial, organisational an d personnel support. It also 
supported the participation of European expert s in a design review ca rried out by the ITER 
Organisation with the aim of  updating the previous baseli ne design of 2001. Euratom, in 
cooperation with France, has started pr eparation of the construction site.  
The Broader Approach Agreement between the EU and Japan, which entered into force on 1 
June 2007, comprises three large research projects,  in support of the re alisation of fusion 
energy, to be jointly implemented in Japan, wi th Euratom contributions provided mainly as 
in-kind voluntary procurements by Members States. In 2007, the Commission coordinated 
and supported preparations for the implementati on of the Agreement, including the Project 
Plan and the 2008 Work Programme for two of the projects. 
The European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (Fusion for 
Energy, F4E) was established by Council Decisi on of 27 March. Located in Barcelona, F4E 
will manage the EU's contribution to ITER  and the Broader Approach. The Commission 
prepared all the operational frameworks and proce dures for the functioning of F4E, as well as 
EN 38   EN practical and logistical aspects. In July, the F4E Governi ng Board appointed the Director and 
in December, it approved the 2008 Work Programme and budget. The first Procurement Arrangement with ITER, for superconducting material, was signed. 
The European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA) is an agreement between all the 
fusion Associations (laborator ies and universities in the EU and Switzerland) and the 
Commission aimed at strengt hening coordination and collaboration, and promoting 
participation in collective R&D activities in fusion. A revised EFDA was approved by the 
Commission and signed by the Associates in  December 2007. The JET (Joint European 
Torus) facility in Culham, UK, a major fo cus of EFDA coordination was successfully 
exploited and an ambitious, ITER-relevant enhancement programme was initiated. The 
activities of EFDA and the Associations were  largely focussed on preparations for the 
operation and exploitation of ITER , with effort also on the longe r term priorities. Following 
further efforts on integration, all Member States  (plus Switzerland) now participate fully in 
the fusion programme.  
A call for proposals in the areas of atomic data  & modelling; fusion materials; and education, 
was made in 2007 and contracts will be negotiate d in 2008. In order to raise public awareness 
of fusion research, a new version of the itin erant Fusion Expo, with increased emphasis on 
ITER, was shown in about 10 venues during the year. 
Preparations for the three new bilateral fusion cooperation agreements with Brazil, China and 
India were carried out in 2007. The signature of  these agreements in 2008 will allow Euratom 
and other ITER parties to promote the joint implementation of research and technological 
development activities. In addition, the Commission took initiatives to strengthen the 
management of fusion-related in tellectual property and to elabor ate its fusion industrial policy 
including launching of a "European  Fusion Industry Forum ".  
Nuclear fission and radiation protection 
The 7th Euratom FP (2007-2011) for Nuclear Re search and Training  Activities provides 
important EU funding for R&D in such areas as  nuclear technology, nucl ear safety, radiation 
protection and radioactive waste management. This is especially  important in view of the 
increased focus on low-carbon energy technologies , the need to maintain high levels of 
nuclear and radiation safety and the stea dy progress towards implementation of deep 
geological disposal of high-level radioactive wa ste. Enhanced cooperation at the international 
level is another key objectiv e of the Euratom FP7, and 2007 saw important steps towards 
closer collaboration with rese arch programmes in Russia and China in the above fields. 
Approximately €50 million of FP7 funding was made available in 2007 for support to 
research in the area of nuclear fission and radi ation protection. The first FP7 projects were 
launched at the end of 2007 and cover research in medical uses of radiation, development of 
high-performance materials and advanced concep ts for separation of radioisotopes in high-
level nuclear waste. In the field of medical  application, high quali ty proposals are being 
supported such as a small collaborative proj ect called Breast-CT (Computer Tomography) 
which will conduct a study on CT of the female breast including feasibility, optimisation and 
comparison of competing imaging methods, with  the objective of ensu ring earlier and more 
accurate diagnosis of breast cancer . In addition to the improvement in diagnostic capabilities, 
the project will help to solve CT radiation prot ection issues, potentially resulting in significant 
improvement in quality of life of patients (breast cancer in cidence is c. 10% of the female 
population). In the field of nuclear technol ogy, the €14 million project GETAT will develop 
EN 39   EN advanced materials capable of performing unde r the extreme conditions of high temperature 
and irradiation for future nuclear reactors. Development and qualifi cation of structural 
materials is recognised as a cr ucial aspect of safe and sust ainable operation for the next 
generation of nuclear power plants. 
A key milestone in European research coope ration was achieved on 21 September with the 
official launch of the Sust ainable Nuclear Energy Technol ogy Platform (SNE-TP). This 
initiative will be crucial for maintaining a ba se-load supply of safe and sustainable low-carbon 
electricity in the EU and for ensuring that nuc lear expertise and know-how  are retained within 
Europe. To meet this challenge, SNE-TP brings  together the nuclear industry, the electricity 
supply sector, research institutes and academia to define a Strategic Research Agenda and a corresponding deployment strategy.  The Commission has been an im portant catalyst in this 
process and hosted the launch conference at which the platform's "vision report" was 
presented
22. The Strategic Research Agenda, curre ntly under prepara tion, will ensure 
cooperation in fields such as lifetime extensi on of operating civil nucle ar power reactors and 
the scientific knowledge needed  for the deployment of adva nced reactor technology, which 
are especially significant in view of the re cent adoption of the Commission Communication 
on the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)23 promoting all low-carbon energy 
sources. SNE-TP is therefore se t to play a key role in the implementation of the SET-Plan, 
and its integrated approach will optimise th e use of financial a nd human resources and 
address important concerns of Europe's citizen s – maintaining high levels of nuclear safety, 
minimising environmental impact, and ensuring  continued economic performance. SNE-TP 
will provide expert advice and recommendations to national governments and help define and 
concentrate resources on prioriti es agreed at EU level, includ ing those to be supported by the 
Euratom FP. This will reinforce the European scientific base, while fostering dialogue on key issues such as reactor safety, management of waste and protection of populations against 
radiological hazards. 
1.5. Completion of previous framewor k programmes and other activities 
Projects from previous Framewor k Programmes have continued to produce results. Effort has 
been made to complete the scientific, techni cal, legal and financia l monitoring of these 
projects, which is essential to ensure the best use of resources and to obtain the best possible 
results. Important issues have been the assessment of the impact of projects on science, economy, society and the environmen t at national, Community and in ternational level, as well 
as ensuring that the research policy has a recogn isable impact on the elaboration of related 
European Commission policy initiatives and related legislative acts. In addition, the 
evaluation of the results of the projects f unded under previous Framework Programmes and 
impact studies were on-going durin g 2007. It is expected that most  of the FP6 & FP5 projects 
will have an important positive impact in the fields of the quality of life and employment 
prospects, protection of the environment, and energy and safety.  
For example, in the field of industrial tec hnologies, the IMPRESS project funded under FP6 
(Nanotechnologies, intelligent materials, new production proce sses activity) conducted 
ground and space-based investigations of ne w high-performance alloys for multiple 
applications, including turbine blades and cataly tic powders. Therefore, its results should put 
Europe ahead in key strategic markets. Thes e inputs to turbine and fuel cell technologies 
promise Europe a leading position in both area s, where world demand is estimated at €45 
                                                
 
22 Report can be downloaded from http://www.snetp.eu/  
23 http://ec.europa.eu/energy/res/setplan/doc/com_2007/com_2007_0723_en.pdf  
EN 40   EN billion by 2011. IMPRESS also ha s the potential to make a majo r contribution to meeting the 
Kyoto Protocol targets for the re duction of CO2 and NOx emissions. 
The NACRE project, New Aircraft Concepts  Research, funded under the FP6 Transport 
activity shows interesting results. Current commer cial aircraft designs have converged into a 
near-universal configuration, which may be unable to accommodate the demand for higher 
operating efficiency and reduced environmenta l impact. Rather than concentrating on a 
specific aircraft type, it  is developing generic component-lev el solutions for fuselages, wings, 
engines and cabins in an unconventional set of  concepts described as the "Pro Green 
Aircraft", the "Payload Driven Airc raft" and the "Simple Flying Bus".  
With respect to the objective of supporting outsourcing of research activities by SMEs and 
SME associations, the prize-winning projec t for Best Practice in Product and Brand 
Protection, NAGINELS, is a 2-year  FP6 project involving 6 SMEs , 2 universities and 3 main 
end-users. The NAGINELS project proposes an innovative laser soluti on to respond to the 
new market needs for transparent material without deteriorating the product. The new 
technology developed by the N AGINELS can be applied mainly in the sectors of 
Pharmaceuticals, Perfume and cosmetics, wines a nd spirits, watches, precious stones, and the 
Automotive, Glass industry in ap plications covering anti-count erfeiting, normative as well as 
decorative.  
In the area of marine environment several projects have supported the development of the 
Marine and Maritime Policy Initiatives (inc luding Marine Environment Directive). For 
example, the "European Lifestyles and Mari ne Ecosystems (ELME)" project provided the 
best available scientific information for pr edicting the likely impa cts of major economic, 
social and institutional changes within Europe on the marine environments of all regional seas 
around Europe (Baltic Sea, North East Atlantic , Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea) towards 
their more sustainable use.  
The project "Development of an information t echnology tool for the management of southern 
European lagoons under the influence of river-ba sin runoff (DITTY)" deve loped the sc ientific 
and operational bases for a sustained and rationa l utilisation of the available resources in 
coastal lagoons of the Mediterr anean Sea and of the Portuguese  Atlantic coast. DITTY has 
delivered a Decision Support System (DSS) prot otype for the management of coastal lagoons, 
which combines practically all natural sc ience aspects with social and economic 
considerations. Since end-users (e.g. aquaculture farm managers ) were directly involved in 
the project, the DSS prototype has been  tested under realistic conditions. 
The issue of migration is still at  the forefront of European resear ch. Results of several projects 
on migration from FP4, FP5 and FP6 were pr esented at the international conference on 
"Citizenship, Identity and Migra tion in the European Union".  
In addition, several actions of dissemination were carried  out in 2007, among which the 
"Futuris" audiovisual co-productions, broa dcasting the success stories of Commission 
Research to mainly EU countries. It was agreed this ye ar that Futuris will be distributed in a 
number of third countries (China, Japan, Ukra ine, UAE, Israel, Taiwan and Croatia). The 
increased frequency of the magazine Resear ch*eu, the flagship publication of DG RTD 
(monthly as opposed to quarterly) and the new av ailability in Spanis h has meant that the 
magazine has been more widely distributed than ever before. 
EN 41   EN 1.6. Research programme of the res earch fund for coal and steel 
Coal and steel are and shall remain key global  industrial sectors. Coal shall remain an 
essential fuel both at global and EU levels. In 2005, coal accounted for 40% of total world electricity generation and 28% of EU27 electricity generation. Accounting for around 18% of 
world steel production, the Europ ean steel industry is now th e second world leader after 
China, which accounted for around 35% in 2007. In addition, it is being increasingly challenged by other Asian countrie s. As a result, investment in research a nd technology in 
these two major sectors continues to be essential.  
In 2007, the European Commission adopted a pr oposal for a Council De cision on the revised 
guidelines governing the research  programme of the RFCS. It  is expected that this 
Commission proposal will be adop ted by the Council during the first semester of 2008. This 
proposed revision of the technical guidelines lo oks to further develop the good results already 
achieved to date. In the Commi ssion's view, the RFCS has so far worked well, so a major 
overhaul is not required and the purpose of the revision is to make the programme as 
straightforward for its participants as possi ble. The proposed decision simplifies some 
administrative procedures, such as: deleting some accompanying measures since they are 
already covered by FP7 and increasing fina ncial support from 40 to 50% for pilot and 
demonstration projects. 
One of the priorities of the EU is to re duce carbon emission. Therefore, the Commission 
supports research on coal-based power with the aim that no CO2 will be released into the 
atmosphere. The HUGE project will explore the technology for hydr ogen production through 
underground gasification of coal, meaning th at the carbon dioxide will remain underground 
rather than being released in to the atmosphere. Future la rge-scale production of hydrogen 
from coal will contribute to meeting the demand for clean and affordable energy and the needs of the European energy, chemis try and transportation sectors.  
In June, research on steel delive red interesting results, in partic ular, from a security point of 
view. The SSIF project designed fire-resistant  steel structures and found innovative and 
breakthrough solutions. Web-base d software has been developed to optimise the design of 
stainless steel structural members and conn ections, including specific unprotected products 
meeting the requirement for 30 to 60 minutes' fi re resistance. This methodology will lead to 
European standards. The results of this proj ect should help to reduce the occurrence of 
dramatic consequences such as those which resulted from the September 11, 2001 attacks, when buildings collapsed very rapidly as a re sult of the weak fire resistance of key 
components of the structures.  
The research programme of the RFCS, that is separate and complementary to FP7, covers all 
aspects of coal and steel, from production proc esses to application. This programme has an 
annual budget of approximately €60 million for re search in these two areas, financed by the 
interest on the assets of the now expired Eu ropean Coal and Steel Community Treaty. In 
2007, out of a total of 36 and 143 proposals respec tively, 9 new coal and 49 new steel-related 
projects were financed by EU suppor t for a total amount of €54.23 million.  
EN 42   EN 2. D EVELOPMENTS IN MEMBER STATES AND APPLICATION OF THE OPEN METHOD OF 
COORDINATION  
2.1. The open method of coordination in  support of reaching the Barcelona 
objectives 
The Barcelona objective of increasing spending on R&D to approach 3% of the GDP by 2010 
has been an integral part of the Lisbon strate gy since its relaunching in  2005. On the basis of a 
commonly agreed set of integrated guidelines , Member States have formulated National 
Reform Programmes and have reported on the imp lementation of those for the second time in 
October 2007. 
In the field of R&D, the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) was set-up following the 3% 
action plan. The Scientific and Technical Res earch Committee of the EU (CREST) was asked 
in 2003 to act as the operationa l interface to define and overs ee the implementation of OMC. 
Following the positive results of the first two OMC cycles (2003-2006), CREST launched the 
third OMC cycle in Octobe r 2006. CREST Working Groups were established on the 
coordination of the Framework Programme and th e Structural Funds, internationalisation of 
R&D, policy mixes and R&D in services. 
• CREST adopted the Guidelines on "Coordi nating the Framework Programme and the 
Structural Funds to support R&D" at it s 314th meeting in Essen on 7th May 2007. The 
Guidelines provided 14 recommendations in  six priority domains including the 
development of RTDI strategies, RTDI ba sis, research excelle nce, international 
cooperation, the exploitation of R&D results and the improvement of communication. The 
Competitiveness Council adopted Council Conc lusions in June 2007 concerning the 
Guidelines. The Guidelines were also used as a source of information feeding into the Commission's Communication on "Competitive European Regions through Research and 
Innovation: A contribution to more growth and more and better jobs" (COM (2007) 474 
final). 
• The conclusions of the final report on internati onalisation of R&D were adopted by 
CREST at the December 2007 meeting in Brussels . One of the objective s was to take stock 
of the strategies and activities of EU Member  and Associated States with regards to the 
internationalisation of R&D. Based on the report, CREST adopted conclusions on how to face the challenge of globalisa tion and how to develop a proa ctive international policy in 
this regard.  
• The main objective of the Policy Mix Group wa s to conduct a peer review process aiming 
at helping Member States to understand the policy mixes needed to raise R&D intensity. 
Six countries (BE, EE, FR, LT, NL, UK) were  reviewed in this cycle. The reviews 
generated a series of generic lessons a nd recommendations of relevance to R&D and 
innovation policymakers which were adopted by CREST together with a Synthesis Report 
at the December 2007 meeting.  
• The conclusions of the repo rt on services were adop ted by CREST at its April 2008 
meeting. The Working Group examined how to  develop policies for stimulating R&D in 
the service sector. The report provided s uggestions and recommendations on how to 
develop the service sect or with research-relat ed policy measures.  
EN 43   EN The CREST meeting at Director s General level (held on 6 July 2007) was a key event in the 
third OMC cycle. It was devoted to a disc ussion on progress towards the 3% target and 
priority actions to develop the ERA. 
The fourth OMC cycle was launched in Decem ber 2007. It focuses on universities, industry-
led competence centres, internationalisation of R&D and the continuation of the policy mix peer review exercise (AT, BG). All Worki ng Groups are expected to finishing end 2008. 
Complementing the work in the CREST Workin g Groups, CREST carries out a yearly mutual 
learning exercise based on the National Reform Programmes in the context of the revised 
Lisbon strategy. The 2007 exercise focused on the progress made on national public and private R&D investment targets, obstacles agai nst reforming the public research sector and 
strategies and challenges in opening the nati onal research system towards ERA. CREST 
adopted a report drawing out common themes of participating count ries and therefore 
identified areas which may require further atte ntion by CREST or elevation to the political 
level in the context of the Competitiveness Council. 
2.2. Trends in public and private research investment 
2.2.1. Progress towards the 3% objective 
 
 
Source:  DG Research                                                                    
Data:  Eurostat, OECD
Notes:  (1) US : GERD does not include most or all capital expenditure.
             (2) EU-27 : The R&D intensity values for the years 1995 to 1999 (inclusive) were estimated by DG Research.
             (3) CN : Hong Kong is not included.Figure 2.1 - R&D intensity (GERD as % of GDP), 1995-2006
EU-27 (2)US (1)Japan
China (3)
0.51.01.52.02.53.03.5
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006R&D intensity
 
EN 44   EN Over the period 1995-2006, the R&D intensity of  EU27 has remained within a small one-
decimal range: from 1.79% in 1996-98 to 1.88% in 2002. In 2006, lik e in 2005, EU27 GERD 
amounted to 1.84% of GDP, fa r from the 3% objective. 
However, since 2000, the increase in R&D expend itures real terms in EU27 has been higher 
than in the US (14.4 % and 10.1% respectively). This resulted in  a lower decline of the R&D 
intensity in EU27 over 2000-2006 (- 1.1%) than in the US (-4.6%). Japan has outperformed 
both EU27 and the US, increasing both the R& D expenditures with 16.6% since 2000 and the 
R&D intensity with 9.3%.  
The R&D intensity of China has grown by more than 50% since 2000. This high R&D 
intensity growth in China is dr iven by the business enterprise sector both as R&D funding and 
R&D performing sector. The business enterprise s ector financed R&D at the level of 1% of 
GDP in 2006 - the same level as in EU27 - compared to only 0.68%  of GDP in 2003. In 
contrast R&D financed by government in Chin a has stagnated at about 0.35% of GDP (about 
half of the EU27 value) over this 2003-2006 period. EU27 R&D intens ity is therefore 
maintained higher than the Chinese one onl y through higher governme nt funding intensity. 
EN 45   EN 2.2.2. National R&D intensity targets  
 
Source : DG Research
Data: Eurostat, Member States
Notes: (*) IT, PT, UK : 2005, AT, FI : 2007
              (1) IT, PT, UK : 2000-2005, AT, FI : 2000-2007; EL, SE : 2001-2006; HU, MT : 2004-2006.
              (2) IT, PT : 2005-2010; UK : 2005-2013; FR : 2006-2012; EL : 2006-2015; AT : 2007-2010; FI 2007-2011.              (3) EU-27 does not include BG. 
              (4) IE : The R&D intensity target for 2010 was estimated by DG Research.
              (5) BG has not set an R&D intensity target.Figure 2.2 R&D intensity - progress towards the 2010 targets (in percentage points)
in parenthesis: R&D intensity as a % of GDP in 2006 (*)
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 EU-27 (1.84) (3)  Sweden (3.73) Luxembourg (1.47) Slovakia (0.49) Belgium (1.83) Netherlands (1.72) Poland (0.56) UK (1.76) Bulgaria (5) (0.48) France (2.12) Greece (0.57) Malta (0.54) Finland (3.37) Italy (1.09) Portugal (0.81) Germany (2.51) Romania (0.45) Hungary (1.00) Cyprus (0.42) Slovenia (1.59) Denmark (2.43) Ireland (4) (1.32) Lithuania (0.80) Latvia (0.69) Spain (1.20) Czech Republic (1.54) Estonia (1.14) Austria (2.51)
Percentage pointsProgress made 2000- 2006 (1) Progress to be made 2006- 2010 (2) 
 
For each Member State, figure 2.2 displays in grey the difference between the R&D intensity 
of this Member State in 200624 and its R&D intensity in 2000. For instance, R&D intensity in 
Austria was 0.59 percentage point higher in 2007 (2.51% of GDP, specified in parenthesis on 
the graph) than in 2000 (1.91% of GDP). 
The blue bar represents the distance separating the 200625 value of a Member State's R&D 
intensity to the target that it has set out for itself. In the case of Austria, its target (3% of GDP) 
                                                 
24 Or 2005 or 2007 according to the latest data available for each country, see footnote of Figure 2.2. 
25 Idem. 
EN 46   EN is still 0.49 percentage point higher than Aust ria's current R&D intens ity (2.51% of GDP in 
2007). In other words, between 2000 and 2007, Aust ria has done a bit more than half of the 
road towards its targ et set out in 2005. 
Therefore Figure 2.2 clearly s hows progress made by each Me mber State over the 2000-2006 
period (grey) against progress still to be made to reach its own target (blue). In 10 Member 
States, R&D intensity was higher in 2000 than in 2006 (negative grey bars). These Member States are further from their respective targets in 2006 than in 2000. In the 17 remaining 
Member States progress made towards their respective targets is only a small part of the progress that is required to reach them. Au stria, Estonia and the Czech Republic are the 
Member States that achieved the most subs tantial progress towards their targets. R&D 
intensity in Sweden and Finland is already grea ter than 3% but remains below the targets they 
have set themselves at 4%. 
It must be noted that, even if all Member Stat es reached their respectiv e targets in 2010 (and 
for Member States with a target set for a la ter year than 2010, if they were, in 2010, on the 
way to reach it), EU27 R&D intensity in 2010 w ould be 2.51%, below the 3% target set at 
European level. In other words, the targets se t by Member States are not sufficient to reach 
the overall EU target of 3% in 2010. 
2.2.3. Trends in public funding 
The volume of financial resources  allocated to R&D by government s is an indicator of their 
level of commitment towards the Lisbon goa l of making the EU the most performing 
knowledge-based economy.  
In 2005 (latest year available for EU27), GE RD financed by government amounted to 0.63% 
of GDP in EU27, slightly below its value in 200 0 (average annual growth rate of -0.3%). The 
Barcelona objective for the EU specifies that GERD financed by public sources should reach 
1% of EU GDP (one third of the 3% target). 
The government source of funds is not the sole  public source of funds  for GERD. To account 
for all public sources, one needs to add the public sources from the 'abroad' source of funds in 
the 27 Member States, in which EU funds are included as well as funds from all foreign governments. This breakdown public vs private sources w ithin the 'abroad' source of funds is 
not available for most countries, but it is well recognized that the funds from foreign 
governments are very limited for most countries.  'Abroad' financed 8.5 % of total GERD in 
EU27 in 2005, which represented about 0.16% of EU 27 GDP. If we assume that one third of 
these 'abroad' funds co me from public sources
26, the abroad-public sour ce of funds financed 
GERD at the level of roughly 0.05% of GDP, so that GERD fi nanced by public sources in 
EU27 in 2005 can be estimated at about 0.68% of GDP27, that is about one third below the 1% 
target. 
It must be noted that GERD financed by gove rnment only includes direct support to R&D by 
government; indirect government support to bu siness R&D through tax incentives is not 
counted. Therefore, any increase of a governme nt's indirect support to R&D over the period 
                                                 
26 This is only an assumption to roughly estimate what can be the intensity of funding by public sources 
from abroad. 
27 0.63% of GDP by government and 0.05% of GDP by abroad-public. In this approximation the 'Higher-
Education' source of funds can be considered negligible against these two public sources of funds. 
EN 47   EN 2000-2006 is not represented in Figure 2.3. Yet indirect support has become substantial in 
certain Member States over the years (see sec tion 2.3.3). In 2005, in Belgium and the 
Netherlands, more than half of government's s upport to business R&D was indirect; that same 
year in France and in the UK, about one third of government's support to business R&D was indirect.  
  
Source:  DG Research                                                                    
Data:  Eurostat  
Notes: (1) NL : 2003; BE, BG, DK, DE, EL, FR, IT, CY, LU, PT, SE, UK, EU-27 : 2005; AT : 2007.
             (2) IT : 1996-2005; NL : 2000-2003; BE, BG, DE, CY, LU, PT, UK, EU-27 : 2000-2005; AT : 2000-2007; SE : 2001-2003;  DK, EL : 2001-2005; FR : 2004-2005; HU : 2004-2006;
                   MT : 2005-2006.FIgure 2.3 GERD financed by government as % of GDP, 2006 and average annual growth, 2000-2006
BESELTCY
EE
HUFR
BGPTLU
IE
PLLV
DEITRO
ATES
FIMT
ELUK
DKNLCZ
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GERD financed by government as % of GDP, 2006  (1)Average annual growth of GERD financed by government as % of GDP (%), 2000 -
2006  (2)
Falling behind Losing momentum Pulling ahead Catching up
 
A majority of Member States (16 Member St ates) have increased the intensity of their 
government's direct support to R&D over the period 2000-200628.  
This increase has been substantial in 9 of them, including the 3 Baltic countries, Luxembourg, 
Malta, Cyprus, Romania, Ireland and Spain. This  shows their commitment  to increasing their 
level of R&D investments, so as to definitely ta ke off from their still low to very low level of 
direct public support to R&D. 
Another 3 countries - Austria, France and Swed en - have been able to continue raising 
substantially their rela tively high level of government's di rect support to R&D towards the 1% 
target that they all adopted and that  they are in a position to reach.  
Finally progress in 4 countries, the Netherla nds, the Czech Republic, the UK and Italy, has 
only been modest towards the pu blic part of their R&D investment targets. 6 countries - 
Finland, Denmark, Belgium, Greece, Hungary and Slovakia - approximately kept the intensity 
                                                 
28 See the actual period covered for each Member State,  according to data availa ble, in the footnote of 
Figure 2.3. 
EN 48   EN of government's direct suppor t to R&D that they had in 2000. 5 countries - Germany, 
Slovenia, Portugal, Poland and Bulgaria - decr eased the intensity of government's direct 
support to R&D over this period.  
With the exception of Finland, Germany and De nmark whose levels of government's support 
to R&D remain higher than the EU27 average,  all these countries are worryingly falling 
behind. 
In spite of a good majority of Member States increasing the intensity of their government's 
direct support to R&D over 2000-20 06, at EU27 level this intensity  has not moved up. This is 
due to the decrease observed in Germany, along  with limited increases in the UK and Italy, 
three countries contributing to a large shar e of the overall EU27 GDP. Among the countries 
with the largest GDPs in EU27, onl y France contributed to raise the intensity of government's 
direct support to R&D.  
Important to note is the contribution of cohesi on policy to the R&D investment intensity in 
the new Member States. In the period 2004-2006, th e Structural Funds contributed with an 
annual average of € 157.4 million to research inve stments in the ten new Member States and 
triggered with this an average of € 69.6 milli on annual national investments. These Structural 
Funds investments are included in  the Eurostat statis tics on government investments in R&D. 
This represented 8% of the total national public R&D investments and was estimated for 
instance in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania as representing between 25 and 30% of the total 
GBAORD (government budget appropriations or ou tlays on R&D). Thanks to the inclusion of 
knowledge and innovation among the priorities in the Cohesion Po licy Strategic Guidelines, 
for the period 2007-2013 the annual R&D invest ments under cohesion policy in the ten new 
Member States will increase to an estimated € 2.7 billion annual average (and if Romania and 
Bulgaria are included to an annual average of € 2.9 billion). This is expe cted to trigger some 
15-25% national (private and or public) co-fundi ng and will be included in the R&D intensity 
statistics per country. For the twelve new Memb er States one can ther efore estimate that 
between € 435 million and € 725 million will have to  be raised as annual average in national 
co-funding. 
2.2.4. Trends in private funding 
In 2005 (latest year available for EU27), at 1% of GDP, GERD financed by business 
enterprise in EU27 was slightly below its va lue in 2000 (average annua l growth rate of -
0.9%). The Barcelona objective fo r the EU specifies that GERD  financed by private sources 
should reach 2% of GDP (two thirds of the 3% target). 
To account for all private sources for GERD, on e needs to add the private sources from the 
'abroad' source of funds in the 27 Member States. As said above, this breakdown public vs 
private sources within the 'abroad' source of fu nds is not available for most countries. If one 
assumes that two thirds of these 'abroad' funds come from private sources, the abroad-private 
source of funds financed GERD at  the level of roughly 0.1% of GDP29 in 2005, so that GERD 
financed by private sources in EU27 in 2005 can be estimated at about 1.1% of GDP30. 
                                                 
29 'Abroad' financed 8.5% of total GERD in EU27 in 2005, which represents about 0.16% of EU27 GDP. 
30 In this approximation the 'Private-Non-Profit' sour ce of funds can be considered negligible against the 
business enterprise and abroad-private sources of funds. 
EN 49   EN  
  
Source:  DG Research                                                                    
Data:  Eurostat  
Notes: (1) NL : 2003; BE, BG, DK, DE, EL, FR, IT, CY, LU, PT, SE, UK, EU-27 : 2005; AT : 2007.
             (2) IT : 1996-2005; NL : 2000-2003; BE, BG, DE, CY, LU, PT, UK, EU-27 : 2000-2005; AT : 2000-2007; SE : 2001-2003;  DK, EL : 2001-2005; FR : 2004-2005; MT : 2005-2006.FIgure 2.4 GERD financed by business enterprise as % of GDP, 2006 and average annual growth, 2000-2006
SI
SKEU-27CZ
NLDK
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ROITDELV
PLIE
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BG
FRHUEE
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0 . 00 . 51 . 01 . 52 . 02 . 5 GERD financed by business enterprise as % of GDP, 2006  (1)Average annual growth of GERD financed by business enterprise  as % of GD P
(%), 2000-2006  (2)
Falling behind Losing momentum Pulling ahead Catching up
 
Over 2000-200631 the intensity of business enterprise support of R&D has increased only in 
Member States (11 Member States) in which this intensity was low or very low, as well as in 
Austria where this intensity was already inte rmediate. In countries with high levels of 
business support to R&D, such as Sweden, Fi nland, Germany and Denmark, this intensity has 
either decreased (Sweden) or stagnated. The same  holds for countries with average levels of 
business support to R&D: over 2000-200632 the intensity of GERD financed by business 
enterprise has decreased in the UK, the Ne therlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and remained 
unchanged in France. Similar decreases are observe d in a set of 5 countri es with already low 
levels of business financing of R&D. 
Like for GERD financed by government, significa nt increases of GERD financed by business 
enterprise have occurred only in countries with  relatively small shares of GDP in EU27, hence 
the overall effect has been negative. 
                                                 
31 See the actual period covered for each Member State,  according to data availa ble, in the footnote of 
Figure 2.4. 
32 Idem. 
EN 50   EN 2.2.5. To sum up 
The table below summarizes the trends in gov ernment and business enterprise funding of 
R&D in all Member Stat es over the period 2000-200633. 
 
Change in GERD financed by government and by business enterprise 
                  over 2000-2006
GERD financed by 
governmentGERD financed by 
business enterprise
Belgium 0-
Bulgaria - +
Czech Republic ++ +
Denmark 00
Germany -0
Estonia ++ ++
Ireland ++ +
Greece 0-
Spain ++ +
France +0
Italy +0
Cyprus ++ ++
Latvia ++ ++
Lithuania ++
Luxembourg ++ -
Hungary 0+ +
Malta ++ -
Netherlands 0-
Austria ++ +
Poland - - 0
Portugal -+ +
Romania ++ -
Slovenia - +
Slovakia 0-  -
Finland 00
Sweden 0-  -
UK 0-
EU27 00
          0  no or not significant change (average annual growth within the range [-1%; +1%])
          -  small decrease (average annual growth within the range  [- 1%; -4%])
          - -  large decrease (average annual growth < - 4%)
         +  small increase (average annual growth within the range [1%; 4%])
         ++  large increase (average annual growth  > 4%) 
The table highlights the catching-up of most Me mber States that have low levels of (both 
public and private) R&D investments. The most  vigorous catching-up co untries are Estonia, 
Cyprus, Latvia, followed by the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland and Lithuania.  
                                                 
33 See the actual period covered for each Member State,  according to data availa ble, in the footnote of 
Figures 2.3. and 2.4. 
EN 51   EN However, some of the low R&D intensive count ries have fallen further behind (Slovakia, 
Poland, Greece) or made only limite d progress (Bulgaria, Slovenia).  
Among more R&D intensive Member States, onl y Austria has increased the financing of 
R&D by both the government and business enterprises.  
2.3. Trends in research policies 
2.3.1. R&D policy priorities in the Member States In 2007, national policies for R&D continued to evolve towards more coherent and complex 
policy mixes. With the view of addressing ke y drivers of economic growth, Member States 
were building up policy mixes by developing new strategies which cut across different 
Ministries or by changing the institut ional settings used for R&D policy.  
Member States are increasingly developi ng new policy programmes aiming to achieve 
specific RTDI policy goals. These can be called "mini-mixes" of policy instruments and often 
go beyond R&D policy. Almost all Member States employ a complex policy mix to stimulate 
high-tech sector development and promote regions as key actors in national innovation 
policies. 
In the frame of increasing the quality of public  research, institutional restructuring of the 
research performers is an ongoing process in se veral Member States, ge nerally driven by the 
need to assure that public research performe d in the respective countries can compete on a 
world scale. 
The issues which emerge as policy priorities at national level can be grouped under the 
following categories: 
• Building coherent policy mixes for R&D
 
EU Member States are increasingly beco ming aware that enhancing their economic 
performance and responding to societal needs will require R&D policy to be placed in a 
broader context and to be devel oped in coherence with other pol icy fields. The most apparent 
approach is the link with the innovation policy, but other policy domains are also taken into 
consideration by national policy makers, such as  industrial policy, education policy or fiscal 
policy.  
National strategies developed during 2007 fully reflect this cross-cutting approach (e.g. 
Cyprus: 2007-2013 National Development Pla n, Spain: Research , Development and 
Innovation Plan 2008-2011, Greece: Strategic Deve lopment Plan for Research, Technology 
and Innovation 2007-2013, Hungary: Science, T echnology and Innovati on policy strategy 
2007-2013, Portugal: a new National Strategic Re ference Framework, Romania: National 
Research, Development and Innovation Strate gy 2007-2013, Slovakia: Long term Objective 
of the State Science and Technology Policy up to  2015). At the same future strategies for 
research and innovation are being pr epared in Austria and Finland. 
The need to build coherence with  other policy fields starts is also increasingly reflected in 
changes in the institutional settings used fo r R&D policy development, such as mergers 
between Ministries dealing with research, education, employment, trade and industry. For 
example, in 2007 the UK Department of Trade a nd Industry (DTI) has been replaced with a 
new Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) which brings together policy 
EN 52   EN on skills, higher education, science and innovati on, and offers the opportunity to deliver an 
integrated approach to these key drivers of economic growth. In the same line, the Finnish 
Ministry of Trade and Industr y (main R&D funding ministry) wa s merged with parts of the 
Ministry of Interior and the Mi nistry of Labour, the new ministry  being called the Ministry of 
Employment and Economy. 
Stakeholders are being increasi ngly involved in policy making pro cesses, fact revealed by the 
broad, co-participative foresight exercises organised in the la st years by numerous Member 
States with the view of establishing th ematic priorities for research funding. 
• Development of policy programmes ("mini-mixes ") to achieve specific RTDI policy goals  
An increasingly popular approach has been the construction of comprehensive policy 
programmes ("mini-mixes"34) that explicitly use different types of policy instruments together 
(e.g. human resource initiatives, fiscal exempti ons, grant schemes, regulation) to achieve a 
specific RTDI policy goal (e.g. R& D investments in bio-tech) or  support a specific target 
group (e.g. new technology based firms). These policy instruments can be related to non-
R&D policies – regulation, fiscal , and innovation oriented- as we ll. There is an element of 
user oriented programming or syst emic analysis involved in an a ttempt to tackle issues in a 
coherent and multifaceted manner. 
One can distinguish three types of  mini-mixes: 1) the cluster or Pôle de Compétitivité  
approach, 2) the packages of measures fo r high-tech starters and 3) packaged R&D 
programmes with flexible /multiple support mechanisms. In some cases there are different geographic governance levels invo lved (local, regional, national and international) with pre-
defined divisions of labour. A number of Memb er States have adopted such "packages" or 
"mini-mixes" Netherlands has developed the Technopartner programme, which is a package of measures to support new technology start-up s, as well as the Innovation Programme - a 
flexible policy support framework that focuse s on a specific technology domain; France has 
launched a multi-annual inter-ministerial  research and innovation programme on 
Transportation (PREDIT); also the national Pôle de Compétitivité  approach has some 
characteristics of mini-mixes; in Belgium, a Pôle de Compétitivité  programme combines 
different policy domains and includes packag ed approaches.; in Germany, bundling and 
simplifying existing SME policies by the Ministry of Industry (BMWi) could also be seen as a 
mini-mix. 
• Cohesion policy and R&D
 
Cohesion policy has an important role in suppor ting the regions in taking the Lisbon strategy 
forward. For the new programming period 2007-2013, the Member States have drawn up 
national strategic reference frameworks and operational programmes in  partnership with 
national, regional and local authorities and the Commission. These are based on the 
Community Strategic Guidelines  for Cohesion Policy, which fo cus increasingly on the Lisbon 
priorities including research and spelt out in more  detail in regional or thematic operational 
programmes. An analysis of all approved ope rational programmes sh ows that around 50 
billion Euros (i.e. 14% of the total EU Structural Funds 2007-2013) are foreseen for research 
and technological development. This means a massive increase comp ared to the 2000-2006 
                                                 
34 Term introduced by the Policy Mix Project "Monito ring and analysis of policies and public financing 
instruments conducive to higher levels of R&D investments", study commissioned by the DG RTD, to 
be finished in spring 2009. 
EN 53   EN period with some € 10.5 billion or an increas e with 4.7%. The priorities are supporting RTD 
activities in research centres, RTD in and for SMEs, technology transfer, developing human 
potential in the field of innovation and rese arch, R&D capacity build ing, regional cross-
border and transnational research cooperation.  
Structural Funds in R&D Structural Funds have an important role in  supporting the regions in taking the Lisbon 
strategy forward. For the new programming period 2007-2013, the Member States have 
drawn up national strategic refe rence frameworks and operationa l programmes in partnership 
with national, regional and lo cal authorities and the Commission. These are based on the 
Community Strategic Guidelines  for Cohesion Policy, which fo cus increasingly on the Lisbon 
priorities including research. Through the operati onal programmes, available budgets are 
distributed over the different priorities. An analysis of al l approved operational programmes 
shows that almost 29 % (99,4 billion Euros) of the total EU Structural Funds 2007-2013 are 
foreseen for R&D and innovation. Of this amo unt are 49,9 billion Euros for research and 
technological development which means a ma ssive increase compared to the 2000-2006 
period. The priorities are s upporting RTD in and for SMEs , technology transfer, R&D 
capacity building, regional cross-border a nd transnational research cooperation.  
• Increasing the quality of public research
 
Having an excellent public rese arch base is broadly recogni sed by Member States as an 
essential factor in attracting private investments in R&D. The reasoning for actions geared 
towards increasing the quality of public research  systems is related to the growing awareness 
of the globalisation of R&D. However, the new Member States are at different stage of 
development comparing to the old Member Stat es. Whereas for the last ones the driver has 
been a willingness to ensure that public resear ch performed in their respective countries can 
compete on a world scale, a number of new Memb er States are struggling to move towards 
the quality of public research performed in the old Member St ates. Some Eastern European 
countries still have to cope w ith a massive restructuration of their research system and with 
changing of institutional role s of research performers.  
In 2007, the most visible strategies  were related to the instituti onal restructuring of research 
performers, setting up evaluation bodies ai ming to assess research activities of R&D 
performers, and a shift towards an increased proportion of competitive funding.  
Denmark is restructuring its public research performers, aiming at the establishment of 
internationally more competitive universities. Finland has also launched a revision of its 
public research base, attempting to cut dow n the number of universities and pursuing a 
regional reallocation of research centres. Fran ce has passed a law modernizing the governance 
of universities and giving them more autonomy; besides, a deep re-sha ping of public research 
organizations is now in preparation. An inde pendent Evaluation Agency for University and 
Research has been set up in Italy. The Lithua nian Science Council has been restructured and 
the evaluation of public research institutions and universities is one of its new tasks. The shift 
towards competitive funding of research compari ng to block institutional funding continues in 
the new Member States, the  establishment of a new funding agency in Poland (National R&D 
Centre) being a relevant example in this respect. 
Increasing human resources in R&D is a critical f actor for the quality of public resear ch. It is 
being addressed through measures such as  increased funding aiming to develop human 
EN 54   EN resources (Austria and Netherlands) or improving the recruitment of researchers by 
establishing transparent procedures in line with international standards (Italy).  
• Developing high-tech sectors  
Almost all Member States employ a complex policy mix to stimulate high-tech sector 
development, even though they have diff erent policy approaches. Many mini-mixes 
mentioned above are part of this effort. In pa rticular, attention to new technology-based firms 
has become the focus of increasing attention across Europe. Examples of this dedication to high-tech sectors in Member  States are: Biotechnology and BioPharma Programmes in 
Germany, ICTRegie in the Netherlands, introduction of thematic programmes and 
technology-focussed schemes in Austria, compe titive clusters in Fr ance, building-up of a 
public biotechnology research infr astructure in Belgium.  
In some New Member States, th e tendency is sometimes to put all efforts on the development 
of high-tech sectors to the de triment of innovation in traditi onal low technology sectors that 
nevertheless make the bulk of their industry. Due account should also be taken of traditional 
and low-tech sectors which are important in  many Member States' economies, but where 
growth potential is hampered by low levels of innovation. 
• Regional involvement: towards commercialization in specific sectors
 
Regions have become key actors in innovation po licies of Member States. Many regions have 
developed their own innovation strategies, rely ing on local strengths and potential. Regions 
concentrate on selected areas or technologies to strengthen specific sectors. They complement 
national opportunities and generic support by me asures that are more thematic and take the 
existing local industrial struct ure into account (this does not ex clude however targeted support 
offered also at national level). The main goa l of regional involvement is to promote 
technology transfer, innovation and commercialization. Networki ng and linking with other 3 
regional layers can therefore pr oduce complementary effects.  
2.3.2. Stimulating private R&D expenditure : subsidies versus tax incentives 
Public financial support to business R&D comes in either of two different forms: via 1) direct 
funding of a part of the targeted expenditures (subs idies or grants), or 2) fiscal incentives 
allowing companies to reduce their tax payments and the cost of research. Tax incentives can be made available for a wide range of firms and thereby encourage an increase of R&D across 
the whole spectrum of firms without setting a priori  what R&D they should perform. Firms 
decide themselves what type of R&D they give a priority. 
Decrease of the share of private R&D which is funded by government 
At the beginning of the 90s, governments were  financing about 12% of total domestic 
business R&D activities. In 2006, direct governme nt funding of private research represented 
less than 8% of total business R&D expenditure in EU-27. However this gradual reduction of direct subsidies to private R&D was accompanie d by an increasing indirect support to private 
R&D through the use of fiscal incentives. 
Shift towards more indirect support through tax incentives 
Tax incentives for business R&D were introduced in several EU countries at the beginning of 
the 80s. EU countries with the longest experi ence in tax incentives schemes are Belgium, 
EN 55   EN France and the Netherlands. In more recent year s, a number of EU countries have introduced 
such schemes (see table below). Moreover so me countries with tax incentives schemes 
already in place have reinforced them. In count ries which currently do not have such schemes 
like Germany, Finland and Sweden, there is a grow ing interest to use them to stimulate R&D 
in SMEs and foster co-operation be tween public research and industry.  
An infinite variety of schemes can be elaborat ed by playing with the different variables of 
these schemes: level of generosity, eligible R& D costs, target groups, tax regime. The design 
of tax incentives schemes therefore vari es considerably across EU countries. 
 
Analytical category 1991 2000 2006
  Strong direct funding and 
unfavourable tax treatment4 EU countries : DE, IT, SE, UK 
and EU-173 EU countries : CZ, IT, PL 1 EU country : IT
  Little direct funding and unfavourable 
tax treatment8 EU countries : BE, DK, IE, 
EL, HU, NL, PT, FI6 EU countries : BE, DE, 
EL, FI, SE, UK4 EU countries : DE, EL, 
FI, SE
  Little direct funding and favourable 
tax treatment1 EU country : AT8 EU countries : DK, IE, ES, 
FR, HU, NL, AT, PT8 EU countries : BE, DK, 
IE, FR, HU, NL, AT, PT 
and EU-17
  Strong direct funding and favourable 
tax treatment2 EU countries : ES, FR No countries4 EU countries : CZ, ES, 
PL, UK
Source:  DG Research, Warda (2007)                                                                   Key Figures 2007
Data:  Eurostat, OECDTypology of policy-mixes with regard to direct funding and fiscal incentives for business R&D in the EU, 1991, 
2000 and 2006
 
Fiscal incentives for labour and social charges of R&D personnel 
More recently some countries have introduced  fiscal R&D incentives for labour social 
charges. Reducing social charges for R&D pers onnel reduces the operati ng costs of R&D and 
may contribute to retaining human talent. Such schemes are in place in France (Young 
Innovative Company scheme), Belg ium, the Netherlands, Spain.  
Monitoring the level of indi rect public support to R&D 
The level of indirect public support to privat e R&D (foregone revenue for government) is not 
systematically monitored yet. In 2005, in Be lgium, Netherlands, Port ugal and Ireland, tax 
incentives accounted for a greater proportion of government support for business R&D than 
direct public government support (OECD Ou tlook 2008, Chapter 1). With about USD 800 
million of estimated revenue losses in Fran ce and the UK in 2005, R&D tax incentives 
accounted for about 30% and 33% re spectively of direct plus i ndirect government funding of 
business R&D, and in Spain about 23%. 
Impact of tax incentives on R&D investments by firms 
If the use of tax incentives as an instrument to foster investment in R&D by companies has 
been on the rise in EU countries over the la st decades, the clear demonstration of the 
efficiency of these schemes, however, has not been made yet. Business R&D intensity has not 
grown much in many countries with tax incentives in place (see section 2.2.4) 
Impact of tax incentives has long been studie d. Empirical studies agree in general that on 
average R&D tax incentives indu ce an increase in a firm's expenditures on R&D by amounts 
that are similar or greater than the foregone tax revenues, although results greatly vary across 
studies on the extent of this ad ditional R&D. Most studies al so recognize greater long-term 
EN 56   EN benefits for the economy and society at large. But evaluations of tax incentives schemes are 
being pursued in several countries. 
2.3.3. The ERA dimension in national R&D policies 
Reforms in R&D policies have up to now been designed almost exclus ively from a national 
perspective. As R&D systems are, however, in creasingly interconnected, it is important that 
national policy makers take exp licit account of the European perspective in their national 
policies, in order to maximise the benefits fr om synergies and spillovers. This would increase 
the effectiveness of national syst ems and would, in the context of  the European Research Area 
initiative, make a significant contribution toward s developing the EU's research system as a 
whole to be a competitive player on the global scene. 
Although Member States participate in the FP and have bilateral agreements within the EU or 
with non-EU countries, individual  Member States have different  approaches to and different 
perceptions of ERA. Some Memb er States have already explicitly integrated ERA into their 
policy priorities or even changed their legisl ation accordingly. Others are still planning to 
integrate ERA or they consider it as day-to -day business which does not require particular 
attention. The need for internationalisation of the R&D system is clearly more present in 
small and medium-sized countries where the pres sure towards the opening up of their research 
and innovation systems is stronger. In Austria for example, a strong internationalisation has 
taken place over the last years. Opening up the country has been seen as an opportunity to 
attract foreign investments in R&D. Portugal and Spain are running join tly an International 
Research Laboratory with an international scope, open to the participation of institutions and experts from all over the world aiming at establishing a pool of internationa l excellence in the 
area of nanotechnology. 
In the CREST mutual learning exercise 2007, it came  out very clearly that  Member States are 
very much focused on the mobility of researchers. Almost every Member State has thus taken measures to facilitate the mobility of research ers. Though, it is not always clear whether this 
concerned both cross-country and cross-sectoral  mobility. Certain Member States called for a 
more centralised role of industry in the realis ation of ERA as better co-ordination will lack 
effects without increased inve stments in R&D by industry. 
However, most of the Member States have recognised the importance of internationalisation 
and of opening up their national re search systems as well as the need of an S&T co-operation 
strategy at European level. Ther e is still room for a better c oordination of regional, national 
and EU research programmes. Furthermore, cro ss-border challenges and obstacles need to be 
identified and to be addressed in a co-ordinated way. 
3. I
NTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS  
During the reporting period the development of formalised frameworks of international 
scientific and technolog ical cooperation continued. Internat ional S&T cooperation is a pillar 
of sustainable development of our societie s, a valuable instrument to promote the 
competitiveness of European industry through  global research cooperation, as well as a 
necessary means to tackle  global and regional ch allenges, such as clim ate change, biodiversity 
loss, health, sustainable food, energy and natural resources. 
Particular emphasis was placed on developing th e international dimension of the European 
Research Area and strengthening links with EEA – EFTA countries, Switzerland, Israel and 
EN 57   EN the candidate countries – Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, as 
well as potential candidate countries – Al bania, Serbia and Montenegro. Moreover, 
agreements were pursued particularly with  industrialised and mi ddle-income countries 
interested in coordinating S&T policies with the European Un ion. Developing relations with 
these countries in the context of S&T agreements is to add an institutional dimension to the general trend of increasing international scientif ic cooperation on a proj ect basis. Similar to 
strategies pursued by other major industria lised or emerging economies, international 
scientific and technological c ooperation is today a necessary  dimension of international 
relations, a way to acquire access to knowledge systems elsewhere, to project influence in 
constructive win-win relations with other pa rts of the world and as a source of renown
35. An 
overview of the status of formal agreements is provided on the web36. 
Preparation of the Association of Switzer land, Israel, the EEA-EFTA States (Island, 
Liechtenstein and Norway) and the Enlarg ement Countries (Turkey and the Western 
Balkan Countries) and others to the FP7 
Association Agreements between Switzerland a nd the EC and EURATOM and Israel and the 
EC were signed and provisionally applied as from 1 January 2007. 
After FP7 had been adopted, the EEA Joint Co mmittee decided to adapt Protocol 31 of the 
EEA Agreement associating the th ree EFTA States to FP7 (EC). 
Following the Commission's strategy to encour age the enlargement countries to become 
associated to FP7 (EC), Albania and Monteneg ro, requested their association to FP7. The 
terms and conditions of association have b een specified in the draft Memorandum of 
Understanding and following the start of FP7 the Commission intern al decision making 
procedure was launched. 
The association of the Western Balkan Countries and Turkey has to be seen in the context of 
their perspective to integrate into the European Union. Association to FP7 allows them to 
become familiar with EU deci sion-making and European values. In cooperating on research at 
EU level compliance with the acquis communautaire  in difficult areas such as environment, 
energy or public health will be facilitated. 
All draft association in struments foresaw a retroactive ap plication as of 1 January 2007 to 
allow the entities of all associat ed countries to participate from  the start of FP7, apart from 
Montenegro, whose Memorandum of Unders tanding applied as from 1 January 2008. 
Furthermore, during 2007, the Commission received  a request from the Faeroe Islands to open 
official negotiations on the conclusion of agreement associating them to FP7 (EC). 
An example of a particularly dynamic and st rategic Science and Technology Cooperation 
Agreement: Russia 
Around 176 Russian entities have been retained for participation and funding during the first 
year of FP7 worth approximately €42 million of EC investments. The EC contribution to the 
Russian participation for the reporting period is  expected to be €25 million, while the Russian 
                                                 
35 The Evaluation Partnership (TEP), 2005. Imp act assessment report on the Specific Programme 
International RTD Cooperation, Fifth Framework Programme (1998-2002). Luxembourg, OPOCE, 94p. 
36 http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp /index.cfm?lg=en&pg=countries. 
EN 58   EN partners themselves contributed around € 17 million. The success rate of Russian proposals 
was around 25% of those submitted. This is in a ddition to the numerous and active research 
cooperation activities by the EU Member States with Russia and to the multilateral scientific 
platforms through which the EU and its Member States have been cooperating with Russia (e.g. ITER, CERN, International Space Station, etc.). 
Reflecting this rich and dynami c relationship, our recently re inforced S&T policy dialogue 
aims to develop greater sharing of resear ch agendas through a common decision-shaping 
process. In the present circumstan ces, the implementation of the 4
th Common Space for 
Research is the most advanced and the least controversial of the f our spaces in which EU-
Russia cooperation is articulated. 
New and upcoming Science and Technology Cooperation Agreements 
In 2007, international scientific cooperation was streng thened with the star t of negotiations on 
an Agreement on Scientific and Technological (S&T) Cooper ation between the European 
Community and New Zealand, following wh ich an agreed text was initialled by 
representatives of the EC and New Z ealand in November of that year. 
Negotiations for an S&T Cooperation agreem ent with Japan were further pursued.  
Renewal of Science and Technology Coopera tion Agreement with India, South Africa, 
Argentina, Russia 
The S&T Cooperation Agreement between India and the EC has been extended for another 
five years until 2012.  
The S&T Cooperation Agreement between Sout h Africa and the EC was renewed by common 
agreement between the two parties un til the end of the FP7 in December 2013. 
The S&T Cooperation Agreement between Ar gentina and Euratom was automatically 
renewed for a further five year period, as was the agreement on fusion with Russia. 
The agreement which Switzerland also has with Euratom on fusion was extended for the 
duration of the FP7 Euratom programme, until 2011. 
4. C ONSULTATION AND MONITORING PROCEDURES  
4.1. Scientific and Technical Research Committee (CREST) 
In 2007 CREST held five meetings. The Commi ssion regularly kept CREST informed of new 
policy initiatives and the pres idencies informed CREST of  the work in the Council. 
With regard to follow-up of the 3% target in the framework of the Open Method of Co-
ordination, CREST adopted recommendations on how to better coordinate the Framework 
Programme and Structural Funds. It also adopt ed recommendations and final reports of the 
Working Groups on Policy mix and Internatio nalisation of R&D. The Working Group on 
R&D in services examined how to  develop policies for stimulating R&D in the service sector.  
Furthermore, CREST undertook a mutual lear ning exercise on the basis of the National 
Reform Programmes and the 2007 Progress report s. One meeting took place at the Directors-
EN 59   EN General level, and was devoted to investments in R&D in relation to the 3% objective. 
CREST prepared for a fourth 3% OMC cycl e, which includes the following topics: 
(a) Internationalisation of R&D; 
(c) Excellence of research in universities; 
(d) Industry-led competence centres; 
(e) The series of peer reviews for the pu rpose of identifying good policy mixes is 
being continued in the fourth  cycle, but with a lighter  process (for Austria and 
Bulgaria). 
CREST held several exchanges of views on th e Commission's Green Paper "The European 
Research Area - New perspectives", and starte d its discussions on the vision and governance 
of ERA. Presentations and exchanges of views also covered the following topics: 
– the Communication "Improving knowledge transf er between research institutions and 
industry across Europe: embracing open innova tion – Implementing the Lisbon agenda"; 
– the new Community framework for State aid for R&D and innovation; 
– the report "Science education now: A renewed pedagogy for the future of Europe" ('Rocard 
report'); 
– the Final Review of COST in FP6 ('Monf ret Panel') and exchange of views on its 
recommendations regarding COST governan ce and the role of COST in ERA; 
– the ESFRI roadmap exercise; 
– the ERA-NET expert group report; 
– the Communication "Competitive European Regions through Research and Innovation", 
with an intervention by a representati ve of the Committee of the Regions; 
– the science and research policies in Germany and in Portugal respectively. 
4.2. Programme Committees  
New Programme Committees were set up by th e Specific Programmes implementing the EC 
and Euratom 7th Framework Programmes for research  (collectively called "FP7").  
In 2007, these Programme Committees were involved  from the outset in the very crucial first 
steps of implementation of FP7. Their cont inuous support to the implementation of the 
Specific Programmes contributed to the smooth la unch of calls for proposa ls in a large range 
of areas. 
The Programme Committees for 'Cooperation', 'Ideas ', 'People' and 'Capacities' held nearly 80 
meetings in 2007. They were asked for some  75 opinions by the Commission, both on the 
work programmes that allow publication of ca lls for proposals and on the selection of 
proposals. All the opinions given were favourable. 
EN 60   EN The consultative Committee for the Specific Pr ogramme under the Euratom Treaty met five 
times and gave nearly 100 positive opinions /recommendations. The Standing Committee on 
Agricultural Research (S CAR) met twice during 2007.  
As in the past, the Commission and the Progr amme Committees had positive and constructive 
exchanges in a spirit of good collaboration. In that context, the Programme Committees could play with efficiency their ro le of assisting the Commission in the implementation of the 
Framework Programmes during th is first year of FP7.  
4.3. External Advisory Groups  
In continuity with the method followed during FP6, Advisory Groups have been created by 
the Commission during the spring 2006, with the mandate to provide consistent and consolidated advice on the scie ntific and technica l content of the annual Work Programmes 
under FP7. Advisory Groups' advice is meant to co mplement other sources of external advice 
received by the Commission, including from st akeholder consultations and, where relevant, 
from European Technology Platforms. The diff erent themes or parts of the FP7 Specific 
Programmes are currently covere d by sixteen Advisory Groups : Health; Food, agriculture and 
biotechnologies; Information and comm unication technologies; Nanosciences, 
nanotechnologies, materials and new produc tion technologies; non nuclear Energy and 
Euratom; Environment (including climate change ); Transport (including aeronautics); Socio 
economic sciences and Humanities; Space; Secur ity (created in 2007); People; Research for 
SMEs; Regions of knowledge; Research poten tial; Science in Society; Activities of 
international co-operation.  
The members of Advisory Groups have been selected following the Commission guidelines
37, 
on the basis of excellence, indepe ndence and pluralism. Efforts have also been made to ensure 
an appropriate balance and diversity in member ship of the groups, concerning notably gender, 
geography, and types of organisations. The mandat es of the groups are based on those used in 
FP6, but have been broadened in order to reflect the wider scope of FP7. Finally, an additional 
emphasis has been placed on transparency. It  has notably been provided for that the 
memberships and written advice of Advisory gr oups would be made publicly available on the 
Commission Website, as soon as the procedures  requested by the Regulation on the protection 
of personal data38 would have been completed. These pr ocedures have been completed during 
the year 2007, and all information is now  available at the following address: 
http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/advisory_en.html . 
4.4. European Research Advisory Board (ERAB)  
The European Research Advisory Board (EUR AB) was established in June 2001 to provide 
the Commissioner with high-level independent  advice on the implementation of ERA, the 
smooth running of the 6th Framework Programme and the pr eparation and launch of the 7th 
Framework Programme. It had 45 high-level expe rts from various disciplines, and in 2007 
produced reports on the follo wing key strategic issues. 
                                                 
37 Communication on the collection and use of expertise by the Commission: principles and guidelines; 
improving the knowledge base for better policies , COM(2002)713. 
38 Regulation (EC) N° 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on 
the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community 
institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data. 
EN 61   EN – "EURAB Recommendations on Ex Post Impact Assessment" (July 2007)  
– "Research and Societal Engagement" (June 2007)  
– "Research Management in the Eur opean Research Area - Education, 
Communication and Exploi tation" (May 2007)  
– "Energising Europe's Knowledge Tr iangle of Researc h, Education and 
Innovation through the Struct ural Funds" (April 2007) 
During its lifetime, EURAB held 28 plenary m eetings and 116 working group meetings, and 
produced 38 reports. 
Having successfully concluded its mandate, pr eparations began for its successor body, the 
European Research Area Board (ERAB). As its new name suggests, ERAB's main focus will 
be the implementation of the ERA, more specifically, the realisation of the new ambitious objectives for the ERA, as stipulated in the Green Paper  'The European Research Area: New Perspectives'.
 
In order to ensure the transparency of th e procedure to nominate ERAB members, an 
independent Identification Committee (ICD) of following three high-level experts was set up 
(Dr Andrew Dearing , Secretary General of the European  Industrial Research Management 
Association; Ms Claudie Haigneré , former French Minister of Research and New 
Technologies and of European Affa irs; and Ms Vaira Vike-Freiberga , the former President of 
Latvia). 
The nomination process consisted of sending i nvitations to major European organisations 
representing business, academia, NGOs a nd foundation, asking them to submit a list of 
suitable candidates. Approximately 200 nominations were received.  
The IDC produced two short-lists of potential candidates (main and reserve) that were 
submitted to the Commissioner on 29 January. At his meeting with the IDC on 12 March 
2008, the Commissioner endorsed the main list of  candidates proposed by the IDC. The first 
meeting of ERAB will take place on 2nd June.  
ERAB was legally established by a Commission decision on 7 December 2007. 
4.5. Monitoring and evaluation 
2007 was a transitional year  for the monitoring ac tivities, with a move from the panel based 
approach under FP6 towards the internal monitoring system requested under FP7. The 
monitoring report covering 2006 (the last year of FP6) was used to test out new options for 
future monitoring activities, not ably by presenting the results of a survey among research 
liaison offices on their perception of the FP implementation, and by presenting the first 
consistent analysis of the review reports used  to assess the ongoing Ne tworks of Excellence. 
While the monitoring activities are primarily fo cused on the short-term implementation of the 
Framework Programme activities, ex-post evalua tion activities are aiming at a more holistic 
assessment of its longer term impact. In 2007, the preparation of the ex-post evaluation of 
FP6, due in 2008, took shape, notably through th e preparation and launch of a series of 
supporting studies. The building up of such an ev idence base across the different themes of 
the Framework Programme is an essential ingredient to allow for a solid and comprehensive 
EN 62   EN evaluation of the Framework Programme. In la te 2007 the European Court of Auditors 
published a Special Report on the Framework Pr ogramme evaluation system, together with a 
detailed reply from the Commission services.  
5. S TATISTICAL TABLES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 6TH AND 7TH FRAMEWORK 
PROGRAMMES  
FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES 
The statistical annex which accompanies this working document consists of two parts: 
5.1. Implementation data of the 7th Framework Programme during 2007 
It presents data on i) proposal s submitted in response to FP7 cal ls for proposals published and 
processed during 2007, ii) FP7 proposals retain ed for funding followi ng proposal evaluation 
and selection and iii) FP7 gran t agreements signed during 2007. 
The format, structure and conten t of the tables presented in this part are similar but not 
identical to those of earlier years used to present FP6 activities. The reason for the changes 
introduced in this first FP7 report lies with the need to reflect changes in FP7 data structure and terminology in comparison to FP6. Thes e changes concern the classification of 
organisations according to their t ype of activity and legal status as presented in tables 3b and 
3e. 
In reading the tables please note the following: 
• The tables are based on data from 54 FP7 concluded calls for proposals i.e., call for 
proposals that were published in 2007 and for which evaluati on and selection outcomes are 
available. The list of the FP7 proposals is presented by table 1. 
• As of first of January 2007 Bulgaria and Ro mania became Member States to the EU and 
they appear in the 'Member States (EU27)' gr oup. In the group ‘Candi date and Associated 
Countries’, Croatia and Turkey are both ca ndidate and associated countries. FYROM 
(Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) be came a candidate country in December 2005 
and it appears under the heading "candidate coun tries" in the 2007 statistical tables of the 
annual report. Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are associated countries in the 
framework of the European Economic Area,  Switzerland and Israel are associated 
countries in the framework of  an association agreement 
• In proposals for Marie Curie Actions in suppo rt for training and career development of 
researchers, data on project cost and requested  EC financial contribution is not collected 
and therefore not reported. The reported fi nancial data refer onl y to 78 proposals for 
Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) submitt ed in response to the following calls for 
proposals: FP7-PEOPLE-2007-1-1-NIGHT, FP7-PEOPLE-2007-5- 3-ERA-MORE and 
FP7-PEOPLE-2007-5-4-NCP. 
• Applicants in the scope of PEOPLE as well as IDEAS refer to hosting 
organisations/institutions. 
EN 63   EN • The "Higher Education" and "Non Profit Resear ch Organisations" types of activities (see 
table 3b) are not mutually exclusive categorie s since a higher education establishment may 
also be a non-profit research  organisation and vice versa. 
• The combinations of legal stat us categories presented in tabl es 3b and 3e are all mutually 
exclusive. 
• The figures related to EC financial contribu tions refer to commitments and not payments. 
• A collaborative link is assumed to  exist between each pair of pa rticipants in each contract. 
The number of collaborative links created by a project is calculated in the following way 
(a) When there are n participants from a given country in a project, the 
number of collaborative links betw een participants from the given 
country formed as a result of the project is assumed to be n*(n-1)/2 . 
(b) When there are m participants from one country and p from another 
country in a project, the number of  collaborative links  created between 
the two countries as a result of the project is assumed to be m*p. 
The total number of collaborative links is then calculated by summing across all 
projects. 
• Fusion contracts are omitted in the statistics due to the unavailability of data 
5.2. Implementation of the 6th Framework programme during 2007 
Even though the 6th Framework Programme was conclude d by the end of 2006, FP6 contracts 
continued to be signed until the end of 2007. This  part presents data on FP6 contracts signed 
during 2007. The format of the tables is the same as that of the previous reports on FP6 activities and reflects the structure of the 6
th Framework Programme. 
The following notes apply to the tables of 5.2  
• As of first of January 2007 Bulgaria and Ro mania became Member States to the EU and 
they appear in the 'Member States (EU27)' gr oup. In the group ‘Candi date and Associated 
Countries’, Croatia and Turkey are both ca ndidate and associated countries. FYROM 
(Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) be came a candidate country in December 2005 
and it appears under the heading "candidate coun tries" in the 2007 statistical tables of the 
annual report. Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are associated countries in the 
framework of the European Economic Area,  Switzerland and Israel are associated 
countries in the framework of  an association agreement. 
• No FP6 proposals were recorded in the year 2007 (tables 1a  to 2b are empty) 
• The figures related to EC financial contribu tions refer to commitments and not payments. 
• SME participation information is missing due to gaps in the provision of relevant data for 
recording in the central FP6 contracts database.  
• A collaborative link is assumed to  exist between each pair of pa rticipants in each contract. 
The number of collaborative links created by a project is calculated in the following way 
EN 64   EN (a) When there are n participants from a given country in a project, the 
number of collaborative links betw een participants from the given 
country formed as a result of the project is assumed to be n*(n-1)/2 . 
(c) When there are m participants from one country and p from another 
country in a project, the number of  collaborative links  created between 
the two countries as a result of the project is assumed to be m*p. 
The total number of collaborative links is  calculated by summing across all projects. 
• RSFU - Fusion contracts are omitted in the stat istics due to the unavailability of data. 
EN 65   EN 5.3. List of tables in the statistical annex 
5.3.1. Implementation data of the 7th Framework Programme during 2007 
Table 1: List of FP7 concluded calls for proposals in 2007. 
Table 1a: FP7 Proposals submitted in 2007: Participation by Priority Area & Funding Scheme. 
Table 1b: FP7 Proposals submitted in 2007: Participation by Priority Area & Country. 
Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding that were submitted in 2007: Participation by 
Priority Area & Funding Scheme 
Table 2b: FP7 Proposals retained for funding that were submitted in 2007: Participation by 
Priority Area and Country 
Table 3a: FP7 Grant Agreements signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Priority Area 
and Funding Scheme 
Table 3b: FP7 Grant Agreements signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Priority Area 
and Holders' type of activity/Legal Status. 
Table 3c: FP7 Grant Agreements signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Priority Area 
and Country 
Table 3d: FP7 grant agreements signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Funding Scheme 
and Country 
Table 3e: FP7 grant Agreements signed in 2007 : Participation & Contribution by Holders' 
Country of origin and Type of activity/Legal status. 
Table 4: Collaborative links grant holders within signed grant agreements in 2007. 
EN 66   EN Table 1: List of concluded FP7 calls for proposals in 2007
Proposal Call Closure 
DateProposal Call Identifier (54)
03-avr-07 FP7 -PEOPLE- 2007-5-1-1-NIGHT
10-avr-07 FP7-2007-COST
19-avr-07 FP7-HEALTH-2007-A
24-avr-07 FP7-REGIONS-2007-124-avr-07 FP7-REGIONS-2007-2
24-avr-07 FP7-REGIONS-2007-3
24-avr-07 FP7 -REGPOT-2007-1
24-avr-07 FP7 -REGPOT-2007-2
24-avr-07 FP7 -REGPOT-2007-3
24-avr-07 FP7 -REGPOT-2007-4
25-avr-07 FP7 -PEOPLE- 2007-2-2-ERG
25-avr-07 FP7 -PEOPLE- 2007-4-3-IRG
26-avr-07 FP7 -PEOPLE- 2007-5-2-AWARDS
02-mai-07 FP7-ENV-2007-1
02-mai-07 FP7-Fission-200702-mai-07 FP7-INCO-2007-1
02-mai-07 FP7-INCO-2007-4
02-mai-07 FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2007-1
02-mai-07 FP7-KBBE-2007-1
03-mai-07 FP7-AAT-2007-RTD-1
03-mai-07 FP7-AAT-2007-TREN-1
03-mai-07 FP7-ENERGY-2007-1-RTD
03-mai-07 FP7-TPT-2007-RTD-1
08-mai-07 FP7-ICT-2007-110-mai-07 FP7-SME-2007-3
10-mai-07 FP7-SSH-2007-1
23-mai-07 FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2007-1
31-mai-07 FP7-ERARESORG-2007-1-RTD
31-mai-07 FP7-PEOPL E-2007-3-1-IAPP
31-mai-07 FP7-SEC-2007-1
05-juin-07 FP7-NMP-2007-CSA-1
05-juin-07 FP7-SST-2007-RTD-1
05-juin-07 FP7-SST-2007-TREN-1_05June
19-juin-07 FP7-SPACE-2007-1
28-juin-07 FP7-ENERGY-2007-2-TREN28-juin-07 FP7-SST-2007-TREN-1_28June
01-juil-07 FP7-2007-ERANET-4.2.2.2
31-juil-07 FP7-ERANET-2007-RTD
14-août-07 FP7 -PEOPLE- 2007-2-1-IEF
14-août-07 FP7 -PEOPLE- 2007-4-1-IOF
14-août-07 FP7- PEOPLE- 2007-4-2-IIF
24-août-07 FP7 -PEOPLE- 2007-5-3-ERA-MORE
24-août-07 FP7 -PEOPLE- 2007-5-4-NCP
04-sept-07 FP7-SME-2007-1
11-sept-07 FP7-INCO-2007-2
13-sept-07 FP7-NMP-2007-SMALL-117-sept-07 ERC-2007-StG
18-sept-07 FP7-HEALTH-2007-B
25-sept-07 FP7- PEOPLE- 2007-1-1-ITN
04-oct-07 FP7-NMP-2007-LARGE-1
04-oct-07 FP7-NMP-2007-SME-1
17-oct-07 FP7-PEOPL E-2007-2-2-ERG
17-oct-07 FP7-PEOPL E-2007-4-3-IRG
28-nov-07 FP7-SME-2007-2
 
 
EN 67   EN Table 1a: FP7 Proposals submitted in 2007: Participation by Priority Area & Funding Scheme
Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007 All funding schemes
 Priority AreaNo. of 
Submitted 
ProposalsSubmitted 
Proposals %No. of 
ApplicantsApplicants % Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
Health 1.819 7,84 % 16.338 14,84 % 9.226. 238.835 17,48 % 6.957.531.994 17,21 %
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 418 1,80 % 4.301 3,91 % 1.561.364.633 2,96 % 1.169.263.817 2,89 %
Information and Communication Technologies 1.840 7,93 % 17.399 15,80 % 9.792. 498.728 18,55 % 6.902.296.079 17,07 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 1.247 5,37 % 6.931 6,30 % 6.718.053.975 12,73 % 4.889. 329.043 12,09 %
Energy 561 2,42 % 5.318 4,83 % 3.570.342.205 6,76 % 1.676.159.668 4,15 %
Environment (including Climate Change) 638 2,75 % 7.335 6,66 % 2.404.027.575 4,55 % 2.038.271.445 5,04 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 555 2,39 % 6.659 6,05 % 3.021.883.959 5,73 % 2.071.143.388 5,12 %
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 533 2,30 % 4.123 3,74 % 848.688.981 1,61 % 662.356.544 1,64 %
Space 66 0,28 % 812 0,74 % 409.936.428 0,78 % 278.438.730 0,69 %
Security 328 1,41 % 3.291 2,99 % 1.493.098.664 2,83 % 1.052.569.123 2,60 %
General Activities - Annex IV 25 0,11 % 88 0,08 % 40.093.814 0,08 % 38.586.486 0,10 %
Ideas ERC 9.167 39,51 % 11.720 10,64 % 10.481. 375.951 19,86 % 10.257.611.640 25,37 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 4.195 18,08 % 11.728 10,65 % 11.423.959 0,02 % 9.525.520 0,02 %
Research Infrastructures 159 0,69 % 1.855 1,68 % 736.693.317 1,40 % 577.144.565 1,43 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 786 3,39 % 7.259 6,59 % 1.427.632.968 2,70 % 998.246.834 2,47 %
Regions of Knowledge 123 0,53 % 1.063 0,97 % 98.550.751 0,19 % 90.491.181 0,22 %
Research Potential 376 1,62 % 918 0,83 % 385.307.523 0,73 % 351.635.806 0,87 %
Science in Society 182 0,78 % 1.335 1,21 % 125.783.394 0,24 % 109.191.141 0,27 %
Support for the coherent development of research policies 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %Activities of International Cooperation 127 0,55 % 1.009 0,92 % 113.348.088 0,21 % 101.818.673 0,25 %
Fusion Energy 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Nuclear Fission and R adiation Protection 57 0,25 % 619 0,56 % 314.351.286 0,60 % 204.234.818 0,51 %
Totals 23.202 100,00 % 110.101 100,00 % 52. 780.695.034 100,00 % 40.435.846.495 100,00 %Cooperation
Capacities
Euratom
 
 
EN 68   EN Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Submitted 
ProposalsSubmitted 
Proposals %No. of 
applicantsApplicants % Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
Health 1626 22,57 % 14917 22,81 % 8.997.465.471 23,57 % 6.757.746.684 25,38 %
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 352 4,89 % 3562 5,45 % 1.477.913.774 3,87 % 1.091.930.980 4,10 %
Information and Communication Technologies 1662 23,07 % 15786 24,14 % 9.421.692.800 24,68 % 6.597.457.760 24,78 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 121 7 16,89 % 6632 10,14 % 6.642.196.422 17,40 % 4.836. 817.919 18,17 %
Energy 476 6,61 % 4512 6,90 % 3.473.620.598 9,10 % 1.585.515.447 5,96 %
Environment (including Climate Change) 527 7,32 % 6167 9,43 % 2.182.550.032 5,72 % 1.630.501.799 6,12 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 419 5,82 % 5443 8,32 % 2.839.598.903 7,44 % 1.900.742.905 7,14 %
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 480 6,66 % 3665 5,61 % 803.574.233 2,10 % 620.473.998 2,33 %
Space 54 0,75 % 684 1,05 % 395.111.387 1,03 % 264.802.626 0,99 %
Security 283 3,93 % 2904 4,44 % 1.451.797.754 3,80 % 1.015.639.940 3,81 %
General Activities - Annex IV 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Ideas ERC 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Research Infrastructures 31 0,43 % 349 0,53 % 160.752.510 0,42 % 106.605.643 0,40 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Regions of Knowledge 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Research Potential 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Science in Society 36 0,50 % 239 0,37 % 32.049.648 0,08 % 24.663.171 0,09 %
Support for the coherent development of research policies 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %Activities of International Cooperation 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Fusion Energy 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Nuclear Fission and R adiation Protection 41 0,57 % 526 0,80 % 298.341.639 0,78 % 189.383.858 0,71 %
Totals 7204 100,00 % 65386 100,00 % 38.176.665.171 100,00 % 26.622.282.730 100,00 %Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomCollaborative project
 
Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Submitted 
ProposalsSubmitted 
Proposals %No. of 
applicantsApplicants % Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
Health 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Information and Communication Technologies 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materi als and new Production Technologies - NMP 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Energy 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Environment (including Climate Change) 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Space 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Security 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
General Activities - Annex IV 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Ideas ERC 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Research Infrastructures 101 100,00 % 1311 100,00 % 535.164.258 100,00 % 429.834.089 100,00 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Regions of Knowledge 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Research Potential 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Science in Society 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Support for the coherent development of research policies 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %Activities of International Cooperation 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Fusion Energy 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Nuclear Fission and R adiation Protection 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Totals 101 100,00 % 1311 100,00 % 535.164.258 100,00 % 429.834.089 100,00 %Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomCombination of CP and CSA
 
 
EN 69   EN Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Submitted 
ProposalsSubmitted 
Proposals %No. of 
applicantsApplicants % Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
Health 193 10,65 % 1421 11,31 % 228.773.364 11,92 % 199.785.310 10,22 %
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 62 3,42 % 689 5,49 % 56.870.626 2,96 % 54.766.948 2,80 %
Information and Communication Technologies 154 8,50 % 1191 9,48 % 193.855.670 10,10 % 178.491.910 9,13 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 30 1 ,66 % 299 2,38 % 75.857.553 3,95 % 52.511.124 2,69 %
Energy 85 4,69 % 806 6,42 % 96.721.607 5,04 % 90.644.221 4,64 %
Environment (including Climate Change) 104 5,74 % 1069 8,51 % 192.693.986 10,04 % 390.221.568 19,97 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 134 7,40 % 1180 9,40 % 165.363.682 8,62 % 155.532.307 7,96 %
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 49 2,70 % 419 3,34 % 40.979.014 2,14 % 38.503.212 1,97 %
Space 11 0,61 % 124 0,99 % 11.961.941 0,62 % 11.502.279 0,59 %
Security 45 2,48 % 387 3,08 % 41.300.910 2,15 % 36.929.183 1,89 %
General Activities - Annex IV 25 1,38 % 88 0,70 % 40.093.814 2,09 % 38.586.486 1,97 %
Ideas ERC 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 78 4,30 % 346 2,75 % 11.423.959 0,60 % 9.525.520 0,49 %
Research Infrastructures 27 1,49 % 195 1,55 % 40.776.549 2,12 % 40.704.833 2,08 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 27 1,49 % 166 1,32 % 15.659.349 0,82 % 13.413.454 0,69 %
Regions of Knowledge 123 6,79 % 1063 8,46 % 98.550.751 5,13 % 90.491.181 4,63 %
Research Potential 376 20,75 % 918 7,31 % 385.307.523 20,08 % 351.635.806 17,99 %
Science in Society 146 8,06 % 1096 8,73 % 93.733.746 4,88 % 84.527.970 4,32 %
Support for the coherent development of research policies 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %Activities of International Cooperation 127 7,01 % 1009 8,03 % 113.348.088 5,91 % 101.818.673 5,21 %
Fusion Energy 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Nuclear Fission and R adiation Protection 16 0,88 % 93 0,74 % 16.009.647 0,83 % 14.850.960 0,76 %
Totals 1812 100,00 % 12559 100,00 % 1.919. 281.779 100,00 % 1.954.442.945 100,00 %Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomCoordination and support action
 
Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Submitted 
ProposalsSubmitted 
Proposals %No. of 
applicantsApplicants % Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
Health 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 4 12,12 % 50 8,71 % 26.580.233 10,73 % 22.565.889 12,54 %
Information and Communication Technologies 24 72,73 % 422 73,52 % 176.950.258 71,42 % 126.346.409 70,23 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materi als and new Production Technologies - NMP 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Energy 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Environment (including Climate Change) 2 6,06 % 62 10,80 % 24.458.576 9,87 % 13.997.714 7,78 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 2 6,06 % 36 6,27 % 16.921.374 6,83 % 14.868.176 8,26 %
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Space 1 3,03 % 4 0,70 % 2.863.100 1,16 % 2.133.825 1,19 %
Security 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
General Activities - Annex IV 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Ideas ERC 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Research Infrastructures 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Regions of Knowledge 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Research Potential 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Science in Society 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Support for the coherent development of research policies 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %Activities of International Cooperation 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Fusion Energy 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Nuclear Fission and R adiation Protection 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Totals 33 100,00 % 574 100,00 % 247.773.541 100,00 % 179.912.013 100,00 %Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomNetwork of Excellence
 
 
EN 70   EN Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Submitted 
ProposalsSubmitted 
Proposals %No. of 
applicantsApplicants % Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
Health 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Information and Communication Technologies 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materi als and new Production Technologies - NMP 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Energy 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Environment (including Climate Change) 5 0,65 % 37 0,52 % 4.324.981 0,30 % 3.550.364 0,36 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 4 0,52 % 39 0,54 % 4.135.734 0,29 % 3.379.334 0,34 %
Space 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Security 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
General Activities - Annex IV 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Ideas ERC 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Research Infrastructures 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 759 98,83 % 7093 98,94 % 1.411.973.619 99,40 % 984.833.380 99,30 %
Regions of Knowledge 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Research Potential 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Science in Society 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Support for the coherent development of research policies 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %Activities of International Cooperation 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Fusion Energy 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Nuclear Fission and R adiation Protection 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Totals 768 100,00 % 7169 100,00 % 1.420.434.334 100,00 % 991.763.078 100,00 %Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomResearch for the benefit of specific groups
 
Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Submitted 
ProposalsSubmitted 
Proposals %No. of 
applicantsApplicants % Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
Health 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Information and Communication Technologies 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materi als and new Production Technologies - NMP 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Energy 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Environment (including Climate Change) 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Space 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Security 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
General Activities - Annex IV 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Ideas ERC 9167 100,00 % 11720 100,00 % 10.481.375.951 100,00 % 10.257.611.640 100,00 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Research Infrastructures 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Regions of Knowledge 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Research Potential 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Science in Society 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Support for the coherent development of research policies 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %Activities of International Cooperation 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Fusion Energy 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Nuclear Fission and R adiation Protection 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Totals 9167 100,00 % 11720 100,00 % 10.481.375.951 100,00 % 10.257.611.640 100,00 %Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomSupport for frontier research (ERC)
 
 
EN 71   EN Table 1a: FP7 Proposals by funding scheme submitted in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Submitted 
ProposalsSubmitted 
Proposals %No. of 
applicantsApplicants % Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
Health 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Information and Communication Technologies 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materi als and new Production Technologies - NMP 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Energy 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Environment (including Climate Change) 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Space 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Security 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
General Activities - Annex IV 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Ideas ERC 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 4117 100,00 % 11382 100,00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Research Infrastructures 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Regions of Knowledge 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Research Potential 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Science in Society 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Support for the coherent development of research policies 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %Activities of International Cooperation 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Fusion Energy 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Nuclear Fission and R adiation Protection 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %
Totals 4117 100,00 % 11382 100,00 % 0 0,00 % 0 0,00 %Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomSupport for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
 
 
EN 72   EN Table 1b: FP7 Proposals submitted in 2007: Participation by Priority Area & Country
Table 1b: FP7 Applicants in submitted proposals by country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Submitted 
Health 1.815
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 416
Information and Communication Technologies 1.838
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 1.208
Energy 561
Environment (including Climate Change) 634
Transport (including Aeronautics) 554
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 533
Space 66
Security 325
General Activities - Annex IV 20
Ideas ERC 8.474
People Marie-Curie Actions 3.856
Research Infrastructures 158
Research for the benefit of SMEs 785
Regions of Knowledge 119
Research Potential 270
Science in Society 181
Activities of International Cooperation 117
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 57
Total 21.987 4.356 6.381 3.084 6.40318 20 10 20Euratom576 2 3
95.388 1.334 1.92992 36 91
470 23 51 31 47 124 4411.099 27 53 6244 6 10
551 146 171 34 45 101 151973 12 36 17106
6.663 71 104 216 396 64 96788 615 686
Capacities1.622 14 17 70 110 4310.124 117 130 64163 1 1
10.571 210 302 537 584 194 26365 4 6 331 16 23
2.983 38 80 118 186 28 42751 5 7 19233 127 232
3.481 89 111 171 241 139 2906.104 52 90 163261 177 363
5.628 74 116 236 403 331 1.1884.587 69 107 1631.040 303 574
6.218 43 51 273 448 124 21415.585 138 200 6761.170
3.456 87 144 169 269 156 432No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
Applicants
Cooperation13.881 113 150 739 1.137 487No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted Member States Candidate Countries Associated Countries Thrid Countries
 
Table 1b: FP7 Applicants in submitted proposals by country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
Applicants
Energy 120 176 52 367 759 95 163 7 8 148 233
Environment (including Climate Change) 123 179 100 374 720 101 133 28 30 204 332
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 56 71 58 208 349 94 142 16 18 111 170
General Activities - Annex IV 11 157110033
Health 304 425 173 1.139 2.173 288 371 90 114 264 365
Information and Communication Technologies 404 568 154 1.220 2.430 130 183 32 41 659 1.137
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 109 163 113 568 1.226 99 141 11 15 137 178
Security 59 89 62 181 340 24 46 14 15 90 155
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 112 129 56 282 368 74 83 46 47 83 104
Space 17 24 18 42 84 8 11 4 4 13 20
Transport (including Aeronautics) 110 154 97 368 967 43 49 15 18 188 308
Ideas ERC 168 172 115 1.125 1.205 187 210 14 20 351 438
People Marie-Curie Actions 248 312 154 942 1.419 216 254 31 35 291 372
Activities of International Cooperation 18 23 7 4 5 5 66877 2 5 2 9
Regions of Knowledge 11 26 3 3 4 3 1 0 57969 2 3 6 6
Research for the benefit of SMEs 108 183 142 376 740 86 144 61 79 153 269
Research Infrastructures 31 39 28 117 262 22 24 7 9 41 60
Research Potential 23 25 17 35 36 3 3 12 12 71 84
Science in Society 34 47 20 91 120 23 25 22 23 37 49
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 77 2 7 3 8 7 435119 1 1
Total 2.063 2.813 1.427 7.566 13.440 1.510 2.005 424 505 2.901 4.383 1.099 388 477 1.12210 2 2 19Euratom35 54 8
2.811 3.818 86211 1 6
42 57 27 36 8 9 1710 10 36 4137 51 98
40 48 15 18 4 4 24143 213 57 854
91 31 3 3 2 2 41 729 41 131
Capacities10 13 13 14 2 2305 386 54 7614 21 77
314 339 51 71 39 49 91210 354 37 5325 26 51
19 37 8 10 2 2 11131 168 79 8816 19 87
83 111 43 57 16 24 41175 264 37 4045 53 148
444 597 126 148 92 103 123446 601 78 9812 15 50
110 0 231116 166 50 6644
146 200 69 83 23 27 72No. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted 
Cooperation132 186 61 73 17 21No. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsMember States
AT BE BG CY CZ DE DK EE EL
 
 
EN 73   EN Table 1b: FP7 Applicants in submitted proposals by country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
Applicants
Energy 227 409 46 253 488 24 31 7 8 13 14
Environment (including Climate Change) 280 460 47 355 760 24 30 10 17 14 19
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 193 335 43 240 470 14 16 2 2 11 13
General Activities - Annex IV 46 068000000
Health 644 942 174 967 1.883 56 62 20 21 31 37
Information and Communication Technologies 799 1.437 233 1.058 2.202 36 42 43 47 20 25
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 311 512 95 438 793 14 18 10 12 17 21
Security 140 228 32 165 414 19 22 6 9 9 9
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 197 250 59 269 376 39 40 7 7 20 21
Space 20 40 9 4 5 1 2 1442222
Transport (including Aeronautics) 233 442 50 308 670 22 26 11 13 13 16
Ideas ERC 611 764 155 1.666 2.147 19 19 8 9 5 5
People Marie-Curie Actions 669 794 157 655 919 23 28 6 6 18 26
Activities of International Cooperation 35 46 0 4 2 7 5330011
Regions of Knowledge 29 66 17 50 148 7 15 0 0 7 9
Research for the benefit of SMEs 418 942 106 389 886 29 41 8 11 30 45
Research Infrastructures 65 121 2 2 1 0 5 1 9 1571145
Research Potential 22 23 2 4 5 5 7440099
Science in Society 60 70 12 75 106 12 13 2 2 6 7
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 23 39 3 2 3 3 8791100
Total 4.980 7.926 1.262 7.154 12.752 361 430 144 168 230 284 9.004 1.457 1.863 1.03598 10 11 3Euratom20 26 37
1.611 2.214 5.52922 23 2
19 24 61 90 33 38 114 4 21 22108 164 77
28 40 96 174 31 37 1961 92 253 4000
21 53 20 39 19 48 7123 143 137
Capacities7 8 24 32 10 10136 168 920 1.22671 100 42
245 260 789 1.009 187 208 14068 105 301 759133 149 54
12 20 41 128 10 12 797 111 188 22269 91 70
52 77 142 293 50 63 29105 149 361 586195 272 143
302 445 820 1.496 165 211 186230 328 799 1.34270 91 37
4591 1 11058 87 177 26838
75 106 280 468 85 110 33No. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted 
Cooperation67 106 190 341 65 81No. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsMember States
ES FI FR HU IE IT LT LU LV
 
Table 1b: FP7 Applicants in submitted proposals by country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
Applicants
Energy 57 135 109 180 44 79 34 50 249 436
Environment (including Climate Change) 22 24 160 126 169 61 92 41 58 362 643
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 15 16 98 91 134 33 40 25 29 229 384
General Activities - Annex IV 00 322000067
Health 17 17 165 500 685 124 146 60 71 1.139 1.956
Information and Communication Technologies 19 21 256 353 512 136 167 52 71 1.072 1.840
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 3 3 148 168 240 64 91 34 49 400 678
Security 77 103 88 127 22 28 15 19 191 361
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 15 16 114 104 119 70 78 38 42 320 416
Space 22 2 2 1 7 2 75633 3 6 7 5
Transport (including Aeronautics) 12 14 133 150 261 36 76 20 23 322 712
Ideas ERC 11 178 495 525 41 61 45 71 1.248 1.352
People Marie-Curie Actions 13 13 110 360 450 74 88 53 63 1.422 1.866
Activities of International Cooperation 33 18 10 10 7 10 5 5 31 41
Regions of Knowledge 24 67 10 18 14 24 10 32 28 56
Research for the benefit of SMEs 35 42 122 118 185 68 122 35 49 416 879
Research Infrastructures 44 22 44 60 13 13 10 11 107 213
Research Potential 22 37 3 3 38 44 12 12 16 19
Science in Society 81 1 51 27 32 17 18 13 14 80 106
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 00 1 1 2 1 3 64433 3 0 6 0
Total 185 207 1.953 2.796 3.775 871 1.187 508 675 7.704 12.100 2.546 1.473 2.057 1.37414 0 0 10Euratom24 32 11
3.577 5.018 1.96899 3 6
49 57 22 23 29 39 303 3 49 49111 189 86
73 119 36 52 30 38 19133 225 162 25716
14 28 23 35 9 17 26145 171 74
Capacities11 12 11 14 17 23492 628 198 21988 133 90
576 638 216 294 191 256 137181 330 138 22062 65 89
16 29 20 26 6 13 16156 188 128 139101 157 100
95 146 63 82 46 64 68188 267 113 149161 202 131
427 620 228 302 210 297 193616 912 254 29366 103 64
232 2 003135 191 70 8180
205 331 130 156 122 174 106No. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted 
Cooperation181 259 94 139 70 107No. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsMember States
MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK UK
 
 
EN 74   EN Table 1b: FP7 Applicants in submitted proposals by country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
Applicants
Energy 26 33
Environment (including Climate Change) 19 24
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 32 42
General Activities - Annex IV 24
Health 44 47
Information and Communication Technologies 23 25
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologi es, Materials and new Produc tion Technologies - NMP 11 12
Security 61 1
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 26 29
Space 33
Transport (including Aeronautics) 19 28
Ideas ERC 24 27
People Marie-Curie Actions 23 27
Activities of International Cooperation 11 19
Regions of Knowledge 61 3
Research for the benefit of SMEs 21 25
Research Infrastructures 88
Research Potential 31 39
Science in Society 10 14
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 11
Total 346 4312
111 140 980 1.358Euratom00296
2 4 19 3579
227 723
0062 3
Capacities89 1 4
00 5 2
33 36 9533 9 4 1 0 011 1 8 5 2 7 44 6 33 56113 315 16 60 662 2 34 671 1 34 3891
44 1 1 5 1 7 179
111 164
5 9 54 83
Cooperation10 10 46
82 35 9
11 12 67No. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsCandidate Countries
HR MK TR
 
 
EN 75   EN Table 1b: FP7 Applicants in submitted proposals by country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
Applicants
Energy 55 0 1 1 71 106
Environment (including Climate Change) 44 1 2 2 110 152
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 55 0 8 8 65 86
General Activities - Annex IV 00 00023
Health 81 0 2 5 5 136 168
Information and Communication Technologies 00 2 1 1 143 193
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Material s and new Production Technologies - NMP 0 0 5 0 0 56 81
Security 23 0 2 2 38 55
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 14 14 1 2 2 80 93
Space 00 0 0 0 10 16
Transport (including Aeronautics) 33 0 2 2 49 66
Ideas ERC 00 0 0 0 100 110
People Marie-Curie Actions 22 1 0 0 122 153
Activities of International Cooperation 10 12 08988
Regions of Knowledge 00 0007 1 2
Research for the benefit of SMEs 00 4 1 1 116 224
Research Infrastructures 11 0 2 2 18 23
Research Potential 19 22 01 71 7 1 1
Science in Society 24 0 1 1 26 28
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 11 00011
Total 76 86 16 52 53 1.159 1.579 1.581 145 181 150 000Euratom16 18 0
2.262 2.885 1.234000
22 28 17 24 7 7 0223 312 17 4
52 66 11 14 3 4 085 118 23 320
9 2 23 8 22022 24 1
Capacities8 1 0 680 0368 419 168 189110
227 245 207 223 6 6 082 102 42 5991 1 1
11 13 2 2 0 0 075 86 29 34554
39 44 58 79 2 3 0178 265 67 9230 41 2
395 530 216 297 10 17 2448 594 240 31711 14 0
221 1 00059 78 56 780
97 131 62 88 22 25 1No. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted 
Cooperation87 112 23 33 3 4No. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsAssociated Countries
AL CH IL IS LI ME NO
 
Table 1b: FP7 Applicants in submitted proposals by country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
Applicants
Energy 55 22 4 4 34 42 13 16 6 6
Environment (including Climate Change) 77 50 2 2 40 72 32 35 50 56
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 55 17 0 0 17 23 23 37 36 40
General Activities - Annex IV 00 800000000
Health 22 26 1 3 91 21 25 37 29 2 1 0 79 29 6
Information and Communication Technologies 99 63 15 18 38 42 51 56 40 42
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 4 4 4 6 73 54 33 66 0 6 8
Security 00 011 1 0 1 34422
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 10 10 17 1 1 22 26 10 11 12 14
Space 00 1009 1 11200
Transport (including Aeronautics) 68 13 3 3 44 64 16 20 14 18
Ideas ERC 88 2 8 81 42 39 2 1 1 1 0 0
People Marie-Curie Actions 43 43 29 16 16 55 65 254 263 16 16
Activities of International Cooperation 33 12 1 1 20 54 6 7 16 24
Regions of Knowledge 00 000110000
Research for the benefit of SMEs 11 400 1 4 1 92266
Research Infrastructures 23 5 3 31 92 31 21 51 41 4
Science in Society 66 500348 1 066
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 11 011561124
Total 132 139 391 73 77 433 603 653 757 318 3520
199 297 168 184 289 464 248334
Euratom000 0 00223 3114
111 2 133001 16
000 0 00037 37 29
Capacities18 26 0 0 13 197 7 52 5214 21 12
59 2 02 1 33211 11 9 1017 18 13
001 1 111679 910 11 4
000 0 1104 4 11 1350 95 73
31 47 21 22 50 68 4139 60 23 2615 22 12
000 0 00210 11 4 916
48 90 7 9 47 116 26No. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted 
Cooperation17 22 6 6 26 45No. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Submitted No. of 
ApplicantsThird Countries
AU BR CA CN IN JP RU US ZA
 
 
EN 76   EN Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding that were submitted in 2007: Participation by Priority Area & Funding Scheme
Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007 All funding schemes
Priority AreaNo. of Proposals 
RetainedRetained 
Proposals %No. of 
Applicants 
RetainedApplicants 
Retained %Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
Health 320 11,21 % 3.250 16,63 % 1.674.939.935 21,06 % 1.248.125.189 21,80 %
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 66 2,31 % 858 4,39 % 263.840.739 3,32 % 196.163.448 3,43 %
Information and Communication Technologies 318 11,14 % 3.121 15,97 % 1.884.692.636 23,69 % 1.293.739.084 22,60 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 120 4,20 % 1.664 8,52 % 834.828.534 10,50 % 594.794.76 0 10,39 %
Energy 71 2,49 % 816 4,18 % 390.516.181 4,91 % 250.665.260 4,38 %
Environment (including Climate Change) 74 2,59 % 975 4,99 % 274.506.600 3,45 % 208.437.183 3,64 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 129 4,52 % 1.820 9,31 % 906.426.372 11,40 % 598.781.063 10,46 %
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 65 2,28 % 543 2,78 % 107.578.749 1,35 % 85.047.673 1,49 %
Space 18 0,63 % 429 2,20 % 245.618.764 3,09 % 161.478.669 2,82 %
Security 44 1,54 % 520 2,66 % 233.284.535 2,93 % 161.078.630 2,81 %
General Activities - Annex IV 4 0,14 % 22 0,11 % 4.109.204 0,05 % 4.109.204 0,07 %
Ideas ERC 201 7,04 % 214 1,10 % 287.282.542 3,61 % 279.127.851 4,88 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 1.102 38,61 % 2.075 10,62 % 7.116.650 0,09 % 5.768.810 0,10 %
Research Infrastructures 70 2,45 % 999 5,11 % 393.338.405 4,95 % 304.267.847 5,32 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 128 4,48 % 1.209 6,19 % 222.488.907 2,80 % 169.085.682 2,95 %
Regions of Knowledge 17 0,60 % 172 0,88 % 11.984.235 0,15 % 10.995.211 0,19 %
Research Potential 41 1,44 % 104 0,53 % 36.791.139 0,46 % 33.859.756 0,59 %
Science in Society 31 1,09 % 321 1,64 % 24.912.352 0,31 % 22.440.401 0,39 %
Activities of International Cooperation 20 0,70 % 223 1,14 % 27.095.996 0,34 % 24.913.326 0,44 %
Nuclear Fission and R adiation Protection 15 0,53 % 206 1,05 % 122.810.905 1,54 % 71.719.947 1,25 %
Totals 2.854 100,00 % 19.541 100,00 % 7. 954.163.380 100,00 % 5.724.598.994 100,00 %Cooperation
Capacities
Euratom 
Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Retained 
ProposalsRetained 
Proposals %No. of 
Applicants 
RetainedApplicants 
Retained %Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
Health 271 26,70 % 2838 24,03 % 1.618.589.132 24,53 % 1.198.523.369 26,18 %
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 51 5,02 % 634 5,37 % 247.453.595 3,75 % 181.313.085 3,96 %
Information and Communication Technologies 261 25,71 % 2529 21,41 % 1.739.301.472 26,36 % 1.188.443.726 25,96 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 109 10,74 % 1514 12,82 % 792.400.571 12,01 % 568.864.7 96 12,43 %
Energy 59 5,81 % 658 5,57 % 374.914.167 5,68 % 235.512.479 5,14 %
Environment (including Climate Change) 53 5,22 % 720 6,10 % 245.377.513 3,72 % 181.555.543 3,97 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 82 8,08 % 1383 11,71 % 846.234.758 12,83 % 540.554.267 11,81 %
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 56 5,52 % 431 3,65 % 97.586.945 1,48 % 75.891.303 1,66 %
Space 15 1,48 % 391 3,31 % 241.439.695 3,66 % 157.299.600 3,44 %
Security 32 3,15 % 382 3,23 % 220.992.786 3,35 % 149.226.361 3,26 %
Research Infrastructures 9 0,89 % 108 0,91 % 51.304.899 0,78 % 30.287.186 0,66 %
Science in Society 6 0,59 % 46 0,39 % 5.535.631 0,08 % 4.298.494 0,09 %
Nuclear Fission and R adiation Protection 11 1,08 % 177 1,50 % 116.582.012 1,77 % 65.741.494 1,44 %
Totals 1015 100,00 % 11811 100,00 % 6.597. 713.176 100,00 % 4.577.511.703 100,00 %Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomCollaborative project
 
 
EN 77   EN Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Retained 
ProposalsRetained 
Proposals %No. of 
Applicants 
RetainedApplicants 
Retained %Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
Research Infrastructures 50 100,00 % 755 100,00 % 319.259.149 100,00 % 251.206.296 100,00 %
Totals 50 100,00 % 755 100,00 % 319.259.149 100,00 % 251.206.296 100,00 %CapacitiesCombination of CP and CSA
 
Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Retained 
ProposalsRetained 
Proposals %No. of 
Applicants 
RetainedApplicants 
Retained %Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
Health 49 12,79 % 412 12,06 % 56.350.803 13,03 % 49.601.820 12,87 %
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 15 3,92 % 224 6,56 % 16.387.144 3,79 % 14.850.363 3,85 %
Information and Communication Technologies 46 12,01 % 356 10,42 % 51.681.077 11,95 % 43.526.478 11,29 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 11 2 ,87 % 150 4,39 % 42.427.963 9,81 % 25.929.964 6,73 %
Energy 12 3,13 % 158 4,63 % 15.602.014 3,61 % 15.152.781 3,93 %
Environment (including Climate Change) 19 4,96 % 241 7,06 % 27.006.706 6,24 % 25.215.071 6,54 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 47 12,27 % 437 12,79 % 60.191.614 13,91 % 58.226.796 15,10 %
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 8 2,09 % 97 2,84 % 8.751.934 2,02 % 8.158.268 2,12 %
Space 3 0,78 % 38 1,11 % 4.179.069 0,97 % 4.179.069 1,08 %
Security 12 3,13 % 138 4,04 % 12.291.749 2,84 % 11.852.269 3,07 %
General Activities - Annex IV 4 1,04 % 22 0,64 % 4.109.204 0,95 % 4.109.204 1,07 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 36 9,40 % 183 5,36 % 7.116.650 1,65 % 5.768.810 1,50 %
Research Infrastructures 11 2,87 % 136 3,98 % 22.774.357 5,26 % 22.774.365 5,91 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 3 0,78 % 21 0,61 % 2.249.511 0,52 % 2.249.511 0,58 %
Regions of Knowledge 17 4,44 % 172 5,04 % 11.984.235 2,77 % 10.995.211 2,85 %
Research Potential 41 10,70 % 104 3,04 % 36.791.139 8,50 % 33.859.756 8,78 %
Science in Society 25 6,53 % 275 8,05 % 19.376.721 4,48 % 18.141.907 4,71 %
Activities of International Cooperation 20 5,22 % 223 6,53 % 27.095.996 6,26 % 24.913.326 6,46 %
Nuclear Fission and R adiation Protection 4 1,04 % 29 0,85 % 6.228.893 1,44 % 5.978.453 1,55 %
Totals 383 100,00 % 3416 100,00 % 432.596.779 100,00 % 385.483.422 100,00 %EuratomCoordination and support action
Cooperation
Capacities
 
Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Retained 
ProposalsRetained 
Proposals %No. of 
Applicants 
RetainedApplicants 
Retained %Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
Information and Communication Technologies 11 100,00 % 236 100,00 % 93.710.087 100,00 % 61.768.880 100,00 %
Totals 11 100,00 % 236 100,00 % 93.710.087 100,00 % 61.768.880 100,00 %Network of Excellence
Cooperation 
Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Retained 
ProposalsRetained 
Proposals %No. of 
Applicants 
RetainedApplicants 
Retained %Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
Environment (including Climate Change) 2 1,56 % 14 1,15 % 2.122.381 0,95 % 1.666.569 0,98 %
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 1 0,78 % 15 1,23 % 1.239.870 0,55 % 998.102 0,59 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 125 97,66 % 1188 97,62 % 220.239.396 98,50 % 166.836.171 98,43 %
Totals 128 100,00 % 1217 100,00 % 223.601.647 100,00 % 169.500.842 100,00 %Cooperation
CapacitiesResearch for the benefit of specific groups
 
 
EN 78   EN Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Retained 
ProposalsRetained 
Proposals %No. of 
Applicants 
RetainedApplicants 
Retained %Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
ERC 201 100,00 % 214 100,00 % 287.282.542 100,00 % 279.127.851 100,00 %
Totals 201 100,00 % 214 100,00 % 287.282.542 100,00 % 279.127.851 100,00 %Support for frontier research (ERC)
Ideas 
Table 2a: FP7 Proposals retained for funding by funding scheme in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Retained 
ProposalsRetained 
Proposals %No. of 
Applicants 
RetainedApplicants 
Retained %Project Total Cost (€)Project Total 
Cost %EC requested financial 
contribution (€)EC requested 
financial 
contribution %
Marie-Curie Actions 1066 100,00 % 1892 100,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Totals 1066 100,00 % 1892 100,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
People 
 
EN 79   EN Table 2b: FP7 Proposals retained for funding that were submitted in 2007: Participation by Priority Area and Country
Table 2b: FP7 Applicants in retained for funding proposals by country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
Applicants
Health 320 2.778 8 10 146 225 90 237
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 6 6 7 1 61 41 72 94 42 88 1
Information and Communication Technologies 318 2.820 12 15 114 173 46 113
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 125 1.493 12 17 64 114 24 45
Energy 71 705 5 9 28 49 22 53
Environment (including Climate Change) 74 771 8 8 40 70 32 126
Transport (including Aeronautics) 129 1.681 11 20 38 54 29 65
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 65 471 7 9 18 27 16 36
Space 18 395 3 5 8 18 5 11
Security 44 469 6 10 20 35 4 6
General Activities - Annex IV 4 2 0001200
Ideas ERC 170 176 0 0 32 32 3 6
People Marie-Curie Actions 994 1.738 17 20 143 170 147 147
Research Infrastructures 70 890 5 8 36 66 14 35
Research for the benefit of SMEs 128 1.096 14 21 50 88 3 4
Regions of Knowledge 17 165 3 7 0 0 0 0
Research Potential 33 72 11 13 2 2 13 17
Science in Society 31 259 4 17 14 22 7 23
Activities of International Cooperation 15 118 5 10 6 11 20 84
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 15 189 0 0 7 8 5 9
Total 2.707 17.022 145 216 796 1.210 508 1.098Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomMember States Candidate Countries Associated Countries Thrid Countries
 
Table 2b: FP7 Applicants in retained for funding proposals by country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
Applicants
Energy 120 176 132 186 61 73 17 21 44 52 367 759 95 163 7 8 148 233
Environment (including Climate Change) 123 179 146 200 69 83 23 27 72 100 374 720 101 133 28 30 204 332
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 56 71 116 166 50 66 12 15 50 58 208 349 94 142 16 18 111 170
General Activities - Annex IV 111100231 15 71 10 03 3
Health 304 425 446 601 78 98 45 53 148 173 1.139 2.173 288 371 90 114 264 365
Information and Communication Technologies 404 568 444 597 126 148 92 103 123 154 1.220 2.430 130 183 32 41 659 1.137
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 109 163 175 264 37 40 16 19 87 113 568 1.226 99 141 11 15 137 178
Security 5 98 98 3 1 1 14 35 71 62 44 1 6 2 1 8 13 4 02 4 4 61 4 1 59 01 5 5
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 112 129 131 168 79 88 25 26 51 56 282 368 74 83 46 47 83 104
Space 1 7 2 4 1 9 3 78 1 022 1 11 8 4 28 481 14 4 1 32 0
Transport (including Aeronautics) 110 154 210 354 37 53 14 21 77 97 368 967 43 49 15 18 188 308
Ideas ERC 168 172 314 339 51 71 39 49 91 115 1.125 1.205 187 210 14 20 351 438
People Marie-Curie Actions 248 312 305 386 54 76 29 41 131 154 942 1.419 216 254 31 35 291 372
Activities of International Cooperation 18 23 10 13 13 14 2 2 4 7 45 56 6 8 7 7 25 29
Regions of Knowledge 1 12 6 91 31 33 2 2 41 7 3 34 31 0 5 7 9 6 92 3 6 6
Research for the benefit of SMEs 108 183 143 213 57 85 37 51 98 142 376 740 86 144 61 79 153 269
Research Infrastructures 31 39 40 48 15 18 4 4 24 28 117 262 22 24 7 9 41 60
Research Potential 23 25 10 10 36 41 1 1 16 17 35 36 3 3 12 12 71 84
Science in Society 34 47 42 57 27 36 8 9 17 20 91 120 23 25 22 23 37 49
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 77 3 5 5 48 1 022 1 92 7 3 87 43 51 191 1
Total 2.063 2.813 2.811 3.818 862 1.099 388 477 1.122 1.427 7.566 13.440 1.510 2.005 424 505 2.901 4.383Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomCZ AT BE BG CYMember States
EL DE DK EE
 
 
EN 80   EN Table 2b: FP7 Applicants in retained for funding proposals by country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
Applicants
Energy 227 409 67 106 190 341 65 81 38 46 253 488 24 31 7 8 13 14
Environment (including Climate Change) 280 460 75 106 280 468 85 110 33 47 355 760 24 30 10 17 14 19
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 193 335 58 87 177 268 70 91 37 43 240 470 14 16 2 2 11 13
General Activities - Annex IV 46459 1 1110 06 80 00 00 0
Health 644 942 230 328 799 1.342 195 272 143 174 967 1.883 56 62 20 21 31 37
Information and Communication Technologies 799 1.437 302 445 820 1.496 165 211 186 233 1.058 2.202 36 42 43 47 20 25
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 311 512 105 149 361 586 69 91 70 95 438 793 14 18 10 12 17 21
Security 140 228 52 77 142 293 50 63 29 32 165 414 19 22 6 9 9 9
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 197 250 97 111 188 222 133 149 54 59 269 376 39 40 7 7 20 21
Space 20 40 12 20 41 128 10 12 7 9 45 121 4 4 2 2 2 2
Transport (including Aeronautics) 233 442 68 105 301 759 71 100 42 50 308 670 22 26 11 13 13 16
Ideas ERC 611 764 245 260 789 1.009 187 208 140 155 1.666 2.147 19 19 8 9 5 5
People Marie-Curie Actions 669 794 136 168 920 1.226 123 143 137 157 655 919 23 28 6 6 18 26
Activities of International Cooperation 35 46 7 8 24 32 10 10 0 0 42 75 3 3 0 0 1 1
Regions of Knowledge 29 66 21 53 20 39 19 48 7 17 50 148 7 15 0 0 7 9
Research for the benefit of SMEs 418 942 61 92 253 400 108 164 77 106 389 886 29 41 8 11 30 45
Research Infrastructures 65 121 28 40 96 174 31 37 19 22 105 191 5 7 1 1 4 5
Research Potential 22 23 4 4 21 22 22 23 2 2 45 57 4 4 0 0 9 9
Science in Society 60 70 19 24 61 90 33 38 11 12 75 106 12 13 2 2 6 7
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 23 39 20 26 37 98 10 11 3 3 23 38 7 9 1 1 0 0
Total 4.980 7.926 1.611 2.214 5.529 9.004 1.457 1.863 1.035 1.262 7.154 12.752 361 430 144 168 230 284Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomMember States
ES FI FR HU IE IT LT LU LV
 
Table 2b: FP7 Applicants in retained for funding proposals by country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
Applicants
Energy 5 7 181 259 94 139 70 107 80 135 109 180 44 79 34 50 249 436
Environment (including Climate Change) 22 24 205 331 130 156 122 174 106 160 126 169 61 92 41 58 362 643
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 15 16 135 191 70 81 66 103 64 98 91 134 33 40 25 29 229 384
General Activities - Annex IV 002322003 32 20 00 06 7
Health 17 17 616 912 254 293 161 202 131 165 500 685 124 146 60 71 1.139 1.956
Information and Communication Technologies 19 21 427 620 228 302 210 297 193 256 353 512 136 167 52 71 1.072 1.840
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 3 3 188 267 113 149 101 157 100 148 168 240 64 91 34 49 400 678
Security 7 79 5 1 4 66 38 24 66 46 81 0 38 81 2 72 2 2 81 5 1 9 1 9 13 6 1
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 15 16 156 188 128 139 62 65 89 114 104 119 70 78 38 42 320 416
Space 22 1 6 2 9 2 0 2 66 1 3 1 62 2 1 72 75 63 3 3 67 5
Transport (including Aeronautics) 12 14 181 330 138 220 88 133 90 133 150 261 36 76 20 23 322 712
Ideas ERC 1 1 576 638 216 294 191 256 137 178 495 525 41 61 45 71 1.248 1.352
People Marie-Curie Actions 13 13 492 628 198 219 145 171 74 110 360 450 74 88 53 63 1.422 1.866
Activities of International Cooperation 3 3 11 12 11 14 17 23 16 18 10 10 7 10 5 5 31 41
Regions of Knowledge 24 1 4 2 8 2 3 3 59 1 7 2 66 7 1 01 8 1 42 4 1 03 2 2 85 6
Research for the benefit of SMEs 35 42 133 225 162 257 111 189 86 122 118 185 68 122 35 49 416 879
Research Infrastructures 4 47 3 1 1 93 65 23 03 81 9 2 24 4 6 01 3 1 31 0 1 1 1 0 72 1 3
Research Potential 2233 4 9 4 999 3 63 73 3 3 84 4 1 21 2 1 61 9
Science in Society 81 14 95 72 22 32 93 93 0 5 12 7 3 21 7 1 81 3 1 48 01 0 6
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 0 0 24 32 11 14 0 0 10 11 21 36 4 4 3 3 30 60
Total 185 207 3.577 5.018 1.968 2.546 1.473 2.057 1.374 1.953 2.796 3.775 871 1.187 508 675 7.704 12.100Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomRO MT NL PL PTMember States
UK SE SI SK
 
 
EN 81   EN Table 2b: FP7 Applicants in retained for funding proposals by country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
Applicants
Energy 26 33 10 10 46 64
Environment (including Climate Change) 19 24 5 9 54 83
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 3 24 2 82 35 97 9
General Activities - Annex IV 241111
Health 44 47 11 12 67 91
Information and Communication Technologies 23 25 4 4 115 171
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 11 12 1 1 34 38Security 6 11 2 2 34 67
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 26 29 15 16 60 66
Space 331133
Transport (including Aeronautics) 19 28 4 6 33 56
Ideas ERC 24 27 1 1 185 274
People Marie-Curie Actions 23 27 3 3 94 100
Activities of International Cooperation 11 19 8 9 14 23
Regions of Knowledge 6 1 3006 2 3
Research for the benefit of SMEs 21 25 0 0 52 79
Research Infrastructures 882277
Research Potential 31 39 33 36 95 96
Science in Society 10 14 2 4 19 35
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 110022
Total 346 431 111 140 980 1.358Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomCandidate Countries
HR MK TR
 
 
EN 82   EN Table 2b: FP7 Applicants in retained for funding proposals by country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
Applicants
Energy 5 58 7 1 1 22 33 3 3 4 0 0 1 17 11 0 6
Environment (including Climate Change) 4 49 7 1 3 16 28 82 22 5 1 1 2 2 1 1 01 5 2
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 5 5 59 78 56 78 11 14 0 0 8 8 65 86
General Activities - Annex IV 002211000 00 02 3
Health 8 10 448 594 240 317 30 41 2 2 5 5 136 168
Information and Communication Technologies 0 0 395 530 216 297 10 17 2 2 1 1 143 193
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 0 0 178 265 67 92 5 5 4 5 0 0 56 81
Security 2 3 39 44 58 79 2 3 0 0 2 2 38 55
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 14 14 75 86 29 34 9 11 1 1 2 2 80 93
Space 00 1 1 1 322000 00 0 1 01 6
Transport (including Aeronautics) 33 8 2 1 0 2 4 2 5 9110 02 2 4 96 6
Ideas ERC 0 0 227 245 207 223 6 6 0 0 0 0 100 110
People Marie-Curie Actions 2 2 368 419 168 189 22 24 1 1 0 0 122 153
Activities of International Cooperation 1 0 1 28 1 068000 08 98 8
Regions of Knowledge 009 2 238220 00 071 2
Research for the benefit of SMEs 0 08 5 1 1 82 33 21 21 7 4 4 1 1 1 1 62 2 4
Research Infrastructures 1 1 52 66 11 14 3 4 0 0 2 2 18 23
Research Potential 1 9 2 22233000 0 1 71 71 1
Science in Society 2 4 22 28 17 24 7 7 0 0 1 1 26 28
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 1 1 1 6 1 8 0 0 0 0 00 00 11
Total 76 86 2.262 2.885 1.234 1.581 145 181 15 16 52 53 1.159 1.579Capacities
EuratomLI ME NO
CooperationAL CH IL ISAssociated Countries
 
Table 2b: FP7 Applicants in retained for funding proposals by country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
ApplicantsNo. of 
Retained No. of 
Applicants
Energy 5 5 17 22 6 6 26 45 16 22 4 4 34 42 13 16 6 6
Environment (including Climate Change) 77 4 8 9 079 4 7 1 1 6 2 65 02 2 4 07 2 3 23 5 5 05 6
Food, Agriculture, and Biotechnology 5 5 10 11 4 9 15 22 12 17 0 0 17 23 23 37 36 40
General Activities - Annex IV 000000002 80 00 00 00 0
Health 22 26 39 60 23 26 50 95 73 139 12 12 53 72 92 107 92 96
Information and Communication Technologies 9 9 31 47 21 22 50 68 41 63 15 18 38 42 51 56 40 42
N a n o s c i e n c e s ,  N a n o t e c h n o l o g i e s ,  M a t e r i a l s  a n d  n e w  P r o d u c t i o n  T e c h n o l o g i e s  -  N M P 4444 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 14 46 7 3 54 3 3 66 06 8
Security 000000110 01 1 1 01 34 42 2
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities 1 0 1 06799 1 7 1 8 1 31 71 1 2 22 6 1 01 1 1 21 4
Space 000011111 10 091 11 20 0
Transport (including Aeronautics) 68 1 1 1 19 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 21 33 3 4 46 4 1 62 0 1 41 8
Ideas ERC 8859 2 0 2 1332 28 8 1 42 3 9 2 1 1 10 0
People Marie-Curie Actions 43 43 7 7 52 52 37 37 29 29 16 16 55 65 254 263 16 16
Activities of International Cooperation 33 1 8 2 600 1 3 1 961 21 1 2 05 46 7 1 62 4
Regions of Knowledge 000000000 00 01 10 00 0
Research for the benefit of SMEs 110011114 40 0 1 41 92 26 6
Research Infrastructures 231112133 53 3 1 92 3 1 21 5 1 41 4
Science in Society 662233334 50 03 481 06 6
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 110000000 01 15 61 12 4
Total 132 139 199 297 168 184 289 464 248 391 73 77 433 603 653 757 318 352EuratomUS ZA
Cooperation
CapacitiesThird Countries
AU BR CA CN IN JP RU
 
 
EN 83   EN Table 3a: FP7 Grant Agreements signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Priority Area and Funding Scheme
Table 3a: FP7 Grant agreements signed in 2007 All funding schemes
Priority AreaNo. of Grant 
AgreementsNo. of Grant 
Agreements %No. of 
ParticipantsNo. of 
Participants %EC Financial 
Contribution (€)EC Financial 
Contribution %
Health 35 6,43 % 347 7,94 % 160.044.290 10,79 %
Information and Communication Technologies 276 50,74 % 2.727 62,36 % 1.002.796.261 67,58 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Product ion Technologies - NMP 1 0,18 % 8 0,18 % 1.200.000 0,08 %
Energy 27 4,96 % 248 5,67 % 77.715.602 5,24 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 5 0,92 % 59 1,35 % 5.279.196 0,36 %
General Activities - Annex IV 4 0,74 % 4 0,09 % 60.095.186 4,05 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 145 26,65 % 267 6,11 % 11.709.040 0,79 %
Research Infrastructures 19 3,49 % 269 6,15 % 57.800.000 3,90 %
Regions of Knowledge 11 2,02 % 117 2,68 % 8.206.861 0,55 %
Research Potential 1 0,18 % 16 0,37 % 492.553 0,03 %
Science in Society 1 0,18 % 7 0,16 % 489.122 0,03 %
Activities of International Cooperation 6 1,10 % 120 2,74 % 14.861.739 1,00 %
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 8 1,47 % 120 2,74 % 30.018.352 2,02 %
Total 544 99,08 % 4.373 98,54 % 1.483.761.415 100,00 %Cooperation
Capacities
Euratom 
Priority AreaNo. of Grant 
AgreementsNo. of Grant 
Agreements %No. of 
ParticipantsNo. of 
Participants %EC Financial 
Contribution (€)EC Financial 
Contribution %
Health 34 11,60 % 342 11,90 % 159.695.690,00 13,47 %
Information and Communication Technologies 225 76,79 % 2.173 75,64 % 918.456.403,00 77,50 %
Energy 24 8,19 % 224 7,80 % 74.837.937,00 6,31 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 2 0,68 % 30 1,04 % 2.477.012,00 0,21 %
Capacities Research Infrastructures 1 0,34 % 5 0,17 % 1.173.000,00 0,10 %
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 7 2,39 % 99 3,45 % 28.518.354,00 2,41 %
Total 293 100,00 % 2.873 100,00 % 1.185.158.396 100,00 %Cooperation
EuratomCollaborative project
 
Priority AreaNo. of Grant 
AgreementsNo. of Grant 
Agreements %No. of 
ParticipantsNo. of 
Participants %EC Financial 
Contribution (€)EC Financial 
Contribution %
Research Infrastructures 17 100,00 % 254 100,00 % 54.130.000,00 100,00 %
Total 17 100,00 % 254 100,00 % 54.130.000 100,00 %Combination of CP & CSA
Capacities 
 
EN 84   EN Priority AreaNo. of Grant 
AgreementsNo. of Grant 
Agreements %No. of 
ParticipantsNo. of 
Participants %EC Financial 
Contribution (€)EC Financial 
Contribution %
Health 1 0,85 % 5 0,55 % 348.600,00 0,18 %
Information and Communication Technologies 41 34,75 % 318 35,18 % 38.815.037,00 20,40 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Product ion Technologies - NMP 1 0,85 % 8 0,88 % 1.200.000,00 0,63 %
Energy 3 2,54 % 24 2,65 % 2.877.665,00 1,51 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 3 2,54 % 29 3,21 % 2.802.184,00 1,47 %
Space 1 0,85 % 1 0,11 % 48.000.000,00 25,23 %
General Activities - Annex IV 4 3,39 % 4 0,44 % 60.095.186,00 31,59 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 39 33,05 % 161 17,81 % 2.991.540,00 1,57 %
Research Infrastructures 1 0,85 % 10 1,11 % 2.497.000,00 1,31 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 2 1,69 % 61 6,75 % 2.866.595,00 1,51 %
Regions of Knowledge 11 9,32 % 117 12,94 % 8.206.860,51 4,31 %
Research Potential 1 0,85 % 16 1,77 % 492.553,10 0,26 %
Science in Society 1 0,85 % 7 0,77 % 489.122,00 0,26 %
Support for the coherent development of re search policies 2 1,69 % 2 0,22 % 2.186.619,00 1,15 %
Activities of International Cooperation 6 5,08 % 120 13,27 % 14.861.738,74 7,81 %
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 1 0,85 % 21 2,32 % 1.499.998,00 0,79 %
Total 118 100,00 % 904 100,00 % 190.230.698 100,00 %Coordination and support action
Cooperation
Capacities
Euratom 
Priority AreaNo. of Grant 
AgreementsNo. of Grant 
Agreements %No. of 
ParticipantsNo. of 
Participants %EC Financial 
Contribution (€)EC Financial 
Contribution %
Information and Communication Technologies 10 100,00 % 236 100,00 % 45.524.821,00 100,00 %
Total 10 100,00 % 236 100,00 % 45.524.821 100,00 %Network of Excellence
Cooperation 
Priority AreaNo. of Grant 
AgreementsNo. of Grant 
Agreements %No. of 
ParticipantsNo. of 
Participants %EC Financial 
Contribution (€)EC Financial 
Contribution %
Marie-Curie Actions 106 100,00 % 106 100,00 % 8.717.500,00 100,00 %
Total 106 100,00 % 106 100,00 % 8.717.500 100,00 %Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
People 
 
EN 85   EN Table 3b: FP7 Grant Agreements signed in 2007: Participation & Co ntribution by Priority Area and Holders' Type of Activity/ Leg al Status
Table 3b: FP7 Grant holders by type of activity/ legal status in 2007
Priority AreaNumber of 
ParticipantsNumber of 
Participants %
Health 196 11,52 %
Information and Communication Technologies 1.095 64,37 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 2 0,12 %Energy 76 4,47 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 7 0,41 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 129 7,58 %
Research Infrastructures 117 6,88 %
Regions of Knowledge 17 1,00 %
Research Potential 1 0,06 %
Science in Society 3 0,18 %
Activities of International Cooperation 16 0,94 %
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 42 2,47 %
Total 1.701 100,00 %0,59 %
Euratom13.370.117 1,78 % 9.375.934 1,68 %
751.300.836 100,00 % 558.190.693 100,00 %0,01 %
245.587 0,03 % 219.737 0,04 %3,82 %
1.116.078 0,15 % 916.918 0,16 %
Capacities29.217.644 3,89 % 21.301.765
69.647 0,01 % 54.570
3.619.210 0,48 % 3.293.7520,09 %
7.397.986 0,98 % 6.828.628 1,22 %0,04 %
32.380.902 4,31 % 24.797.402 4,44 %16,66 %
534.151.716 71,10 % 397.691.887 71,25 %
Cooperation128.817.453 17,15 % 92.978.061
293.520 0,04 % 216.000
620.977 0,08 % 516.039Higher Education
Participant Total 
Cost (€)Participant 
Total Cost %Participant EC 
Contribution (€)Participant EC 
Contribution %
 
Table 3b: FP7 Grant holders by type of activity/ legal status in 2007
Priority AreaNumber of 
ParticipantsNumber of 
Participants %
Health 187 8,59 %
Information and Communication Technologies 1.430 65,69 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 4 0,18 %
Energy 111 5,10 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 13 0,60 %
Space 1 0,05 %
General Activities - Annex IV 2 0,09 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 96 4,41 %
Research Infrastructures 183 8,41 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 3 0,14 %
Regions of Knowledge 23 1,06 %
Research Potential 6 0,28 %
Science in Society 2 0,09 %
Support for the coherent development of research policies 1 0,05 %Activities of International Cooperation 45 2,07 %
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 70 3,22 %
Total 2.177 100,00 %2,25 %
1.151.587.138 100,00 % 836.248.499 100,00 %Euratom36.753.507 3,19 % 18.841.9339.379.050 0,81 % 7.885.789 0,94 %0,02 %
2.417.690 0,21 % 2.000.000 0,24 %0,16 %
324.127 0,03 % 282.116 0,03 %5,17 %
184.085 0,02 % 184.085 0,02 %
Capacities61.726.807 5,36 % 43.209.647
1.639.470 0,14 % 1.354.919
158.400 0,01 % 141.8895.974.922 0,52 % 5.524.137 0,66 %63.985.643 5,56 % 21.095.186 2,52 %0,13 %
48.000.000 4,17 % 48.000.000 5,74 %0,08 %
55.824.664 4,85 % 42.057.749 5,03 %10,99 %
737.134.385 64,01 % 552.008.758 66,01 %
Cooperation125.901.599 10,93 % 91.917.875
929.289 0,08 % 654.000
1.253.502 0,11 % 1.090.417Non Profit Research Organisations
Participant Total 
Cost (€)Participant 
Total Cost %Participant EC 
Contribution (€)Participant EC 
Contribution %
 
 
EN 86   EN Table 3b: FP7 Grant holders by type of activity/ legal status in 2007
Total
Priority AreasNo. of Partici- 
pationsNo. of Partici- 
pations %No. of Partici- 
pationsNo. of Partici- 
pations %No. of Partici- 
pationsNo. of Partici- 
pations %No. of Partici- 
pationsNo. of Partici- 
pations %No. of Partici- 
pationsNo. of Partici- 
pations %
Health 347 7,94 % 242 20,50 % 53 3,46 % 0 0.00 % 4 3,39 %
Information and Communication Technologies 2.727 62,36 % 1.485 0.00 % 1.222 79,82 % 7 77,78 % 12 10,17 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 8 0,18 % 5 1,00 % 1 0,07 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Energy 248 5,67 % 109 27,50 % 71 4,64 % 0 0.00 % 2 1,69 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 59 1,35 % 15 2,00 % 39 2,55 % 0 0.00 % 1 0,85 %
Space 10 , 0 2  % 1 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
General Activities - Annex IV 40 , 0 9  % 1 1,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 1 0,85 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 267 6,11 % 139 10,00 % 16 1,05 % 0 0.00 % 82 69,49 %
Research Infrastructures 269 6,15 % 205 0.00 % 52 3,40 % 2 22,22 % 10 8,47 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 61 1,39 % 32 6,50 % 12 0,78 % 0 0.00 % 1 0,85 %
Regions of Knowledge 117 2,68 % 44 8,00 % 41 2,68 % 0 0.00 % 4 3,39 %
Research Potential 16 0,37 % 10 2,50 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Science in Society 70 , 1 6  % 3 2,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Support for the coherent development of research policies 2 0,05 % 1 0,50 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Activities of International Cooperation 120 2,74 % 85 10,50 % 5 0,33 % 0 0.00 % 1 0,85 %
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 120 2,74 % 82 8,00 % 19 1,24 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Total 4.373 100,00 % 2.459 100,00 % 1.531 100,00 % 9 100,00 % 118 100,00 %16
100,00 % 56 100,00 % 200Euratom3,33 % 3 5,36 %3,46 % 8 14,29 % 214
0,04 % 0 0.00 % 116
0,41 % 1 1,79 % 50
1,30 % 3 5,36 % 13
Capacities8,34 % 0 0.00 %
1,79 % 12 21,43 %
0,12 % 0 0.00 %5,65 % 10 17,86 % 200,04 % 0 0.00 % 24
0,04 % 0 0.00 % 02
4,43 % 11 19,64 % 5541
60,39 % 1 1,79 % 0
Cooperation9,84 % 7 12,50 %
0,20 % 0 0.00 %
0,61 % 0 0.00 %No. of Partici- 
pations %No. of Partici- 
pationsNo. of Partici- 
pations %No. of Partici- 
pationsPUBLIC bodies Non-Public bodies Undefined
For-profit Non-profit For-profit Non-profit Undefined Undefined
 
Table 3b: FP7 Grant holders by type of activity/ legal status in 2007
Total
Priority AreasEC Financial 
Contribution (€)EC Financial 
Contribution %EC Financial 
Contribution (€)EC Financial 
Contribution %EC Financial 
Contribution (€)EC Financial 
Contribution %EC Financial 
Contribution (€)EC Financial 
Contribution %EC Financial 
Contribution (€)EC Financial 
Contribution %
Health 160.044.290 10,79 % 119.945.194 20,50 % 17.020.357 3,46 % 0 0.00 % 1.452.132 3,39 %
Information and Communication Technologies 1.002.796.261 67,58 % 545.972.882 0.00 % 453.759.096 79,82 % 2.965.843 77,78 % 0 10,17 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 1.200.000 0,08 % 717.000 1,00 % 170.000 0,07 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Energy 77.715.602 5,24 % 32.471.107 27,50 % 18.591.939 4,64 % 0 0.00 % 579.028 1,69 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 5.279.196 0,36 % 1.223.063 2,00 % 3.621.088 2,55 % 0 0.00 % 59.375 0,85 %
Space 48.000.000 3,24 % 48.000.000 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
General Activities - Annex IV 60.095.186 4,05 % 95.186 1,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 9.000.000 0,85 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 11.709.040 0,79 % 7.730.755 10,00 % 698.076 1,05 % 0 0.00 % 1.632.441 69,49 %
Research Infrastructures 57.800.000 3,90 % 47.490.296 0.00 % 9.771.659 3,40 % 538.045 22,22 % 0 8,47 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 2.866.595 0,19 % 1.372.874 6,50 % 855.671 0,78 % 0 0.00 % 28.596 0,85 %
Regions of Knowledge 8.206.861 0,55 % 3.106.886 8,00 % 2.711.819 2,68 % 0 0.00 % 319.926 3,39 %
Research Potential 492.553 0,03 % 275.964 2,50 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Science in Society 489.122 0,03 % 246.231 2,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Support for the coherent development of research policies 2.186.619 0,15 % 2.000.000 0,50 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Activities of International Cooperation 14.861.739 1,00 % 8.548.235 10,50 % 533.275 0,33 % 0 0.00 % 31.050 0,85 %
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 30.018.352 2,02 % 21.213.033 8,00 % 3.475.032 1,24 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
Total 1.483.761.415 100,00 % 840.408.706 100,00 % 511.208.013 100,00 % 3.503.888 100,00 % 13.102.548 100,00 %4.818.947
100,00 % 9.146.638 100,00 % 106.391.623Euratom3,33 % 511.340 5,36 %3,46 % 1.098.918 14,29 % 4.650.260242.891
0,04 % 0 0.00 % 186.6191.025.509
0,41 % 8.560 1,79 % 208.0290
1,30 % 132.605 5,36 % 476.849
Capacities8,34 % 0 0.00 %
1,79 % 1.042.720 21,43 %
0,12 % 0 0.00 %5,65 % 618.539 17,86 % 1.029.2290,04 % 0 0.00 % 51.000.000375.670
0,04 % 0 0.00 % 0313.000
4,43 % 2.930.732 19,64 % 23.142.79618.921.823
60,39 % 98.440 1,79 % 0
Cooperation9,84 % 2.704.784 12,50 %
0,20 % 0 0.00 %
0,61 % 0 0.00 %EC Financial 
Contribution 
%EC Financial 
Contribution 
(€)EC Financial 
Contribution 
%EC Financial 
Contribution 
(€)PUBLIC bodies Non-Public bodies Undefined
For-profit Non-profit For-profit Non-profit Undefined Undefined
 
 
EN 87   EN Table 3b: FP7 Grant holders by type of activity/ legal status in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Partici- 
pationsNo. of Partici- 
pations %EC Financial 
Contribution (€)EC Financial 
Contribution %
Health 347 7,94 % 160.044.290 5,00 %
Information and Communication Technologies 2.727 62,36 % 1.002.796.261 85,29 %
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 8 0,18 % 1.200.000 0,09 %
Energy 248 5,67 % 77.715.602 5,28 %
Transport (including Aeronautics) 59 1,35 % 5.279.196 0,47 %
Space 1 0,02 % 48.000.000 0.00 %
General Activities - Annex IV 4 0,09 % 60.095.186 0.00 %
People Marie-Curie Actions 267 6,11 % 11.709.040 0,18 %
Research Infrastructures 269 6,15 % 57.800.000 1,77 %
Research for the benefit of SMEs 61 1,39 % 2.866.595 0,11 %
Regions of Knowledge 117 2,68 % 8.206.861 0,66 %
Research Potential 16 0,37 % 492.553 0.00 %
Science in Society 7 0,16 % 489.122 0.00 %
Support for the coherent development of research policies 2 0,05 % 2.186.619 0.00 %
Activities of International Cooperation 120 2,74 % 14.861.739 0,26 %
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 120 2,74 % 30.018.352 0,88 %
Total 4.373 100,00 % 1.483.761.415 100,00 %1.608.250
100,00 % 228 100,00 % 181.786.919Euratom2,02 % 15 6,65 %1,00 % 45 19,56 % 471.7720
0,15 % 0 0.00 % 01.208.604
0,03 % 0 0.00 % 03.213.944
0,19 % 29 12,74 % 193.866
Capacities3,90 % 18 8,02 %
0,55 % 29 12,67 %0,03 % 0 0.00 %0,79 % 18 7,97 % 331.5294,05 % 0 0.00 % 0862.395
3,24 % 0 0.00 % 0160.000
5,24 % 22 9,54 % 9.604.1909.082.557
67,58 % 21 9,12 % 155.049.812
Cooperation10,79 % 12 5,08 %
0,08 % 8 3,52 %
0,36 % 12 5,13 %Total SMEs
EC Financial 
Contribution 
%No. of Partici- 
pationsNo. of Partici- 
pations %EC Financial 
Contribution 
(€)
 
 
EN 88   EN Table 3c: FP7 Grant Agreements signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Priority Area and Country
Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)
Health 35 303 143.779.707 0 0 0 15 28 12.444.952 9 15 3.669.631
Information and Communication Technologies 276 2.461 929.391.750 12 16 3.782.703 101 154 63.492.605 40 95 5.802.087
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 1 7 1.089.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 111.000Energy 27 210 62.666.980 0 0 0 16 27 13.652.030 5 8 827.269
Transport (including Aeronautics) 5 58 5.164.599 0 0 0 1 1 114.597 0 0 0
Space 11 4 8 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 00 0 00 0 00 0
General Activities - Annex IV 44 6 0 . 0 9 5 . 1 8 6 00 0 00 0 00 0
People Marie-Curie Actions 119 231 9.340.040 6 7 439.000 20 29 1.930.000 0 0 0
Research Infrastructures 19 215 52.229.316 1 9 435.422 9 18 3.671.227 6 26 1.195.635
Research for the benefit of SMEs 2 52 2.214.623 1 2 64.082 2 7 587.890 0 0 0
Regions of Knowledge 11 112 7.945.014 2 5 261.847 0 0 0 0 0 0
Research Potential 1 12 442.242 1 2 31.800 1 1 11.128 1 1 7.383
Science in Society 1 6 427.481 0 0 0 1 1 61.641 0 0 0
Support for the coherent development of research policies 1 1 186.619 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Activities of International Cooperation 6 58 9.386.078 5 10 849.851 4 5 355.028 6 46 4.231.119
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 8 110 27.719.739 0 0 0 4 5 1.171.613 2 3 0
Total 517 3.841 1.360.078.373 28 51 5.864.705 174 276 97.492.711 70 195 15.844.124Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomMember States Candidate Countries Associated Countries Thrid Countries
 
Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)
Energy 5 6 719.880 2 2 483.404 1 1 221.100 0 0 1 2 313.800 21 41 13.627.055
General Activities - Annex IV 00 00 00 00 00 2 2 2 1 . 0 9 5 . 1 8 6
Health 5 9 2.612.410 10 12 5.117.157 1 1 209.000 0 0 1 1 289.400 24 49 21.574.684
Information and Communication Technologies 69 104 41.375.486 81 116 42.810.826 9 9 1.817.646 9 9 2.469.999 19 23 7.386.805 209 463 215.594.011
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 1 1 136.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 80.000 1 1 153.000
Transport (including Aeronautics) 0 0 3 5 696.141 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 251.093
People Marie-Curie Actions 3 7 205.170 3 8 300.000 3 8 175.000 3 9 245.000 2 6 138.148 6 9 517.000
Activities of International Cooperation 3 6 1.214.051 2 3 183.242 2 2 84.412 0 0 0 0 6 9 2.559.423
Regions of Knowledge 2 8 654.551 0 0 3 6 240.889 0 0 2 2 281.805 7 25 1.627.153
Research Infrastructures 3 3 941.829 3 3 427.828 1 2 215.978 0 0 2 2 370.083 15 23 10.699.101
Research Potential 1 1 45.903 0 0 1 1 12.733 0 0 0 0 1 1 54.570
Science in Society 00 00 1 1 4 3 . 3 3 8 00 00 00
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 0 0 6 7 2.684.526 0 0 0 0 3 6 384.220 7 17 6.967.513
Total 92 145 47.905.280 110 156 52.703.124 22 31 3.020.096 12 18 2.714.999 31 43 9.244.261 301 643 294.719.789EuratomCZ DE
Cooperation
CapacitiesAT BE BG CYMember States
 
Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)
Energy 4 8 4.293.139 1 1 99.540 7 7 1.450.099 9 13 4.010.648 3 4 1.064.571 19 34 11.481.233
General Activities - Annex IV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9.000.000 1 1 30.000.000
Health 14 20 10.014.565 1 1 159.000 2 2 480.011 16 19 6.682.392 10 15 6.827.733 22 39 23.940.133
Information and Communication Technologies 22 31 12.541.293 4 5 1.316.841 75 122 45.654.409 117 194 62.679.675 53 78 30.146.091 160 327 112.621.805
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 330.000
Transport (including Aeronautics) 1 1 48.240 0 0 3 3 227.407 1 1 15.500 1 2 118.532 2 3 203.158
People Marie-Curie Actions 1 1 69.769 2 4 86.342 17 24 1.436.139 22 25 1.747.940 3 9 275.000 5 22 342.000
Activities of International Cooperation 0 0 1 1 80.727 4 6 962.357 1 3 646.066 2 2 102.301 3 6 995.221
Regions of Knowledge 2 3 302.267 1 1 58.374 3 7 564.260 2 4 359.254 1 1 103.249 3 5 385.924
Research Infrastructures 2 2 130.165 0 0 8 12 2.327.081 8 17 4.982.250 4 5 1.330.330 13 28 6.486.407
Research Potential 00 00 1 1 6 3 . 3 9 8 1 1 3 5 . 9 0 9 00 00
Science in Society 0 0 1 1 57.664 0 0 1 1 58.372 0 0 1 1 110.011
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 0 0 0 0 2 2 376.249 5 9 1.996.856 3 6 529.732 5 17 5.274.250
Total 46 66 27.399.438 11 14 1.858.488 122 186 53.541.409 183 287 83.214.861 81 123 49.497.539 235 485 192.170.141Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomMember States
DK EE EL ES FI FR
 
 
EN 89   EN Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)
Energy 4 5 741.250 1 1 17.334 15 22 5.794.599 3 3 185.234 1 1 580.100 1 1 71.580
Health 2 2 504.358 6 6 1.971.924 15 26 10.790.957 0 0 0 0 1 1 125.200
Information and Communication Technologies 22 27 7.931.896 35 39 14.285.899 148 286 93.187.411 3 3 306.242 5 5 1.424.384 1 1 159.519
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 0 0 0 0 1 1 230.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Transport (including Aeronautics) 1 1 58.500 0 0 3 5 391.629 0 0 0 0 0 0
People Marie-Curie Actions 1 12 110.000 1 1 100.000 8 19 709.265 0 0 0 0 1 9 62.730
Activities of International Cooperation 1 1 168.097 0 0 3 4 300.136 0 0 0 0 0 0
Regions of Knowledge 1 1 126.126 1 2 91.000 5 14 1.130.097 1 1 19.388 0 0 2 2 62.021
Research Infrastructures 4 6 924.069 1 2 491.662 15 31 9.483.321 0 0 0 0 0 0
Research Potential 1 1 10.593 0 0 1 1 62.007 1 1 8.560 0 0 1 1 21.293
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 1 1 79.308 0 0 5 10 1.943.757 1 1 46.965 0 0 0 0
Total 38 57 10.654.197 45 51 16.957.819 219 419 124.023.178 9 9 566.389 6 6 2.004.484 7 15 502.343EuratomLU LV
Cooperation
CapacitiesHU IE IT LTMember States
 
Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)
Energy 0 0 14 20 7.401.219 4 5 1.268.064 0 0 1 1 46.500 6 10 3.063.064
Health 0 0 15 18 10.752.776 1 1 143.940 2 2 610.766 1 2 473.460 15 23 11.757.931
Information and Communication Technologies 3 3 459.599 85 129 54.055.038 28 32 5.781.787 33 45 14.361.679 17 18 4.038.008 70 102 37.801.492
Transport (including Aeronautics) 0 0 1 6 334.656 1 2 251.800 2 2 223.042 1 1 41.195 0 0
People Marie-Curie Actions 1 1 68.377 3 3 114.830 9 11 590.049 2 4 170.000 4 7 252.397 2 11 204.000
Activities of International Cooperation 1 1 159.751 2 2 155.667 2 2 170.786 2 2 631.995 1 1 36.722 3 3 218.322
Regions of Knowledge 0 0 2 7 645.998 2 2 155.549 1 3 249.328 4 11 254.583 1 2 131.011
Research Infrastructures 0 0 9 27 2.424.244 5 5 1.243.265 4 4 375.559 2 6 228.669 5 7 1.250.915
Research Potential 1 1 25.038 0 0 1 1 41.195 0 0 1 1 61.044 0 0
Science in Society 00 1 1 8 3 . 5 1 7 00 00 00 00
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 0 0 5 9 1.329.832 3 4 488.114 1 1 20.000 1 1 251.495 5 7 1.507.996
Total 6 6 712.765 137 222 77.297.777 56 65 10.134.549 47 63 16.642.369 33 49 5.684.072 107 165 55.934.731Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomMember States
MT NL PL PT RO SE
 
Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)
Energy 1 1 226.152 1 1 29.700 12 19 4.793.591
Health 1 1 150.000 0 0 22 53 28.591.910
Information and Communication Technologies 13 16 4.991.868 7 9 2.278.899 163 265 111.913.142
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP 0 0 0 0 1 1 160.000
Transport (including Aeronautics) 2 4 169.715 0 0 1 1 134.006
People Marie-Curie Actions 1 2 72.584 3 5 228.300 14 14 1.120.000
Activities of International Cooperation 1 1 43.878 0 0 3 3 672.924
Regions of Knowledge 1 3 190.860 1 1 191.660 1 1 119.669
Research Infrastructures 2 2 107.460 1 1 16.800 15 27 7.772.300
Science in Society 00 00 1 1 7 4 . 5 7 9
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 1 1 423.114 1 1 46.712 5 10 3.369.100
Total 23 31 6.375.631 14 18 2.792.071 238 395 158.721.221Capacities
EuratomSI SK UK
CooperationMember States
 
 
EN 90   EN Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)
Cooperation Information and Communication Technologies 3 3 266.757 1 1 124.800 9 12 3.391.146
People Marie-Curie Actions 1 1 37.500 0 0 5 6 401.500
Activities of International Cooperation 1 2 100.966 1 1 68.591 5 7 680.294
Regions of Knowledge 1 4 211.075 0 0 1 1 50.772
Research Infrastructures 1 3 112.558 1 3 103.985 1 3 218.879
Research Potential 1 1 6.762 0 0 1 1 25.038
Total 8 14 735.619 3 5 297.376 22 30 4.767.628CapacitiesCandidate Countries
HR MK TR
 
Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)
Energy 0 0 11 14 6.270.548 2 2 410.248 0 0 0 0 8 11 6.971.234
Health 0 0 12 17 6.013.257 4 5 1.913.868 3 3 2.382.977 0 0 3 3 2.134.850
Information and Communication Technologies 0 0 69 90 35.869.857 33 42 18.206.011 0 0 0 0 17 22 9.416.737
Transport (including Aeronautics) 00 00 00 00 00 1 1 1 1 4 . 5 9 7
People Marie-Curie Actions 0 0 2 2 170.000 16 25 1.590.000 1 1 70.000 0 0 1 1 100.000
Activities of International Cooperation 1 2 77.657 0 0 1 1 41.302 0 0 0 0 2 2 236.069
Research Infrastructures 1 2 72.312 8 10 2.823.990 1 1 36.160 0 0 1 2 80.076 2 3 658.689
Research Potential 00 00 1 1 1 1 . 1 2 8 00 00 00
Science in Society 00 00 00 1 1 6 1 . 6 4 1 00 00
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 0 0 4 5 1.171.613 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 4 149.969 106 138 52.319.265 58 77 22.208.717 5 5 2.514.618 1 2 80.076 34 43 19.632.176Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomAssociated Countries
AL CH IL IS ME NO
 
Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)
Energy 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 106.678 0 0 4 4 610.591
Health 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 214.176 1 1 450.000 2 2 575.031 1 1 106.800
Information and Communication Technologies 1 1 240.000 3 4 287.170 2 2 0 10 11 720.133 3 5 149.683 2 2 499.447
Activities of International Cooperation 00 00 00 00 00 2 2 4 3 1 . 9 3 5
Research Infrastructures 00 00 00 00 00 1 1 4 3 . 8 0 9
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 1 1 00 00 00 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 3 240.000 3 4 287.170 3 4 214.176 12 15 1.276.811 5 7 724.714 10 10 1.692.582EuratomIN RU
Cooperation
CapacitiesAU BR CA CNThird Countries
 
Table 3c: FP7 Grant holders by the country of origin in 2007
Priority AreaNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsParticipant EC 
Contribution (€)
Health 0 0 4 4 916.874
Information and Communication Technologies 11 12 675.771 12 12 543.374
Activities of International Cooperation 0 0 4 6 895.150
Research Infrastructures 1 1 0 2 2 319.144
Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection 11 0 0 0
Total 13 14 675.771 22 24 2.674.542Cooperation
Capacities
EuratomThird Countries
US ZA
 
 
EN 91   EN Table 3d: FP7 Contracts signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Funding Scheme and Country
Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007
Funding SchemeNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)
Collaborative project 293 2.604 1.084.082.696 10 13 3.533.223 117 183 87.109.791 45 66 8.259.247
Combination of CP and CSA 17 201 49.074.842 1 9 435.422 8 17 3.155.701 6 26 1.195.635
Coordination and support action 112 733 176.925.030 10 21 1.284.080 25 45 3.592.683 19 103 6.389.242
Network of Excellence 10 218 43.190.805 2 3 249.480 8 15 2.084.536 0 0 0
Support for training and career development of researc hers (Marie Curie) 85 85 6.805.000 5 5 362.500 16 16 1.550.000 0 0 0
Total 517 3.841 1.360.078.373 28 51 5.864.705 174 276 97.492.711 70 195 15.844.124Member States Candidate Countries Associated Countries Thrid Countries
 
Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007
Funding SchemeNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)
CP - Collaborative project 66 103 42.482.751 76 106 42.363.781 9 9 2.092.146 9 9 2.469.999 22 30 8.329.108 236 506 246.332.764
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA 2 2 409.131 3 3 427.828 1 2 215.978 0 0 0 1 1 234.728 13 21 10.282.215
CSA - Coordination and support action 16 31 3.622.663 21 34 4.346.844 10 18 621.972 1 7 70.000 7 11 605.425 37 78 29.566.419
MC - Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie) 1 1 100.000 2 2 130.000 2 2 90.000 2 2 175.000 1 1 75.000 5 5 445.0 00
NOE - Network of Excellence 7 8 1.290.735 8 11 5.434.671 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 33 8.093.391
Total 92 145 47.905.280 110 156 52.703.124 22 31 3.020.096 12 18 2.714.999 31 43 9.244.261 301 643 294.719.789Member States
AT BE BG CY CZ DE
 
Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007
Funding SchemeNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)
CP - Collaborative project 32 48 24.857.193 6 7 1.575.381 75 117 45.794.044 123 193 69.511.720 60 90 37.201.894 166 320 139.852.261
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA 2 2 130.165 0 0 0 7 11 2.155.444 8 17 4.982.250 3 4 1.146.860 12 26 6.088.581
CSA - Coordination and support action 8 11 1.757.056 5 7 283.107 20 33 2.711.440 24 40 5.182.063 14 23 10.382.831 46 95 39.039.402
MC - Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie) 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 1.195.000 21 21 1.675.000 2 2 175.000 2 2 175.000
NOE - Network of Excellence 4 5 655.024 0 0 0 7 12 1.685.481 7 16 1.863.828 2 4 590.954 9 42 7.014.897
Total 46 66 27.399.438 11 14 1.858.488 122 186 53.541.409 183 287 83.214.861 81 123 49.497.539 235 485 192.170.141Member States
DK EE EL ES FI FR
 
Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007
Funding SchemeNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)
CP - Collaborative project 23 29 8.472.949 35 39 14.681.798 158 293 102.873.203 7 7 538.441 5 5 1.855.754 3 3 356.299
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA 4 6 924.069 1 2 491.662 13 28 8.831.278 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0CSA - Coordination and support action 9 20 945.099 6 7 1.288.074 36 69 6.887.309 2 2 27.948 1 1 148.730 4 12 146.044
MC - Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie) 0 0 0 1 1 100.000 4 4 290.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NOE - Network of Excellence 2 2 312.080 2 2 396.285 8 25 5.141.388 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 38 57 10.654.197 45 51 16.957.819 219 419 124.023.178 9 9 566.389 6 6 2.004.484 7 15 502.343Member States
HU IE IT LT LU LV
 
Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007
Funding SchemeNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)
CP - Collaborative project 2 2 408.260 97 157 69.212.485 26 31 6.878.299 31 41 13.797.601 18 20 4.647.866 78 111 50.522.405
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA 0 0 0 8 26 2.157.994 5 5 1.243.265 4 4 375.559 2 6 228.669 5 7 1.250.915
CSA - Coordination and support action 4 4 304.505 22 28 2.782.288 13 15 726.094 7 11 1.650.252 10 20 617.537 16 31 1.718.461
MC - Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie) 0 0 0 2 2 75.000 6 6 420.000 1 1 100.000 3 3 190.000 1 1 100.000
NOE - Network of Excellence 0 0 0 8 9 3.070.010 6 8 866.891 4 6 718.957 0 0 0 7 15 2.342.950
Total 6 6 712.765 137 222 77.297.777 56 65 10.134.549 47 63 16.642.369 33 49 5.684.072 107 165 55.934.731Member States
MT NL PL PT RO SE
 
 
EN 92   EN Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007
Funding SchemeNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)
CP - Collaborative project 16 19 5.684.345 8 10 2.312.244 171 299 138.977.705
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA 2 2 107.460 1 1 16.800 13 25 7.373.991CSA - Coordination and support action 5 10 583.826 3 5 288.027 31 37 7.536.262MC - Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie) 0 0 0 2 2 175.000 14 14 1.120.000NOE - Network of Excellence 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 20 3.713.263
Total 23 31 6.375.631 14 18 2.792.071 238 395 158.721.221Member States
SI SK UK
 
Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007
Funding SchemeNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)
CP - Collaborative project 2 2 220.389 1 1 124.800 7 10 3.188.034
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA 1 3 112.558 1 3 103.985 1 3 218.879CSA - Coordination and support action 3 7 318.804 1 1 68.591 8 11 832.603MC - Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie) 1 1 37.500 0 0 0 4 4 325.000NOE - Network of Excellence 1 1 46.368 0 0 0 2 2 203.112
Total 8 14 735.619 3 5 297.376 22 30 4.767.628Candidate Countries
HR MK TR
 
Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007
Funding SchemeNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)
CP - Collaborative project 0 0 0 83 107 46.593.095 33 41 19.927.436 3 3 2.382.977 0 0 0 24 32 18.206.283
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA 1 2 72.312 7 9 2.308.464 1 1 36.160 0 0 0 1 2 80.076 2 3 658.689CSA - Coordination and support action 1 2 77.657 10 12 1.733.805 6 16 438.049 2 2 131.641 0 0 0 6 6 623.641
MC - Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie) 0 0 0 1 1 100.000 15 15 1.450.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NOE - Network of Excellence 0 0 0 5 9 1.583.901 3 4 357.072 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 143.563
Total 2 4 149.969 106 138 52.319.265 58 77 22.208.717 5 5 2.514.618 1 2 80.076 34 43 19.632.176Associated Countries
AL CH IL IS ME NO
 
Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007
Funding SchemeNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)
CP - Collaborative project 3 3 240.000 2 3 287.170 3 4 214.176 9 10 1.119.218 2 2 575.031 6 6 1.216.838
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 43.809
CSA - Coordination and support action 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 157.593 3 5 149.683 3 3 431.935
Total 3 3 240.000 3 4 287.170 3 4 214.176 12 15 1.276.811 5 7 724.714 10 10 1.692.582Third Countries
AU BR CA CN IN RU
 
 
EN 93   EN Table 3d: FP7 Grant Agreements by funding sheme and holders' country of origin in 
2007
Funding SchemeNo. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)No. of Grant 
AgreementsPartici- 
pationsEC Contribution (€)
CP - Collaborative project 11 12 675.771 4 4 916.874
CP-CSA - Combination of CP & CSA 1 1 0 2 2 319.144
CSA - Coordination and support action 1 1 0 16 18 1.438.524
Total 13 14 675.771 22 24 2.674.542Third Countries
US ZA
 
 
EN 94   EN Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Holders' Country of origin and Type of Activity/  Legal Status
Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of 
activity/ legal status in 2007Total
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
NON-PUBLIC-For profit 1.547 35,88 % 511.564.790 34,64 % 1.416 35,88 % 470.777.899 34,64 % 8 35,88 % 938.031 34,64 % 83 35,88 % 37.258.250 34,64  % 40 35,88 % 2.590.610 34,64 %
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit 212 4,92 % 116.127.196 7,86 % 194 4,92 % 109.440.517 7,86 % 2 4,92 % 12.762 7,86 % 11 4,92 % 6.062.828 7,86 % 5 4,92 % 611.0 89 7,86 %
NON-PUBLIC-Undefined 9 0,21 % 3.503.888 0,24 % 8 0,21 % 3.353.605 0,24 % 0 0,21 % 0 0,24 % 0 0,21 % 0 0,24 % 1 0,21 % 150.283 0,24 %
PUBLIC-For profit 58 1,35 % 9.183.434 0,62 % 44 1,35 % 5.398.821 0,62 % 3 1,35 % 156.947 0,62 % 6 1,35 % 2.680.577 0,62 % 5 1,35 % 947.089 0,62 %
PUBLIC-Non-Profit 2.486 57,65 % 836.513.028 56,64 % 2.147 57,65 % 768.962.328 56,64 % 35 57,65 % 4.756.965 56,64 % 172 57,65 % 51.248.682 56,64  % 132 57,65 % 11.545.053 56,64 %
Total 4.312 100,00 % 1.476.892.336 100,00 % 3.809 100,00 % 1.357.933.170 100,00 % 48 100,00 % 5.864.705 100,00 % 272 100,00 % 97.250.337 100,00  % 183 100,00 % 15.844.124 100,00 %Member States Candidate Countries Associated Countries Thrid Countries
 
Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of activit
y/ legal status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
NON-PUBLIC-For profit 61 42,66 % 22.354.798 47,03 % 72 44,17 % 26.490.704 49,26 % 11 33,33 % 1.753.737 57,26 % 10 50,00 % 2.042.747 73,62 % 12 27 ,27 % 4.513.179 48,67 % 247 38,24 % 104.224.163 35,38 %
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit 5 3,50 % 1.122.331 2,36 % 18 11,04 % 4.368.439 8,12 % 5 15,15 % 136.751 4,47 % 5 25,00 % 101.091 3,64 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 50 7, 74 % 39.835.923 13,52 %
NON-PUBLIC-Undefined 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 1 0,61 % 0 0,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 7 1,08 % 3.353.605 1,14 %PUBLIC-For profit 1 0,70 % 53.674 0,11 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 1 3,03 % 49.481 1,62 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 2 4,55 % 120.359 1,30 % 2 0,31 % 312.175 0,11 %PUBLIC-Non-Profit 76 53,15 % 24.000.448 50,49 % 72 44,17 % 22.914.961 42,61 % 16 48,48 % 1.122.659 36,66 % 5 25,00 % 631.054 22,74 % 30 68,18 % 4. 640.148 50,04 % 340 52,63 % 146.838.307 49,85 %
Total 143 100,00 % 47.531.251 100,00 % 163 100,00 % 53.774.104 100,00 % 33 100,00 % 3.062.628 100,00 % 20 100,00 % 2.774.892 100,00 % 44 100,00 % 9.273.686 100,00 % 646 100,00 % 294.564.174 100,00 %Member States
AT BE BG CY CZ DE
 
Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of activity/ legal status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
NON-PUBLIC-For profit 18 26,87 % 6.758.414 24,64 % 3 20,00 % 744.897 39,66 % 56 29,95 % 17.091.033 31,89 % 115 39,79 % 35.389.147 42,47 % 39 32,5 0 % 9.928.813 20,07 % 227 46,14 % 73.027.575 30,24 %
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit 5 7,46 % 1.234.094 4,50 % 6 40,00 % 341.558 18,18 % 6 3,21 % 740.937 1,38 % 16 5,54 % 4.006.319 4,81 % 2 1,67 % 9.103.249 18, 40 % 9 1,83 % 33.439.289 13,85 %
PUBLIC-For profit 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 1 0,35 % 337.340 0,40 % 3 2,50 % 179.176 0,36 % 6 1,22 % 1.136.841 0,47 %
PUBLIC-Non-Profit 44 65,67 % 19.435.526 70,86 % 6 40,00 % 791.828 42,16 % 125 66,84 % 35.763.742 66,73 % 157 54,33 % 43.596.436 52,32 % 76 63,33 % 30.260.185 61,17 % 250 50,81 % 133.887.260 55,44 %
Total 67 100,00 % 27.428.034 100,00 % 15 100,00 % 1.878.283 100,00 % 187 100,00 % 53.595.712 100,00 % 289 100,00 % 83.329.242 100,00 % 120 100,00  % 49.471.423 100,00 % 492 100,00 % 241.490.964 100,00 %Member States
DK EE EL ES FI FR
 
Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of activity/ legal status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
NON-PUBLIC-For profit 19 32,20 % 5.301.063 49,64 % 19 35,85 % 6.354.690 37,22 % 162 38,57 % 50.196.141 40,34 % 2 18,18 % 60.915 10,32 % 6 75,00 % 2.004.484 97,08 % 2 15,38 % 102.610 19,98 %
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit 5 8,47 % 594.473 5,57 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 16 3,81 % 3.651.207 2,93 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 2 25,00 % 60.188 2,92 % 3 23,08 % 44.322 8 ,63 %
PUBLIC-For profit 1 1,69 % 9.039 0,08 % 2 3,77 % 113.559 0,67 % 8 1,90 % 1.007.547 0,81 % 3 27,27 % 46.994 7,96 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
PUBLIC-Non-Profit 34 57,63 % 4.774.551 44,71 % 32 60,38 % 10.603.129 62,11 % 234 55,71 % 69.576.528 55,92 % 6 54,55 % 482.341 81,72 % 0 0.00 % 0 0. 00 % 8 61,54 % 366.648 71,39 %
Total 59 100,00 % 10.679.126 100,00 % 53 100,00 % 17.071.378 100,00 % 420 100,00 % 124.431.422 100,00 % 11 100,00 % 590.250 100,00 % 8 100,00 % 2. 064.672 100,00 % 13 100,00 % 513.580 100,00 %Member States
HU IE IT LT LU LV
 
Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of activity/ legal status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
NON-PUBLIC-For profit 1 12,50 % 308.700 41,97 % 79 35,59 % 25.490.361 32,96 % 17 25,76 % 3.561.212 35,12 % 22 33,85 % 5.064.832 30,39 % 16 32,65 % 2.033.375 35,60 % 60 36,14 % 20.092.443 36,22 %
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit 1 12,50 % 68.377 9,30 % 15 6,76 % 5.352.729 6,92 % 1 1,52 % 19.046 0,19 % 3 4,62 % 439.911 2,64 % 2 4,08 % 45.600 0,80 % 6 3,61  % 943.517 1,70 %
PUBLIC-For profit 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 2 0,90 % 607.315 0,79 % 1 1,52 % 100.000 0,99 % 2 3,08 % 117.501 0,70 % 2 4,08 % 55.500 0,97 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %PUBLIC-Non-Profit 6 75,00 % 358.426 48,73 % 126 56,76 % 45.887.646 59,33 % 47 71,21 % 6.460.651 63,71 % 38 58,46 % 11.045.323 66,27 % 29 59,18 % 3 .576.561 62,63 % 100 60,24 % 34.439.307 62,08 %
Total 8 100,00 % 735.503 100,00 % 222 100,00 % 77.338.051 100,00 % 66 100,00 % 10.140.909 100,00 % 65 100,00 % 16.667.567 100,00 % 49 100,00 % 5.7 11.036 100,00 % 166 100,00 % 55.475.267 100,00 %Member States
MT NL PL PT RO SE
 
 
EN 95   EN Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of 
activity/ legal status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
NON-PUBLIC-For profit 10 31,25 % 2.128.992 33,29 % 8 42,11 % 1.410.123 50,41 % 122 30,58 % 42.348.751 26,61 %
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit 1 3,13 % 11.066 0,17 % 1 5,26 % 5.190 0,19 % 11 2,76 % 3.774.911 2,37 %
PUBLIC-For profit 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 7 1,75 % 1.152.320 0,72 %PUBLIC-Non-Profit 21 65,63 % 4.255.368 66,54 % 10 52, 63 % 1.381.948 49,40 % 259 64,91 % 111.871.348 70,29 %
Total 32 100,00 % 6.395.426 100,00 % 19 100,00 % 2. 797.261 100,00 % 399 100,00 % 159.147.330 100,00 %Member States
SI SK UK
 
Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of 
activity/ legal status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
NON-PUBLIC-For profit 6 42,86 % 377.131 49,42 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 2 6,67 % 560.900 11,68 %
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit 1 7,14 % 6.762 0,89 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 1 3,33 % 6.000 0,12 %
PUBLIC-For profit 2 14,29 % 127.522 16,71 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 1 3,33 % 29.425 0,61 %PUBLIC-Non-Profit 5 35,71 % 251.639 32,98 % 4 100,00 % 297.376 100,00 % 26 86,67 % 4.207.951 87,59 %
Total 14 100,00 % 763.054 100,00 % 4 100,00 % 297.376 100,00 % 30 100,00 % 4.804.276 100,00 %Candidate Countries
HR MK TR
 
Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of activity/ legal status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
NON-PUBLIC-For profit 1 33,33 % 56.312 37,55 % 41 29,71 % 19.393.459 37,18 % 27 35,06 % 12.929.127 57,29 % 3 42,86 % 2.382.977 92,85 % 1 50,00 % 0 0,00 % 10 22,22 % 2.496.375 12,66 %
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 4 2,90 % 651.100 1,25 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 7 15,56 % 5.411.728 27,44 %PUBLIC-For profit 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 2 1,45 % 567.000 1,09 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 4 8,89 % 2.113.577 10,72 %PUBLIC-Non-Profit 2 66,67 % 93.657 62,45 % 91 65,94 % 31.554.590 60,49 % 50 64,94 % 9.639.049 42,71 % 4 57,14 % 183.609 7,15 % 1 50,00 % 80.076 100 ,00 % 24 53,33 % 9.697.701 49,18 %
Total 3 100,00 % 149.969 100,00 % 138 100,00 % 52.166.149 100,00 % 77 100,00 % 22.568.176 100,00 % 7 100,00 % 2.566.586 100,00 % 2 100,00 % 80.076 100,00 % 45 100,00 % 19.719.381 100,00 %Associated Countries
AL CH IL IS ME NO
 
Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of activity/ legal status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
NON-PUBLIC-For profit 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 3 100,00 % 287.170 100,00 % 1 25,00 % 0 0,00 % 1 7,14 % 52.000 4,07 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %
NON-PUBLIC-Non-Profit 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 1 25,00 % 0 0,00 %PUBLIC-Non-Profit 3 100,00 % 240.000 100,00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 3 75,00 % 214.176 100,00 % 13 92,86 % 1.224.811 95,93 % 6 100,00 % 724.714 100,00 % 3 75,00 % 460.200 100,00 %
Total 3 100,00 % 240.000 100,00 % 3 100,00 % 287.170 100,00 % 4 100,00 % 214.176 100,00 % 14 100,00 % 1.276.811 100,00 % 6 100,00 % 724.714 100,00 % 4 100,00 % 460.200 100,00 %Third Countries
AU BR CA CN IN JP
 
 
EN 96   EN Table 3e: FP7 Grant Agreements by 
holders' country of origin and type of 
activity/ legal status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
NON-PUBLIC-For profit 1 11,11 % 499.447 29,51 % 6 46,15 % 33.000 4,88 % 2 18,18 % 386.460 28,90 %
PUBLIC-For profit 2 22,22 % 431.935 25,52 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 %PUBLIC-Non-Profit 6 66,67 % 761.200 44,97 % 7 53,85 % 642.771 95,12 % 9 81,82 % 950.811 71,10 %
Total 9 100,00 % 1.692.582 100,00 % 13 100,00 % 675.771 100,00 % 11 100,00 % 1.337.271 100,00 %Third Countries
RU US ZA
 
 
EN 97   EN Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Holders' Country of origin and Type of Activity/  Legal Status
Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by Total
holders' country of origin and type of 
activit y/ legal status in 2007 T ype of Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
Higher Education 1.701 38,27 % 558.190.693 35,51 % 1.489 37,59 % 505.783.980 34,99 % 22 44,90 % 3.628.421 45,07 % 134 47,86 % 43.076.585 41,97 % 56 36,13 % 5.701.707 36,57 %
Research 2.167 48,75 % 831.766.997 52,92 % 1.946 49,13 % 773.687.696 53,53 % 25 51,02 % 3.863.483 47,99 % 108 38,57 % 45.440.082 44,27 % 88 56,77  % 8.775.737 56,28 %
SME 577 12,98 % 181.786.919 11,57 % 526 13,28 % 165.990.391 11,48 % 2 4,08 % 558.100 6,93 % 38 13,57 % 14.123.405 13,76 % 11 7,10 % 1.115.023 7,15 %
Total 4.445 100,00 % 1.571.744.609 100,00 % 3.961 100,00 % 1.445.462.067 100,00 % 49 100,00 % 8.050.003 100,00 % 280 100,00 % 102.640.072 100,0 0 % 155 100,00 % 15.592.467 100,00 %Member States Candidate Countries Associated Countries Thrid Countries
 
Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
Higher Education 61 38,18 % 21.543.405 35,41 % 50 38,18 % 17.582.639 35,41 % 7 38,18 % 168.943 35,41 % 4 38,18 % 626.595 35,41 % 15 38,18 % 3.131. 603 35,41 % 248 38,18 % 99.054.885 35,41 %
Research 68 48,87 % 25.637.975 53,05 % 92 48,87 % 38.488.461 53,05 % 8 48,87 % 1.042.271 53,05 % 7 48,87 % 782.017 53,05 % 22 48,87 % 3.991.146 53, 05 % 349 48,87 % 176.627.153 53,05 %
SME 34 12,95 % 12.290.248 11,53 % 12 12,95 % 4.319.210 11,53 % 6 12,95 % 1.458.890 11,53 % 8 12,95 % 1.170.018 11,53 % 8 12,95 % 3.540.299 11,53 % 8 2 12,95 % 28.509.282 11,53 %
Total 163 100,00 % 59.471.628 100,00 % 154 100,00 % 60.390.310 100,00 % 21 100,00 % 2.670.104 100,00 % 19 100,00 % 2.578.630 100,00 % 45 100,00 % 10.663.048 100,00 % 679 100,00 % 304.191.320 100,00 %Member States
AT BE BG CY CZ DE
 
Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal 
status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
Higher Education 36 38,18 % 17.120.957 35,41 % 2 38,18 % 525.536 35,41 % 64 38,18 % 18.777.061 35,41 % 100 38,18 % 29.634.384 35,41 % 44 38,18 % 1 6.725.551 35,41 % 102 38,18 % 21.600.955 35,41 %
Research 43 48,87 % 18.802.387 53,05 % 4 48,87 % 647.854 53,05 % 119 48,87 % 35.786.505 53,05 % 167 48,87 % 47.289.679 53,05 % 51 48,87 % 23.114.4 16 53,05 % 237 48,87 % 133.014.324 53,05 %
SME 7 12,95 % 2.350.254 11,53 % 3 12,95 % 744.897 11,53 % 26 12,95 % 9.301.247 11,53 % 34 12,95 % 10.663.024 11,53 % 13 12,95 % 2.693.546 11,53 % 70 12,95 % 22.972.251 11,53 %
Total 86 100,00 % 38.273.598 100,00 % 9 100,00 % 1.918.287 100,00 % 209 100,00 % 63.864.813 100,00 % 301 100,00 % 87.587.087 100,00 % 108 100,00 % 42.533.513 100,00 % 409 100,00 % 177.587.529 100,00 %Member States
DK EE EL ES FI FR
 
Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal 
status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
Higher Education 25 38,18 % 2.996.664 35,41 % 32 38,18 % 10.603.129 35,41 % 165 38,18 % 52.444.194 35,41 % 4 38,18 % 353.207 35,41 % 0 38,18 % 0 35 ,41 % 4 38,18 % 186.561 35,41 %
Research 13 48,87 % 2.088.367 53,05 % 28 48,87 % 9.612.628 53,05 % 217 48,87 % 67.162.296 53,05 % 4 48,87 % 331.999 53,05 % 0 48,87 % 0 53,05 % 4 48, 87 % 297.866 53,05 %
SME 11 12,95 % 3.906.132 11,53 % 8 12,95 % 2.795.090 11,53 % 61 12,95 % 15.600.073 11,53 % 0 12,95 % 0 11,53 % 2 12,95 % 830.451 11,53 % 1 12,95 % 71. 580 11,53 %
Total 49 100,00 % 8.991.163 100,00 % 68 100,00 % 23.010.847 100,00 % 443 100,00 % 135.206.562 100,00 % 8 100,00 % 685.206 100,00 % 2 100,00 % 830. 451 100,00 % 9 100,00 % 556.007 100,00 %Member States
HU IE IT LT LU LV
 
Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal 
status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
Higher Education 0 38,18 % 0 35,41 % 101 38,18 % 38.188.291 35,41 % 29 38,18 % 3.980.733 35,41 % 23 38,18 % 6.000.086 35,41 % 17 38,18 % 2.405.839 35,41 % 97 38,18 % 35.404.402 35,41 %
Research 1 48,87 % 51.339 53,05 % 128 48,87 % 48.002.357 53,05 % 30 48,87 % 4.102.062 53,05 % 36 48,87 % 9.722.341 53,05 % 12 48,87 % 2.257.366 53, 05 % 82 48,87 % 29.241.890 53,05 %
SME 1 12,95 % 308.700 11,53 % 26 12,95 % 11.286.068 11,53 % 7 12,95 % 2.245.816 11,53 % 10 12,95 % 2.381.422 11,53 % 11 12,95 % 1.501.472 11,53 % 16 12,95 % 4.140.077 11,53 %
Total 2 100,00 % 360.039 100,00 % 255 100,00 % 97.476.716 100,00 % 66 100,00 % 10.328.611 100,00 % 69 100,00 % 18.103.850 100,00 % 40 100,00 % 6.1 64.677 100,00 % 195 100,00 % 68.786.369 100,00 %Member States
MT NL PL PT RO SE
 
 
EN 98   EN Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agre ements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
Higher Education 8 38,18 % 1.288.638 35,41 % 6 38,18 % 664.261 35,41 % 245 38,18 % 104.775.461 35,41 %
Research 14 48,87 % 3.807.377 53,05 % 6 48,87 % 831.615 53,05 % 204 48,87 % 90.954.004 53,05 %SME 5 12,95 % 1.236.097 11,53 % 2 12,95 % 688.400 11,53 % 62 12,95 % 18.985.848 11,53 %
Total 27 100,00 % 6.332.113 100,00 % 14 100,00 % 2.184.276 100,00 % 511 100,00 % 214.715.313 100,00 %Member States
SI SK UK
 
Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agre ements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
Higher Education 3 38,18 % 173.890 35,41 % 3 38,18 % 228.785 35,41 % 16 38,18 % 3.225.746 35,41 %
Research 3 48,87 % 196.426 53,05 % 2 48,87 % 228.785 53,05 % 20 48,87 % 3.438.272 53,05 %SME 1 12,95 % 123.000 11,53 % 0 12,95 % 0 11,53 % 1 12,95 % 435.100 11,53 %
Total 7 100,00 % 493.316 100,00 % 5 100,00 % 457.570 100,00 % 37 100,00 % 7.099.118 100,00 %Candidate Countries
HR MK TR
 
Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal 
status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
Higher Education 1 38,18 % 72.312 35,41 % 80 38,18 % 28.977.705 35,41 % 41 38,18 % 9.000.602 35,41 % 1 38,18 % 61.641 35,41 % 1 38,18 % 80.076 35,4 1 % 10 38,18 % 4.884.249 35,41 %
Research 1 48,87 % 72.312 53,05 % 57 48,87 % 23.672.447 53,05 % 26 48,87 % 7.486.274 53,05 % 0 48,87 % 0 53,05 % 1 48,87 % 80.076 53,05 % 23 48,87 % 1 4.128.973 53,05 %
SME 0 12,95 % 0 11,53 % 21 12,95 % 6.599.492 11,53 % 13 12,95 % 6.434.268 11,53 % 0 12,95 % 0 11,53 % 0 12,95 % 0 11,53 % 4 12,95 % 1.089.645 11,53 %
Total 2 100,00 % 144.624 100,00 % 158 100,00 % 59.249.644 100,00 % 80 100,00 % 22.921.144 100,00 % 1 100,00 % 61.641 100,00 % 2 100,00 % 160.152 10 0,00 % 37 100,00 % 20.102.867 100,00 %Associated Countries
AL CH IL IS ME NO
 
Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agreements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal 
status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
Higher Education 1 38,18 % 240.000 35,41 % 0 38,18 % 0 35,41 % 2 38,18 % 162.000 35,41 % 9 38,18 % 1.041.868 35,41 % 2 38,18 % 75.609 35,41 % 3 38,18  % 460.200 35,41 %
Research 3 48,87 % 240.000 53,05 % 1 48,87 % 95.520 53,05 % 2 48,87 % 52.176 53,05 % 12 48,87 % 1.184.997 53,05 % 5 48,87 % 687.404 53,05 % 4 48,87 % 460.200 53,05 %
Total 4 100,00 % 480.000 100,00 % 1 100,00 % 95.520 100,00 % 4 100,00 % 214.176 100,00 % 21 100,00 % 2.226.865 100,00 % 7 100,00 % 763.013 100,00 % 7 100,00 % 920.400 100,00 %Third Countries
AU BR CA CN IN JP
 
 
EN 99   EN Table 3f: FP7 Grant Agre ements by holders' 
country of origin and type of activity/ legal status in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryPartici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%Partici- 
pations%EC Contribution to 
Partici pants%
Higher Education 4 38,18 % 654.735 35,41 % 10 38,18 % 675.771 35,41 % 4 38,18 % 470.687 35,41 %
Research 5 48,87 % 472.450 53,05 % 7 48,87 % 642.771 53,05 % 6 48,87 % 559.314 53,05 %SME 0 12,95 % 0 11,53 % 1 12,95 % 0 11,53 % 2 12,95 % 386.460 11,53 %
Total 9 100,00 % 1.127.185 100,00 % 18 100,00 % 1.318.542 100,00 % 12 100,00 % 1.416.461 100,00 %Third Countries
RU US ZA
 
 
EN 100   EN Table 4: FP7 Collaborative links for grant holders within signed grant agreements in 2007
AT BE BG CY CZ DE DK EE EL ES FI FR HU IE IT LT LU LV MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK UK Total AL CH HR IL IS LI ME MK NO RS TR Total Total
AT 7 8 6 4 1 4 7 2 4 3 2 1 2 8 3 6 4 1 0 3 4 4 2 0 1 3 4 1 5 1 7 0 6523 6 0 2 5 1 7 1 3 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 9 1 5 2 6 6 4 3 9 2 4 2003 1 9 8 1 1 1 2 5 1651
BE 6 4 7 3 1 3 5 1 5 3 0 6 3 1 3 8 9 1 4 1 5 0 2 6 5 1 3 2 5 1 8 2 8535 1 3 2 3 3 2 6 1 6 8 7 1 1 8 1 6 5 1 7 7 4 4 5 4 8 2 3 6002 2 2 4 1 3 1 3 6 1910
BG 1 4 1 3 2 3 24 2 5 36 4 4 2 0 9 1 7 1 1 3 3 7 4344765 1 8 940 1 1 3 0 6 67 1 1 330473 1 5 1 3 7 2 378
CY 752 2 1 3 1 9 22 1 7 93942 1 2 221253 1 2 23219 1 6 1 04132000501 1 6 177
CZ 2 4 1 5 43 2 1 5 8 1 5 1 2 3 3 6 1 3 5 8 95 5 7 1313 3 1 772 1 8 23 4 4 4 6 4 0 2 1 231000411 3 3 497
DE 3 2 1 3 0 6 2 5 1 9 5 8 7 0 1 9 2 1 3 2 8 6 5 1 0 2 4 4 9 7 4 7 5 9 9 7 3 6 1 6 1 5 96 4 2 2 1 0 7 1 2 4 8 8 3 6 8 5 8 1 1 7 4 2 6 4 2 5 4 2 6 7 1 6 9 6 7004 7 6 9 3 3 5 1 2 6937
DK 2 8 3 1 32 1 5 9 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 6 2 4 1 3 1 78 7 4 2131 6 0 1 6 2 0 1 0 3 7 22 6 9 7 3 3 0 3 2 2 1 8 1000703 6 3 796
EE 33621 1 3 34858631831338313 1 0 10 1 2 1 2 2 01113000602 1 4 136
EL 6 4 8 9 4 4 1 7 2 3 2 8 6 2 3 8 1 0 6 2 0 9 5 4 2 0 8 3 8 1 8 2 8 4 6948 6 8 4 3 5 6 4 0 5 6 1 4 1 0 1 6 6 1 9 5 1 1 2 6 0 2 3 2 2 308 1 4 2 0 3 0 3 1 2 2 3 2174
ES 1 0 3 1 4 1 2 0 9 3 6 5 1 0 4 6 5 2 0 9 1 7 0 1 0 9 4 0 8 3 6 4 6 4 4 8 994 1 1 1 4 6 6 1 7 6 2 5 1 3 6 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 8 0 9 9 1 1 4 8 6000 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 6 3334
FI 4 4 5 0 93 1 3 2 4 4 2 4 8 5 4 1 0 9 6 9 1 6 2 2 7 1 5 1 2 3 5444 7 2 2 4 2 8 1 3 9 8 1 8 6 1 3 9 1 3 6 9 0 5 6 6 2 4 4000 1 7 06 1 1 3 1482
FR 2 0 1 2 6 5 1 7 9 5 8 9 7 4 1 3 1 6 2 0 8 4 0 8 1 6 2 5 7 6 6 6 7 1 5 5 9 1 1 747 3 0 3 1 0 6 1 0 4 5 3 2 7 4 1 6 8 5 3 2 5 1 3 6 0 2 1 8 3 8 4 6000 6 7 3 3 6 4 1 7 5553
HU 3 4 1 3 1 1 49 7 5 73 3 8 3 6 2 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 2 6343 2 5 1 5 7 1 9 2 5 52 4 1 6 2 2 6 2 5 1 3 420696 1 9 1 5 1 0 5 727
IE 1 5 2 5 325 9 9 81 1 8 4 6 1 5 7 1 67 6 2 2213 3 5 1 1 8 1 2 1 8 51 6 0 5 4 1 0 2 8 192000604 5 0 591
IT 1 7 0 1 8 2 3 7 1 2 5 7 7 3 6 7 4 8 2 8 4 4 4 8 1 2 3 5 5 9 6 2 6 2 3 8 2 1 5 87 1 1 2 2 3 8 8 6 9 3 9 1 8 0 5 0 2 0 4 3 7 4 3 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 7 6 0 2003 6 2 6 3 1 3 5 7 4700
LT 68421 1 6 23695 1 1 62 1 5 02436426611 1 2 1 4 3 04232000213 1 7 160
LU 55323 1 5 119947328201342433124 1 0 6 01122000201 9 115
LV 23411933444441741 3 6 244144103 1 1 8 01221000113 1 1 129
MT 354236138 1 1 4733 1 1 332023333123 1 0 2 01242000214 1 6 118
NL 6 0 1 3 2 75 3 1 4 2 2 6 0 8 6 8 1 4 6 7 2 3 0 3 2 5 3 5 2 2 3 6442 2 4 7 5 0 4 5 2 7 1 1 0 3 1 4 2 7 9 2 4 0 6 2 7 5 6 2 7 8001 5 0 47 1 8 0 2586
PL 2 5 3 3 637 1 0 7 1 6 3 4 3 6 1 2 4 1 0 6 1 5 1 1 8 8 4243 5 0 9 1 7 8 3 0 57 6 3 7 5 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 2000 1 1 1 1 0 6 1 811
PT 1 7 2 6 5 1 2 7 1 2 4 2 0 1 5 6 7 6 2 8 1 0 4 78 6 9 2413 4 5 1 7 2 2 1 4 4 3 42 7 6 7 9 3 0 2 3 2 1 6 3000807 5 9 852
RO 1 3 1 6 1 8 22 8 8 1 0 3 4 0 2 5 1 3 5 3 1 9 1 2 3 9 6343 2 7 8 1 4 3 6 2 0 32 3 7 5 1 6 1 0 1 5 1 7 740 1 0 1 5 5 3 1 1 9 1 3 3 649
SE 6 4 8 7 93 1 8 3 6 8 3 7 1 0 5 6 1 3 6 9 8 2 7 4 2 5 1 8 1 8 0 6343 1 1 0 3 0 4 3 2 0 1 1 7 1 4 2 2 2 8 1 9 6 3 0 9 0 5 2 6 7000 3 5 07 1 7 0 2133
SI 2 1 1 1 422 5 8 21 1 4 2 2 1 8 1 6 55 5 0 1111 3 1 543 1 4 1 0 0 3 1 3 3 3 29 1 6 31001522 4 1 374
SK 1 1 8013 1 1 20 1 0 1 1 6821 2 0 120247222059 1 3 0 07061000100 1 5 145
UK 129 165 11 9 44 742 69 12 166 312 139 532 41 60 437 12 4 3 3 279 63 76 37 228 31 9 258 3871 0 180 7 52 14 0 0 2 59 5 23 342 4213
Total 1526 1774 306 161 464 6425 733 122 1951 3118 1369 5136 622 541 4343 143 106 118 102 2406 750 793 516 1963 333 130 3871 39822 54 1497 208 581 97 0 28 61 531 142 307 35 06 43328
AL 64600400 1 2 0006020000200 1 0 0200 5 4 22 1 0 000480 1 6 8 5 0 104
CH 4 3 5 4 74 2 1 2 6 7 3 2 1 6 0 9 9 5 6 2 1 8 2 5 2 8 1 5 4 4111 7 5 2 2 2 3 1 5 9 0 97 1 8 0 1 4 9 7 2 3 7 4 3 1 2023 1 9 76 1 1 3 1610
HR 98 1 1 12 1 6 21 2 3 1 1 63 1 3 1 3 7 2122642 1 7 5 1 6 07 2 0 8 1 0 4 1 0 2106 1 1 2 2 3 1 4 8 3 291
IL 2 4 2 3 333 9 6 1 8 1 2 2 4 8 2 4 8 4 49 6 0 3224 2 7 1 1 1 6 7 2 6 36 5 2 5 8 1 0 3 1 2 5 8 2000715 1 0 6 687
IS 26321713364622222128234711 1 4 9 7 02120000301 9 106
LI 000000000000000000000000000 0 00000000000 0 0
ME 0040000080006000000000 1 0 0000 2 8 426000160 1 2 6 3 7 65
MK 32700400 1 4 0009030000100 1 5 0102 6 1 83 1 1 000630 2 0 1 0 6 1 122
NO 1 9 2 2 354 7 6 76 2 0 3 0 1 7 6 7 66 6 2 2212 5 0 1 1 85 3 5 51 5 9 5 3 1 0 1 9 273000 1 1 03 4 5 576
RS 84 1 5 01900 3 0 103 1 9 061011410 3 1 0205 1 4 2 1 6 7 2 3 100 1 2 2 0 0 1 6 2 1 1 1 6 258
TR 1 1 1 3 1 3 11 3 3 32 3 1 2 1 6 3 6 1 5 4 3 1 31347 1 0 7 1 9 720 2 3 3 0 7 86 1 4 5106 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 8 4 391
Total 125 136 72 16 33 512 63 14 223 216 113 417 105 50 357 17 9 11 16 180 61 59 133 170 41 15 342 3506 50 113 83 106 9 0 37 61 45 116 84 704 4210
Total 1651 1910 378 177 497 6937 796 136 2174 3334 1482 5553 727 591 4700 160 115 129 118 2586 811 852 649 2133 374 145 4213 43328 104 1610 291 687 106 0 65 122 576 258 391 4210 47538FP7 Collaborative links for grant holders within signed grant agreements in 2007
EU Member 
States
Candidate & 
Associated 
CountriesEU Member States Candidate & Associated Countries
 
 
EN 101   EN 5.3.2. Implementation of the 6th Framework Programme during 2007 
Table 3a: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Priority Area and 
Instrument 
Table 3b: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007: Participa tion & Contribution by Priority Area and Type 
of Beneficiary 
Table 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007: Participation & Contribution by Priority Area and 
Country 
Table 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007: Particip ation & Contribution by Instrument and Country 
Table 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007: Participat ion & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary and 
Country 
Table 4: Collaborative Links within contracts signed in 2007 
 
EN 102   EN No. % No. % '000 Euros % No. % No. % '000 Euros % No. % No. % '000 Euros % No. % No. % '000 Euros %
          1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health 66 6,8% 615 12,1% 185.552 18,0% 7 13,0% 109 8,4% 73.707 17,0% 1 12,5% 17 7,1% 10.000 15,1% 40 22,0% 332 21,2% 91.993 26,3%
          2. Information society technologies 67 6,9% 837 16,4% 218.118 21,1% 11 20,4% 234 18,1% 97.638 22,5% 3 37,5% 96 39,8% 12.400 18,8% 44 24,2% 386 24,7% 99.635 28,5%
          3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices 19 1,9% 289 5,7% 68.500 6,6% 10 18,5% 207 16,0% 55.571 12,8% 6 3,3% 53 3,4% 11.699 3,3%
          4. Aeronautics and space 12 1,2% 139 2,7% 47.315 4,6% 1 1,9% 26 2,0% 17.403 4,0% 10 5,5% 102 6,5% 29.138 8,3%
          5. Food quality and safety 16 1,6% 344 6,7% 79.981 7,8% 3 5,6% 120 9,3% 35.117 8,1% 3 37,5% 85 35,3% 36.700 55,5% 1 0,5% 15 1,0% 3.270 0,9%
          6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems 78 8,0% 1.139 22,3% 225.494 21,9% 22 40,7% 598 46,2% 154.263 35,6% 1 12,5% 43 17,8% 7.000 10,6% 25 13,7% 226 14,5% 39.590 11,3%
          7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society 1 0,1% 2 0,0% 200 0,0%
          Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs 85 8,7% 719 14,1% 86.824 8,4% 53 29,1% 427 27,3% 69.872 20,0%
          Horizontal research activities involving SMEs 1 0,1% 22 0,4% 1.400 0,1%
          Specific measures in support of international cooperation 29 3,0% 151 3,0% 12.747 1,2% 2 1,1% 16 1,0% 2.999 0,9%
     Support for the coordination of activities 3 0,3% 38 0,7% 1.866 0,2%
     Support for the coherent development of research & innovation policies 1 0,1% 9 0,2% 725 0,1%
     Research and innovation 2 0,2% 13 0,3% 3.524 0,3% 1 0,5% 7 0,4% 1.700 0,5%
     Human resources and mobility 572 58,7% 651 12,8% 88.094 8,5%
     Research infrastructures 4 0,4% 30 0,6% 5.353 0,5%
     Science and society 19 1,9% 101 2,0% 6.013 0,6%
Euratom Euratom
Total 975 100,0% 5.099 100,0% 1.031.705 100,0% 54 100,0% 1.294 100,0% 433.698 100,0% 8 100,0% 241 100,0% 66.100 100,0% 182 100,0% 1.564 100,0% 349.895 100,0%Table 3a: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
Priority AreaIntegrated Projects Networks of Excellence
Contracts Signed ParticipationsParticipation & Contribution by Priority Area & Instrument
ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
contractsSpecific Targeted Research Projects
ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
contractsContracts SignedEC financial 
contribution to 
contractsContracts SignedIntegrating and strenghtening the ERAAll Instruments
Contracts Signed ParticipationsEC financial contribution 
to contractsStructuring 
the ERA
 
No. % No. % '000 Euros % No. % No. % '000 Euros % No. % No. % '000 Euros % No. % No. % '000 Euros %
          1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health 2 8,3% 41 11,3% 1.050 5,2% 16 11,9% 116 12,2% 8.802 12,8%
          2. Information society technologies 9 6,7% 121 12,8% 8.445 12,3%
          3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices 3 2,2% 29 3,1% 1.230 1,8%
          4. Aeronautics and space 1 4,2% 11 3,0% 775 3,8%
          5. Food quality and safety 1 4,2% 26 7,2% 900 4,5% 8 6,0% 98 10,3% 3.995 5,8%
          6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems 5 20,8% 61 16,9% 4.895 24,3% 25 18,7% 211 22,3% 19.746 28,8%
          7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society 1 0,7% 2 0,2% 200 0,3%
          Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs 9 37,5% 147 40,6% 7.805 38,7% 23 17,2% 145 15,3% 9.146 13,3%
          Horizontal research activities involving SMEs 1 50,0% 22 53,7% 1.400 26,4%
          Specific measures in support of international cooperation 2 8,3% 33 9,1% 2.169 10,8% 25 18,7% 102 10,8% 7.579 11,0%
     Support for the coordination of activities 1 4,2% 27 7,5% 1.200 6,0% 2 1,5% 11 1,2% 666 1,0%
     Support for the coherent development of research & innovation policies 1 0,7% 9 0,9% 725 1,1%
     Research and innovation 1 0,7% 6 0,6% 1.824 2,7%
     Human resources and mobility 1 0,7% 2 0,2% 150 0,2% 571 100,0% 649 100,0% 87.944 100,0%
     Research infrastructures 3 2,2% 11 1,2% 1.453 2,1% 1 50,0% 19 46,3% 3.900 73,6%
     Science and society 3 12,5% 16 4,4% 1.350 6,7% 16 11,9% 85 9,0% 4.662 6,8%
Euratom Euratom
Total 24 100,0% 362 100,0% 20.144 100,0% 134 100,0% 948 100,0% 68.623 100,0% 2 100,0% 41 100,0% 5.300 100,0% 571 100,0% 649 100,0% 87.944 100,0%Contracts Signed ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
contractsParticipation & Contribution by Priority Area & Instrument
EC financial contribution 
to contractsParticipationsStructuring 
the ERAPriority AreaSpecific Projects for SMEs / Specific Actions to 
Promote Research Infrastr. / OSA
Contracts Signed ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
contractsContracts Signed Contracts Signed ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
contractsCoordination Actions Specific Support ActionsMarie Curie Actions on Mobility, Training and 
Excellence RecognitionIntegrating and strenghtening the ERATable 3a: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
 
 
EN 103   EN No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros %
          1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health 237 13,0% 76.689 21,5% 121 16,8% 32.428 20,1% 169 11,4% 63.012 20,0%
          2. Information society technologies 269 14,7% 65.605 18,4% 176 24,5% 49.831 30,9% 183 12,4% 57.400 18,2%
          3. Nanotechnologies an d nanosc iences, knowledge-based multifunctional 
materials and new production processes and devices 70 3,8% 20.820 5,8% 125 17,4% 25.880 16,1% 70 4,7% 17.711 5,6%
          4. Aeronautics and space 22 1,2% 4.553 1,3% 40 5,6% 14.722 9,1% 28 1,9% 10.022 3,2%
          5. Food quality and safety 108 5,9% 30.165 8,5% 45 6,3% 4.225 2,6% 116 7,8% 33.612 10,7%
          6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems 274 15,0% 47.062 13,2% 159 22,1% 27.362 17,0% 325 21,9% 64.071 20,3%
          7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society 2 0,1% 200 0,1%
          Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs 281 15,4% 38.728 10,9% 27 3,8% 3.004 1,9% 295 19,9% 33.843 10,7%
          Horizontal research activities involving SMEs 2 0,1% 189 0,1% 12 1,7% 452 0,3% 3 0,2% 474 0,2%
          Specific measures in support of international cooperation 53 2,9% 6.180 1,7% 2 0,3% 157 0,1% 58 3,9% 4.229 1,3%
     Support for the coordination of activities 23 1,3% 971 0,3% 11 0,7% 760 0,2%
     Support for the coherent development of research & innovation policies 1 0,1% 150 0,1% 2 0,1% 138 0,0%
     Research and innovation 5 0,3% 1.108 0,3% 1 0,1% 281 0,2% 2 0,1% 592 0,2%
     Human resources and mobility 444 24,3% 61.503 17,2% 8 1,1% 2.387 1,5% 183 12,4% 24.168 7,7%
     Research infrastructures 9 0,5% 1.030 0,3% 15 1,0% 3.935 1,2%
     Science and society 26 1,4% 1.909 0,5% 2 0,3% 163 0,1% 21 1,4% 962 0,3%
Euratom Euratom
Total 1.825 100,0% 356.712 100,0% 719 100,0% 161.042 100,0% 1.481 100,0% 314.927 100,0%Participation & Contribution by Priority Area & Type of Beneficiary
Priority AreaHigher Education Industry Research Center
ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsStructuring 
the ERAIntegrating and strenghtening the ERATable 3b: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
EC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participants
 
 
EN 104   EN No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros %
          1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health 88 8,2% 13.423 6,7% 615 12,1% 185.552 18,0% 112 31,7% 32.156 46,9%
          2. Information society technologies 209 19,5% 44.715 22,4% 837 16,4% 217.550 21,1%
          3. Nanotechnologies an d nanosc iences, knowledge-based multifunctional 
materials and new production processes and devices 24 2,2% 4.089 2,0% 289 5,7% 68.500 6,6% 108 30,6% 19.824 28,9%
          4. Aeronautics and space 49 4,6% 18.018 9,0% 139 2,7% 47.315 4,6%
          5. Food quality and safety 75 7,0% 11.979 6,0% 344 6,7% 79.981 7,7% 47 13,3% 6.954 10,1%
          6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems 381 35,5% 87.378 43,8% 1.139 22,3% 225.874 21,9% 27 7,6% 2.994 4,4%
          7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society 2 0,0% 200 0,0%
          Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs 116 10,8% 11.250 5,6% 719 14,1% 86.824 8,4% 37 10,5% 4.558 6,6%
          Horizontal research activities involving SMEs 5 0,5% 286 0,1% 22 0,4% 1.400 0,1% 3 0,8% 221 0,3%
          Specific measures in support of international cooperation 38 3,5% 2.180 1,1% 151 3,0% 12.747 1,2% 9 2,5% 542 0,8%
     Support for the coordination of activities 4 0,4% 135 0,1% 38 0,7% 1.866 0,2%
     Support for the coherent development of research & innovation policies 6 0,6% 438 0,2% 9 0,2% 725 0,1% 1 0,3% 87 0,1%
     Research and innovation 5 0,5% 1.543 0,8% 13 0,3% 3.524 0,3% 1 0,3% 281 0,4%
     Human resources and mobility 16 1,5% 683 0,3% 651 12,8% 88.741 8,6% 5 1,4% 640 0,9%
     Research infrastructures 6 0,6% 387 0,2% 30 0,6% 5.353 0,5%
     Science and society 52 4,8% 2.978 1,5% 101 2,0% 6.013 0,6% 3 0,8% 319 0,5%
Euratom Euratom
Total 1.074 100,0% 199.483 100,0% 5.099 100,0% 1.032.163 100,0% 353 100,0% 68.577 100,0%Integrating and strenghtening the ERAParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipation & Contribution by Priority Area & Type of BeneficiaryStructuring 
the ERATable 3b: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
Of which SMEs
ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsPriority AreaOther
ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsAll Activity Types
 
 
EN 105   EN Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health 64 540 165.650 11 16 3.054 18 25 5.426 1 1 38 1 1 21 10 11 1.340
2. Information society technologies 66 756 196.893 10 10 3.696 20 28 9.293 4 5 460 4 4 781 12 17 2.546
3. Nanotechnologies an d nanosc iences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 
devices 19 248 61.262 4 5 1.796 7 12 3.910 2 4 438 1 1 131 3 3 397
4. Aeronautics and space 12 130 45.726 4 5 1.403 6 7 4.856 22 4 8 5
5. Food quality and safety 16 273 70.055 5 11 1.667 8 12 2.938 3 3 325 2 2 219 4 4 563
6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems 78 958 197.438 21 38 8.932 27 36 7.291 13 20 1.798 6 7 672 9 9 508
7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society 1 2 200 1 1 84
Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs 85 628 79.346 23 32 4.924 22 32 2.765 11 12 539 2 2 27 13 14 1.057
Horizontal research activities involving SMEs 12 2 1 . 4 0 0 13 1 3 1
Specific measures in support of international cooperation 20 54 4.465 3 5 540 3 3 152 11 1 2
Support for the coordination of activities 3 35 1.805 1 1 38 1 1 34 11 2 1
Support for the coherent development of research & innovation pol i 1 8 662 1 2 204 1 1 52 1 1 88
Research and innovation 21 2 3 . 1 9 7 11 3 0 8
Human resources and mobility 482 509 76.292 8 8 899 11 11 1.456 1 1 19 1 1 80 2 2 270
Research infrastructures 42 3 5 . 1 0 6 114
Science and society 19 97 5.877 5 8 661 10 13 756 1 2 82 2 2 274
Euratom Euratom
Total 873 4.295 915.375 96 141 27.813 134 181 38.961 37 49 3.752 19 20 2.204 61 70 7.731Integrating and strenghtening the ERAStructuring 
the ERATable 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
Priority AreaEU27- Member States AT - AustriaParticipation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country
BG - Bulgaria BE - Belgium CZ - Czech Republic CY - Cyprus
 
Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health 46 102 31.705 17 18 11.769 7 8 2.035 6 10 2.343 23 31 6.952 6 7 1.739
2. Information society technologies 52 129 44.913 11 18 5.844 4 5 362 21 35 9.248 27 42 10.813 13 21 7.063
3. Nanotechnologies an d nanosc iences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 14 47 11.787 4 4 1.299 7 11 3.539 8 24 5.061 6 12 3.145
4. Aeronautics and space 7 15 5.814 2 2 111 1 1 210 3 4 634 5 9 5.371
5. Food quality and safety 12 27 5.327 5 12 7.067 9 13 3.191 11 27 7.128 5 5 1.307
6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems 49 118 30.312 19 50 16.883 7 8 436 24 48 7.450 30 62 10.829 9 14 2.315
7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society
Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs 50 80 12.839 20 24 2.029 3 3 101 16 16 1.673 32 44 4.958 10 11 1.048
Horizontal research activities involving SMEs 1 8 459
Specific measures in support of international cooperation 5 6 516 1 1 134 2 2 74 5 5 372
Support for the coordination of activities 23 6 7 1 1 9 1 11 81 14 4
Support for the coherent development of research & innovation pol i 11 9 5
Research and innovation 1 2 484
Human resources and mobility 46 47 7.132 17 18 3.066 13 13 1.950 38 38 5.130 5 5 652
Research infrastructures 4 4 465 11411 1 0 7 11 2 3 3
Science and society 5 10 800 3 3 193 2 2 40 3 6 458 4 4 213 2 2 128
Euratom Euratom
Total 293 590 152.161 99 150 48.395 24 27 3.185 106 160 30.572 187 297 57.507 58 79 17.674Integrating and strenghtening the ERATable 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007Structuring 
the ERAParticipation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country
EE - Estonia DK - Denmark
Priority AreaDE - Germany FI - Finland ES - Spain EL - Greece
 
 
EN 106   EN Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health 31 54 16.451 8 9 1.050 3 3 553 24 45 15.340 1 1 10
2. Information society technologies 43 120 31.170 17 24 4.190 7 9 1.686 39 94 22.108 5 5 406 3 3 352
3. Nanotechnologies an d nanosc iences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 10 31 6.130 1 2 667 1 1 203 11 23 4.432
4. Aeronautics and space 10 22 7.467 2 2 409 6 22 7.571 1 1 136
5. Food quality and safety 9 22 7.679 7 10 1.830 5 8 3.019 11 33 8.161 1 1 67
6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems 36 81 12.612 9 14 2.054 10 25 7.966 40 103 19.762 5 8 570 1 5 1.404
7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society 1 1 116
Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs 36 58 7.068 10 12 785 4 4 179 39 56 8.373 1 1 12
Horizontal research activities involving SMEs 14 2 2 8 11 3 3
Specific measures in support of international cooperation 6 6 282 2 2 105 6 8 695
Support for the coordination of activities 36 3 8 4 14 1 0 0 119
Support for the coherent development of research & innovation pol i 11 8 4
Research and innovation 1 3 730 11 3 8 9
Human resources and mobility 74 74 11.761 8 8 648 7 7 837 36 36 4.513 1 1 80
Research infrastructures 2 2 254 22 1 2 1
Science and society 9 16 647 1 1 67 6 7 571
Euratom Euratom
Total 271 496 102.749 67 89 11.989 38 58 14.452 222 434 92.263 16 19 1.316 4 8 1.755Integrating and strenghtening the ERATable 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
HU - Hungary LU - Luxembourg LT - LithuaniaParticipation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country
Priority Area IE - Ireland IT - Italy FR - FranceStructuring 
the ERA
 
Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health 2 2 532 28 60 20.435 7 10 1.646 7 8 1.338 1 1 28
2. Information society technologies 3 3 263 2 2 74 15 31 8.782 13 15 1.993 8 10 1.750 7 8 854
3. Nanotechnologies an d nanosc iences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 7 20 7.134 7 9 1.664 4 5 1.189 1 1 53
4. Aeronautics and space 8 12 4.552 1 2 232 1 1 31
5. Food quality and safety 1 1 42 9 21 5.477 10 14 2.208 2 2 243 4 5 237
6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems 2 2 82 3 3 145 36 95 33.471 23 31 2.740 13 22 2.939 13 19 1.160
7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society
Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs 4 4 152 41 65 11.244 20 20 1.052 6 6 300 11 13 458
Horizontal research activities involving SMEs 14 5 0 3
Specific measures in support of international cooperation 5 7 1.237
Support for the coordination of activities 22 9 3 11 2 1 11 4 2 11 1 5
Support for the coherent development of research & innovation pol i 11 5 2
Research and innovation 11 1 4 7
Human resources and mobility 1 1 131 34 37 7.169 11 11 996 5 5 597 2 3 144
Research infrastructures 1 1 47 1 3 2.118 1 2 196
Science and society 11712 1 6 9 66 3 6 6 23 1 0 5 22 1 1 3 11 3 4
Euratom Euratom
Total 13 13 1.083 8 9 561 194 364 102.728 95 116 12.621 49 63 8.745 43 54 3.067Integrating and strenghtening the ERATable 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
Priority AreaMT - MaltaParticipation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country
NL - Netherlands RO - Romania PL - Poland PT - PortugalStructuring 
the ERALV - Latvia
 
 
EN 107   EN Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health 21 33 11.992 5 5 466 3 3 234 40 76 29.154
2. Information society technologies 15 29 8.035 11 12 2.188 6 6 454 37 71 17.568
3. Nanotechnologies an d nanosc iences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 5 8 1.533 1 1 224 14 24 6.530
4. Aeronautics and space 3 5 2.021 2 2 333 10 16 4.089
5. Food quality and safety 4 4 1.105 1 1 18 13 35 10.234
6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems 23 30 4.420 5 13 3.526 4 4 347 38 93 16.815
7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society
Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs 19 21 2.739 7 7 418 5 5 240 54 86 14.366
Horizontal research activities involving SMEs 12 4 6
Specific measures in support of international cooperation 3 3 139 1 1 27 4 4 181
Support for the coordination of activities 31 0 9 1 0
Support for the coherent development of research & innovation pol i 11 8 7
Research and innovation 2 4 1.140
Human resources and mobility 15 15 2.221 1 1 19 1 1 36 161 165 26.487
Research infrastructures 1 1 136 2 4 1.423
Science and society 11 1 0 45 1 8 2
Euratom Euratom
Total 109 149 34.340 32 42 6.709 24 24 1.963 382 593 129.078Structuring 
the ERASE - Sweden
Priority AreaTable 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007Integrating and strenghtening the ERASI - Slovenia UK - United KingdomParticipation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country
SK - Slovakia
 
 
EN 108   EN Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health 6 7 1.000 4 4 758 3 3 242
2. Information society technologies 5 9 865 2 2 82 2 3 107 3 4 677
3. Nanotechnologies an d nanosc iences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 3 3 244 1 1 24 2 2 220
4. Aeronautics and space
5. Food quality and safety 5 10 1.374 1 2 18 5 8 1.356
6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems 12 17 2.805 4 4 1.103 10 13 1.701
7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society
Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs 4 4 102 2 2 53 2 2 49
Horizontal research activities involving SMEs
Specific measures in support of international cooperation 8 9 2.174 4 4 1.219 4 4 925 1 1 29
Support for the coordination of activities
Support for the coherent development of research & innovation pol i 1 1 63 1 1 63
Research and innovation
Human resources and mobility 10 10 850 1 1 80 9 9 770
Research infrastructures
Science and society 118 118
Euratom Euratom
Total 55 71 9.485 20 21 3.401 6 7 1.032 36 43 5.052Structuring 
the ERACandidate CountriesTable 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
Priority AreaIntegrating and strenghtening the ERAMK - FYROMParticipation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country
TR - Turkey HR - Croatia
 
Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health 22 39 12.636 1 1 260 7 9 2.702 15 22 8.875 7 7 798
2. Information society technologies 26 37 16.085 1 1 24 6 8 4.731 15 18 8.311 9 10 3.020
3. Nanotechnologies an d nanosc iences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 92 1 6 . 2 9 8 3 3 1.591 9 14 3.698 2 4 1.009
4. Aeronautics and space 3 5 1.041 1 1 299 2 4 743
5. Food quality and safety 91 8 3 . 4 1 6 6 9 2.451 2 3 678 3 6 287
6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems 27 67 16.388 15 29 6.407 12 28 8.938 5 10 1.043
7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society
Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs 34 43 5.720 15 15 1.881 19 22 3.396 5 6 442
Horizontal research activities involving SMEs
Specific measures in support of international cooperation
Support for the coordination of activities 11 1 8 11 1 8
Support for the coherent development of research & innovation pol i
Research and innovation 1 1 327 1 1 327
Human resources and mobility 62 62 10.768 2 2 160 7 7 1.051 31 31 5.415 22 22 4.142
Research infrastructures
Science and society 3 3 128 11 3 3 22 9 5
Euratom Euratom
Total 197 297 72.825 4 4 444 61 82 21.146 109 146 40.494 53 65 10.742Structuring 
the ERACH - Switzerland IL - IsraelParticipation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country
LI - Liechtenstein Associated Countries IS - Iceland NO - NorwayTable 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
Priority AreaIntegrating and strenghtening the ERA
 
 
EN 109   EN Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health 16 29 6.267 1 1 1 1 150 1 1 2 2 250 2 2 235
2. Information society technologies 10 35 3.706 1 1 203 3 3 134 2 6 349 1 1
3. Nanotechnologies an d nanosc iences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 4 17 696 14 9 2
4. Aeronautics and space 3 4 548 2 3 398
5. Food quality and safety 10 43 5.136 1 1 5 7 609 2 2 2 4 1.545 1 4 114
6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems 22 97 9.243 2 2 2 3 204 10 16 668 6 10 1.065
7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society
Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs 14 44 1.656 1 1 15 1 1 4 11 518 1 1 81
Horizontal research activities involving SMEs
Specific measures in support of international cooperation 23 88 6.108 2 3 94 1 4 220 2 4 309
Support for the coordination of activities 12 4 3 12 4 3
Support for the coherent development of research & innovation pol i
Research and innovation
Human resources and mobility 70 70 830 6 6 33 66 2 3 8 11 3 6
Research infrastructures 2 7 246 1 2 37 22 8 9
Science and society
Euratom Euratom
Total 175 436 34.478 13 14 255 10 14 1.056 10 10 134 32 58 4.366 15 25 1.883Integrating and strenghtening the ERAIN - IndiaParticipation & Contribution by Priority Area & Country
AU - Australia CN - China BR - Brazil CA - Canada Third CountriesStructuring 
the ERATable 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
Priority Area
 
Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health 2 4 1.030 2 3 634 2 2 372 - 13 3.596
2. Information society technologies 11 22 2 4 0 -2 1 2 . 7 7 9
3. Nanotechnologies an d nanosc iences, knowledge-based 
multifunctional materials and new production processes and 33 3 1 1 11 - 9 292
4. Aeronautics and space 11 1 5 0 -
5. Food quality and safety 2 3 2 2 313 - 20 2.556
6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems 3 4 320 4 4 2 3 147 - 55 6.839
7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society -
Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs 1 1 161 3 3 50 1 1 20 - 25 811
Horizontal research activities involving SMEs -
Specific measures in support of international cooperation 3 8 381 2 2 318 - 67 4.786
Support for the coordination of activities -
Support for the coherent development of research & innovation pol i -
Research and innovation -
Human resources and mobility 44 1 4 3 4 1 4 1 - 9 413
Research infrastructures 1 1 60 1 1 20 - 1 40
Science and society -
Euratom Euratom
Total 1 1 19 27 2.737 54 56 744 10 11 1.190 220 22.113OthersParticipation & Contribution by Priority Area & CountryIntegrating and strenghtening the ERATable 3c: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007Structuring 
the ERAPriority AreaUS - United States ZA - South Africa JP - Japan RU - Russian Federation
 
 
EN 110   EN Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
  IP - Integrated Projects 54 1.123 384.122 17 31 10.744 25 39 16.734 8 14 1.660 4 4 948 6 6 637
  NOE - Networks of Excellence 8 214 57.411 2 5 1.778 5 8 1.927 2 2 245 1 1 204 2 2 590
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects 182 1.393 317.562 29 41 9.463 41 54 12.724 8 11 1.081 4 5 532 29 36 5.396
  CA - Coordination Actions 24 299 17.611 13 16 1.297 8 14 841 3 4 65 2 2 87 5 5 299
  SSA - Specific S upport Actions 122 724 57.470 27 40 3.630 44 55 5.280 15 17 681 7 7 353 16 16 407
  CLR - Collective Research Projects 1 22 1.400 13 1 3 1
  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects
  MCA - Marie Curie Actions 481 507 76.142 8 8 899 11 11 1.456 1 1 19 1 1 80 2 2 270
  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures 1 13 3.657
  RSFU - Fusion Contracts
Total 873 4.295 915.375 96 141 27.813 134 181 38.961 37 49 3.752 19 20 2.204 61 70 7.731AT - Austria CY - Cyprus BG - Bulgaria CZ - Czech Republic EU27- Member States BE - BelgiumTable 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
InstrumentParticipation & Contribution by Instrument & Country
 
Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
  IP - Integrated Projects 48 169 66.957 21 56 33.135 5 6 880 18 41 9.958 28 78 22.344 16 29 8.490
  NOE - Networks of Excellence 8 21 5.104 4 8 2.703 1 2 699 4 8 2.211 6 13 4.317 2 2 771
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects 120 237 60.778 30 38 7.608 9 10 1.399 41 63 14.483 66 95 21.691 18 23 6.499
  CA - Coordination Actions 15 31 2.755 9 10 210 2 2 47 8 8 182 13 21 703 7 9 394
  SSA - Specific S upport Actions 56 86 9.288 18 20 1.674 7 7 159 22 27 1.788 34 43 2.757 9 10 635
  CLR - Collective Research Projects 1 8 459
  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects
  MCA - Marie Curie Actions 45 45 6.982 17 18 3.066 13 13 1.950 38 38 5.130 5 5 652
  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures 1 1 296 11 1 0 7 11 2 3 3
  RSFU - Fusion Contracts
Total 293 590 152.161 99 150 48.395 24 27 3.185 106 160 30.572 187 297 57.507 58 79 17.674FI - Finland ES - Spain DE - GermanyParticipation & Contribution by Instrument & Country
EE - Estonia DK - Denmark EL - GreeceTable 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
Instrument
 
Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
  IP - Integrated Projects 40 125 40.556 12 18 3.914 12 30 11.431 38 124 37.281 2 3 53 1 5 1.404
  NOE - Networks of Excellence 7 40 8.889 6 7 2.083 2 3 583 7 23 5.474 1 1 192
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects 85 157 34.614 20 29 4.319 5 5 1.011 85 158 36.658 4 6 714 2 2 352
  CA - Coordination Actions 17 26 1.156 4 7 176 5 5 125 13 29 2.738 1 1 12
  SSA - Specific S upport Actions 48 74 5.774 17 20 850 7 8 465 41 59 5.255 6 6 231 1 1
  CLR - Collective Research Projects 14 2 2 8 1 1 3 3
  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects
  MCA - Marie Curie Actions 74 74 11.761 8 8 648 7 7 837 36 36 4.513 1 1 80
  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures 11 1 1 7
  RSFU - Fusion Contracts
Total 271 496 102.749 67 89 11.989 38 58 14.452 222 434 92.263 16 19 1.316 4 8 1.755IT - Italy  IE - IrelandTable 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007 Participation & Contribution by Instrument & Country
LT - Lithuania LU - Luxembourg HU - Hungary FR - France
Instrument
 
 
EN 111   EN Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
  IP - Integrated Projects 1 1 73 1 1 61 34 109 51.174 23 36 4.559 11 17 2.935 5 6 184
  NOE - Networks of Excellence 7 15 5.088 4 4 1.464 5 9 1.553
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects 4 4 843 66 121 30.564 26 30 4.013 12 16 3.034 14 16 1.954
  CA - Coordination Actions 2 2 25 1 1 42 15 30 1.979 8 8 203 2 2 86 6 9 147
  SSA - Specific S upport Actions 5 5 95 5 6 327 36 45 4.135 22 25 1.189 14 14 539 16 20 638
  CLR - Collective Research Projects 1 4 503
  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects
  MCA - Marie Curie Actions 1 1 131 34 37 7.169 11 11 996 5 5 597 2 3 144
  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures 1 1 47 1 3 2.118 1 2 196
  RSFU - Fusion Contracts
Total 13 13 1.083 8 9 561 194 364 102.728 95 116 12.621 49 63 8.745 43 54 3.067PT - PortugalParticipation & Contribution by Instrument & Country
LV - Latvia MT - Malta NL - Netherlands PL - Poland RO - Romania
InstrumentTable 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
 
Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
  IP - Integrated Projects 23 39 14.884 5 9 2.861 5 5 750 40 122 39.516
  NOE - Networks of Excellence 41 1 1 . 5 3 2 8 29 10.002
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects 34 46 12.995 11 16 2.964 7 7 795 104 167 41.079
  CA - Coordination Actions 11 13 912 4 4 224 3 3 46 16 37 2.858
  SSA - Specific Support Actions 21 24 1.660 10 10 596 8 8 337 52 71 8.727
  CLR - Collective Research Projects 12 4 6
  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects
  MCA - Marie Curie Actions 15 15 2.221 1 1 19 1 1 36 161 165 26.487
  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures 1 1 136 12 4 0 8
  RSFU - Fusion Contracts
Total 109 149 34.340 32 42 6.709 24 24 1.963 382 593 129.078Table 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
InstrumentSE - SwedenParticipation & Contribution by Instrument & Country
SI - Slovenia SK - Slovakia UK - United Kingdom
 
 
EN 112   EN Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
  IP - Integrated Projects 7 8 1.300 2 2 178 6 6 1.122
  NOE - Networks of Excellence 36 1 . 4 7 2 11 6 4 2 5 1.408
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects 10 13 2.488 2 2 964 1 2 89 7 9 1.435
  CA - Coordination Actions 222 522 2 5
  SSA - Specific Support Actions 23 32 3.350 12 13 2.090 5 5 943 12 14 317
  CLR - Collective Research Projects
  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects  MCA - Marie Curie Actions 10 10 850 1 1 80 99 7 7 0
  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures
  RSFU - Fusion Contracts
Total 55 71 9.485 20 21 3.401 6 7 1.032 36 43 5.052Table 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
InstrumentTR - Turkey MK - FYROMParticipation & Contribution by Instrument & Country
Candidate Countries HR - Croatia
 
Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
  IP - Integrated Projects 35 95 38.013 16 31 12.054 22 49 22.744 9 15 3.216
  NOE - Networks of Excellence 7 11 3.365 4 6 1.689 4 4 1.472 1 1 204
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects 59 81 18.469 1 1 260 20 23 5.555 34 43 9.878 11 14 2.777
  CA - Coordination Actions 13 18 469 5 5 71 9 10 335 2 3 63
  SSA - Specific S upport Actions 21 30 1.741 1 1 24 9 10 727 9 9 651 8 10 340
  CLR - Collective Research Projects
  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects  MCA - Marie Curie Actions 62 62 10.768 2 2 160 7 7 1.051 31 31 5.415 22 22 4.142
  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures
  RSFU - Fusion Contracts
Total 197 297 72.825 4 4 444 61 82 21.146 109 146 40.494 53 65 10.742LI - Liechtenstein NO - NorwayTable 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
InstrumentAssociated CountriesParticipation & Contribution by Instrument & Country
IS - Iceland CH - Switzerland IL - Israel
 
Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
  IP - Integrated Projects 17 68 10.264 2 2 2 4 421 2 2 8 11 701 3 5 751
  NOE - Networks of Excellence 3 10 3.662 1 1 1 2 1.442
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects 35 77 11.377 4 4 218 2 3 313 2 2 134 4 6 689 5 5 579
  CA - Coordination Actions 7 43 2.040 1 1 39 2 5 229 3 10 424
  SSA - Specific S upport Actions 42 162 6.062 5 6 283 2 2 10 27 983 3 4 93
  CLR - Collective Research Projects
  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects  MCA - Marie Curie Actions 70 70 830 6 6 3 3 6 6 238 1 1 36
  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures 1 6 243 1 2 37 11 8 5
  RSFU - Fusion Contracts
Total 175 436 34.478 13 14 255 10 14 1.056 10 10 134 32 58 4.366 15 25 1.883Third CountriesParticipation & Contribution by Instrument & Country Table 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
InstrumentAU - Australia CN - China IN - India BR - Brazil CA - Canada
 
 
EN 113   EN Contracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participantsContracts ParticipationsEC financial 
contribution to 
participants
No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros No. No. '000 Euros
  IP - Integrated Projects 1 1 2 3 275 5 6 624 1 1 58 - 33 7.435
  NOE - Networks of Excellence - 7 2.221
  STREP - Specific Targeted Research Projects 7 9 1.860 3 3 50 4 4 647 - 41 6.886
  CA - Coordination Actions 1 1 45 1 2 10 1 1 110 - 23 1.184
  SSA - Specific Support Actions 5 10 414 3 3 3 4 355 - 106 3.934
  CLR - Collective Research Projects -
  CRAFT - Co-operative Research Projects -
  MCA - Marie Curie Actions 4 4 143 41 41 -9 4 1 3
  I3 - Specific Actions to Promote Research Infrastructures -
  RSFU - Fusion Contracts 1 1 60 1 1 20 - 1 40
Total 1 1 19 27 2.737 54 56 744 10 11 1.190 220 22.113JP - Japan RU - Russian Federation
InstrumentUS - United States ZA - South AfricaTable 3d: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
OthersParticipation & Contribution by Instrument & Country
 
No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros %
  HES - Higher Education 1.499 34,9% 311.669 34,0% 40 28,4% 6.731 24,2% 57 31,5% 11.911 30,6% 10 20,4% 980 26,1% 5 25,0% 1.059 48,1% 20 28,6% 2.702 34,9% 165 28,0% 42.198 27,7%
  IND - Industry 666 15,5% 147.522 16,1% 17 12,1% 4.149 14,9% 20 11,0% 3.123 8,0% 5 10,2% 943 25,1% 3 15,0% 263 11,9% 9 12,9% 829 10,7% 124 21,0% 36.192 23,8%
  REC - Research 1.198 27,9% 274.160 30,0% 40 28,4% 7.587 27,3% 39 21,5% 7.823 20,1% 17 34,7% 1.063 28,3% 1 5,0% 9 0,4% 20 28,6% 2.458 31,8% 208 35,3% 51.009 33,5%
  OTH - Others 932 21,7% 182.023 19,9% 44 31,2% 9.344 33,6% 65 35,9% 16.104 41,3% 17 34,7% 766 20,4% 11 55,0% 873 39,6% 21 30,0% 1.742 22,5% 93 15,8% 22.763 15,0%
4.295 100,0% 915.375 100,0% 141 100,0% 27.813 100,0% 181 100,0% 38.961 100,0% 49 100,0% 3.752 100,0% 20 100,0% 2.204 100,0% 70 100,0% 7.731 100,0% 590 100,0% 152.161 100,0%
Of which SMEsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipations
TotalEC financial contribution to 
participantsCY - Cyprus EU27 - Member States AT - Austria BE - BelgiumTable 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
Type of BeneficiaryParticipation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country
ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsCZ - Czech Republic DE - Germany BG - Bulgaria
 
No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros %
  HES - Higher Education 67 44,7% 19.945 41,2% 8 29,6% 1.237 38,9% 61 38,1% 12.731 41,6% 94 31,6% 15.215 26,5% 33 41,8% 8.117 45,9% 90 18,1% 12.431 12,1% 31 34,8% 4.925 41,1%
  IND - Industry 22 14,7% 2.127 4,4% 4 14,8% 735 23,1% 14 8,8% 2.094 6,9% 46 15,5% 6.879 12,0% 17 21,5% 3.722 21,1% 91 18,3% 19.963 19,4% 9 10,1% 1.132 9,4%
  REC - Research 20 13,3% 11.275 23,3% 3 11,1% 704 22,1% 49 30,6% 9.942 32,5% 91 30,6% 19.329 33,6% 22 27,8% 4.839 27,4% 224 45,2% 56.772 55,3% 25 28,1% 2.091 17,4%
  OTH - Others 41 27,3% 15.048 31,1% 12 44,4% 508 15,9% 36 22,5% 5.805 19,0% 66 22,2% 16.084 28,0% 7 8,9% 995 5,6% 91 18,3% 13.583 13,2% 24 27,0% 3.841 32,0%
150 100,0% 48.395 100,0% 27 100,0% 3.185 100,0% 160 100,0% 30.572 100,0% 297 100,0% 57.507 100,0% 79 100,0% 17.674 100,0% 496 100,0% 102.749 100,0% 89 100,0% 11.989 100,0% TotalEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipations Participations ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsTable 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007 Participation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country
Type of BeneficiaryDK - Denmark EE - Estonia EL - Greece HU - Hungary
ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsFR - France ES - Spain FI - Finland
Of which SMEs  
No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros %
  HES - Higher Education 22 37,9% 4.212 29,1% 136 31,3% 21.347 23,1% 4 21,1% 372 28,2% 3 23,1% 82 7,6% 3 33,3% 267 47,6% 126 34,6% 35.789 34,8%
  IND - Industry 15 25,9% 3.420 23,7% 68 15,7% 16.996 18,4% 3 15,8% 170 12,9% 3 37,5% 352 20,0% 1 11,1% 42 7,6% 61 16,8% 16.856 16,4%
  REC - Research 7 12,1% 2.482 17,2% 120 27,6% 31.945 34,6% 3 15,8% 358 27,2% 1 12,5% 214 12,2% 5 38,5% 662 61,1% 100 27,5% 27.342 26,6%
  OTH - Others 14 24,1% 4.338 30,0% 110 25,3% 21.975 23,8% 9 47,4% 416 31,6% 4 50,0% 1.190 67,8% 5 38,5% 339 31,3% 5 55,6% 251 44,8% 77 21,2% 22.741 22,1%
58 100,0% 14.452 100,0% 434 100,0% 92.263 100,0% 19 100,0% 1.316 100,0% 8 100,0% 1.755 100,0% 13 100,0% 1.083 100,0% 9 100,0% 561 100,0% 364 100,0% 102.728 100,0%EC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsType of BeneficiaryEC financial contribution to 
participants IE - Ireland
EC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsIT - Italy
TotalEC financial contribution to 
participants
Of which SMEsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipations ParticipationsLT - LithuaniaTable 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007 Participation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country
MT - Malta NL - Netherlands LU - Luxembourg LV - Latvia
Participations
 
 
EN 114   EN No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros %
  HES - Higher Education 44 37,9% 4.749 37,6% 22 34,9% 2.364 27,0% 11 20,4% 692 22,6% 72 48,3% 18.178 52,9% 12 28,6% 1.790 26,7% 8 18,6% 721 14,3% 355 #DIV/0! 80.922 #DIV/0!
  IND - Industry 6 5,2% 496 3,9% 7 11,1% 1.385 15,8% 2 3,7% 183 6,0% 30 20,1% 7.796 22,7% 5 11,9% 649 9,7% 84 #DIV/0! 17.026 #DIV/0!
  REC - Research 46 39,7% 5.275 41,8% 18 28,6% 3.714 42,5% 19 35,2% 1.041 33,9% 23 15,4% 5.429 15,8% 9 21,4% 892 13,3% 8 18,6% 617 12,2% 80 #DIV/0! 19.290 #DIV/0!
  OTH - Others 20 17,2% 2.102 16,7% 16 25,4% 1.283 14,7% 22 40,7% 1.151 37,5% 24 16,1% 2.938 8,6% 16 38,1% 3.377 50,3% 8 18,6% 625 12,4% 74 #DIV/0! 11.840 #DIV/0!
116 100,0% 12.621 100,0% 63 100,0% 8.745 100,0% 54 100,0% 3.067 100,0% 149 100,0% 34.340 100,0% 42 100,0% 6.709 100,0% 24 55,8% 1.963 38,9% 593 #DIV/0! 129.078 #DIV/0!
Of which SMEsSK - Slovakia
ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipations ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participants
TotalType of BeneficiarySE - Sweden
EC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsTable 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
PT - Portugal RO - RomaniaParticipation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country
SI - Slovenia UK - United Kingdom
ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsPL - Poland
 
N o .% ' 0 0 0  E u r o s %N o .% ' 0 0 0  E u r o s %N o .% ' 0 0 0  E u r o s %N o .% ' 0 0 0  E u r o s %
  HES - Higher Education 35 49,3% 5.301 55,9% 7 33,3% 1.244 36,6% 3 42,9% 875 84,7% 25 58,1% 3.182 63,0%
  IND - Industry 5 7,0% 1.319 13,9% 2 9,5% 920 27,1% 3 7,0% 399 7,9%
  REC - Research 14 19,7% 1.914 20,2% 4 19,0% 855 25,1% 10 23,3% 1.059 21,0%
  OTH - Others 17 23,9% 951 10,0% 8 38,1% 382 11,2% 4 57,1% 158 15,3% 5 11,6% 412 8,1%
71 100,0% 9.485 100,0% 21 100,0% 3.401 100,0% 7 100,0% 1.032 100,0% 43 100,0% 5.052 100,0%Type of Beneficiary
Total
Of which SMEsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsCandidate Countries HR - CroatiaTable 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007 Participation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country
ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsTR - Turkey
EC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsMK - FYROM
 
No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros %
  HES - Higher Education 134 45,1% 30.329 41,6% 3 75,0% 184 41,4% 31 37,8% 8.435 39,9% 62 42,5% 16.031 39,6% 38 58,5% 5.680 52,9%
  IND - Industry 38 12,8% 9.320 12,8% 1 25,0% 260 58,6% 9 11,0% 2.045 9,7% 21 14,4% 5.152 12,7% 7 10,8% 1.863 17,3%
  REC - Research 79 26,6% 23.766 32,6% 35 42,7% 9.010 42,6% 37 25,3% 13.961 34,5% 7 10,8% 795 7,4%
  OTH - Others 46 15,5% 9.411 12,9% 7 8,5% 1.657 7,8% 26 17,8% 5.349 13,2% 13 20,0% 2.405 22,4%
297 100,0% 72.825 100,0% 4 100,0% 444 100,0% 82 100,0% 21.146 100,0% 146 100,0% 40.494 100,0% 65 100,0% 10.742 100,0% Total
Of which SMEsEC financial contribution to 
participantsType of BeneficiaryAssociated Countries
ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipations ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsIS - Iceland LI - LiechtensteinTable 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007 Participation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country
NO - Norway CH - Switzerland IL - Israel
 
No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros % No. % '000 Euros %
  HES - Higher Education 157 36,0% 9.413 27,3% 3 21,4% 203 79,6% 6 42,9% 500 47,3% 3 30,0% 24 41,4% 1.340 30,7% 8 32,0% 792 42,1%
  IND - Industry 10 2,3% 2.881 8,4% 1 7,1% 41 3,9% 1 10,0% 134 100,0% 2 3,4% 66 1,5% 1 4,0%
  REC - Research 190 43,6% 15.086 43,8% 8 57,1% 35 13,7% 5 35,7% 373 35,3% 5 50,0% 22 37,9% 1.201 27,5% 9 36,0% 637 33,8%
  OTH - Others 79 18,1% 7.097 20,6% 3 21,4% 17 6,7% 2 14,3% 143 13,5% 1 10,0% 10 17,2% 1.758 40,3% 7 28,0% 454 24,1% 1 100,0%
436 100,0% 34.478 100,0% 14 100,0% 255 100,0% 14 100,0% 1.056 100,0% 10 100,0% 134 100,0% 58 100,0% 4.366 100,0% 25 100,0% 1.883 100,0% 1 100,0%ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participants
TotalParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsTable 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007 Participation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country
Type of Beneficiary
Of which SMEsThird Countries AU - Australia BR - Brazil CA - Canada
ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsIN - India JP - Japan CN - China
 
 
EN 115   EN N o .% ' 0 0 0  E u r o s %N o .% ' 0 0 0  E u r o s %N o .% ' 0 0 0  E u r o s %N o .% ' 0 0 0  E u r o s %
  HES - Higher Education 7 25,9% 566 20,7% 39 69,6% 63 8,5% 5 45,5% 674 56,6% 62 28,2% 5.275 23,9%
  IND - Industry 1 3,7% 206 7,5% 4 1,8% 2.434 11,0%
  REC - Research 18 66,7% 1.873 68,4% 7 12,5% 673 90,5% 5 45,5% 501 42,1% 111 50,5% 9.792 44,3%
  OTH - Others 1 3,7% 92 3,4% 10 17,9% 7 1,0% 1 9,1% 15 1,3% 43 19,5% 4.612 20,9%
27 100,0% 2.737 100,0% 56 100,0% 744 100,0% 11 100,0% 1.190 100,0% 220 100,0% 22.113 100,0% Total
Of which SMEsZA - South Africa
ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsTable 3e: FP6 Contracts signed in 2007
ParticipationsEC financial contribution to 
participantsParticipation & Contribution by Type of Beneficiary & Country
Type of BeneficiaryRU - Russian Federation US - United States Others
 
 
EN 116   EN AT BE BG CY CZ DE DK EE EL ES FI FR HU IE IT LT LU LV MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK UK EU MK HR TR IS LI NO CH IL C + A
AT 70 59 17 5 24 257 73 13 58 89 27 137 45 46 156 12 26 8 3 109 60 17 28 46 26 16 167 1.594 10 2 20 1 0 37 57 19 146 AT
BE 59 67 24 19 32 299 79 23 102 166 42 289 65 52 246 11 3 12 6 196 73 42 31 96 23 14 264 2.335 10 1 20 4 0 74 43 19 171 BE
BG 17 24 19 10 18 68 38 12 34 54 10 70 44 14 54 13 1 7 6 102 36 18 25 12 16 9 72 803 8 1 14 1 0 26 10 10 70 BG
C Y 5 1 9 1 0 16 2 8 1 2 7 3 0 2 9 6 2 0 98 3 1 2256 1 9 1 4 88 7 7 5 3 5 3 3 951610 1 5 78 4 3 C Y
CZ 2 4 3 2 1 8 6 1 1 9 2 1 8 1 2 2 8 7 4 1 3 5 6 3 9 7 7 4 1 3 162 6 6 3 0 1 7 1 12 2 1 7 1 1 8 9 7 8 967710 1 9 1 8 8 6 6 CZ
DE 257 299 68 28 92 603 254 39 306 539 151 950 129 117 823 18 37 21 11 660 211 126 72 326 68 38 890 7.133 24 4 68 3 0 188 221 120 628 DE
DK 7 3 7 9 3 8 1 2 1 8 2 5 4 1 2 1 3 5 9 6 1 7 0 4 6 2 5 3 3 3 5 0 2 0 2 1186 2 5 6 6 8 3 4 3 88 0 1 7 6 2 6 3 2 . 2 5 8 1 1 1920 6 5 4 5 3 0 1 6 3 DK
E E 1 3 2 3 1 2 7 1 2 3 9 3 5 3 2 0 2 2 7 4 1 1 5 6 3 3 5174 3 6 1 6 8 1 11 2 1 0 7 3 9 4 4 451610 1 7 1 4 7 5 1 E E
EL 5 8 1 0 23 4 3 0 2 8 3 0 6 9 6 2 0 1 0 7 2 4 0 4 2 2 5 2 2 9 4 3 3 5 3 4776 1 3 0 6 7 5 3 3 06 2 2 8 9 2 7 9 2 . 4 2 2 96 3 3 20 7 5 6 0 5 1 2 3 6 EL
ES 89 166 54 29 74 539 170 22 240 242 77 447 59 75 586 14 2 9 12 355 128 91 34 138 36 16 471 4.175 20 1 31 1 0 118 112 87 370 ES
FI 2 7 4 2 1 0 6 1 3 1 5 1 4 6 7 4 2 7 7 2 9 1 3 7 2 5 1 7 1 1 2 3164 8 3 2 6 1 1 8 6 5 8 5 1 3 8 1 . 0 9 9 51 1 1 10 3 4 3 9 1 9 1 1 0 FI
FR 137 289 70 20 56 950 253 41 252 447 137 526 150 112 751 16 1 13 10 533 159 137 66 269 31 29 840 6.295 25 1 55 1 0 184 157 93 516 FR
HU 45 65 44 9 39 129 33 15 29 59 25 150 36 18 110 19 2 6 2 130 46 18 24 38 17 16 156 1.280 11 1 17 1 0 29 15 8 82 HU
I E 4 6 5 2 1 4 87 1 1 7 5 0 6 4 3 7 5 1 7 1 1 2 1 8 5 2 9 3 4134 7 4 2 8 2 1 1 22 9 7 2 1 3 4 1 . 0 2 9 1 3 1 1 3 10 4 9 6 2 8 1 4 7 I E
IT 156 246 54 31 74 823 202 33 353 586 112 751 110 93 536 28 3 12 12 416 149 151 55 230 51 26 713 6.006 22 3 70 1 0 146 162 132 536 IT
L T 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 3 1 8 154 1 4 3 1 6 1 9 4 2 8 4642 2 4 1 4 24 4 9 4 1 9 2 5 911210342 1 4 L T
LU 2 6 3 121 3 7 1172112136 1 0 111 1 7 12 1 8 1 4 1 4 211110111 7 LU
L V 8 1 2 756 2 1 87796 1 3 63 1 2 4103 1 5 1 3 67 7 6 8 2 6 2 2 641610844 2 8 L V
MT 3 6 662 1 1 646 1 2 4 1 0 24 1 2 21315424 3 2 3 1 3 1 3 731410716 2 3 MT
NL 109 196 102 19 66 660 256 36 130 355 83 533 130 74 416 24 1 15 5 354 164 80 45 199 49 19 612 4.732 17 1 36 1 0 163 124 40 382 NL
PL 60 73 36 14 30 211 68 16 67 128 26 159 46 28 149 14 17 13 4 164 26 24 30 43 32 11 172 1.661 12 1 22 1 0 51 34 12 133 PL
P T 1 7 4 2 1 8 8 1 7 1 2 6 3 4 8 5 3 9 1 1 1 1 3 7 1 8 2 1 1 5 1 2162 8 0 2 4 2 0 9 4 2 1 0 7 1 0 3 1 . 0 5 8 71 2 2 10 4 3 1 8 1 5 1 0 7 P T
RO 2 8 3 1 2 5 8 1 1 7 2 3 8 1 1 3 0 3 4 8 6 6 2 4 1 2 5 5 4274 4 5 3 0 9 1 31 5 1 3 7 6 6 6 6 8 1 1 1 2 2 10 2 0 87 7 0 RO
S E 4 6 9 6 1 2 7 2 2 3 2 6 8 0 1 2 6 2 1 3 8 6 5 2 6 9 3 8 2 9 2 3 0 4173 1 9 9 4 3 4 2 1 56 5 8 5 2 3 6 2 . 0 6 0 1 0 1 2 0 10 5 2 3 7 1 5 1 3 6 S E
SI 2 6 2 3 1 6 7 1 7 6 8 1 7 1 0 2 8 3 6 8 3 1 1 7 7 5 1 9862 4 9 3 2 1 0 1 3 8 1 9 8 4 2 5 6 8523109 1 3 5 3 8 SI
S K 1 6 1 4 95 1 1 3 8 679 1 6 5 2 9 1 6 2 2 6 4183 1 9 1 1 77 5 8 0 3 0 3 1 2516109 1 0 8 4 0 S K
UK 167 264 72 35 89 890 263 39 279 471 138 840 156 134 713 19 4 26 13 612 172 103 66 236 42 30 411 6.284 22 2 56 4 0 204 185 81 554 UKEU 1.594 2.335 803 339 789 7.133 2.258 444 2.422 4.175 1.099 6.295 1.280 1.029 6.006 259 142 226 137 4.732 1.661 1.058 668 2.060 568 312 6.284 29.727 282 46 580 37 0 1.646 1.461 815 4.867 EU
H R 1 0 1 0 856 2 4 1 1 59 2 0 5 2 5 1 1 1 3 2 2 1143 1 7 1 2 7 1 11 0 5 5 2 2 2 8 212 1 0 10 1 2 65 3 7   H R
M K 2 1 117411611111311111111 1 2 1 2 4 6 21110111 8 M K
T R 2 0 2 0 1 4 67 6 8 96 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 7 1 3 7 0 2164 3 6 2 2 2 2 2 22 0 3 6 5 6 5 8 0 1 0 1910 3 1 68 6 6   T R
I S 1 4 111321211111111111111 1 1 1 4 3 7 11100111 6   I S
L I 0 0 000000000000000000000 0 0 0 0 0 00000000 0   L I
N O 3 7 7 4 2 6 1 5 1 9 1 8 8 6 5 1 7 7 5 1 1 8 3 4 1 8 4 2 9 4 9 1 4 6 3187 1 6 3 5 1 4 3 2 05 2 9 9 2 0 4 1 . 6 4 6 1 2 1 3 1 10 3 2 1 8 2 1 1 1 6   N O
C H 5 7 4 3 1 0 7 1 8 2 2 1 4 5 1 4 6 0 1 1 2 3 9 1 5 7 1 5 6 2 1 6 2 4141 1 2 4 3 4 1 8 8 3 7 1 3 1 01 8 5 1 . 4 6 1 61610 1 8 7 5 2 5 1 3 2   C H
I L 1 9 1 9 1 0 88 1 2 0 3 0 7 5 1 8 7 1 9 9 3 88 1 3 2 2146 4 0 1 2 1 5 7 1 5 5 8 8 1 8 1 551810 2 1 2 5 1 6 7 7   I L
  C + A 146 171 70 43 66 628 163 51 236 370 110 516 82 147 536 14 7 28 23 382 133 107 70 136 38 40 554 4.867 37 8 66 6 0 116 132 77 288   C + A
AT BE BG CY CZ DE DK EE EL ES FI FR HU IE IT LT LU LV MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK UK EU MK HR TR IS LI NO CH IL C + A
Member States (EU27) Candidate & Associated CountriesCountry CountryTable 4: Collaborative Links within contracts signed in 2007
Member States (EU27)Member States (EU27)Candidate & Associated 
CountriesCountry
Member States (EU27)Candidate & Associated 
CountriesCandidate & Associated Countries
Country
 
 
EN 117   EN Appendix. Acronyms 
AAR: Annual Activity Report 
ABB: Activity-Based Budgeting AMP: Annual Management Plan AOSD: Authorising Offi cer by Sub - Delegation 
APS: Annual Policy Strategy ASUR: centralised IT tool for monitoring the follow-up of audit 
recommendations 
BA: Broader Approach CAP: Common Agricultural Policy CORDIS: Community Research & De velopment Information Service 
COST: Scientific and T echnological Cooperation 
CREST: Scientific and Technology Research Committee CSA: Coordinated Support Action CSO: Civil Society Organisations CT: Computer Tomography DEMO: Demonstration Reactor 
DIS: Dedicated Implementation Structure 
EA: Executive Agency EEA/EFTA European Economic Area / European Free Trade Association EFDA: European Fusion Development Agreement EIB: European Investment Bank EIROforum: European Intergovernment al Research Organisations Forum 
ENP: European Neighbourhood Policy  EP: European Parliament ERA: European Research Area ERAB: European Research Advisory Board: 
 
EN 118   EN ERA-MORE: European Research Area-Mobility of Researchers 
ERA-NET Plus: An action comprising the la unch, management and financing of the 
joint call between seve ral national programmes 
ERA-NET: Networking of nati onal or regional programmes 
ERAWATCH: Integrated Information system for ERA ERC: European Research Council ERCEA: European Research Council Executive Agency ESFRI: European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures  ETP: European Technology Platform  EU: European Union EURAB: European Research Advisory Board Euratom: European Atomic Energy Community  FP: Framework Programme FP5: Fifth Framework Programme FP6: Sixth Framework Programme FP7: Seventh Framework Programme  FYROM Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
GERD Gross Domestic Expenditur e on Research and Development  
GDP: Gross Domestic Product HIRO: Heads of International H ealth Research Organisations 
HIV: Human Immodeficiency Virus IAC: Internal Audit Capability IAPP: Industry-Academia Part nerships and Pathways  
IAS: Internal Audit Service ICC: Internal Control Coordinator ICPC: International Coope ration Partner Countries 
ICS: Internal Control Standard  
 
EN 119   EN IMI: Innovative Medicines Initiative 
IMS: Intelligent Manufacturing Systems INCO: International Cooperation IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ISTC: International Science and Technology Centre ITER: International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor ITN: Initial Training Networks  JTI: Joint Technology Initiative KBBE: Knowledge Based Bio-Economy KBBE-Net: Experts Group of officials fr om Member States on the Knowledge 
Based Bio-Economy 
MCA: Marie Curie Actions MPC: Mediterranean Partner Countries MS: Member State NCP: National Contact Point NERE: Non European Researchers in Europe – link OLAF: European Anti-Fraud Office  
OMC: Open Method of Coordination 
REA: Research Executive Agency  R&D: Research and Development RFCS: Research Fund for Coal and Steel RMP: Researchers' Mobility Portal RSFF: Risk-Sharing Finance Facility RTD: Research and Technological Development S&T Science and Technology SECUNDA: IT tool for FP6 access rights  SESAM: On-line Submission Tool 
 
EN 120   EN SET-Plan: Strategic Energy Technology Plan' 
SICA: Specific International Collaboration Actions SINAPSE: Scientific Information for Policy Support in Europe SME: Small and Medium-sized Enterprise SNE-TP: Sustainable Nuclear Energy Platform SPP: Strategic Planning and Programming  SSH: Social Sciences and Humanities STCU: Science and Technology Centre  TB: Tuberculosis UBR: University-based Research WBC: West Balkan Countries WHO: World Health Organization WP: Work Programme