InnovaXN Kickoff meeting: start of a 5 year doctoral training programme
The new Horizon 2020 programme cofunded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND, was officially launched on Friday 14th February 2020.
“This programme will increase the synergy between large-scale research infrastructures and the R&D needs of the European industry”, explained Jean Susini, ESRF director of research and co-director of the programme. Formally launching the programme as he gave the opening presentation (view the presentation: InnovaXN-kick-off-intro-14022020, 2.5 mb, pdf).
Throughout the kick-off meeting, some of the programme’s participants presented their projects. Subsequently which could lead to changes on more sustainable products in the market. For example, the research on how to create mechanisms of CO2 re-absorption in cement, which currently produces 8% of CO2 emissions worldwide.
The subjects of the projects line up with the Horizon Europe challenges and the UNESCO sustainable development goals, including health, environment and sustainable industrial processing, construction, metallurgy, renewable energy, catalysis, new materials for aerospace, food security and agriculture, consumer products.
“Ultimately, we expect to cover a wide range of societal challenges and bridge the gap between research and industry”, explains Mark Johnson, Director of Science Division at ILL and co-director of the programme.
Kick-off meeting 14/02/2020
“INNOVAXN underlines the key role of European large scale research infrastructures such as the ESRF and the ILL. Thus to share knowledge for the benefit of society, to serve the competitiveness of the European industry and to create jobs. Also to serve the development of a fair and sustainable future”, concluded Francesco Sette, director general of the ESRF.
The first cohort of 20 PhD students will start in September 2020. Also, recruitment has opened with application deadline of 31 March 2020.
To know more about the recruitment opportunities: https://www.innovaxn.eu/for-students/projects/
In addition, find out more about the available projects here.
The programme is co-directed by Dr Harald Reichert (Director of Research, ESRF) and Prof Mark Johnson (Science Director, ILL).
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