NANOTRAINFORGROWTH · INL Fellowship programme in nanotechnologies for biomedical, environment and food applications.

INL Fellowship programme in nanotechnologies for biomedical, environment and food applications.

This is the final report covering the period of the project from 01/01/2013 to 31/12/2017 of the INL NanoTRAINforGrowth Fellowship programme (in nanotechnologies for biomedical, environment and food applications) financed under the People Programme – Marie Curie Cofunding of Regional, National and International Programmes (COFUND) under the 7th Framework Programme of the European Community. The International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory´s (INL) Post-doctoral fellowship programme allowed for experienced researchers (from all over the world and nationality) to sketch out a research project and work on their own research idea, at INL´s Facilities. Fellows have access to a completely new state-of-the-art infrastructure and have the opportunity to enhance their expertise via a research project, in a scientific topic of their choice, and that is well within INLs strategic research and technological development areas. The NanoTRAINforGrowth COFUND programme funded 24 fellows. A 2 year employment contract was offered to each fellow. The International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory’s (INL) post-doctoral programme was designed to support the career development of researchers by enhancing their research experience and to integrate them in world class research facilities, in a stimulating research environment with state-of-the art equipment and excellent performing research groups. INL´s Nanotrainforgowth COFUND programme was focused in 4 main research areas: 1) Nanomedicine; 2) Environmental & Food Control. 3) Nanoelectronics and 4) Nanomachines & Nanomanipulation. In total, during the 60 months of contract duration, the NanoTRAINforGrowth launched 5 calls and 24 fellows from eight nationalities were hired. The project´s objectives were achieved. The main deviation were the number of published calls is comparison to the workplan in Annex I of the Grant Agreement. We were only expecting to launch 2 calls for the total duration of the project and a total of 5 calls had to be launched. All the calls were launched and closed. No recommendations were made in the previous review. Facts & Figures of the NanoTRAINforgrowth programme for the contract duration until month 60 are: • Five calls for proposals were launched; • 24 fellows were hired; • Post-doctoral experience of the recruited fellows are distributed as follow: 20% with 4 years’ experience; 60 with less than 4 years and 20% with more than 4 year’s experience; • Fellows come from 8 different nationalities: 60% are coming from the EU and the remaining 40% are coming from Asia and South America; • 2 fellows resigned; • All calls were largely disseminated. Actually, huge efforts were on disseminating each of the calls. Dissemination means were through websites, research jobsearch engines; personal contacts, targeted emails, specialized journals and events; • 2 trainings were done in collaboration with Porto Business School “From the Lab to the Market”. The trainings were focused on the following complementary skills: Competences & Ethics; Management & Leadership; Strategy & Marketing; Finance & Accounting and Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Website programme:ntg.inl.int

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