The EMRP – Industrial Innovation and
Collaboration
Lucy Buckby
EMRP Project Officer
Industrial Technologies, June 2012
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The EMRP:
• supports the collaboration of European metrology institutes,
industrial organisations and academia through Joint Research
Projects (JRPs).
• is implemented by EURAMET (European Association of
National Metrology Institutes).
• is based on Article 185 of the Lisbon Treaty.
• is jointly funded by the EMRP participating countries and the
European Union (50:50) and has a budget of approximately
400 M€ over seven years.
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The EMRP:
• is structured around European Grand Challenges in: Health,
Energy, the Environment & New Technologies, while also
addressing challenges in fundamental metrology and industry.
• is about improving measurement, in order to drive innovation
and competitiveness in Europe.
• ensures collaboration between National Measurement
Institutes, reducing duplication and increasing impact. Current
JRP impacts include: input to standards (ISO, CEN) and the
redefinition of SI units and the production of reference
materials, good practice guides and new measurement
devices, software and facilities.
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EMRP Participating Countries
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The EMRP Funds:
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Multi-partner Joint Research Projects (JRPs).
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The JRPs are primarily undertaken by the National
Metrology Institutes (NMIs) and Designated Institutes (DIs)
of the countries participating in the EMRP.
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However, other organisations are able to participate in the
JRPs with their own resources. They can participate as:
o Unfunded JRP-Partners – part of the JRP-Consortium.
o JRP Collaborators .
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The EMRP Funds:
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Researcher Grants offer financial support to the wider
European research community. Three types of researcher
grants supplement the JRPs:
1. Researcher Excellence Grants (REGs) – Individual and
Organisation REGs provide funding for excellent research
and bring expertise to the JRP from universities or other
industrial organisations.
2. Researcher Mobility Grants – enable researchers to
move between the National Metrology Institutes,
especially from non-EMRP participating countries.
3. Early-Stage Researcher Mobility Grants – help develop
the next generation of metrologists.
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Who
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EMRP Calls
Energy - Calls in 2009
& 2013
SI Units - Calls in 2011
& 2012
Environment - Calls in
2010 & 2013
Health - Call in 2010
Industry - Calls in 2010
& 2012
New Technologies Call in 2011
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Industry – Call 2012
Developing methods to improve traceability for the most
demanding industrial measurements. Projects will support new
and emerging technologies and improve efficiency of existing
technologies. They should involve industrial partners and the
transfer of technology and knowledge to end-users.
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Industry JRP IND04
IND04: Ionising radiation metrology for the metallurgical industry
Preventing the spread of radiation in European steel
Millions of tonnes of scrap steel are produced each year, which could
potentially be contaminated by radioactive sources. This JRP will
produce new reference materials,
methods and devices to improve
the detection of radioactivity in
scrap loads – reducing human
health risks, trade disputes and
environmental exposure across
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Industry JRP IND07
IND07: Metrology for the manufacturing of thin films
Helping thin film technologies become a reality
Thin film materials possess novel properties not found in bulk materials
that enable their use in flexible LCDs and solar panels. This JRP will
improve the Nanoscale
measurements needed
to develop thin film technologies,
improving our understanding
of film properties and reducing
material and energy costs.
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Call 2012:
• Stage 1 - Call for Potential metrology Research Topics (PRT).
Closed 18th March.
• Stage 2 - Call for JRP proposals, with optional, integrated
Researcher Excellence Grant applications. Full SRT documents
are published with the Stage 2 call. The Call opens 18th June.
• Stage 3 - Call on behalf of the JRP-Consortia for Researcher
Excellence Grant (REG) and Researcher Mobility Grant (RMG)
applications. Each year stage 3 opens end of March and closes
at the beginning of May. All JRPs from previous calls can
advertise for REGs and RMGs.
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Industry SRT titles
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SRT-i01 Metrology for traceable stability of protein pharmaceuticals.
SRT-i02 Chemical metrology tools to support the manufacture of advanced biomaterials in the medical device industry.
SRT-i03 Metrology for long lifetime flexible large area electronics.
SRT-i04 Large volume metrology in industry.
SRT-i05 Traceable in-process dimensional measurement.
SRT-i06 Traceable Critical Dimension metrology of engineered nanodevices.
SRT-i07 Metrology for movement and positioning in six degrees of freedom.
SRT-i08 Multi-sensor metrology for microparts in innovative industrial products.
SRT-i09 Sustainable electrical machines and devices with reduced rare earth content.
SRT-i10 Improved EMC test methods in industrial environments.
SRT-i11 Metrology for optical and RF communication systems.
SRT-i12 Metrology for industrial flow metering.
SRT-i13 Metrology for processing materials with high natural radioactivity.
SRT-i14 Development of novel non-destructive evaluation techniques and procedures for defect detection in composite structures.
SRT-i15 Metrology to enable high temperature erosion testing.
SRT-i16 Novel electronic devices based on control of strain at the nanoscale.
SRT-i17 Metrology for airborne molecular contamination in manufacturing environments.
SRT-i18 Metrology to support bioprocessing quality-by-design.
SRT-i19 Nanoscale probing of transport across interfaces.
SRT-i20 Sustainable components through combining plasticity size effects.
SRT-i21 Multidimensional reflectometry for industry.
SRT-i22 Wavefront metrology methods for optical testing and in-situ sensor calibration.
SRT-i23 Metrology for surface waves and surface-states assisted devices.
SRT-i24 Compact and high-performing microwave clocks for industrial applications.
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EMRP Call 2012:
• Stage 2 Call opens 18th June and closes 1st October.
• Partnering meetings for interested parties are to be held end
of June/ 1st week July in Teddington UK, Berlin & Helsinki.
• Interested parties can use connexions on the EMRP website
http://www.emrponline.eu/
• Stage 3 - Opens each year at the end of March and closes at
the beginning of May. For more information on currently
funded JRPs or to contact a JRP-Coordinator go to
http://www.euramet.org/
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EMRP website
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EURAMET website
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Questions?
http://www.euramet.org/
http://www.emrponline.eu/
Email: emrpA169@npl.co.uk
Tel: +44 20 8943 6666
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