Network News  North East England's Newsletter   N 4 December 2009 Welcome to the last edition of Network News for 2009. We hope you have found our regular update of news articles, case studies and European funding opportunities of interest. In order to make 2010's newsletter even better we would welcome any feedback or suggestions you may have. In the meantime from us all at the Enterprise Europe Network North East we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. Gillian Kears Fricker Business Innovation Manager     Latest News     Transforming the future of heat management A North East company is leading the world's first collaborative nanotechnology project to develop a new liquid coolant that will combat heat build-up in next generation data centres and high-tech industry. Led by Ashington-based Thermacore Europe, the pan-European 7.5m project named NanoHex aims to produce an environmentally friendly heat transfer fluid significantly more efficient than current coolants which can be used in a diverse range of applications from high-speed trains to data centresmore     Great feedback from Innovation Workshops Enterprise Europe Network North East England (EEN), in partnership with Newcastle Science City, delivered two successful workshops in September and November 2009 to help North East start-ups and companies developing innovative products or services to learn more about the full life cycle of commercialisation. Some 40 regional companies benefited from these two workshops aimed at equipping businesses in the North East with the skills and confidence needed to exploit the commercial opportunities of their innovative products or servicesmore      Making EU Ministers more accountable The Treaty of Lisbon entered into force on 1st December 2009, although this may not mean too much Joe Public, it will ensure that European citizens have their say in European affairs and see their fundamental rights set out in a charter. It will also ensure a more democratic, accountable and open Union where citizens will have the right to know what their Ministers are deciding at the EU levelmore     Funding Opportunities     FP7-ICT-2009-6 Information and Communication Technologies Calls Opened 24 November 2009 closes 13 April 2010 'Future Internet' the 'alternative paths to ICT components and systems' and 'ICT for sustainable development'...more     JEREMIE Venture capital funds through from the European Investment Bank and One North East Available from 22 January 2010more     Technology Strategy Board Plastic Electronics competition - Opens 18 January 2010  5m allocated to fund business led collaborative research and development projects in plastic electronicsmore     Technology Strategy Board Detection and identification of infectious agents Opens 18 January 2010  11m available to fund feasibility studies, fast-track projects and larger R&D projects...more     Technology Strategy Board New approaches to crop protection opens 18 January 2010  Collaborative R&D competition to help crop growers respond to the challenges of increasing the productivity of crops while reducing the environmental impact of crop productionmore     The NMP (Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies) National Contacts Points Team has recently launched their Partner Search Facility. This will assist organisations looking to submit Framework projects under the NMP call to identify potential partners in a bid to build consortia. For more details      Technology Watch     Are you looking for new business opportunities in Europe? Make the most of technology watch by finding new technologies for commercialisation; business to business opportunities and promote your own innovation products and services. Ref: 09 NL 60AH 3FV - Development of the strongest possible adhesive bond to silicon and the commonly used top surfaces of a completed micro chip A Dutch SME company is looking for a research cooperation to improve bond strength tests for semiconductor industry. A common test is to measure the pull-strength of a silicon chip bound to a substrate. This test often fails because the bond being tested is stronger than the bond made to test it more Ref: 08 IT 55X5 0IMH - Electronic devices for physical and chemical measurement An Italian SME, active in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage field, is looking for electronic transducers (sensors) of different parameters size to monitoring the state of conservation of historical and artistic heritage, at the highest stage of technology. The physical parameters of interest are mechanical that are temperature, humidity, tension, extent, position, colour, and others. The chemical parameters are the local percentage of polluting agent in the airmore Ref: 09 BE 0213 3EG0 - Natural and unusual flavors to be used in molecular cooking A Brussels Company is looking for high quality components to be used in molecular gastronomy, the scientific study of cooking. Molecular gastronomists associate chemistry and physical sciences to explore new ways of cooking. They are searching for uncommon natural food additives and texturing agents, such as caviar flavormore Profile ID 20091204027 A Spanish Company specialised in the representation of foodstuff products offers and looks for intermediary service, reciprocal production, and partners in the sector for exchanges of shares of the business. Profile ID 20091209011 Romanian company specialised in manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures is looking for a partner for reciprocal production of metal structures.     Dates for your diary   Want to know more? To learn more about any of the above articles or to speak to one of our representatives please call 0170 625776 or email enquiries@een-northeast.co.uk Connect, innovate and grow your business.