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annual report 2009 ThE fNr'S 10Th ANNIVErSAry EdITIoN

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summary foreword 01 sTraTegyofThefnr 02 mulTi-annualresearChProgrammes

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024 COREProgramme036 ATTRACTProgramme038 PEARLProgramme040 INTERProgramme044 EAUProgramme046 SECOMProgramme048 NANOProgramme050 BIOSAN-PROVIEProgramme054 VIVREProgramme058 TRASUProgramme060 SECALProgramme

03 enCouraginginTernaTionalCollaboraTions 04 aCComPanyingmeasures

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06 PromoTionofsCienTifiCCulTure 07 evenTs 08 aCTiviTiesPlannedfor2010 09 TasksandoPeraTions 10 annualaCCounTs2009

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Thenationalresearchfund(fnr)wassetupin1999withtheobjectiveofsupportingandpromotingresearchactivitiesinluxembourg.Thefnr’smainactivitiesinordertoincreasetheattractivenessofluxembourgasascientificsitearethefollowing:thestrengtheningofexisting,respectivelythecreationofnewcompetence,aswellasthedevelopmentofnationalandinternationalsynergies.intenyears,overeur138millionhavebeenallocatedtotheluxembourgresearchcommunitythrough,amongothers,about190fnr-fundedresearchprojects,whereasthecriterionofscientificqualityoftheprojectsaswellastherelevancyoftheresearchcontentforresearchusersaredecisive.furthereur23millionareavailableforthe2010CoreProgrammecall.moreover,theinternationalityfactorplaysanimportantrole.

MEANS EMPLOyEdmulTi-annualnaTionalr&dPrioriTyProgrammes:since2000,severalmulti-annualresearchprogrammeshavebeenlaunchedinspecificfieldsofinteresttoluxembourg.Theboardofadministrationofthefnrratifiestheseprogrammes,whichhavebeendevelopedwiththehelpofthefnr'sscientificCouncilandscientificexperts,beforetheyarepresentedtothegovernmentforfinancing.

SUMMARy

howToParTiCiPaTeinTheseProgrammes?

forthethematicCoreprogramme,whichcoversprioritythematicdomainsforluxembourg,andfortheaTTraCTprogramme,callsforproposalsarelaunchedannually.

forthenewPearlprogramme,thecallisopenallyear.

fortheinTerprogramme,callsforproposalsarelaunchedregularly.

furtherdetailsontheopencallsforresearchprojectsandevaluationproceduresareavailableatwww.fnr.lu.

TowhomareTheCallsaddressed?

Callsareaddressedtopublicinstitutions,luxembourgadministrationsandpublicestablishmentsauthorisedtoundertaker&dactivitiesortechnologytransferintheirrespectivefieldsofactivity.

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2009 Ongoing excellenceawardforresearchinluxembourg(Pearl)

2008 Ongoing CoreThematicProgramme

2006 Ongoing attractresearcherstoluxembourg-opportunitiesforoutstandingyoungresearchersinluxembourg(aTTraCT)

2006 Ongoing PromotionofinternationalCooperation(inTer)

2000 2008 securityandefficiencyofnewPracticesine-Commerceforallsocio-economicactors(seCom)

2000 2008 newmaterialsandnanotechnology(nano)

2000 2007 sustainablemanagementofwaterresources(eau)

2000 2011 healthandbiotechnology&extensionmedicalaspectsofageing(biosan-Provie)

2002 2011 livingTomorrowinluxembourg(vivre)

2003 2009 surfaceTreatment(Trasu)

2003 2010 foodsafety(seCal)

ThefollowingmulTi-annualresearChProgrammeshavebeenlaunChedsinCe2000:

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AM6 - INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONa:PreparationofaeuropeanunionresearchProject

FNR AwardsforoutstandingscientificPublicationsandfortheoutstandingPromotionofscientificCulture.

howToaPPlyforThesemeasures?

forallmeasuresthecallsareopenallovertheyear,withdeadlinesfixedaccordingtothebeginningofeachactivity.forthefnrawards,thesubmissiondeadlineison1aprilofeachyear.furtherdetailsontheapplicationprocedureforaccompanyingmeasuresareavailableonwww.fnr.lu.

TowhomareTheCallsaddressed?

Thesemeasuresareaddressedtoalargerpublic:

•Publicinstitutionsorservicesauthorisedtoundertaker&dactivities,

•associations,•individualswhopursueactivitiesofscientificnature,

includingteachersandstudents.

afrgranTsCheme–aidesàlaformaTion-reCherChe:Theafrgrantscheme(aidesàlaformation-recherche)–whichreplacesthewell-establishedbfr(boursesdeformation-recherche)fromtheluxembourgministryofhighereducationandresearch–providesgrantsforPhdandpostdoctoralresearchtrainingprojectsinluxembourgandabroad.ithasnothematiclimitationsandisopentoallresearchers,regardlessoftheirnationality,whoaredesiroustoengageintoresearchtraininginluxembourgorabroad.however,theinterestoftheprojectinthecontextofluxembourgr&dwillbeevaluatedintheselectionprocess.

TheinitialdurationforPhdgrantsislimitedto3yearswithaprolongationpossibilityofatmaximum1year.Postdoctoraltrainingisfinancedupto2years.

Theafrschemeispromotingworkingcontractsbetweenafrbeneficiariesandtheirhostinstitutions.Thebeneficiariesareentitledtofullaccessofsocialsecuritycoverage,includinghealthandpensioninsurances,duringthewholedurationoftheirresearchtraining.

inTernaTionalCollaboraTion:Theestablishmentofstrongcollaborativeworkateuropeanlevelhasbecomeaprioritywithinrecentyears.Thenationalresearchfundisalsoveryactiveontheinternationallevelthroughitsmulti-annualprogrammeinTer,andisamemberof:

•theeuropeansciencefoundation(esf),•theeuropeanheadsofresearchCouncils(eurohorCs),•theeuropeanresearchConsortiumforinformaticsand

mathematics(erCim),•theeuropeanCooperationinthefieldofscientificand

Technicalresearch(CosT),•7europeanresearchareanetworks:era-age,erasysbio,

era-netmaTera,era-netmnT,era-nethera,era-netneuronandmanu-net,

•theinternationalCouncilforscience(iCsu).Thefnrfurthermoresignedbilateralagreementswithdfg(deutscheforschungsgemeinschaft),fwo(fondsweterschappelijkonderzoek-vlaandern)andsnf(schweizerischernationalfonds).

aCComPanyingmeasures:inadditiontothesupportofresearchassuch,thefnrsubsidisesaccompanyingmeasures.Theyareaddressedtoalargerpublicasameanstostrengthenthegeneralframeworkofscientificresearchinluxembourg.Theaccompanyingmeasuresaresplitintothefollowingcategories:

AM1 - PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC CULTURE

AM2 - TRAININg ANd MOBILITya:activeParticipationofresearchersinscientific Conferencesabroadb:Trainingforresearchers(includingsummerschools)c:mobilityofresearchers

AM3 - ORgANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES IN LUxEMBOURg

AM4 - SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS INCLUdINg Phd ThESES

AM5 - NATIONAL RESEARCh COORdINATIONa:ThematicandstructuralresearchPlatformsb:Publicdataaccessforresearch

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howToaPPlyforanafrgranT?

forPhdgrants,thesubmissiondeadlinesareon22marchand22october.

forpostdocgrants,thesubmissiondeadlinesareon22februaryand22september.

whoiseligible?

atdoctorallevel,applicantsmustbeholdersofauniversitydegreeallowingthemtoenterintodoctoraltraining.

atpostdoclevel,applicantsmustbeholdersofaPhddiploma.Theycanapplyuntilupto8yearsafterobtainingtheirPhd.

PromoTionofsCienTifiCCulTure:Thefnrwishestostrengthenthelinksbetweenscienceandsociety.inthisregard,thefnrisfocussingonthedevelopmentofascientificcultureandthusapproachingthepopulationmoreactively.

Thepromotionofscientificcultureisintendedtostimulatethesensitivityforscientificissuesamongtheluxembourgpopulation,butthemaintargetgroupareyoungpeople,sincetheywillbetomorrow’scitizensandresearchers.Theobjectiveistocreateaprofoundunderstandingforthenecessityofresearchasaguarantyforlifequalityandtofillyoungsterswithenthusiasmforscientificprofessions.

amajortooltoachievethisgoalistheProsciencegroup,whichwassetupbythefnrin2007.itregroupsallpublicresearchactorsaswellastheministryofeducationandtheservicenationaldelaJeunesse.TheobjectivesofProsciencearetofacilitatetheorganisationofpromotionactivitiesandtoincreasetheresearchinstitutions’supportofpromotingscientificculture.anotherkeyinstrumentistheaccompanyingmeasuream1forpromotingscientificculture.activitieswhicharefinancedthroughanam1embodythefnr’sphilosophybybringingthesubjectsofscienceandresearchclosertothepublic.

forfurtherinformation,pleasevisitthefnr’swebsitewww.fnr.luorsendanemailtoinfo@fnr.lu.ourannualreportsmaybedownloadedfromwww.fnr.lu/en/Publications/annual-reports

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dearreader,

wearepleasedtopresenttoyoutheannualreport2009ofthenationalresearchfundluxembourg,withtheaimtoprovideageneraloutlineofthefnr’smainactivitiesduringthepastyear.

10Th ANNIVERSARy

Theacademicsessionforthe10thanniversaryofthefnron9december2009wasthecrowningeventofthefnr’sactivitiesofthepastyear.hisroyalhighnessgranddukehenri,ministerfrançoisbiltgenandministeroctaviemodert,aswellasmanyotherstakeholdersfromluxembourghonouredthefnrwiththeirpresence.highlightsoftheeventwerethenewfnrCorporatefilm,aconferenceheldbyguestspeakerProfessorernst-ludwigwinnacker(germanbiochemistandsince1July2009secretarygeneralofthehumanfrontierscienceProgram)abouttheimportanceofoutstandingresearchineuropeandthesmallercountriesaswellasascienceshowbythefnr’smisterscience.

earlierintheyear,thefnrhadalreadyseizedtheoccasionofits10thanniversaryforaverysuccessful“research&networkingParty”whichbroughttogethermanyoftheresearchersfromluxembourgandabroadwhoarebeneficiariesofthefnr’sprogrammes,accompanyingmeasuresorafrgrantschemeaswellasmanyotherpersonswhoareinregularcontactwiththefnr.

NEwS CONCERNINg ThE FNR’S PROgRAMMES ANd FUNdINg SChEMES

after2008,thefnrhaslaunchedthe2ndCoreCallin2009.Thefnrrulingbodiesselected37proposalstobefundedwitheur14.8million.withintheaTTraCTscheme,thefnrselected2candidatesoutofthe4projectproposalswhichhadbeensubmittedin2009.amid-termevaluationoftheinTerprogrammehasbeenundertakenin2009.itconfirmedinTerasapowerfulinstrument.Theevaluatorsthereforerecommendtosustaintheprogramme,andtocontinuetoimplementthedevelopedstrategyandensurethattheprogramme’sorientationwillbealignedwiththeon-siteactors’needs.

inJuly2009,thefnrlauncheditsnewprogrammePearl-Programme"excellenceawardforresearchinluxembourg"-withtheintenttoimproveluxembourg’scompetitivenessonaninternationallevel.Pearlaimstoattractinternationallyrecognisedseniorresearcherstoluxembourgbyprovidingthemwiththeopportunitytotransfertheirresearchprogrammetoapublicresearchinstitutioninluxembourg.Throughthisprogramme,eur3-5millionareofferedtoluxembourg’spublicsectorresearchinstitutionsinordertocompeteforthebestcandidates.Thefnrplanstogrant2to3Pearlawardsperyear(2candidateshavealreadybeenselected).

in2009,thefnrwasabletodrawafirstbalanceoveraoneyearperiodoftheafrgrantscheme,whichhadbeentakenoverfromtheministryofresearchin2008:afrhasindeedbeenmetwithsubstantialinterestbytheresearchcommunity.bytheendof2009,morethan550researchershadbeenawardedaresearchgrantbythefnr.

Concerningtheaccompanyingmeasures,thefnrintroducedseveraladministrativesimplificationsin2009inordertodeliverafasterandmoreeffectiveresponsetotheapplicants.

onaninternationallevel,thefnrhasalsoprovenitsmaturityin2009:indeed,on9september2009,thefnrandthedfg(deutscheforschungsgemeinschaft)signedanagreementbasedonthe“leadagency”model-animportantstepintothedirectionofaninternationalrecognitionofthefnrbyitspeers.sincethen,similaragreementshavebeensignedwiththebelgianfwo(fondswetenschappelijkonderzoek–vlaanderen)andtheswisssnf(schweizerischernationalfonds).

FNR AwARdS 2009

Thefnrawardshavebeenallocatedforthefirsttimein2009.withitsawards,thefnrwouldliketogivevaluetocommunicationactivitiesinthescientificdomain.Threeawardshavebeengrantedinthecategory“outstandingscientificPublications”andthreefurtherawardshavebeengrantedinthecategory“outstandingPromotionofscientificCulture”.

PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC CULTURE

Thefnrplaysakeyroleinreinforcingthelinkbetweenscienceandsocietyinluxembourg.Thus,thefnrcarriedoutthefollowingactivitiesinluxembourg,individuallyorwithitsProsciencepartners:

•mediapartnershipswithrTlTélé(Pisawëssensmagazin),eldoradio(misterscience),luxemburgerwortandlavoixduluxembourg(scientificpublications)

•activitiesforthepromotionofscientificcultureamongsttheyoung(informationcampaignaboutscientificprofessions,distributionofastudentresearchdiary,foiredel’étudiant2009,Jobfairmeet@uni.lu2009)

•organisationofthesciencefestival2009withthemnhn(muséenationald'histoirenaturelle),aneventthatattracted11,000visitorsover4days

•signatureofaconventionwithaJsl(associationJeunesscientifiquesluxem-bourg)inordertoensurethecontinuityoftheir“Contestforyoungscientists”

•finally,thefnrrecruitedascientificmediatorwiththemissiontocontactteachersandotherpersonsinterestedinscientificmediationinordertoassistthemintheiractivitiesandtobuildnetworks.

NEw BOARd OF AdMINISTRATION ANd NEw SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL

Themembersofthefnr’sboardofadministrationandscientificCouncilarenominatedfora5yearperiod,withtheoptiontobenominatedforasecondmandate.bothofusareproudtohavebeenpresidentsoftheseboardsfrom1999to2009,whichcorrespondstotwosuccessivemandates.itwasachallengingtimeofdevelopmentandimplementation.wehadanambitiousvisionforthedevelopmentofresearchinluxembourgandwetriedtocontributetoitatourbest.wewouldliketothankallourcolleaguesandthemembersofthefnrsecretariatforthetimeandefforttheydedicatedtoscienceandresearchinluxembourginordertomakeourvisionbecometrue.Timewentbyveryfast.evenifwearenolongerpresidingovertheboardofadministrationandthescientificCouncil,wewillcontinuetokeepintouchwithresearchinluxembourgandweareconfidentthatoursuccessorswillbuildontheworkweinitiatedtoimproveluxembourg’sresearchlandscape.

Romain henrion,PresidentoftheboardofadministrationJean-Frank wagner,PresidentofthescientificCouncil

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itisagreathonourforustohavebeennominatedpresidentsandvice-presidentofthefnr’sboardofadministrationandscientificCouncil.Thefnrwassetupin1999withtheobjectiveofsupportingandpromotingresearchactivitiesinluxembourg.ourpredecessorshadtostartfromscratchtenyearsago.wereallyhavetoadmitthattheydidagreatjobandthankthemfortheirtirelesswork:intenyears,overeur138millionhavebeenallocatedtotheluxembourgresearchcommunitythrough,amongothers,about190fnr-fundedresearchprojects.luxembourgresearchhasreachedacertaindegreeofvisibilityonaninternationallevelandthefnr’sworkisrecognisedbyitspeers.Thefnr’sfirstmulti-annualprogrammesarecomingtoanend.ThecontinuationoftheresearchactivitiesstartedaroundtheseprogrammesisguaranteedwithintheCoreprogrammewhichhasbeenimplementedasaresultofthefnr’sforesightstudyonresearchprioritiesinluxembourg.since2008,thefnrhastakenovertheafrgrantsfromthemesr.furthermore,thefnrworksonstrengtheningthelinksbetweenscienceandsociety.weareparticularlyproudofourmisterscience,whoisextremelypopularamongsttheluxembourgishpopulation.

Thoughgreatworkhasbeencarriedoutinthelastyears,therestillremainsalottodo.we–thatmeansthepresidentsaswellasthemembersofthefnr’snewboardofadministrationandscientificCouncil–willdevelopavisionofthefutureofresearchinluxembourgtogetherwithourstakeholdersandwearewillingtogotoanylengthstocontributetotherealisationofthisvisionbyrefiningtheexistingstrategiesandbydevelopingnewones.luxembourg’ssocio-economicfutureneedshighqualityresearchandwewillbeoneofthepillarstoimplementthis.

2010 – KNOwLEdgE TRANSFER ANd REFINEMENT OF CURRENT FUNdINg ACTIVITIES

duringthelastyears,thefnrhasdevelopedacompleteportfoliooffundingschemesforluxembourg’spublicresearchcommunity.from2010onwards,thefnrwillstrengthenitseffortsconcerningvalorisationandinparticularknowledgetransferinordertomaximisetheimpactoftheactivitiesfinancedbythefnr.ThisinitiativewillbepartofthePerformanceContracttobepreparedin2010andwhichwillcovertheyears2011-2013.

in2010,thefnrwillalsolaunchthe3rdCallforproposalsfortheCoreprogrammeincludingaCoreJuniorprogrammeforearlystageresearchers.furthermore,thefnrwillcontinuetopromoteinternationalcooperationinaccordancewithits2009strategy.TheprogrammesaTTraCTandPearlwillbedevelopedmoreactivelyinanefforttocontributetothevisibilityofluxembourgpublicresearchonaninternationallevelandtofurtherincreasethelevelofquality.

analumninetworkaswellastheafrdaywillpromotetheafrgrantstoagreaterextent.furthermore,theideaofimprovingthenationaldoctoraltrainingbyadoctoralschoolwillbeanalysed.inordertoallowforamoreefficientmanagementbythefnr,thenumberofcallswillbebroughtdownfrom8to4from2010onwards(2afr-Phd-callsand2afr-postdoctoral-calls).

furthermore,thefnrwillcontinuetoassumeitsleadingroleinluxembourg’sPromotionofscientificCultureactivitiesbyorganising,amongstothers,luxembourg’sresearchers’nighton24september2010.

moreover,anewiTsystemforthesubmissionandmanagementoffinancingrequestssubmittedtothefnrwillbesetupin2010andhelptoimprovethemanagementofthefnr’sactivitiesbyprovidingasimplifiedsubmissionprocedure.

finally,thefnrconsidersthatthe2010evaluationofitsworkingmethods,whichwillbecarriedoutbytheministryofresearch,willgiverisetoconcreteproposalshelpingtofurtherimprovetheinternalmanagementofthefnrandincreaseitsimpact.

lastbutnotleast,thefnrisworkingonareformofitslawonrequestofthemesr.Tenyearsafterthefirstfnrlaw,itisnowtimetoproposechangesandtorefinesomeaspectsofthelawinordertoadaptittothefuturemissionsofthefnrandtothegeneralvisionconcerningluxembourg’sresearchlandscape.

yves Elsen,PresidentoftheboardofadministrationJacques Lanners,vice-PresidentoftheboardofadministrationFrançois Meyer,PresidentofthescientificCouncil

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STRATEgyOF ThE FNR 01.

2. CONTRIBUTINg TO A FAVOURABLE RESEARCh ENVIRONMENT

Thefnraimstoimproveluxembourg’sresearchenvironmentandinstitutionalframeworkthrough:

•astrategicimplementationoftheinTerprogramme,thusprovidingresearcherswithawiderangeofopportunitiesforinternationalcollaborations;

•encouragingthemobilityoftheresearchers;•improvingexistinganddevelopingnewaccompanying

measures;•improvingnetworkingamongresearchers;•assuringthevalorisationofresearchresults.

inthemediumterm,thenationalr&dpolicywillfocusonasustainabledevelopmentofhumanresources.actionsandinitiativeswilltaketheparticularframeworkofresearchinluxembourgintoaccount,ase.g.thechallengesrelatedtothesizeofthecountry,thestrongmobilityoftheresearcherstoorfromforeigncountriesaswellasthelabourlegislation.Thefnrwillcontributetothenationalr&dpolicybyestablishinganefficientsupportofthehumanresourcesintheresearchdomainandbyallocatingfinancialmeansinordertobeabletoconfrontthestructuraldeficitsonthenationallevel.afavourableresearchenvironmentdependshighlyonefficientsupportforresearchcollaborationatinternationalandnationallevel.itisessentialtobuildscientificplatformswhereallactorsandusersofaresearchdomainarebroughttogether.

3. PROMOTINg SCIENTIFIC CULTURE

Thefnralsowishestostrengthenthelinksbetweenscienceandsociety.Thepromotionofscientificcultureisintendedtostimulatethesensitivityforscientificissuesamongtheluxembourgpopulation,butthemaintargetgroupareyoungpeople,sincetheywillbetomorrow’scitizensandresearchers.Theobjectiveistocreateaprofoundunderstandingforthenecessityofresearchasaguarantyforlifequalityandtofillyoungsterswithenthusiasmforscientificprofessions.

STRATEgy OF ThE FNR

Thefnrwassetupbythelawof31may1999.itsinitialstructurereflectsthenationalr&dpolicyandtheinstitutionalcontextofthatera.

sincethen,thecontexthassignificantlychanged.Theforesightstudy,theoeCdreportontheimplementationoftheinnovationpolicyinluxembourgaswellasthePerformanceContractssignedwiththegovernmentandtheluxembourgpublicresearchactorswereforthefnranopportunitytorethinkitspositionandstrategy.

Thefnrintendstoinvestinhumanresources,ininstitutionsandinknowledge.hence,thefnr’sstrategypursuesthreemainobjectives:

1. SUPPORTINg RESEARChERS TO BUILd UP SCIENTIFIC QUALITy ANd ExCELLENCE

excellentresearchersarethecornerstoneofaproductiveresearchlandscape.Thefnrwantstofosterscientificqualityby:

•implementingaresearchprogrammewhichcoversthenationalresearchprioritiesthroughstreamlinedandtransparentproceduresbasedonastringentpeer-reviewsystem,withscientificqualitybeingtheprimecriterion:theCoreprogramme;

•attractingoutstandingresearcherstoluxembourgviatheaTTraCTandPearlprogrammes;

•improvingyoungresearchers’trainingconditionsandenhancethecareerdevelopmentofresearchersthroughthereformedafrgrants.

Thepriorityactionsofthefnrsupporttheresearchinstitutionsandallowthemtofulfiltheirmissionsandobjectives.inthecomingyears,thefnrwillcontinueworkingonthefosteringofthescientificqualityofallactivitiesfinancedintheframeworkofthepriorityactions.withregardtothemaximisationoftheirsocio-economicimpact,thepromotionofscientificqualityisofcrucialimportanceinthenationalprioritydomainsselectedbythegovernment.

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amajortooltoachievethisgoalistheProsciencegroup,whichwassetupbythefnrin2007.itregroupsallpublicresearchactorsaswellastheministryofeducationandtheservicenationaldelaJeunesse.ThegoalsofProsciencearetofacilitatetheorganisationofpromotionactivitiesandtoincreasetheresearchinstitutions’supportofpromotingscientificculture.anotherkeyinstrumentistheaccompanyingmeasuream1forpromotingscientificculture.Thebiennialsciencefestivalandtheresearchers'night,forinstance,arepartlyfundedthroughthismeasure.

additionally,theparticipativeandopenapproachlaunchedthroughtheforesightexerciseisawayforwardtostartadialoguebetweentheactorsinandtheusersofscientificresearch.

atthesametimeandinaccordancewithitsstrategicobjectives,thefnraspirestofurtherintensifythecollaborationandcoordinationbetweenallthestakeholdersintheinnovationsystem.

whiledeveloping,implementingandassessingitspolicytools,thefnraimstobetransparent,efficient,professionalandaccountable.foritsthematicandstructuralprogrammes,thefnrpaysattentiontouseabest-practiceevaluationsystemwiththeassistanceofindependentinternationalexperts(peerreview).

Thefnr’sstrategywasalsoreflectedinthePerformanceContractbetweenthegovernmentandthefnr,whichcametoeffecton1January2008.withthisContract,thefnrcommitsitselftodevelopingandimplementingpriorityactionsandinstrumentsinordertoattainthefixedobjectivesforthetimeperiod2008-2010.additionally,thefnragreesonperformanceindicatorstranslatingthestrategicobjectivesforthisperiod,suchasthenumberofaccompanyingmeasuresbeingallocated,thenumberofProscienceinitiatives,theco-fundingoftheafrgrantschemebytheeuropeanCommission,thenumberofPhdtheseswrittenbyafrbeneficiaries,ortheimplementationofimpactstudiesforthefinishedprogrammes,e.g.thefinalevaluationofthenanoprogrammein2009.

Thegovernmentprovidesafinancialcontributionofeur90,860,000tothefnrfortheperiod2008-2010.

formoreinformationaboutthePerformanceContract,pleaserefertoourwebsitewww.fnr.lu.

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RESEARCh hIghLIghT

METROLUxmeTroPolisaTionandurbangovernanCeinluxembourgandTheCrossboarderareas

whendrChristophesohn,coordinatorofthemeTroluxproject,runningfromearly2007tolate2009andbasedattheCePs/insTeadindifferdange,firstmentionedtheconceptofluxembourganditscross-borderareasasanemergingmetro-politanregion,reactionsweremixed,albeitwitharatherstrongtendencytoscepticism.Threeyearslater,mentalitieshaveshifted:“Thepublicsectorseemstohaveunderstoodmoreandmorethatluxembourgcannotbelimitedtoasovereignstateentityanymore,butthatthecloseinterrelationshipwiththeborderregionsandtheconstanttransformationslinkedtothisphenomenonhavetobetakenintoaccountforfuturespatialplanningandterritorialgovernanceaswell”,sayssohn.

Perhapsinitialmisunderstandingswereinpartlinkedtoconflictingdefinitionsofthewordmetropolis.atfirstthought,mostpeoplewillarguethatluxembourgasacitycannotreallybecomparedtoacknowledgedglobalcitiessuchaslondonornewyork.however,accordingtothegeographer’sdefinition,itisnotpurelytheextensionoftheurbanagglomerationorthedemographicweightthatdefineametropolis,butrathertheconcentrationofcertainfunctionalorsymbolicattributesthatarecharacteristicforacityofimportancewithintheglobaleconomicnetworks.

meTroluxwasthusfoundedontwoobservations:firstlyacityofluxembourgthatbecamemoreandmorelinkedwithglobaleconomyandsecondlyaveryapparentandconstantriseincross-borderinterdependency.Theproject’sobjectivewastoanalyzethesedevelopmentsintheirspatial,economic,politicalandculturaldimensionsinordertounderstandandtheorizethisratheratypicalcross-bordermetropolisationprocess.

“luxembourg-Cityhasseensignificantchangestowardsmetropolisationasearlyasinthe1970’s,whenthebankingsectoranditsconnectedactivitieshadtheirfirstemergence”,explainssohn.Today,theluxembourg-Cityfinancialsectorhasdevelopedintoanestablishmentofglobalimportanceandrenown.accordingtothefindingsofmeTrolux,halfoftheworld’s100biggestservicefirmswererepresentedinthecityby2005.luxembourgairportisrankedthe27thbiggestcompetitorinairfreightworldwide.onaregionallevel,thecitydrawsinbusinessesandskilledworkers,bothfromwithinthecountryandfromitsborderingregions.

Thiscross-borderphenomenonisimportantenoughtohaveanentireresearchaxiswithinthemeTroluxprojectdevotedtoit.“duringthelasttwodecadesorso,thefunctionsofeuropeanbordershavechanged”,explainssohn.“withintheschengenspace,therearenobordercontrolsanymore;immigrationandcustomsaremanageddifferentlynow.Theborderscanbeseenasinterfacesorcontactzonesthatpromoteavarietyofexchanges,ratherthanactingasbarriers.borderscan,inthissense,beconsideredasanopportunityorresources.”inthecaseofluxembourg,aninterestingprocesscanbeobserved:businessesaredrawntothecountrybecauseoffiscalorregulatoryadvantages;employees,ontheotherside,oftenpreferluxembourg’sworkingconditions,suchasahigherpay,butkeeptheirresidenceoutsideofthecountrybecauseoflowerrents.“asfarascross-borderintegrationisconcerned,therearetendenciesinbothdirections.ouraimistounderstandthedrivingfactorsbehindthephenomenon”,sayssohn.forthispurpose,theresearchersdidnotrestrictthemselvestoananalysisofthespecificsofthegrandduchy(respectivelyitscapital)butalsoundertookacomparativestudybetweenluxembourg-Cityandbaselandgeneva,twosmallcross-bordermetropolisesthemselves.Theinvestigationdidfindobvioussimilaritiestoluxembourg-City.onestrikingdifferencehowever,isthefactthatbothbaselandgenevahaveahighlevelofcooperationreachingbeyondtheborders,atopicwhereluxembourg-Citystillshowsacertaindeficiency,accordingtosohn:“Thefunctionalareaoftheso-calledluxembourgishmetropolitanregion,namelytheareathatcanberegroupedaccordingtoverystrongeconomicandsocialexchanges,extendsacrosstheborders.luxembourg-Cityincluded,thisfunctionalarearegroupsaclusterofurbancentres,suchasThionville,arlonandTrier.eachcitybyitselfistoosmalltoremaincompetitiveinthefuture,buttogether,theycouldformapolycentricmetropolitanregion.althoughcross-bordercooperationbetweenluxembourganditsneighbourshasbeengoingonfordecadesatalocal(e.g.Ped,Pôle Européen de Développement)butalsoaregionalscale(e.g.Thegreaterregion),theemergenceofacross-bordermetropolitanregionhasnotbeensufficientlytakenintoaccountbythepoliticalplayers.

MULTI-ANNUAL RESEARCh PROgRAMMES

recently,boththeluxembourgishgovernmentandthegoverningbodiesoftheregionsadjoiningthecountryhavebeguntoriseuptothischallengeandarenowshowinganincreasingwillingnesstotackletheissue.inparallel,luxembourghasalsostartedtoaddressotherfactors:ametropolisontherisecannotjustbeknownforthenumberofitsbankinginstitutions.investmentsintoculturalaspects,suchasthemuseumofcontemporaryart(mudam)areagoodstart,accordingtosohn,tostrengthentheattractivenessofthecityontheregionalandtheeuropeanscales.ontheeconomicside,theimportantinvestmentsintoresearchanddevelopmentthatstartedacoupleofyearsagoareessentialforamuchneededdiversification:overrelianceinjustonesector,suchasbanking,isariskystrategy.

ThemeTroluxprojecthascertainlyillustratedwhereluxembourg-Citystandsinthepresentandwhatneedstobetakenintoaccountforfuturedevelopments.Theproject’smostimportantresultisaquestionofviewpoint:“ifyouareaneconomist,youmightfindtheanalysisofknowledge-intensiveactivities(e.g.metropolitanjobs)themostnoteworthy.ifyouareinvolvedincross-bordergovernance,thechangingattributesofborderswouldbeofparticularvalue,whereas,fromapurelyscientificpointofview,thecomparisonofluxembourg,baselandgenevayieldedthemostinterestingpublication”,sayssohn.meTroluxwasthusmostsuccessfulindrawingtogetheravarietyofresearchtopicsthatareofvalueforamultitudeofdifferentsectors.

“Thefnrdidnotonlyprovideafinancialcontribution,buthasalsobeeninstrumentalinhighlightingthescientificvalueofourproject”,statessohn.avaluethathasbeenconsolidatedbythefactthattheinitialmeTroluxprojectteamhasbecomethenewmeTroluxresearchgroup,focussingoncross-bordermetropolitanregionsineurope,withintheCePs/insTead.

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RAINCELLuseofCellPhoneneTworksforrainfallesTimaTioninTheCiTyofluxembourg

whenanisraeliresearchteamrecentlypresentedtheirpilotstudyontheuseofcellphonenetworksforrainfallestimationataCongressinvienna,drlaurentPfisterandhiscolleagues,drfabriziofeniciaandPatrickmatgen,fromtheCentrederecherchePublic-gabriellippmann(CrP-gl),recognizedthenoveltechnique’spotentialfortheirownresearchrightaway.hisgroup,specialistsinthefieldsofexperimentalhydrologyandhydrologicmodelling,hadbeenbattlingarecurringproblemforyears:althoughthecontinuousincreaseincomputationalresourcesandhumanexpertisemakesthepredictionsofhydrologicmodelsevermoreaccurate,thelackofprecisespatialandquantitativemeasurementsofrainfallremainsonemajorfactorofuncertainty.withthepartnershipoftheinstitutroyalmétéorologiqueinbelgiumandtheP&Tluxembourg(TeleCom)andtechnicalsupportfromthecityofluxembourg,theteamaroundPfisterproposedtoinvestigatetheuseofcellphonenetworksforrainfallestimationinanurbanagglomeration,namelythecityofluxembourg.TheirprojectrainCell,fundedbythefnrandcoordinatedbytheCrP-gabriellippmann,cametolifeinapril2009.

atpresent,rainfallismeasuredbyacombinationoftwotechniques,explainsPfister.weatherradarsprovidefairlyaccuratespatialdistributiondata,butarequitelimitedindeterminingtheintensityandtheamountofrainfall.oneoftheirmajorshortcomingsistheangleatwhichthemeasuringsignalissentout:withincreasingdistancetotheradar,thesignalpointseverhigher.forinstance,luxembourg’sclosestradar,basedinthebelgianardennes,mightnotdetectlow-hangingwintercloudsinsomepartsofthecountry.raingaugescancomplementtheradartoacertainextent:theyoffergoodquantitativeprecipitationmeasurements.however,theyarespatiallyrestrictedtospecificlocations.araingaugenetworkthatisspacedtoowidelycanpotentiallygiveextremelymisleadingrainfallintensityvaluesforaverylocalisedthunderstorm.inanurbansetting,wherethehighpercentageofsealedsurfacespreventsnearlyallabsorptionandpromotesfreeflowofthewatermasses,suchfalsequantitativemeasurementscanhaveahugeimpactonthemanagementofwaterrun-off.

Pfisterandhisteamareexpectingmoreaccuraterainfallmeasurementsbyaddingthecellphonenetworkintotheequation:cellphonecommunicationusesmicrowavesignals,justlikeaweatherradardoes.furthermore,thecellphonenetworkofferstwoimportantadvantages:firstly,thesignalsareemittedlowenoughoffthegroundnottomissanyclouds,yetalsohighenoughtoavoidobstacles.secondly,thecellphonenetworkisverydense,atleastinurbanagglomerations.iftheresearcherscandevelopafullymaturetechnique,barelyanyfurtherinvestmentswouldberequired:theinfrastructurealreadystands,readytouse.Pfister’steamiscurrentlycollectingandevaluatingdatafromtwodirectionalradiolinks,runningbetweenfourantennaswithinthecity.rainfalldisruptsthemicrowavesignal;theamplitudeofthedisruptionshouldtheoreticallyindicatetheintensityofprecipitationalongthesignal’sline.inordertoquantifythedisruptionandtoevaluatethefunctionalityofthecellphonenetworkasarainfallmeasurementdevice,theCrP-glteamhavesetupa

networkofstrategicallyplacedraingauges.accordingtoPfister,thefirstresultsarecertainlypromising.inanextstep,theuseofanentirenetworkofcrossingtransmissionlinesshouldnotonlyprovidequantitativedata,butalsoallowforaclearspatialdelineationoftheprecipitation.

besidesfromitsfundamentalresearchvalue(Pfisterandhisteamareoneofonlyafewgroupsworld-widetoexplorethistechnique),asuccessfulrainCellprojectwouldleadtoimportantpracticalapplicationsaswell.fromageneralpointofview,thetechniquecouldfindgreatuseinanyareathatrequiresthemanagementofaninfluxoflargevolumesofwaterwithinshortperiodsoftime.TheteamoftheCrP-glhasaspecificinterestintheurbanwatercycle.oneoftheiraimsistoimprovetheircurrentfirst-flushmodelforthecityofluxembourg.

Thefirstfifteenminutesintoan“urbandownpour”arethemostimportantfortheso-calledfirst-flush.Torrentsofwaterflowdownthestreets,carryingwiththemnotonlydustandlitter,butalsoheavymetalsandoilsthathaveaccumulatedonthetarmac.Theoretically,thisfirstwaveofsurfacerun-offshouldbecaughtinthecity’ssewageplants.inpractice,mostofitflowsstraightintothecity’srivers.Thesewageplantscanonlyholdalimitedamountofwaterbeforeoverflow:adeviationofsurfacerun-offintotheplantthusneedstobetightlycontrolled,aprocessthatreliesheavilyonaccuraterainfallmeasurementsandmodellingperformances.

"ourultimateaimistodeterminetheextenttowhichacombinationofweatherradar,raingaugesandcellphonenetworkmeasurementsenableustomakemoreaccurateshorttermpredictionsoftheurbanwaterflow.optimisedmodelsshouldthenenableustoachieveacontrolleddeviationoffirst-flushintothesewagesystem”,explainsPfister.Thepreviousmodelshavealreadybeenadapted;onceasufficientdatasetisavailable,variouscombinationsofinputdatawillbetested.Thenextyearwillcertainlystillbringplentyofchallengestotheteam,buttheyareoptimisticthattheirmodelswilldefinitelyseeanimprovement.“oncethetechniquehasbeenprovenvalid,wecanbuildupfromthere”,saysPfister.

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EPIFOOdmoleCularePidemiologyofZoonoTiCbaCTeriainThefoodChaininluxembourg

Toosmalltobeseenwiththenakedeye,theplanet’smostabundantlifeformcouldnearlypassunnoticed,ifnotforitsmanifoldeffectsoneverydaylife.bacteria,tinyunicellularorganisms,aroseseveralbillionyearsagoandhavesincethenbeenakeyfactorforallotherlifeonearth.indeed,bacteriarunthemostfundamentalprocessesinourecosystems:withoutthem,therewouldbenocarbonorphosphorouscycleasweknowitandthenitrogencyclewouldnotevenexist.besides,ifnotforbacterialphotosynthesis,scientistsbelieve,theatmospherewouldneverhaveaccumulatedenoughoxygentoallowthebeginningofallotherlifeforms.

butnotallbacteriaarebenign–theycancauseavarietyofdiseases,oneexampleistheveryprevalentbacterialgastroenteritis,alsoknownasfoodpoisoning.fourofthemainculprits,andconsequentlythemainsubjectsoftherecentlycompletedePifoodstudy(molecularepidemiologyofZoonoticbacteriainthefoodChaininluxembourg),arethefood-bornebacteriasalmonella,escherichiacoli,Campylobacterandlisteria.“evennow,wedonotknowexactly,howmanypeopleinluxembourgareaffectedeveryyearwithbacterialgastroenteritis.infectionsare,moreoftenthannot,notreported.butwedoknowitisaverycommonproblem,especiallyinsummer,whenbacteriathriveinthewarmtemperatures”,saysdrJoëlmossong,theprojectcoordinatorfromthenationalhealthlaboratory(Laboratoire National de la Santé – LNS).“inadditiontothislackofhumanmedicaldataweusedtofind

abigdiscrepancybetweenreportedhumaninfectionsandanimalinfections.forsalmonella,forexample,ayearlyaverageof300-400humancaseswasmatchedwithonly10-20bacteriaisolatedfrommeatinthefoodchain.”Thebacteriainquestionareallzoonoticmeaningthattheyaretransmittedfromanimalstohumans.Pork,beefandchickenarecommoncarriers;humansinfectthemselvesbyingestingcontaminatedfood,eitherbyeatingundercookedanimalproductsthemselves(forexamplerawmeatoreggs)orthroughcross-contaminatedfood(forexamplebynotsufficientlycleaningkitchenknivesorcuttingboards).

outoftheneedforabettersurveillancesystemarosethefnr-financedePifoodproject.itsaimwastolocateandgeneticallyfingerprintthebacterialstrainspresentbothinthefoodchainandinthehumanpopulationinordertofindsourcereservoirsandtrackcommontransmissionpathways.drCatherineragimbeau,amolecularbiologistspecificallyemployedforthisprojectandstillwiththelnstoday,helpedtosetupthemolecularmethodsappliedforthatpurpose.“Thetechniquesweusearecomparabletothoseusedinforensicscience”,saysmossong.“exceptthatour“criminals”arebacteria.”ThePfge(Pulsedfieldgelelectrophoresis)methodusedinthelnslaboratorypinpointstheexactvariantofaspecificserovarofaspecificbacteria.incontrast,themorecommonlyusedmethodofrealtimePCrwouldonlydeliveraline-upofsuspects,sotosay.butsometimesevenPfgefails:somebacterialstrainsaretoosimilarandPfgecannotdeliverconclusiveevidence.insuchcases,theePifoodteamdugdeeperandusedmlva(multilocusvariablenumbertandemrepeatanalysis).morethan600differentstrainswerethusgenotypedoverthecourseoftheproject.

accordingtomossong,theimplementationofthesesophisticatedgenotypinganddetectiontechniqueswillbeofhugebenefit,ifthereeverisanotherepidemicsuchastheonein2006.agoodexampleillustratingtheusefulnessofsuchspecificidentificationwasthe2008Salmonella Typhimuriumoutbreakindenmark.Thedanesmadeaninternationalalert,followingwhichtheteamatthelnscheckeditsmlvabacterialprofilelibrary.strangelyenough,theystumbleduponasinglecaseofaluxembourgresidentthathadtravelledtodenmarkpriortobecomingill,hadconsumedasinglefooditemattheairportandtravelledbacktoluxembourgthesameday.althoughthedanishauthoritieshavenotyetbeenabletotracetheexactsourceoftheirepidemic,theluxembourgishdatahasnonethelesshelpedtonarrowthesearchdownsubstantially.

“fooddoesnotstopatborders.Thecollaborationonaeuropeanlevelisveryimportant”,saysmossong.Thesameprincipleappliesonanationallevel.assuch,anotheroneoftheproject’smostnotableachievementsiscertainlythecreationofafunctionalcollaborationbetweenthehealthinspectionunitofthehealthdirectorateluxembourg,theveterinaryservicesadministration,thefoodControlunitofthelnsandtheTechnicalservicesforagricultureadministration,allworkingtogethertoguaranteeabettersurveillanceprogrammeofzoonoticbacteria.

“Thesalmonellaoutbreakin2006showedthepastshort-comingsofthecollaborationbetweenthedifferentinstitutions.Thiswascertainlynotduetoalackofmotivation,however”,claimsmossong,“butrathertoalimitationinmanpowerandfunding.“ThecontributionoftheFonds National de la Recherchehelpedredressthisproblem,atleasttemporarily.“attheclosingoftheproject,thepartnershavetakenasmuchastheycouldonboardandosQCa(Organisme pour la sécurité et la qualité de la chaîne alimentaire),anewhealthandfoodsafetysectionresponsibleforthecoordinationofbacteriasurveillanceinthefoodchain,wasfoundedwithintheluxembourgishgovernment.“saysmossong.meanwhile,theePifoodteamwillembarkonanewproject:hyPoCamPaimstoinvestigatetheroleofenvironmentalsourcesinhumancampylobacteriosis.

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aboutsevenyearsago,apanelofindustrialsandscientistsdiscussedthepossiblebenefitsofatechnologylittleknowninthegrandduchybackthen.outofthismeetingaroseanewfnrproject,developmentofinnovativesurfacesbymeansofoptimizedPlasmaTechniquesandTechnologyTransfertoindustries–Trasu,whichranfrommay2005tooctober2009.Plasmaistheso-calledfourthstateofmatterinphysics:“agaswithelectricallychargedparticles,whichenablesus,amongothers,toactivatechemicalreactionsonasurface”,explainsJulienbardon,theprojectcoordinatorfromtheCrPhenriTudor.“Theapplicationsofplasmatechnologyaremanifold.duringtheTrasuproject,wehaveworkedmainlyoncorrosionprotection,surfaceenhancementforadhesionandmethodsforsurfacecleaning,aswellasthinfilmdeposition”,addsdrPatrickChoquet,hiscounterpartfromtheCrPgabriellippmann.bothagreethatthereremainmanymoreavenuestobeexplored.

oneparticularideathetwoCrPswouldliketopursueinafuturecommonresearchprojectstemsfromthealreadyinvestigatedanti-corrosionsurfacetreatmentsandinvolvesfireprotectionofpolymerparts.“Polymers,forinstancecablecoating,haveanaturaltendencytoburnincontactwithfire.untilnow,thisburninghazardhasbeencounteractedbyaddingfire-suppressingparticlessuchasbromineorchlorineintothepolymer”,explainsbardon.however,thistreatmentaltersotherpropertiesofthematerialaswell.“byusingplasmatechnologytochangeonlythesurfaceofthepolymerparts,wehopetoretainitsoriginalpropertieswhilerenderingthematerialfire-proofatthesametime.”

otherfollow-upprojectsofTrasuarealreadyongoing,fundedbothbythefnrandbyindustrypartners.nowthatthepotentialoftheplasmasurfacetreatmenthasbeenaptlydemonstrated,severaloftheoriginalindustrypartnersoftheprojecthavere-initiatedmoreresearchincollaborationwiththeCrPgabriellippmann.“besidestheworkwithourformerpartners,wehavealsosetupprojectswithsixnewcompanies,basedinluxembourgandthegreaterregion”,saysChoquet.Theexactdetailsbeingunderthesealofconfidentiality,hecanonlyrevealalittle:“Thenewpartnersarepartoftheaeronauticalandautomobilesectors,aerospaceengineeringandthesteelindustry.someofthefollow-upprojectsaredirectlyinlinewiththetechniquesdevelopedwithinTrasu,butsomewillalsoexplorenovelavenues.”anotherimportantaspectofthefollow-upprojectsisthetransferofthetechnologiesfromthelaboratorytoindustry.

meanwhile,theteammembersfromtheCrPhenriTudorhavenotbeensittingbyidly;severalnewresearchprojectsinvolvingplasmatechnologyhavebeenlaunched,twoPhdthesesamongthem.“Thedoctoralworksareagreatwaytoinvestigatenewdirectionsofresearch.bothofourcurrentprojectsareveryinnovativeandverypromising”,saysbardon.Thefirstoneaimstoincorporatearraysofshield-formednanoparticlesintoacoatingtocreatebarrierlayers.Thebiggestissuehereistheidealdistributionpatternthatmustbeachieved:theplatesneedtosittightenoughtopreventoxygenorothergasmoleculesfromtravellingthroughthelayer.Thisworkisincludedintoawiderfnrproject(flexProtect)dealingwithgasbarrierlayers.Thesecondthesisdealswithmolecularlyimprintedpolymers;thegoalistocreatelayerswithakindofkey-and-locksystem.aftertheinitiallayeriscreated,thekeymoleculesareremoved.assoonasthelayerisbroughtbackintocontactwithkeymolecules,anaturalrecombinationwillensue.Thistechnologycouldpotentiallyserveasadetectionmethodforbiologicalmolecules,suchasinsulin.

infact,thereisahostofpossibleapplicationsforlayersthatcanreacttoexternalstimuli.followingarecentcallforproposalsbythefnr,theCrPgabriellippmannhasintroducedaprojectaimingtoproduceintelligentorganiclayersthatchangetheircolourupondetectionofspecificgases.integratedintofoodpackaging,thesematerialscouldindicatethefreshness(orlackthereof)ofthefood.similarmaterials,workedintoclothing,couldactaspermanentlyactivedetectorsofdeadlygases,suchascarbonmonoxide,andofferacleveralternativetothecurrentdevices,whichtendtoberatherbulkyandlimitedtopunctualmeasurements.butitdoesnotneedtostopthere:theresearchersofbothCrPsseemtobeteemingwithideastoputtheplasmatechnologytopractice.

TheTrasuprojectwasclearlyagreatopportunityputtobestuse.“startingoutwithnexttonoexperienceinplasmatechnology,theprojecthasenabledustobecomeaninternationallyrecognizedandstableactorinthefieldwithinacoupleofyears”,saysbardon.withinthematerialresearchanddevelopmentteamoftheCrPhenriTudor,tworesearcherswerehiredspecificallyfortheprojectandhaveremainedundercontractatitsclosure.withintheCrPlippmann,Trasuhasevenledtothecreationofanentirelynewresearchunitwithinsam(départementscienceetanalysedesmatériaux).ThecontactswithrenownedscientificpartnerssuchasthefraunhoferinstituteforsurfaceengineeringandThinfilmsinbraunschweig,theflemishinstituteforTechnologicalresearch(viTo)ortheJeanlamourinstituteinnancythatallowedsuchaquickriseincompetencyhavenotbeenabandonedeither:manyofthenewPhdstudentsjointheCrPsfromthepartnerorganisations.withtheJeanlamourinstitute,thereareevenplanstoformanassociatedeuropeanlaboratorywiththeCrPgabriellippmann,wherethetwopartnerswillsharetheirexperiencetobuildagloballyrecognizedexpertiseinthescientificfieldofplasma-surfaceinteractions.“withthehopetoextendthisventuretothegreaterregiononeday…”,addsChoquet.

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basedontheforesightexerciseandfollowingtheexperienceoftheongoingmulti-annualprogrammes,thefnrimplementedasingleframeworkprogrammein2008,theso-calledCoreThematicProgramme.ThemainobjectiveoftheCoreprogrammeistoraisethescientificqualityofluxembourgresearchintheprioritydomainsidentifiedthroughtheforesightprocessandretainedbythegovernment.

COREPROgRAMME

TOTALBUDGET:eur73,000,0001STCALLIN2008:34ProJeCTsseleCTed2NDCALLIN2009:37ProJeCTsseleCTed

CORE PRIORITy dOMAINS 2009

DOMAINS THEMATICRESEARCHPRIORITIES

Innovation in Services (IS) developmentandPerformanceofthefinancialsystems

businessservicedesign

informationsecurityandTrustmanagement

Telecommunicationandmultimedia

Sustainable Resource Management in Luxembourg (SR)

sustainablemanagementofwaterresources

sustainableusesandsourcesofenergy

understandingecosystemsandbiodiversity

sustainableagro-systemsmanagement

spatialandurbandevelopment

New Functional and Intelligent Materials and Surfaces and New Sensing Applications (MS)

newfunctionalandintelligentmaterialsandsurfaces

Biomedical Sciences/Regulation of Chronic, degenerative and Infectious diseases (BM)

regenerativemedicineinage-relateddiseases

Translationalbiomedicalresearch

Publichealth

Labour Market, Educational Requirements and Social Protection (LM)

Challengesfortheeducationalsystem,labourmarket,socialProtectionincludingTerritorialaspects

Identities, diversity and Integration (Id)

identities,diversityandintegration

ThefnrhasprocessedtwoCorecallssofar(2008and2009).Thesubmittedresearchprojectswereevaluatedbyinternationalpeers.Thefnrdecisionbodieshavedecided–basedonthescientificqualityoftheproposals–tofund71outof194projectssubmitted.intotal,eur28.8millionoutoftheeur50millionavailablehavebeenallocated.

innovaTioninserviCes(is)

Consolidatingtheservicesectorasthedriverofeconomicgrowthinluxembourgisanationalpriority.researchshouldprimarilycontributetomaintaintheinternationalcompetitivepositionofluxembourg’sfinancialindustryandtheattractivenessofluxembourgasamarketplace.Thisshouldalsohelpdiversifyingtheluxembourgeconomyandensuringthelong-termeconomicsustainability.researchshouldlendmomentumtothedevelopmentofnewhigh-valueaddedservices–forbothbusinessandthegeneralpublic–andtheimprovementofluxembourg’sinnovationcapacity.Thechallengehereistodevelopthebestframeworkforinnovationintheservicesbyanalysingthelegalandfiscalcontext.newbusinessconcepts,distributionofservicesandbusinesscustomerinteractionarekeysubjectsofresearch.inaddition,improvingtheiCTinfrastructure,aswellasinformationsecurityandtrustmanagementine-applicationswillprovideagoodbasisfordevelopingnewnichesforeconomicdevelopment.

susTainableresourCemanagemenTinluxembourg(sr)

sustainablemanagementofresourcesandtheenvironmentrequiresafundamentalunderstandingofthecomplexinterrelationshipsbetweenecosystemfunctions,cyclesofresources,energyconsumption,landuseandclimatechange.alltheseaspectsarechallengingfieldsofresearch,inwhichluxembourgshouldgainorexpandnationalexpertise.researchinthisdomainshouldtackletheenvironmentalchallengesinaholistic,integrativeapproachthathelpstofindlong-lastingsolutionswiththevisionofmakingluxembourgashowcaseforregionalsustainability.besidesthegoaltoimprovethequalityoflifeforthepeoplelivinginluxembourgandfulfillingthecommitmenttointernationalprocesses,suchasthekyotoprotocol,economicopportunitiesassociatedwiththesustainablemanagementofresourceshavetobeexplored.

newfunCTionalandinTelligenTmaTerialsandsurfaCes,andnewsensingaPPliCaTions(ms)

Thedevelopmentofnovelmaterialsandthefunctionalisationofsurfacesofferawiderangeoftechnological,scientificandeconomicopportunities.advancedandintelligentmaterialsonthebaseofnanomaterials,composites,polymersorceramicswithtailoredpropertiesfortargetapplicationsareinthefocusofthisresearchdomain.suchmaterialsdoforinstanceplayamajorroleinthedevelopmentofnewminiaturisedsensingdevicesforvariousmonitoringortracingapplications.state-of-the-artmethodsforthemodelling,analysisandcharacterisationofmaterialsaswellastechnologiesfortheirindustrialproduction,processingandintegrationneedtobeconsidered,too.

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biomediCalsCienCes(bm)

biomedicalsciencesareofutmostimportanceforindividualandpublichealthissuesandforimprovingqualityoflife.researchcanhelpprovidinganswerstothehealthchallengesluxembourgwillbefacinginthenext10years–e.g.structuralproblemsofthehealthcaresystem,expectedincreaseofthehealthcostsrelatedtopopulationageing,etc.ensuringtheefficiencyandqualityofthehealthcaresystemisoneimportantissue.improvinghealthcaredeliveryandmaintainingqualityoflife,especiallyinoldage,isanother.here,progressisneededontwofronts:first,medicalresearchshouldbefosteredinordertoimprovetreatmentsforalreadydiagnoseddiseasesandrapidtranslationofresearchresultstoimmediateapplicationstothepatientisvital.inparticular,buildingexpertiseinregenerativemedicineandtissueengineeringinluxembourgholdsthepromiseofdevelopingtherapiesforage-relateddiseases.second,publichealthresearchshouldcontributetodevelopanunderstandingofhealthasacomplexsystem,itscomponents,thedynamicsandtheinteractionofthevariousfactorsanddeterminantsthatcausediseaseandinfluencehealthinviewofimprovinghealth/wellbeingoftheindividualandthedevelopmentofpersonalizedmedicine.

labourmarkeT,eduCaTionalreQuiremenTsandsoCialProTeCTion(lm)

Thisresearchpriorityaimsatabetterunderstandingofthefunctioningandtheplayersofthelabourmarketandthesocialsystems.itwillsupportevidence-basedpolicyanddecisionmaking.improvingthematchbetweenlaboursupplyandlabourdemand,aswellascopingwithfuturechallengesonthelabourmarketisinthefocusofthisresearchdomain.importantissuesrelatede.g.toanageingworkforcebutalsotothedependencyofluxembourg’seconomyoncross-borderworkers,aswellaslabourparticipationofimmigrantshavetobeaddressed.researchshouldhelpadaptingeducationandtraininginluxembourgtotheneedsoftheknowledgesocietyandserviceeconomy,aswellastocreatenewmodelsforworkandsocialprotection.newmethodologiesabletotackleluxembourg’speculiaritiesshouldalsobedeveloped.

idenTiTies,diversiTyandinTegraTion(id)

researchonidentities,diversityandintegrationisfocusedonluxembourg’sculturaldiversityandmultilingualismontheonehand,andonintegrationprocessesaswellastheconstructionofidentitiesontheotherhand.itscentralideaistoregarddiversityasanopportunityinthesocialsenseandanassetintheeconomicone.Theultimateaimisnotonlytobetterunderstandthesocialchangesthatsocietyundergoesatpresentandinthenearfuture,butalsotogiveguidance:toprovidedecisionmakerswithsoundandcomprehensiveinformationandtofosterpoliticalparticipation.

CORE OBJECTIVE ANd STRUCTUREsTruCTureofTheProgramme

followingtheexperienceoftheongoingmulti-annualprogrammes,thefnrintendstoincreasetheefficiencyofitsfundinginstrumentsinordertoimprovetheframeworkconditionsfortheresearchersandtheresearchlandscapeingeneral.Therefore,thefnrhasdecidedtoimplementasingleframeworkprogramme,theCoreThematicProgramme1.TheconceptoftheCoreprogrammeisbuiltonthefollowingpillars:

•Theprogrammecoversasetofselectedresearchareasdrawnfromtheforesightexerciseandretainedbythegovernment.Thissetmaybeadaptedovertheyearsifdeemednecessarywhilstdulytakingintoaccountthesustainabilityoftheseresearchactivities.

•itprovidesannualcallsforprojectproposalstoimprovethepredictabilityoffundingopportunities.

•Theselectioncriteriawillbeidenticalforallscientificdomainsandtheprimecriterionwillbethescientificqualityoftheproposalevaluatedbyindependentpeers.

1 Thecurrentlyongoingmulti-annualprogrammeswillnotbeaffectedbytheCoreprogramme.

PrimeobJeCTive:fosTersCienTifiCQualiTyinPrioriTydomains

researchiscurrentlyviewedasacomplexandconstantlychangingnetworkofresearchers,organisationsandactivities,eachofwhichisproducingandconsumingresearchresultsandperformingotheractivitiesofusetothewhole.forpublicresearchtoplayitspartinthesenationalandinternationalnetworks,theirresearchactivitiesmustbeofhighestscientificstandard.

ThereforetheimmediateobjectiveoftheCoreprogrammeistoraisethescientificqualityofluxembourgresearchintheprioritydomainsidentifiedthroughtheforesightprocessandretainedbythegovernment.TheCoreprogrammeaimstobuildtheresidingcapacityofexpertiseasthebasisforexploitingresearchresultsandensurethatsustainablelong-termsocioeconomicbenefitscanbeobtained.Coreprojectsshoulddirectlycontributetothestrengtheningofthecapacitiesoftheresearchgroupsintheirfieldsofresearchleadingtoanincreasedinternationalvisibilityintheresearchcommunity.

additionally,theimplementationoftheCoreprogrammeshouldcontributetothe:

•generationofscientificpublicationsintheleadinginternationalpeer-reviewedjournalsoftherespectivefields2;

•Trainingofdoctoralstudentsandadvancementoftheinvolvedresearchersingeneral;

•advancementoftheresearchgrouporinstitutioninviewofinternationalvisibilityandcriticalmass.

annualCalls

asstatedabove,thefnrhasforeseenannualcallswithintheCoreprogrammefortheperiod2008-2010initscontractwiththeluxembourggovernment.ThefnrhastheintentiontocontinuetheCoreprogrammebeyondthisthree-yearperiod.

ThenextcallintheframeworkoftheCoreprogramme(Core2010)willcoveranoverallbudgetofeur23million.

2 insomefields,e.g.socialsciencesandhumanities,thepublicationofresearchmonographsmaybeconsideredasequivalent.

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CRITERIA SUBCRITERIA RELATIvEwEIGHT

Coherence with programme theme yes/nocriterion

Scientific quality and originality of project Innovativeness of idea veryhigh

Innovativeness and appropriateness of approach

Quality and efficiency of project plan Competence and expertise of applicant team high

Feasibility and efficiency of project plan

dissemination and valorisation of the research results

Intended short-term outcomes medium

Intended long-term impacts

2009 RESULTS

after2008,thefnrhaslaunchedthe2ndCoreCallin2009.Thefollowingsub-domainshavebeenaddedtotheprioritydomains:

•innovationinservices:multimedia•sustainableresourcemanagementinluxembourg:

understandingecosystemsandbiodiversity;sustainableagro-systemsmanagement;spatialandurbandevelopment

•biomedicalsciences:Publichealth

Thefnrreceived114pre-proposalsbythe2march2009deadlineforpre-proposals.102Principalinvestigators(Pis)havebeeninvitedtosubmitafullproposalbythebeginningofJune2009.inthefirststageoftheevaluationprocess,eachprojectproposalwassenttothreereviewerswhowereaskedtocompleteawrittenevaluation.Tothisend,307renownedexpertsconsentedtoparticipateintheCorereviewprocess(74%oftheexpertsareeuropean).

inthesecondstage,afterthereturnoftheevaluations,athematicexpertpanel(thereareatotalof6panelscoveringthe6domains),chairedbyarapporteur,assessedtheprojectproposalsandthewrittenevaluations.Thepanelthenmadefundingrecommendationstothefnrrulingbodies.

inthethirdstage,thefnrrulingbodies(scientificCouncilandboardofadministration)selected37proposalstobefundedwitheur14.8millionbasedontheevaluationresultingfromthefirsttwosteps.

Thepanelsjudgedthattheselectedprojectswereofahighscientificqualityandthereforecompetitiveonaninternationallevel.inordertoincreasethesuccessrateontheoccasionofthenextcalls,thefnrwillcontinuetoorganisetrainingsessionsfortheresearchers.

seleCTionCriTeria

inordertoobtainfundingundertheCoreProgramme,proposalsmustpassatwo-stageapplicationprocedure:pre-proposals&fullproposals.

inviewoftheobjectivesoftheCoreprogrammedetailedabove,thefullprojectproposalswillbeassessedbyindependentpeers,following4keycriteriawiththemaincriterionbeingthescientificqualityoftheproposedproject.

asaresultofthe2009CoreCall,thedescriptionoftwosub-domainsinbiomedicalsciences,“Translationalbiomedicalresults”and“Publichealth”,hasbeenmodified.ThisnewdescriptionhelpstodefinetheresearchneedsinPublichealthmorepreciselyandthereforewillresultinabetterpublicfunding.

makingtheevaluationnotesandthepanels’conclusionsavailabletotheresearchersgivesthemauniqueandrarepossibilitytoimprovetheirpropositionsbytakingintoaccounttheexperts’argumentsandrecommendations.

furthermore,arangeofmodificationswillbeintroducedinthe2010CoreCall:themainmodificationsareCoreJuniorTrackaswellasthefundingofPhdstudentsthroughCoreprojects.Theprojectsofthe2009CoreCallwillstartbetweenJanuaryandmay2010.

dEAdLINES 2010

ThethirdCorecallhasbeenlaunchedon24december2009.afundingdecisionwillbetakenon22october2010.

CORE PROJECTS

foradetailedsummaryoftheongoingCoreprojectsofthecalls2008and2009aswellasotherinformation,pleaserefertowww.fnr.lu.

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PROjECTCODE

TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.(INEUR)

C08/BM/01 Transcription Factors as Susceptibility genes in Type 2 diabetes

CarstenCarlberg

universityofluxembourg

— 01.12.08 30.11.10 275,000

C08/BM/05 Alternative Splicing and differential gene Expression in Tumor and Stroma Compartments: Study of Tumor Progression Induced by Elastin Peptides in Pulmonary Cancer Biopsies

laurentvallar CrPsanté — 01.02.09 31.01.12 650,000

C08/BM/08 Identification of New Biomarkers of heart Failure by Proteomic Analysis of Plasma Proteins

yvandevaux CrPsanté CrPgabriellippmann

01.01.09 31.12.10 497,000

C08/BM/11 Application of Cell Micro-encapsulation Technology to the Treatment of Brain disorders

simoneniclou CrPsanté universityofluxembourg

01.01.09 31.12.11 650,000

C08/BM/12 Identifying Molecular Targets on human glioblastoma

rolfbjerkvig CrPsanté — 01.04.09 31.03.12 504,000

C08/BM/13 Stress- and Nutrition-sensing Transcription Factors: Looking for Biomarkers in Atherosclerosis – A Medium Throughput Screening Prospective Study

Jean-lucbueb universityofluxembourg

— 01.04.09 31.03.11 251,000

C08/BM/14 Inhibition of Notch Ligands on Astrocytes: Implication on Inflammation and Regeneration in Neurodegenerative disorders

eleonoramorga universityofluxembourg

CrPsanté 01.01.09 31.12.11 341,000

C09/BM/09 Environmental Sources of Campylobacter Infections in Luxembourg

Catherineragimbeau

laboratoirenationaldesanté

CrPgabriellippmann/CrPsanté

01.03.10 28.02.13 737,000

C09/BM/14 detection of miRNAs in Microvesicles Isolated from Plasma of B Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Patients

guyberchem CrPsanté — 01.01.10 31.12.12 548,000

C09/BM/20 development of Mimokines, a New Class of Short CxCR4 Antagonists Mimicking Natural Chemokines

sabrinaderoo CrPsanté — 01.01.10 31.12.11 653,000

TOTAL: 5,106,000

CORE BM - ONgOINg PROJECTS:

CORE Id - ONgOINg PROJECTS:

PROjECTCODE

TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

(INEUR)

C08/Id/06 Futures and Pasts in Transition. Family Conversations on Occupational and Personal Ambitions and Perspectives in Luxembourg

sonjakmec universityofluxembourg

— 01.04.09 30.09.11 148,000

C08/Id/09 Nationenbildung und demokratie: die Auseinandersetzung um Partizipation in Luxemburg von der Französischen Revolution bis zum Beginn des Zweiten weltkriegs (1789-1940)

Jean-Paullehners/norbertfranz

universityofluxembourg

— 15.01.09 14.01.12 675,000

C08/Id/10 Luxemburgischer Familiennamenatlas (LFA): Sprach- und kulturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen des Familiennamenbestandes in Luxemburg

Petergilles universityofluxembourg

— 01.05.09 30.04.12 525,000

C08/Id/14 La politique au Luxembourg: de la nécessité d’une nouvelle approche méthodologique pour analyser la participation et la représentation politique dans une société pluraliste

PhilippePoirier universityofluxembourg

— 01.04.09 30.09.11 223,700

C09/Id/01 Schooling as Institutional heritage in Cultural Settings

danielTröhler universityofluxembourg

— 01.03.10 28.02.13 613,000

C09/Id/05 discourse Structures and dis- / Integration in Education: Promotion of Critical discourse Competencies

Carolamick universityofluxembourg

— 15.01.10 14.01.12 50,000

TOTAL: 2,234,700

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CORE IS - ONgOINg PROJECTS:

PROjECTCODE

TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.(INEUR)

C08/IS/01 Security Testing of Resilient System nicolasguelfi universityofluxembourg

— 01.05.09 30.04.12 268,000

C08/IS/03 Security games leonvanderTorre/sjoukemauw

universityofluxembourg

— 01.04.09 31.03.12 314,000

C08/IS/09 Outreach and the Financing of Microfinance Institutions

malikahamadi universityofluxembourg

— 01.03.09 28.02.11 82,000

C08/IS/10 Transparent Integration of Meta-services in Service-oriented Architecture

nicolasbiri CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.04.09 31.03.11 345,000

C08/IS/13 The Small world at Banking in Benelux nicolasJonard universityofluxembourg

— 01.05.09 30.04.11 242,000

C08/IS/16 design of E-Services Transactions for Collaborative Construction Activities

sylvainkubicki CrPhenriTudor — 01.01.09 31.12.10 405,000

C08/IS/21 Trust-assurance for Critical Infrastructures in Multi-agents Environments

benjamingâteau

CrPhenriTudor universityofluxembourg

01.01.09 31.12.10 482,000

C08/IS/26 Attack Trees sjoukemauw universityofluxembourg

— 01.04.09 31.03.12 299,000

C09/IS/01 Managing Regulatory Compliance: a Business-Centred Approach

Pierrekelsen universityofluxembourg

— 01.05.10 30.04.13 326,000

C09/IS/02 Model-driven Validation and Verification of Resilient Software Systems

nicolasguelfi universityofluxembourg

— 01.05.10 30.04.13 265,000

C09/IS/04 Cryptography and Information Security in the Real world

Jean-sébastienCoron

universityofluxembourg

— 01.01.10 31.12.12 272,000

C09/IS/05 Energy-efficient Resource Allocation in Autonomic Cloud Computing

Pascalbouvry universityofluxembourg

— 01.01.10 31.12.12 432,000

C09/IS/06 Secure, Reliable and Trustworthy Voting Systems Peterryan universityofluxembourg

— 01.01.10 31.12.12 333,000

C09/IS/10 Sustainable development of Services Innovation Capabilities in Luxembourg

Pierre-Jeanbarlatier

CrPhenriTudor — 01.02.10 31.01.12 321,000

C09/IS/11 Measurement Services of Assurance Objectives andrérifaut CrPhenriTudor — 01.01.10 31.12.11 276,000

C09/IS/12 Context-aware Personalized Mobile Services in Self-organized hybrid Networks

yannicknaudet CrPhenriTudor — 01.01.10 30.06.12 389,000

C09/IS/13 Model-driven generation of Ergonomic User Interfaces

guillaumegronier

CrPhenriTudor universityofluxembourg

01.01.10 31.12.11 363,000

C09/IS/14 Integrated Approaches for Logistics and Operations Management

riadaggoune CrPhenriTudor — 01.01.10 30.06.12 340,000

TOTAL: 5,754,000

PROjECTCODE

TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.(INEUR)

C08/LM/02 Students' Transition from Primary to Secondary School: Cognitive determinants and Prognostic Validity of Teachers‘ Transition decisions

sabinekrolak-schwerdt

universityofluxembourg

— 01.05.09 30.04.12 498,000

C08/LM/06 Assessment of Students’ general Cognitive Ability with Computer-based Complex Problem Simulations

martinbrunner universityofluxembourg

CrPhenriTudor 01.04.09 31.03.12 527,000

C09/LM/04 household wealth Portfolios in Luxembourg in a Comparative Perspective

evasierminska CePs/insTead — 01.03.10 28.02.12 366,000

C09/LM/07 Cognitive and Linguistic development of Portuguese Children growing Up in Luxembourg

romainmartin universityofluxembourg

— 01.03.10 28.02.13 474,000

TOTAL: 1,865,000

CORE LM - ONgOINg PROJECTS:

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CORE MS - ONgOINg PROJECTS:

PROjECTCODE

TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.(INEUR)

C08/MS/02 Advanced Characterisation of Chalcopyrite Electrodeposited Semiconductor for Enhanced devices

Phillipdale universityofluxembourg

CrPgabriellippmann

01.01.09 31.12.11 395,000

C08/MS/06 Innovative Nanocomposite Structural Adhesives Julienbardon CrPhenriTudor universityofluxembourg

01.01.09 31.12.10 301,000

C08/MS/07 Optimised wire Treatment for Smart devices Tomwirtz CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.04.09 31.03.12 774,600

C08/MS/09 Electro-mechanical Analysis Involving Stochastic Contact hypothesis in Engineering

gastonrauchs CrPhenriTudor — 01.01.09 30.06.11 278,000

C08/MS/10 Nanoengineering of Reversible Adhesion between a Metallic and a Polymer Surface: Tailoring of New Functional Surfaces by Combination of Nanotexturing and Plasma Polymerisation

PatrickChoquet CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.05.09 30.04.12 738,000

C08/MS/17 Advanced Non-linear Modelling of the Electromechanical Effective Properties of Macro Fiber Composites and design of a directional dynamic Actuation device

housseinnasser

CrPhenriTudor — 01.02.09 31.01.12 587,000

C08/MS/20 Kesterites in Thin Film Solar Cells susannesiebentritt

universityofluxembourg

— 01.05.09 30.04.12 322,000

C09/MS/05 Functionally graded Materials Multi-Scale Modeling, design and Optimisation

gaetanogiunta CrPhenriTudor — 01.02.10 31.01.13 426,000

C09/MS/06 Plasma Polymerised Coatings for Flexible Solar Cells Protection

Julienbardon CrPhenriTudor — 01.02.10 31.12.11 305,000

C09/MS/09 design of Stents for Enhanced Endurance and Flexibility Investigation of design Possibilities Involving Auxetic Tubular Structures

waelZaki CrPhenriTudor — 01.02.10 31.01.13 386,000

C09/MS/13 high Sensitivity - high Resolution Elemental Analysis by Parallel Ion and Electron Spectrometry

henri-noëlmigeon

CrPgabriellippmann

CrPsanté 01.01.10 30.06.12 486,000

C09/MS/14 New hard Nanocomposite Coatings doped with Re and RE Elements: Tribofilm Formation and Effect of Added Elements on Spinodal Mechanism

nathalievalle CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.05.10 31.03.13 484,000

C09/MS/15 deposition and Sticking of Atoms in the Sub-monolayer Regime

PatrickPhilipp CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.03.10 28.02.13 463,000

C09/MS/16 Smart Surfaces Synthesized by Plasma-assisted deposition at Atmospheric Pressure. Interaction with Volatile Amines

PatrickChoquet CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.01.10 31.12.12 580,000

C09/MS/17 Surface-induced Molecular Organisation in Polymers

rolandsanctuary

universityofluxembourg

— 01.03.10 28.02.13 263,000

TOTAL: 6,788,600

PROjECTCODE

TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

C08/SR/04 Monitoring, Assessing and Modelling Concentrations and Fluxes of xenobiotics in Luxembourgish water Courses

andreaskrein CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.01.09 31.12.10 347,000

C08/SR/06 The Cultivation of Energy Plants on Otherwise wasted Soils

Jean-françoishausman

CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.01.09 31.12.11 402,000

C08/SR/07 Toxicological Effects of Emerging Nanoparticles in water on Aquatic Models Organisms and Update in humans from drinking water

arnogutleb CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.03.09 28.02.11 452,000

C08/SR/08 Cell-culture Based Techniques for the determination of the Infective Status of waterborne Pathogens

henry-michelCauchie

CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.05.09 30.04.12 540,000

C08/SR/09 Use of Cell Phone Networks for Rainfall Estimation in the City of Luxembourg

laurentPfister CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.04.09 31.03.11 378,000

C08/SR/13 Ability of NIR Spectroscopy to determine the Biomethane Potential from Organic wastes and Agricultural Products

Philippedelfosse

CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.05.09 30.04.12 350,000

C09/SR/01 Sustainable Spatial development in Luxembourg Christianschulz

universityofluxembourg

— 01.04.10 31.03.13 313,000

C09/SR/02 The Use of Compound-specific Isotope Analysis to Assess the degradation Potential of Pesticides in deep Aquifers

lucZwank CrPhenriTudor administrationdelagestiondel'eau

01.04.10 31.03.12 259,000

C09/SR/03 Cross-border Metropolitan governance in Europe: a Network Analysis Approach

Christophesohn

CePs/insTead — 01.01.10 31.12.12 457,000

C09/SR/07 Mobilities, Environment, Behaviors, Integrated in Urban Simulation

Philippegerber CePs/insTead universityofluxembourg/CrPhenriTudor

01.04.10 31.03.13 499,000

C09/SR/11 Including Land Use Change Effects in Consequential Life Cycle Assessment of Bioenergy

enricobenetto CrPhenriTudor — 01.04.10 31.03.13 455,000

C09/SR/13 distribution and Composition Patterns of Aquatic Communities for Predicting the Impact of global Changes on Stream Ecosystems

lucector CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.04.10 31.03.13 444,000

C09/SR/14 Combining Biological, Isotope and geochemical Tracers to Improve Streamflow generation Understanding and Predicting

laurentPfister CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.05.10 30.04.12 318,000

C09/SR/16 Assessment of Regional Climate Change Impacts on the water Cycle in Luxembourg and Neighbouring Regions

klausgörgen CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.05.10 30.04.12 400,000

C09/SR/18 Advanced Solutions for the Calibration of heavy Metal dispersion Contamination Modeling in Floodplains

Christophehissler

CrPgabriellippmann

universityofluxembourg

01.05.10 30.04.13 416,000

C09/SR/19 Tracking, Sensing and Predicting Flood wave Propagation Using Nomadic Satellite Communication Systems and hydrodynamic Models

Patrickmatgen CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.05.10 30.04.12 288,000

C09/SR/21 In-situ Assessment of Energy Crops in Luxembourg Using Field and Airborne hyperspectral Remote Sensing

Thomasudelhoven

CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.05.10 30.04.13 408,000

C09/SR/23 diversity, distribution and dynamics of Picoplankton in Lakes of different Trophic State

Lucien hoffmann

CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.03.10 28.02.13 438,000

TOTAL: 7,164,000

CORE SR - ONgOINg PROJECTS:

foradetailedsummaryofeachprojectaswellasotherinformation,pleaserefertowww.fnr.lu

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Theprogrammeisdesignedforresearchersnotyetestablishedinluxembourg;itoffersthemtheopportunitytosetuparesearchteamwithinapublic-sectorresearchinstitutioninluxembourgthatiswillingtohostthem.researchproposalsshouldbesubmittedjointlybythecandidateandthehostinstitution.hostinstitutionswilloffercandidatestheprospectofintegrationinthemediumandpossiblylongtermintotheiractivities.

Projectssubmittedshouldbeinnovativeandofhighscientificqualityandcandidatesmustbeabletoshowthattheyhavegainedaminimumoftwoandamaximumofeightyearsprofessionalexperiencesincesuccessfulcompletionofdoctoralstudies.ProjectsselectedundertheaTTraCTprogrammehavealifespanoffiveyearsandthefinancialcontributionbythefnrwillbeuptoeur1,500,000.

in2009,thefnrreceived4projectproposalswithintheaTTraCTcall.fromthese,twocandidates/projectshavebeenselected.Theevaluationpanelfeelsconfidentthatbothcandidateswillstrengthenluxembourgresearchinthefieldsofmaterialsandenvironmentaltechnologies.Theyshowanexceptionalscientificproductivityandagreatpotentialtobeleadersintheirrespectivefields.

RARE - EARTh NANOMAgNETISM

Project Leader:drandreasmichelshost Institution: universityofluxembourgStarting date:01.01.2010Closing date:31.12.2014FNR Contribution:eur1,445,103

ProJeCTdesCriPTion

TheaTTraCTproject“rare-earthnanomagnetism”isfocusedtowardsstudyingtheeffectofmicrostructure(grainsize)onthemagneticpropertiesofnanocrystallinerare-earth-basedbulkmagnets.

Classicallysemiempiricalstrategieswereemployedtounderstandandimprovepropertiesofthesenanocrystals.Thisprojectproposesasystematicstudyoncorrelationbetweenmacroscopicpropertiesandmicroscopicdetailsofspinmicrostructureusingmagneticneutronscatteringandnewneutronpolarizationanalysis.Thesearepowerfulmethodsforresolvingspindistributions(defects)inthebulkofamaterialandonthenanoscale.

TheaTTraCTprojectwillthusimprovetheunderstandingoftheinterplaybetweenthemacroscopicmagneticparametersandthelocalmicroscopicdetailsofthespinstructureofthesemagneticmaterials,anditwillprovidequantitativeinsightsintomagneticneutronscatteringfromnanomagnets.nanomagnetshavewidespreadindustrialapplicationssuchasthemanufacturemagneticdeviceslikecomputerharddiscs.

TheaTTraCTprogrammeaimstobuildontheexcellence,dynamismandcreativityofresearchinluxembourgbyattractingyoungresearcherswithahighlevelofabilityinscienceortechnologyandprovenexperienceinaprofessionalresearchcontext.

ATTRACTPROgRAMMEAttract Researchers to Luxembourg:Opportunities for Outstanding young Researchers in LuxembourgTOTALBUDGET:eur6,000,0001STCALLIN2007:1CandidaTeseleCTed(fnrConTribuTion:eur800,000)2NDCALLIN2008:ThefnrdeCidednoTToseleCTanyofTheCandidaTes.3RDCALLIN2009:2CandidaTesseleCTed(fnrConTribuTion:eur2,557,685)4THCALLIN2010:deadline:15aPril2010

foradetailedsummaryoftheaTTraCTprojectsaswellasotherinformation,pleaserefertowww.fnr.lu

SySTEMS BIOLOgy OF NATURAL MICROBIAL ASSEMBLAgES

Project Leader:drPaulwilmeshost Institution:CrPgabriellippmannStarting date:01.01.2010Closing date:31.12.2014FNR Contribution:eur1,112,582

ProJeCTdesCriPTion

Theresearchprojectinvolvesastate-of-the-artsystemsbiologyapproachtostudynaturalmicrobialbiofilmassemblagesthatformthebackboneofbiologicalwastewatertreatmentsystems.Theprojectaimstoprovidemuch-neededfundamentalinsightintomicrobialcommunitystructureandfunction.Thisknowledgewillfacilitateefficient,reliableandpredictablebiologicalwastewatertreatmentprocessesinfuture.furthermore,theproposedresearchwillinvestigatethefateoforganicmacromoleculesinwastewatertreatmentinordertomanagethesebioenergyresourcesmoreefficientlyinthefuture.Consequently,theproposedprojectencompassesbothfundamentalandappliedresearchofimmediateinteresttoluxembourg.

Thesenewprojectsjointhecandidate/projectselectedin2007:

PhOTOVOLTAICS VIA ELECTROdEPOSITION OF COMPOUNd SEMICONdUCTORS (PECOS)

Project Leader:drPhillipdale(unitedkingdom)host Institution:universityofluxembourgStarting date:1January2008Closing date:31december2012FNR Contribution:eur800,000

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withthePearlprogramme,launchedin2009,thefnrseekstocomplementitsinstrumentsandtofurtherbuilduptheresearchprioritiesinluxembourg.Thefnrwishestoprovidetheinstitutionswithaproactivemeanstoattractadditionalinternationallyrecognisedseniorresearcherswhowilltransferandestablishtheirresearchprogrammeinluxembourginordertoacceleratethedevelopmentofandtostrengthenthenationalresearchpriorities.

PEARLPROgRAMME "Excellence Award for Research in Luxembourg" CALLS:oPenallyear2009:1CandidaTeseleCTed(fnrConTribuTion:eur5,000,000)2010:1CandidaTeseleCTedunTilmay2010(fnrConTribuTion:eur3,370,000)

ThemainaimsofPearlare:

•toofferinstitutionsaflexibleandhighlyattractivetooltorecruitestablishedandrecognisedseniorresearchersinstrategicallyimportantareas;

•tohelpinstitutionsimplementtheirstrategicdevelopmentinspecificareasofimportancetoluxembourg.

Throughthisprogrammethefnrofferstheresearchinstitutionssubstantialadditionalfunds(eur3-5million)tocompeteforthebestcandidates.Thefnrforeseestogrant2to3Pearlawardsperyear.

TherecruitmentofexcellentPearlgranteescontributestoincreasingthequalityofluxembourg'sresearchenvironmentthroughcreatingakernelforbuildingcriticalmass.Thegrantees’researchactivitiesshouldintegrateintotheinstitutionsprogrammeandcreatesynergisticeffectswiththeexistingresearchfabrictomultiplythescientificoutputwithintheresearchfield(i.e.tohaveapulleffectontheoverallscientificqualitywithinaspecificfield).Thegranteesshouldbeleadersinthefield,innovative,creativeandpossessanoutstandingtrackrecordthatwillstrengthenluxembourg’spositionintheinternationalworldofr&d.

in2009,thefnrreceived2projectproposalswithinthePearlprogramme.bothcandidates/projectshavebeenselected.

CLINICAL PROTEOMICS INITIATIVE LUxEMBOURg (CPIL)

Project Leader: Prof.brunodomonhost Institution: CrPsantéStarting date:01.01.2010Closing date:31.12.2014FNR Contribution: eur5,000,000

ProJeCTdesCriPTion

ThepanelmembershaveunanimouslyrecommendedtoacceptProf.domon’sproposal:thisprojectisseenasauniqueopportunitytoestablishaleadlaboratoryinproteomicsanalysesinluxembourg.ThekeyaspectsoftheproposalwereProf.domon’sexcellence,hisrelationshipwiththeprivatesectorandhisconcentrationonclinicalapplications.

Prof.domonproposedthecreationofa15personclinicalproteomicsteamattheCrPsantétodevelopproteomics-baseddiagnostics.Theinitiativewillcloselycollaboratewithotherluxembourginstitutionsi.e.theuniversityofluxembourg,theCenterforsystemsbiologyofluxembourg(Csbl),andtheintegratedbiobankofluxembourg(ibbl)inordertointegrateknowledgefromotheromicstechnologiesandcontributetotheoverallgoalofsettinguppersonalizedmedicineinluxembourg.TheCrPsanté’scloseproximitytothepatientsattheCentrehospitalierduluxembourg(Chl)willenabletruetranslational‘benchtobed-side’researchsuchasthedevelopmentofinnovativeclinicaldiagnostics,andtheirdirectapplicationinclinicaltrials(e.g.drugresponsestudies).overallthetotalprojectcostsareeur14millionforthecoming5yearswherethefnrwillcontributeatotalofeur5million.

Prof.domonhaspublishedinseveralhigh-profilepeer-reviewedjournalsandhasdemonstratedtheabilitytoperformoutstandingresearchinthefieldofmassspectrometryandproteinanalysis.inthisproject,hepartnerswithThermofisher,oneoftheleadersinlifesciencetechnology,whichensuresearlyaccesstonoveltechnologiesandinstrumentation,andaclosecollaborationinthedevelopmentofworkflowsandapplicationsspecifictoclinicalproteomics.

ARChITECTURE-BASEd SERVICE INNOVATION IN NETwORKEd ENTERPRISES (ASINE)

Project Leader:Prof.erikProperhost Institution:CrPhenriTudorStarting date:01.05.2010Closing date: 30.04.2015FNR Contribution:eur3,370,000

ProJeCTdesCriPTion

Thescientificobjectiveofasineistocontributetotheformulationofatheoryregardingamethodologicalapproachtothedesignandevolutionofservicesinnetworkedenterprises.TheformulationandthevalidationoftheproposedtheorywillbebasedonseveralexperimentsperformedbyTudorindifferentdomainsincludingthefinancialsector,theconstructionsector,etcetera.Thedesignandevolutionofenterprisesinsuchsectorsprimarilyinvolvesserviceinnovation.sincethedesignofenterprisesandofnetworkedenterprisesinparticular,needstocovermultipleviewsondifferentaspectsoftheenterpriseinacohesiveway,anarchitecture-basedapproachisneeded.

asineisinexcellentalignmentwiththefnrCoreinnovationinservicesprogramme,andmoreoversincetheeconomyofluxembourgisstronglyservice-based,theprojecthaspotentialforsignificanteconomicimpact.

TheproposedprogrammeofworkisalignedwithseveralofthedomainsofactivityofthehenriTudorespeciallyintheareasofiCTandorganisationsandenterprisemanagement.Theinnovativenessandimportanceofthisprogrammewillpromotetheinstitution’sinternationalcompetitivenessandwiththeappointmentofProf.Properwhoisclearlysomeoneworkingattheleadingedgeofthisfield,thecentrewillbewellpreparedtocarryoutthisresearch.

Prof.ericProperisaleaderinthescientificfieldofenterprisearchitecturewhoalsopossessestheabilitytoadoptamultidisciplinaryperspectivedrawingonbothComputerscienceandmanagementandbusinesssciences.hehasclearlydemonstratedhisabilitytobuildresearchteams,toworkacrossculturesandtobridgethedividebetweenacademicandcommercialpartners.withhisbreadthofexpertiseinbothacademiaandindustry,andhisoutstandingtrackrecordinpublications,innovationandfundraising,hewillstrengthenluxembourg’spositionininternationalr&d.

foradetailedsummaryofthePearlprojectsaswellasotherinformation,pleaserefertowww.fnr.lu

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PlayersinvolvedinpublicresearchandinternationalexpertsrecognisetheneedforinternationalCooperation,particularlywithaviewtogivingresearchinluxembourgahigherprofileinothercountriesandtoachievingacriticalmasswithinresearchthatcannotbesoughtiftheresearchcontextislimitedtoluxembourg.

INTERPROgRAMME Promotion of International Cooperation TOTALBUDGET:eur17,700,000CALLS:ongoing(forfurTherdeTails,visiTwww.fnr.lu)

indecember2005,thegovernmentCouncilapprovedaresearchprogrammeforthefnrentitled“PromotionofinternationalCooperation(inTer)”.TheaimsoftheinTerprogrammeareasfollows:

•topromoteinternationalscientificcooperation;•tocreatesynergiesbetweenresearchcentreswithinand

outsideluxembourg;•toachieveacriticalmassincertainfields;•totakeabetterapproachtotheresolutionoftransnational

researchissues;•toincreasethevisibilityandcompetitivenessofresearch

inluxembourg.

asstipulatedinthePerformanceContract,amid-termevaluationoftheinTerprogrammehasbeenundertakenbyindependentevaluatorsin2009.ThisevaluationconfirmedthatinTerisapowerfulinstrument.ThefnrisuniqueamongstitsforeignhomologuesforhavingaprogrammelikeinTer,aschemewhichisofaparticularimportancetosmallercountrieslikeluxembourg.luxembourgaswellasothercountriescouldbenefitfromthisinstrument,ifitwereadoptedataninternationalscale.ThebudgetaryflexibilityoftheinTerprogramme(transferofunutilisedfundsbetweendifferentcalls)hasbeenpointedoutascrucial.Theevaluatorsthereforerecommendtosustaintheprogramme,andtocontinuetoimplementthedevelopedstrategyandensurethattheprogramme’sorientationwillbealignedwiththeon-siteactors’needs.

ninecallshadtheirsubmissiondeadlinesin2009.fiveprojectsstartedwithintheframeworkofcallslaunchedintheera-netmaTera,era-netmnT,edCTPprogrammes,aswellaswithintheframeworkofthecollaborationwithCnrs.Thefnrparticipatesinthefundingoftheseprojectstoanamountofovereur2.1million.moreover,fourprojectsselectedfromtheera-netmnTcallandwithintheframeworkofcollaborationswithbelsPo,Cnrsanddfgwillstarttheiractivitiesin2010withanfnrfundingofovereur660,000.

sincethestartoftheinTerprogrammein2006,45callsforproposalshavebeenlaunchedandthefnrhasengagedovereur5.1millionoutoftheeur17.7millionwhichcanbeallocatedbyinTeruntilend2014.

PROGRAMME FOREIGNFUNDINGAGENCy

PROjECTSFUNDED

TITLE PROjECTLEADER

ORGANISATION FOREIGNPARTNER(S) PROjECTSTART

PROjECTEND

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

Materials world Network, Call 2005

National Science Foundation, United States

boron:design,growthandPropertiesofboron-basedThinfilmsforelectronicsandnanosizedelectronics

nathalievalle

CrPgabriellippmann

universityofaustin,Texas

01.11.06 31.10.10 256,000

La Science pour un développe- ment durable

Service fédéral public de programmation scientifique, Belgium

PondsCaPe:TowardsasustainablemanagementofPonddiversityatalandscapelevel

henri-michelCauchie

CrPgabriellippmann

royalbelgianinstituteofnaturalsciences/universityleuven/universitygent/universitynamur

15.12.06 31.01.11 105,475

STEREO II, recherche en observation de la terre

Service fédéral public de programmation scientifique, Belgium

hydrasens:integratingradarremotesensing,hydrologicandhydraulicmodellingforsurfacewatermanagement

Patrickmatgen

CrPgabriellippmann

universitygent/universitylouvain

01.12.06 30.11.11 216,185

Bilateral agreement

Centre national de la recherche, France

dynar:Thedynamicsofargumentation

leonvanderTorre

universityofluxembourg

iTresearchcenterlens 01.10.09 30.09.12 282,040

sPliT:CombinesoftwareProductlineandaspect-orientedsoftwaredevelopment

nicolasguelfi

universityofluxembourg

universityrennes 01.10.09 30.09.12 436,346

Société et avenir

Service fédéral public de programmation scientifique, Belgium

desTiny:Temporalandspatialanalysisofsocialinequalitiesinbelgiumandluxembourg(Phase1)

Philippegerber

CePs/instead universitylouvain 01.02.08 31.01.12 109,476

FLARE ERA-Net AgE

flare:TheimpactofPParsignallingonalzheimer’sdisease

lynnwelter-stahl

universityofluxembourg

wageningenuniversity 01.01.08 31.12.10 242,000

ERA-Net MATERA, Call 2007

AKA, Finland MShE, Poland

deCk:defectsinChalcopyrites-advancedCharacterisation

susannesiebentritt

universityofluxembourg

universityhelsinki/universitywarsaw

01.09.08 31.08.11 249,012

Materials world Network, Call 2007

National Science Foundation, USA

le-sims:growth,kineticsandmorphologyofmulti-layeredorganicThinfilmsvialow-energysecondaryionmassspectrometry

Tomwirtz CrPgabriellippmann

universityofmichigan 01.09.08 31.08.11 818,000

ERA-Nets MATERA/MNT

LCS, Latvia MECE, Luxembourg

adyma:advanceddynamicmod-ellingofadaptivemultifunctionalmaterialsandstructures

salimbelouettar

CrPhenriTudor

Technicaluniversityriga/euro-Composites(l)/saint-gobainabrasives(l)

01.02.09 31.01.12 405,000

CTI, Switzerland sims-sPm:Combinedsims-sPminstrumentforhighsensitivityandhighresolutionelemental3danalysis

Tomwirtz CrPgabriellippmann

_ 01.01.09 31.12.11 600,000

European & developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EdCTP)

ANRS, France monod:internationalPhase2brandomizedClinicalTrialtostudyaonce-a-daymaintenancestrategyaftera15-monthinductionTherapyamonghiv-infectedChildrendiag-nosedearlybetweenage6and52weeksinafrica

vicarendt CrPsanté universityrennes 01.12.09 30.11.13 458,000

La Science pour un développe- ment durable

Service fédéral public de programmation scientifique, Belgium

mobloC:mobilitiesandlongTermlocationChoicesinbelgium

Philippegerber

CePs/instead fundPuniversitylouvain

01.01.07 31.12.10 110,456

ONgOINg INTER PROJECTS:

040 04101 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

PROGRAMME FOREIGNFUNDINGAGENCy

PROjECTSFUNDED

TITLE PROjECTLEADER

ORGANISATION FOREIGNPARTNER(S)

PROjECTSTART

PROjECTEND

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

Centre national de la recherche, France

CabaC:ConstructionandanalysisofaknowledgebaseonmobilityPracticesandenergyrepresentationsofCross-borderworkersofluxembourg

Philippegerber

CePs/instead live(laboratoireimage,ville,environnement),strasbourg

01.01.10 31.12.12 12,870

dFg oekovalid:diagnostischekompetenzvongrundschullehrkräftenbeidererstellungderÜbergangsempfehlung:untersuchungenzurökologischenvaliditätvonfallvignetten

sabinekrolak-schwerdt

universityofluxembourg

universityofmünster

01.02.10 31.01.12 79,262

Service fédéral public de programmation scientifique, Belgique

hyPerforesT:advancedairbornehyperspectralremotesensingtosupportforestmanagement

Thomasudelhoven

CrPgabriellippmann

kuleuven,viTo,universityofgent,inbo,universityofZürich

01.01.10 31.12.13 176,000

MNT oPTiClean:lowTemperaturelowCostTio2atmosphericPressurePlasmaProcess

PatrickChoquet

CrPgabriellippmann

acxysTechnologies,france

01.03.10 28.02.13 396,000

AAL AAL v2me:virtualCoachreachesout“Tome”

dieterferring

universityofluxembourg

frauenhofergesellschaftzurförderungderangewandtenforschung,diakonieneuendettelsau,hospitaliTas,mawellltd.,grazuniofTechnology,userinterfacedesign,vTTTechnicalresearchcenteroffinnland,vuuniversityofamsterdam

willstartin2010

300,000

TOTAL: 5,252,122

ONgOINg INTER PROJECTS:

PROGRAMME FOREIGNFUNDINGAGENCy

PROjECTSFUNDED

TITLE PROjECTLEADER

ORGANISATION FOREIGNPARTNER(S) PROjECTSTART

PROjECTEND

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

ERA-Net MATERA, Call 2006

RANNIS, Island / MhEST, Slovenia

diwear:wearresistantductileiron

nathalievalle

CrPgabriellippmann

iceTec(iceland)/foundryofThorgrimurJonsson(iceland)/universityofljubljana

15.05.07 15.05.09 150,000

STEREO II, recherche en observation de la terre

Service fédéral public de programmation scientifique, Belgium

moCa:monitoringsoilorganicCarboninCroplandsusingimagingspectroscopy

Thomasudelhoven

CrPgabriellippmann

universityliège/universitylouvain

01.12.06 31.12.08 22,174

gorisk:TheCombineduseofground-basedandremotesensingTechniquesasaToolforvolcanicriskandhealthimpactassessmentforthegomaregion

nicolasd'oreye/antoinekies

nationalmuseumofnaturalhistoryluxembourg/universityofluxembourg

royalmuseumofCentralafrica/universitynaples/gomavolcanoobservation,unoiPs(Congo)/universitybrussels

01.12.06 30.09.09 85,300

TOTAL: 257,474

FINIShEd INTER PROJECTS:

foradetailedsummaryofeachprojectaswellasotherinformation,pleaserefertowww.fnr.lu

042 04301 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

Theprogramme’sgeneralobjectivewastoestablishapoolofexcellenceinthefieldofwaterinluxembourg,capableofgraspingthecomplexmechanismsofthenaturalwatercycle,ofevaluatingthemeanstoprotectwaterresourcesandwaterquality,ofdevelopingthemostappropriateandtheleastexpensiveinnovativetechnologiesforcontrolandwaterpurification,andoffightingagainstwaterwasting.

Theresearch,developmentandinnovationprogrammepresentedfivepriorityareas:

•qualityofsurfacewatersandaquaticecosystems,•hydrologicalfunctioningofrivers,•protectionofgroundwater,•advancedtechnologiesforwatermanagement,•socio-economicaspectsofwaterresourcemanagement,

inviewofasustainabledevelopment.

Theeauprogrammecametoanendon31december2007.intotal,thefnrhasfinanced9projectsintheframeworkoftheprogramme.ThefinalevaluationoftheeauprogrammewasperformedbytheTechnopolisgroupwiththehelpofrenownedwaterexperts.itisconcludedthatthemaingoaloftheprogrammewastoalargeextentrealised.allparticipantshavecontributedverysubstantiallyandpavedthewayforthesuccessoftheprogrammebutitistooearlytotalkabouta‘waterCentreofexcellence’(Coe)inluxembourg.bothresearchinstitutesinvolved(CrPgabriellippmannandCrPhenriTudor)canbecharacterisedas“excellentcentres”andhaveincreasedsignificantlyinsize(inthewaterarea)sincethestartoftheprogramme.Theoverallresultwasthestrengtheningofexistingcompetence/knowledgeandthecreationofnewones.scientificpublicationsandcooperationswithendusersinluxembourgareanimportantoutcomeonprojectlevel.

ThecontinuationoftheactivitiesstartedaroundtheeauprogrammeisnowguaranteedwithintheCoreprogramme(sub-domain“sustainablemanagementofwaterresources”).

water,anaturalresourceessentialtolife,hasbecomeahighlycovetedeconomicgoodanditsmanagementconstitutesamajorglobalproblem.moreover,watertechnologiesrepresentagrowingmarketforeconomicactivityandemployment.

EAUPROgRAMME Sustainable Management of water Resources DURATION:2000-2007TOTALBUDGET:eur5,000,0001STCALLIN2001:8ProJeCTsseleCTed2NDCALLIN2005:1ProJeCTseleCTed

PROjECTCODE TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

FNR/01/03/01 diagnosis of Lacustrian Ecosystems by Analysis of the Biodiversity and the Functioning of the Microbial Loop (dIAdECOL)

isabelleThys/henri-michelCauchie

CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.01.02 30.06.05 648,426

FNR/01/03/02 Study of the water Cycle Components in the Attert River Basin (CyCLEAU)

laurentPfister CrPgabriellippmann

universityofluxembourg

01.01.02 31.12.04 634,847

FNR/01/03/03 development of a Predictive Model of Fauna and Flora to Evaluate the Ecological State of Luxembourg’s Rivers (MOdELECOTOx)

alaindohet CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.04.02 31.03.05 748,188

FNR/01/03/04 hydro-chemical Characterisation of ground waters in Luxembourg (gEAUSOUT)

robertmaquil administrationdesPontsetChaussées

— 01.08.02 29.02.04 57,760

FNR/01/03/05 New Concepts and Innovative Technologies for a Sustainable Management of the Urban water Cycle (CONCEPT)

Paulschosseler

CrPhenriTudor — 01.03.02 28.02.06 382,318

FNR/01/03/06 Application of Modelling/Simulation Tools and Substance Flow Analysis to the Moving Bed Biofilm Technology: Scientific Study of the Implementation of a New wastewater Treatment Technique in Luxembourg (LITFLUId)

marioPlattes CrPhenriTudor CrPgabriellippmann

01.01.02 30.06.06 558,500

FNR/01/03/07 Modelling of a Sewage Network : Contribution to the Management of Pollution Risks at the haute-Sûre drinking water Reservoir (RESEAUSURE)

emmanuelhenry/kaiklepiszewski

CrPhenriTudor — 01.01.02 31.12.07 920,235

FNR/01/03/08 Material Flows in the Alzette River Catchment: Impacts of Contaminants on the water Resources’ Quality (FLUxALZETTE)

Tomgallé CrPhenriTudor — 01.02.02 31.01.07 495,847

FNR/05/03/01 Integration of Scientific Knowledge on water Resources in Luxembourg in View of the Formulation of a Sustainable water Management Policy (INEAU)

lucienhoffmann/Paulschosseler

CrPgabriellippmann/CrPhenriTudor

universityofluxembourg

01.01.06 31.12.07 188,084

TOTAL: 4,634,205

FINIShEd EAU PROJECTS:

foradetailedsummaryofeachprojectaswellasotherinformation,pleaserefertowww.fnr.lu

044 04501 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

Thisrequiresthemasteryofthecontextofelectroniccommerceandcooperation,withaglobalqualityapproachthatmustintegratethesolutionoftwoproblems,requiringjointeffortsinr&d:

•securityissues,aimingattheconfidentiality,theavailabilityandtheintegrityofelectronicexchangesystems,

•cooperationissues,aimingatthespecificationandtheconceptionofthelegal,organisationalandsoftwareregulationslinkedtotheimplementationofvirtualplatformsthatregroupseveraleconomicactorscooperatingbyelectronicdevices.

inordertobettermasterthenewcontextsofelectroniccooperation,theseComprogrammedevelopedanintegratedresearchonthesafetyofelectronicexchangeandontheefficiencyofneworganisationalandsoftwaremodelsforelectroniccooperation.Theapplicationoftheseresearchresultswillbeparticularlyconfrontedwiththerealitiesoftheserviceandsmesectors,bearingastrongpotentialfortheproductionofgoodsandservicesinluxembourg,howeverwithoutexcludingothersectorsthatalsohaveaprovenimpactontheinformationsociety.

TheseComprogramme,whichstartedin2000withatotalbudgetofeur7.5million,hascometoanendindecember2008.intotal,thefnrhasfinanced11projectswithintheprogramme’sframework.ThefinalevaluationofseComwasundertakenbytheTechnopolisgroup,withthehelpofarenownedexpertinsecurityandefficiencyofnewPracticesine-Commerceandexperiencedevaluators.Technopoliscametothefollowingconclusions:

•Themainqualitativeobjectives–creationofnewcompetences,publicationsanddevelopmentofnewsoftwarefore-commerce–havebeenreachedbytheseComprogramme.

•Cooperationwithforeignpartnershasbeenreinforcedbytheprogramme’sprojects,whichledtonineinternationalcollaborations.furthermore,theprojectscontributedtothedevelopmentoftheCiTilaboratory(CrPhenriTudor),theisC(CrPgrabriellippmann)andtheinterdisciplinarycentresnT(universityofluxembourg).

•eventhoughtheobjectives“createusernetworks”and“takeadvantageoftheneweconomy”havenotbeenfullyachieved,luxembourghasbeenrecognisedasadynamiceuropeanplayerandasanattractiveplacetodoresearch.

ThecontinuationoftheactivitiesstartedaroundtheseComprogrammeisnowguaranteedwithintheCoreprogramme(domain“innovationinservices”andsub-domain“informationsecurityandTrustmanagement”)andseveralcallslaunchedintheframeworkoftheinTerprogramme.

TheseComprogramme’sobjectivewasthecompetitivenessoftheluxembourgeconomyinthefieldofe-commerce.itaimedatdevelopingaknowledgeabledemandandaneffectiveoffercorrespondenttotheneedsoftheneweconomy.

SECOMPROgRAMME Security and Efficiency of New Practices in e-Commerce for all Socio-economic ActorsDURATION:2000-2008TOTALBUDGET:eur7,500,0001STCALLIN2001:5ProJeCTsseleCTed2NDCALLIN2004:4ProJeCTsseleCTed3RDCALLIN2005:2ProJeCTsseleCTed

PROjECTCODE TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

FNR/01/01/01 Legal Security for e-Commerce andréPrüm universityofluxembourg

— 15.10.02 31.12.05 731,225

FNR/01/01/05 Creation of an NICT System Facilitating the Electronic Business of Virtual Organisations (SICOV)

fernandfeltz/guysimon

CrPgabriellippmann

CePs/insTead 01.11.01 31.12.07 1,512,150

FNR/01/01/06 Cryptology & Security Initiative (CSI) Jean-Claudeasselborn

universityofluxembourg

CrPgabriellippmann

01.10.01 30.09.06 524,685

FNR/01/01/07 e-Business Framework for an Efficient Capture and Implementation of End-to-End Transactions (EFFICIENT)

ericdubois/sophieramel

CrPhenriTudor universityofluxembourg/CrPgabriellippmann

01.11.01 31.12.07 1,274,981

FNR/01/01/09 Access SME: Secure e-Commerce for SMEs bernarddirenzo

CrPhenriTudor universityofluxembourg

01.11.01 31.12.05 999,999

FNR/04/01/02 Towards a Secured, Efficient Platform for the e-Commerce of Personalised health Products (RESIST)

nicolasguelfi universityofluxembourg

CrPhenriTudor 01.05.06 30.04.08 399,147

FNR/04/01/03 Secure Identity Management (SIM) Christopheincoul/Christophefeltus

CrPhenriTudor universityofluxembourg

01.08.05 30.06.08 540,000

FNR/04/01/05 Techniques for Secure grid and Ad-hoc Networks (TeSegrAd)

franckleprévost

universityofluxembourg

— 01.06.05 31.12.08 151,378

FNR/04/01/06 Monitoring of New Forms of Electronic Cooperation via graphical Tools for Operation Analysis (SUgAR)

benoîtotjacques

CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.09.05 31.12.07 264,268

FNR/05/01/03 An Incremental decision Support System for IT and Operational Risk Analysis within Evolving Organisations and IT Systems (RiskdESANA)

andrérifaut CrPhenriTudor — 01.10.06 31.03.08 142,406

FNR/05/01/04 Cryptography and Security Management for e-Commerce (CRyPTOCOM)

Jean-sébastienCoron

universityofluxembourg

— 01.07.06 30.06.08 197,764

TOTAL: 6,738,003

FINIShEd SECOM PROJECTS:

foradetailedsummaryofeachprojectaswellasotherinformation,pleaserefertowww.fnr.lu

046 04701 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

Thesetechniquesareveryrecentandwidelystemfromeuropeanfundamentalresearch.numerousmanufacturersandscientistslookforwardtothedaywhentheywillbeabletoapplythesenewanalysistechniquestotheirproducts.

Thenanoprogramme,whichstartedin2000withatotalbudgetofeur6.7million,hascometoanendon31december2008.intotal,thefnrhasfinanced6projectswithintheprogramme’sframework.ThefinalevaluationofnanowasundertakenbytheTechnopolisgroup,withthehelpofananotechnologyexpertandexperiencedevaluators.itwasconcludedthatthescientificqualityoftheprojectsisinlinewiththeinternationallevelandthattheobjectivesoftheprojectshavebeenachievedinmostcases.Theprojectsfocussedoninstrumentaldevelopment,developmentandpreparationofprobes,imageryand(practical)applicationsindiversedomains.asaresult,theseprojectshelpedtoreinforcethesam(scienceandanalysisofmaterials)department’sposition.

Theresultsofnanogeneratedfollow-upprojectswithnationalandinternationalpartnersinboththeprivateandpublicsectors.Theprojectscontributedtoreinforceinternationalcollaboration.

ThecontinuationoftheactivitiesstartedaroundthenanoprogrammeisnowguaranteedwithintheCoreprogramme(domain“newfunctionalandintelligentmaterialsandsurfaces”)andseveralcallslaunchedintheframeworkoftheinTerprogramme.

inordertoreachthenanometreresolutionnecessarytothedevelopmentorthestudyofthesenewmaterials,itisnecessary:

•tohaveavailableaseriesofscientificdevicesdevelopedveryrecentlybyafewmanufacturers(spectrometersofsecondaryionmassdevices,underdevelopmentnotablyforharvardmedicalschoolornasa),devicesthatanalysethenanomechanicalpropertiesofsurfaces,methodscompatiblewithmeasurementsonindividualcellslikebio-impedance;

•tooptimise/tomodifythesedevicesaccordingtothefieldsofapplicationandmaterialstobeanalysed;

•todevelopnewanalysistechnologies.

ThenanoprogrammeaimedatcreatingaeuropeanCentrespecialisedinthecharacterisationofmaterialsonthenanometrescale.Thecharacterisationofamaterial(plastic,metal,glassandbiologicaltissueorcell)canbeanalytical,morphologicalorfunctional.

NANOPROgRAMME New Materials and NanotechnologyDURATION:2000-2008TOTALBUDGET:eur6,700,0001STCALLIN2001:3ProJeCTsseleCTed2NDCALLIN2005:3ProJeCTsseleCTed

PROjECTCODE TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

FNR/01/02/01a Exploring detection Limits of Advanced SIMS Technology in Cellular and Sub-Cellular Biological Systems

ClaudeP.muller

CrPsanté/laboratoirenationaldesanté

CrPgabriellippmann

01.01.03 31.12.08 1,040,000

FNR/01/02/01b Analysis of Environmental Samples on the Nanometre Scale

henri-noëlmigeon/Jean-nicolasaudinot/lucienhoffmann

CrPgabriellippmann

universityofluxembourg

01.04.02 31.12.08 806,578

FNR/01/02/02 European Centre Specialised in the Characterisation of Materials at Nanometre Scale

henri-noëlmigeon

CrPgabriellippmann

— 16.07.01 30.06.08 4,000,000

FNR/05/02/01 Viscous Effects Investigated by Applied Numerics and Experimental Nanoindentation (VEIANEN)

gastrauchs CrPhenriTudor — 01.07.06 30.06.08 250,000

FNR/05/02/05 Negative Ion Sources (NIS) Tomwirtz CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.04.06 31.12.08 260,000

FNR/05/02/07 Application of SIMS Nano-analysis to the development of New high-strength Steels (SIMSSTEEL)

henri-noëlmigeon/nathalievalle

CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.04.06 31.12.08 165,000

TOTAL: 6,521,578

FINIShEd NANO PROJECTS:

foradetailedsummaryofeachprojectaswellasotherinformation,pleaserefertowww.fnr.lu

048 04901 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

TheProgrammePresenTssixPrioriTyareas:

•Cancer•Cardio-andcerebrovasculardiseases•newstrategiesforimmunologyintervention•developmentofexpressionlibrariesforthefunctionaland

topographicaltargetingofcomplexbiologicalsystems•epidemiology•intelligentdata-processingenvironmentsinthefield

ofhealth

TheaimoftheProvieextensionistostudytheepidemiological,psychosocialandbiologicalaspectsoftheneurodegenerativediseasesofoldageinluxembourgandtoviewthemagainstthebroadereuropeancanvas.inlinewiththeeuresearchprogrammeon“medicalandsocialchallengesposedbyanageingpopulationandthedisabilitiesassociatedwitholdage”(officialJournalof15november2000),theapproachtakenisaholisticone,i.e.multidisciplinaryandmultidimensional.Priorityisgiventoprojectswhicharemultidisciplinaryandinteractive,involvingplayersfromdifferentspecialistbackgrounds.

ThebiosanProgrammeisstructuredaroundthreemainaxes:cancer,cardio-andcerebrovasculardiseasesandimmunologyintervention.itsobjectiveistocontributetothequalitativeimprovementoftheprevention,thedetectionandthetreatmentofbothcancerandcardio-andcerebrovasculardiseases,aswellastodevelopnewstrategiesforthespecificmodulationoftheimmunesystem.Therebybiomedicalresearchinluxembourg,onthefundamentalandclinicallevelaswellasinthefieldofnewbiotechnologiesinsupportofthehealthsystem,willbereinforced,thusincreasingthecompetitivenessandmobilisingtheactorsinthisdomain.

Themostfrequentcausesofmortalityinthedevelopedcountriesstemfromcardio-andcerebrovasculardiseasesandfromcancer.statisticalstudies,conductedbytheluxembourghealthministryontheprimarycausesofmortality,confirmtheseinternationalobservationsforluxembourg.Thus,averysignificantproportionoftheactivepopulationisconcernedbythesediseases,andtheobservedmorbidityorevenearlymortalityentailsimportantrepercussionsonthesocio-economiclevel.Consequently,onthelevelofpublichealth,biomedicalresearchaimingatimprovingtheprevention,thediagnosisandthetherapyofthesediseasesremainsanabsolutepriority.

BIOSAN-PROvIEPROgRAMME Biotechnology and health & Extension Medical Aspects of AgeingDURATION:2000-2011TOTALBUDGET:eur10,500,0001STBIOSANCALLIN2001:7ProJeCTsseleCTed1STPROvIECALLIN2003:4ProJeCTsseleCTed2NDPROvIECALLIN2006:3ProJeCTsseleCTed2NDBIOSANCALLIN2007:6ProJeCTsseleCTed

obJeCTives:

•Toimprovetheskillsofthebiomedicalcommunityinluxembourgandthetransferofknowledgeconcerningpathologieslinkedtoageingofthebrain;

•Tocorrelatemedical,epidemiological,psychosocialandbiologicalaspects;•Toimprovethepreventionofcerebrovascularaccidents(strokes);•Toacquireinnovativedetectionmethodsforneurodegenerativediseases,

depression,sleepdisordersandchronicpainintheelderly;•Todevisenewspecifictreatmentstrategiesfortheabovepathologies;•Toimprovethecareofthepatientsandtheirfamilies;•Todevelopnewtherapies.

Theaim,inpursuingtheseobjectives,istoattainaninternationallyrecognisedlevelofmedicalandscientificcompetenceandtoensurethatworkdoneunderthisprogrammemesheswithothernationalandinternationalprojects.

intotal,thefnrhasfinanced20projectsintheframeworkofthebiosanProvieProgramme.

050 05101 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

PROjECTCODE TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

FNR/BIOSAN/07/03 Exercise Training and Ventricular Remodeling in the Mouse: Effects of Adenosine and Matrix Metalloproteinases

danielwagner

CrPsanté — 01.11.07 30.04.10 127,500

FNR/06/04/05 Frequency and Evolution of Non Motor Signs in Early Parkinson’s disease. A Prospective Case-Control Study

nicoJ.diederich

Centrehospitalierdeluxembourg

CrPsanté 01.01.07 30.06.10 249,000

TOTAL: 376,500

PROjECTCODE TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

FNR/01/04/01 Vaccination with Apoptotic B Leukemic Cells Loaded Antigen Presenting Cells in Chronic Lymphoid Leukaemia

guyberchem CrPsanté/Centrehospitalierdeluxembourg

— 01.03.03 28.02.06 243,257

FNR/01/04/03 Prevalence of Respiratory Symptoms, Bronchial hyper-Reactivity and Atopy in young Adults in Luxembourg

romainnati CrPsanté/Centrehospitalierdeluxembourg

CrPsanté 01.05.02 31.12.05 184,927

FNR/01/04/04 Recombinant Modified Allergens for Immunotherapy design and Testing by Means of an In Vitro System

françoishentges

CrPsanté/Centrehospitalierdeluxembourg

laboratoirenationaldesanté

01.07.02 31.12.05 490,000

FNR/01/04/06 A Molecular Pathology Approach for Prostate Cancer Research: Application of the Laser Capture Micro-dissection Technology

Joseven laboratoirenationaldesanté/CrPsanté

universityofluxembourg

01.11.01 28.02.09 1,100,000

FNR/01/04/08 Luxembourg heart Failure Project: home-Monitoring of Patients with Severe heart Failure

danielwagner/norbertrösch

CrPsanté CrPhenriTudor/Centrehospitalierdeluxembourg

01.01.02 31.01.08 462,808

FNR/01/04/09 Creation of a New Competence in Bio-Informatics and of a Technological Platform for Large-scale genome Analysis (dNA Chips)

laurentvallar/evelynefriederich

CrPsanté universityofluxembourg/(CrPhenriTudor)

01.02.02 31.01.09 1,400,000

FNR/01/04/11 Vaccines against Low Molecular Antigens: Novel Strategies and Application

ClaudeP.muller

CrPsanté/laboratoirenationaldesanté

— 01.06.02 31.12.09 1,546,503

FNR/03/04/02 Prospective Evaluation of Neuropsychological and Biological Characteristics of Mild Cognitive Impairment and of Associated Sub-Clinical health Problems

magaliPerquin

CrPsanté universityofluxembourg

01.07.05 31.12.09 1,092,491

FINIShEd BIOSAN-PROVIE PROJECTS:

ONgOINg BIOSAN-PROVIE PROJECTS:

PROjECTCODE TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

FNR/BIOSAN/07/03 Exercise Training and Ventricular Remodeling in the Mouse: Effects of Adenosine and Matrix Metalloproteinases

danielwagner

CrPsanté — 01.11.07 30.04.10 127,500

FNR/06/04/05 Frequency and Evolution of Non Motor Signs in Early Parkinson’s disease. A Prospective Case-Control Study

nicoJ.diederich

Centrehospitalierdeluxembourg

CrPsanté 01.01.07 30.06.10 249,000

TOTAL: 376,500

PROjECTCODE TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

FNR/03/04/04 Microglial Activation and differentiation: Balance between Proinflammatory Secretions and Beta-amyloid Clearance

Paulheuschling

universityofluxembourg

CrPsanté/laboratoirenationaldesanté

01.11.04 31.10.05 188,000

FNR/03/04/06 Aspirin Non-Responders in the Elderly Population with high Vascular Risk

renémetz CrPsanté/Centrehospitalierdeluxembourg

— 01.12.04 30.11.05 72,489

FNR/03/04/07 Cognitive Neuropsychology of Ageing in Schizophrénia

anne-marieschuller/CharlesPull

CrPsanté Centrehospitalierdeluxembourg

01.10.04 30.09.07 151,603

FNR/06/04/01 Microglial Activation and differentiation : Analysis of Signal Transduction and Phenotype Acquisition

Paulheuschling

universityofluxembourg

CrPgabriellippmann/CrPsanté

01.02.07 31.01.09 383,000

FNR/06/04/02 Functional Validation of a New Therapeutic Strategy to Prevent Neurodegeneration and Subsequent Cognitive Impairment in Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s disease

simoneniclou

CrPsanté — 01.02.07 31.01.09 239,000

FNR/BIOSAN/07/01 genetic Variants of the MMP-9 gene in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

danielwagner

CrPsanté — 01.09.07 31.08.09 397,500

FNR/BIOSAN/07/12 Proteo-genomics Approaches to Assess Molecular Circuits of Epithelial Cancer Invasion: Implication of MicroRNAs

evelynefriederich

universityofluxembourg

CrPsanté/CrPgabriellippmann

01.01.08 31.12.09 372,500

FNR/BIOSAN/07/19 Constrained Peptides as Small Antagonists of the Chemokine Receptor CxCR4

sabrinaderoo

CrPsanté — 01.09.07 31.08.09 297,497

FNR/BIOSAN/07/21 Investigation of the Role(s) of the Neurotrophins gdNF and Neurturin in Allergic Asthma in Mouse Models

JacquesZimmer

CrPsanté — 01.01.08 31.12.09 287,500

FNR/BIOSAN/07/22 Implication of the h TopoIIIα in Telomere Maintenance in Leukemia

Thomaswenner

CrPsanté — 01.12.07 30.11.09 152,500

TOTAL: 9,061,575

FINIShEd BIOSAN-PROVIE PROJECTS:

foradetailedsummaryofeachprojectaswellasotherinformation,pleaserefertowww.fnr.lu

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indecember2005,thefnrlaunchedthe2ndCallofthevivreProgramme.Theobjectivesofthe2ndCallwereamongothersthecreationofnewcompetencesinthesocialsciencesandhumanitiesdomaininluxembourgandthedevelopmentofinternationalcollaborationsinordertoguaranteethescientificqualityoftheprojects.additionally,thevivreprogrammeaimstostartordevelopresearchonsubjectsthatareofastrategicimportanceforthecountry.21projectswereselectedamong43proposals.

intotal,thefnrhasfinanced35projectsintheframeworkofthevivreprogramme.

Thevivreprogrammedefinesseveralthematicprioritieswithinthesocialsciencesandhumanitiesinorderbettertounderstandthechallengesthattheluxembourgnationandsocietywillhavetofaceinthefuture:

vIvREPROgRAMME Living Tomorrow in LuxembourgDURATION:2002-2011TOTALBUDGET:eur12,000,0001STCALLIN2002:14ProJeCTsseleCTed2NDCALLIN2005:21ProJeCTsseleCTed

•Theevolutionoftheluxembourgpopulation,fromademographical,social,culturalandhistoricalpointofview

•Thedevelopmentofhumanresources,theeducationalandtrainingsystem

•Theeraofinformationandcommunicationanditsconsequencesforsociety

•Theplaceofasmallcountrylikeluxembourgwithinthegreaterregion,theeuropeanunionandaglobalworld,withaspecificfocusontheperspectivesoftheluxembourgfinancialmarket

•Theorganisationof“space”,townandcountryplanning

ONgOINg VIVRE PROJECTS:

PROjECTCODE TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

FNR/VIVRE/06/03/01 Collective Experiences, Intergenerational Memory and Identity Constructions in Luxembourg: witnesses of world war II, Peasants, Industrial workers, Immigrants (LUx-Id)

michelmargue/elisabethboesen

universityofluxembourg

— 15.01.07 15.01.10 500,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/36/04 Mapping of hydrological Risk in Real-Time Flood Forecasting and in Floodplain Management

Patrickmatgen

CrPgabriellippmann

administrationdelagestiondel’eau

01.02.07 31.07.10 215,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/06/06 Living in the grand-duchy of Luxembourg after a Stroke: Impact on Patients, their Families and their Quality of Life. Equality of Access to Care and Social Resources (AVC)

michèlebaumann

universityofluxembourg

CrPsanté 01.03.07 28.02.11 500,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/25/07 Les réalités des politiques migratoires et leur perception par les populations concernées (MIgRAPOL)

Claudiahartmann-hirsch

CePs/insTead universityofluxembourg

01.09.07 20.04.09 235,923

FNR/VIVRE/06/15/08 Advances in the Measurement of discrimination, Inequality and Mobility (MEdIM)

Philippevankerm

CePs/insTead — 01.03.07 28.02.10 329,821

FNR/VIVRE/06/01/09 Values and Social Cohesion (VALCOS) moniqueborsenberger

CePs/insTead — 01.02.07 31.01.11 290,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/30/10 The Impact of Real and Financial Integration on Asset Price Co-Movement with Application to Luxembourg (BEIBERTCOS)

michelbeine universityofluxembourg

— 01.06.07 31.05.10 400,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/02/11 Intergenerational Relations in Luxembourg: Solidarity, Ambivalence, Conflict? (INTERgEN)

dieterferring

universityofluxembourg

CePs/insTead 01.08.07 31.07.10 498,516

FNR/VIVRE/06/08/12 health State and its determinants : an Approach in Terms of health Social Inequalities (ESANdE)

anastaseTchicaya

CePs/insTead — 01.04.07 31.03.10 325,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/14/13 Key Competences for Lifelong Learning (BASICS)

Claudehoussemand

universityofluxembourg

— 01.10.07 30.09.10 469,992

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ONgOINg VIVRE PROJECTS:

PROjECTCODE TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

FNR/VIVRE/06/24/14 Towards a deepening of the Luxembourg Model of Professional Relations (LUxMOdEL)

franzClement

CePs/insTead — 01.04.07 30.09.10 235,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/43/15 Erschließung und Vernetzung lexikographischen wissens über das Luxemburgische (LExICOLUx)

Petergilles/Claudinemoulin

universityofluxembourg

— 15.04.07 31.10.10 420,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/10/16 A Quality Control System for Assessment Processes by Means of a Collaborative Internet-based Assessment Platform (TAO-QUAL)

gilbertbusana/romainmartin

universityofluxembourg

CrPhenriTudor 01.04.07 31.05.10 300,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/31/17 Banques, marchés financiers et législations: interdépendances et mesures comparées des performances (PLAFILOI)

Pierre-henriConac/virginieTerraza

universityofluxembourg

— 01.10.07 30.09.10 500,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/09/18 The Impact of Socio-cognitive Childhood Characteristics on Private and Professional Outcomes in Later Life: A Follow-up of 40 years Based on the Luxembourgish MAgRIP Study from 1968 (MAgRIP-R)

romainmartin

universityofluxembourg

CePs/insTead 01.10.07 30.06.10 380,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/28/19 Coherence of Social Transfer Policies and Micro-simulation (REdIS)

raymondwagener/Pierrehausman

CePs/insTead — 01.04.07 31.03.10 500,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/32/20 Performance of Financial Services in Luxembourg (PERFILUx)

Pierre-armandmichel/Paologuarda

universityofluxembourg

banqueCentraleduluxembourg/sTaTeC

01.10.07 30.09.10 500,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/42/21 digital, Multi-disciplinary, Interactive and dynamic Atlas for Luxembourg and the greater Region (LUxATLAS)

michelPauly universityofluxembourg

— 01.05.07 30.04.10 500,000

TOTAL: 7,091,252

FINIShEd VIVRE PROJECTS:

PROjECTCODE TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

FNR/02/05/01 European Social Survey in Luxembourg (ESS) moniqueborsenberger

CePs/insTead

— 01.01.03 31.03.05 445,473

FNR/02/05/04 history, Memory and Identities michelmargue/sonjakmec

universityofluxembourg

— 01.01.03 30.04.07 291,984

FNR/02/05/06 Les mutations de la compétence linguistique légitime au Luxembourg durant la période 1984-2000

fernandfehlen

universityofluxembourg

— 01.11.03 31.12.06 100,000

FNR/02/05/07 Impact of Psychological Factors on Socio-Professional Integration and their Interaction with Social and Economic domains

Claudehoussemand

universityofluxembourg

— 01.01.04 30.06.07 249,158

FNR/02/05/09 The Role of School in the Luxembourg Society of Tomorrow

romainmartin

universityofluxembourg

— 01.01.04 30.09.07 475,958

FNR/02/05/12 Le plurilinguisme auprès des enfants jusqu’à 9 ans

dominiquePortante

universityofluxembourg

— 01.05.03 30.04.07 204,386

FNR/02/05/14 Application of Arts Therapies to Some Crucial Problems of our Society

lonyschiltz CrPsanté — 01.09.04 28.02.09 210,000

FNR/02/05/19 Living in the “greater Region” of Luxembourg fernandfehlen

universityofluxembourg

— 01.04.03 31.08.05 109,661

FNR/02/05/20 The Future of the Luxembourg Financial Market

andréPrüm CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.12.03 30.09.05 253,620

FNR/02/05/22 Key Areas for Biodiversity in Luxembourg guyColling muséenationald’histoirenaturelle

— 01.09.03 31.08.06 233,413

FNR/02/05/24 Espace et patrimoine culturel fonilebrun-ricalens

muséenationald’histoireetd’art

— 01.04.03 31.03.08 390,000

FNR/02/05/25 Climate Change and Change in Land Use in Luxembourg (CLIMAT)

laurentPfister

CrPgabriellippmann

universityofluxembourg

01.10.03 31.12.07 391,739

FNR/02/05/26 Socio-economic databases Online (SEdO) uwewarner CePs/insTead CrPgabriellippmann

01.03.03 31.08.05 208,844

FNR/02/05/27 Analysis of the Literary Expression of the Luxembourg Society through the Creation of a Bio-Bibliographical database of Luxembourg’s Authors

germainegoetzinger

Centrenationaldelittérature

universityofluxembourg

01.11.03 30.04.07 220,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/35/03 Quelles mobilités demain au Luxembourg et dans son espace transfrontalier? Comprendre et simuler les interactions entre mobilités quotidienne et résidentielle (MOBILLUx)

Philippegerber

CePs/insTead — 01.01.07 30.06.08 80,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/40/02 Metropolisation and Urban governance in Luxembourg and the Cross-border Areas (METROLUx)

Christophesohn

CePs/insTead universityofluxembourg

01.01.07 31.12.08 235,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/20/05 Technologies de l’Information pour accompagner le Vieillissement de la Population Luxembourgeoise (TIVIPOL)

benoîtotjacques

CrPgabriellippmann

universityofluxembourg

01.10.07 31.12.09 250,000

TOTAL: 4,349,236

PROjECTCODE TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

FNR/VIVRE/06/24/14 Towards a deepening of the Luxembourg Model of Professional Relations (LUxMOdEL)

franzClement

CePs/insTead — 01.04.07 30.09.10 235,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/43/15 Erschließung und Vernetzung lexikographischen wissens über das Luxemburgische (LExICOLUx)

Petergilles/Claudinemoulin

universityofluxembourg

— 15.04.07 31.10.10 420,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/10/16 A Quality Control System for Assessment Processes by Means of a Collaborative Internet-based Assessment Platform (TAO-QUAL)

gilbertbusana/romainmartin

universityofluxembourg

CrPhenriTudor 01.04.07 31.05.10 300,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/31/17 Banques, marchés financiers et législations: interdépendances et mesures comparées des performances (PLAFILOI)

Pierre-henriConac/virginieTerraza

universityofluxembourg

— 01.10.07 30.09.10 500,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/09/18 The Impact of Socio-cognitive Childhood Characteristics on Private and Professional Outcomes in Later Life: A Follow-up of 40 years Based on the Luxembourgish MAgRIP Study from 1968 (MAgRIP-R)

romainmartin

universityofluxembourg

CePs/insTead 01.10.07 30.06.10 380,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/28/19 Coherence of Social Transfer Policies and Micro-simulation (REdIS)

raymondwagener/Pierrehausman

CePs/insTead — 01.04.07 31.03.10 500,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/32/20 Performance of Financial Services in Luxembourg (PERFILUx)

Pierre-armandmichel/Paologuarda

universityofluxembourg

banqueCentraleduluxembourg/sTaTeC

01.10.07 30.09.10 500,000

FNR/VIVRE/06/42/21 digital, Multi-disciplinary, Interactive and dynamic Atlas for Luxembourg and the greater Region (LUxATLAS)

michelPauly universityofluxembourg

— 01.05.07 30.04.10 500,000

TOTAL: 7,091,252

foradetailedsummaryofeachprojectaswellasotherinformation,pleaserefertowww.fnr.lu

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becausethefieldofsurfacetreatmentisextremelybroadandthemethodsusedvaried,researchprojectshavetoinvolvetheparticipationofaluxembourgindustrialpartner.

followingthecallforprojectproposalsin2003,twoprojectsweresubmittedandlaterassessedbyinternationalexperts.manyluxembourgcompaniesandnationalaswellasinternationalacademicpartnersjoinedin.Thefnrdecidedtomergethesetwoprojectsintoone,inordertobetterdevelopnewcompetences.

The“developmentofinnovativesurfacesbymeansofoptimisedPlasmaTechniquesandTechnologyTransferto

industries”projectstartedinmay2005.TheprojectismanagedbytheCrPgabriellippmannandtheCrPhenriTudor.TheCrPgabriellippmannfocusesonfundamentalresearch,whereastheCrPhenriTudorconcentratesonappliedresearch.

TheTrasuprogrammehascometoanendinoctober2009andthefinalevaluationoftheprogrammeiscurrentlyundergoing.

researchintothefieldofsurfacetreatmentisbecomingmoreandmoreimportantformanyindustriesinluxembourgsothatnewmaterialscanbedevelopedandexistingproductsimproved.Theresearchrelatestothedevelopmentofnewtypesoftreatmentinordertoimprovethepropertiessought,suchasadhesion,wear,hardnessandbetterenvironmentalprotection.Theresearchprogrammealsoincludescharacterisationofthesurfacesbeforeandaftertreatmentinordertogainabetterunderstandingofthemechanismsatatomicandmolecularlevel,forexample.

TRASUPROGRAMMESurface TreatmentDURATION:2003-2009TOTALBUDGET:eur6,000,000ONECALLIN2003:1ProJeCTseleCTed

FINIShEd TRASU PROJECT:

PROjECTCODE TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

INDUSTRIALPARTNERS

ACADEMICPARTNERS STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

FNR/03/06/03 development of Innovative Surfaces by Means of Optimised Plasma Techniques and Technology Transfer to Industries

PatrickChoquet/davidruch

CrPgabriellippmann/CrPhenriTudor

Ceratizit/Ceodeux-Puretec/Circuitfoil/arcelormittalflatProductsgalvalange/goodyear/novelis/arcelormittallongProductsbettembourg

universityofluxembourg/fraunhoferinstituteforsurfaceengineeringandThinfilms,germany/flemishinstituteofTechnologicalresearch,belgium/institutJeanlamournancy,france/ecolenationalesupérieuredeChimiedeParis,france/universitédenamur,belgium

01.05.05 31.10.09 6,000,000

TOTAL: 6,000,000

foradetailedsummaryofeachprojectaswellasotherinformation,pleaserefertowww.fnr.lu

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foodsafetyhasbecomeamajorpublichealthissue,bothwithregardtothecontextofanincreasedlifeexpectancyandtheeconomicimpact.inordertoassessandcontroltherisksconnectedtofoodsafety,theimprovementofscientificknowledge–concerningtheanalysisofcontaminantsthroughoutthe“foodchain”,humanexposuretothevariouscontaminantsandtheirimpactonhumanhealth–isnownecessary.

SECALPROGRAMMEFood Safety

DURATION:2003-2010TOTALBUDGET:eur7,500,0001STCALLIN2003:6ProJeCTsseleCTed2NDCALLIN2007:5ProJeCTsseleCTed

Theaimofthisprogrammeistodevelopabodyofscientificexpertiseandresourcesinluxembourginmattersoffoodsafety,servingalltheactorsinvolved,suchthatthebaseofscientificknowledgecanbewidenedandnewmethodsofsurveillanceandriskavoidancecanbedeveloped.Prioritywillbegiventothefollowingareasofresearch,rangingfromriskassessmenttothestudyofpreventionstrategies:

•Traceabilityoffoods(includinggeneticallymodifiedorganisms–gmos)

•Chemicalandmicrobiologicalqualityoffoods(includingdrinkingwater)

•impactonhumanhealthandconsumerprotection

intotal,thefnrhasfinanced11projectsintheframeworkoftheseCalprogramme.

ONgOINg SECAL PROJECTS:

PROjECTCODE TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

FNR/03/07/01 Mobile Expert & Networking System for Systematic Analysis of Nutrition-based Allergies (MENSSANA)

norbertrösch CrPhenriTudor Centrehospitalierdeluxembourg

01.10.04 30.06.10 800,000

FNR/SECAL/07/02 development of New Markers for the Identification of Mycotoxinproducing Fusarium Species

lucienhoffmann

CrPgabriellippmann

— 01.01.08 30.06.10 285,000

FNR/SECAL/07/03 Mobile Expert & Networking System for Systematic Analysis of Nutrition-Based Allergies (Phase 3)

norbertrösch CrPhenriTudor universityofluxembourg/Centrehospitalierdeluxembourg

01.01.08 30.06.10 450,000

FNR/SECAL/07/04 Surveillance of Environmental Contamination and human Exposure of Noroviruses in Luxembourg (SENSORLUx)

Joëlmossong laboratoirenationaldesanté

CrPgabriellippmann/CrPsanté/directiondelasanté

01.01.08 31.03.10 499,958

FNR/SECAL/07/05 development of a Mass Flow-based Spring Capture Zone delineation and Immission Modelling Tool for drinking water Pollution Risk Management

lucZwank/Tomgallé

CrPhenriTudor universityofluxembourg/laboratoirenationaldesanté

01.02.08 30.06.10 499,650

TOTAL: 2,534,608

FINIShEd SECAL PROJECTS:

PROjECTCODE TITLE CONTACT COORDINATINGINSTITUTION(S)

CONTRACTINGPARTNER(S)

STARTINGDATE

CLOSINGDATE

FNRCONTRIB.

INEUR

FNR/03/07/02 The development of a drinking water Contamination Risk Assessment and Management Strategy in Luxembourg – An Interdisciplinary Approach (ChEMRISK)

Paulschosseler

CrPhenriTudor universityofluxembourg/laboratoirenationaldesanté/administrationdelagestiondel’eau

01.05.05 15.10.06 497,133

FNR/03/07/03 Novel Protein- and dNA-based Methods for Tracing of Food Components

andrésteinmetz/françoishentges

CrPsanté laboratoirenationaldesanté

01.11.04 30.04.08 1,019,983

FNR/03/07/05 development of New genoproteomic diagnostic Tools for the Toxicological Assessment of Endocrine disruptors in Food (ENdIF)

lucienhoffmann

CrPgabriellippmann

CrPsanté/laboratoirenationaldesanté

01.02.06 31.01.09 983,437

FNR/03/07/07 Knowledge and Know-how Acquisition for an Efficient Risk Assessment of waterborne Pathogens in the drinking water of Luxembourg (KAwA)

henry-michelCauchie

CrPgabriellippmann

administrationdelagestiondel’eau

01.07.05 30.08.08 848,716

FNR/03/07/08 Molecular Epidemiology of Zoonotic Bacteria in the Food Chain in Luxembourg (EPIFOOd)

Joëlmossong laboratoirenationaldesanté

administrationdesservicestechniquesdel’agriculture/directiondelasanté/administrationdesservicesvétérinaires

01.07.05 30.06.09 849,400

FNR/SECAL/07/06 Specific detection of Food Allergens from Animal and Plant Origin: Molecular Characterisation for Application in Clinical diagnosis

andrésteinmetz/françoishentges

CrPsanté — 01.01.08 31.12.09 485,530

TOTAL: 4,684,199

foradetailedsummaryofeachprojectaswellasotherinformation,pleaserefertowww.fnr.lu

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ENCOURAgINg INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS 03.

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ENCOURAgINg INTERNATIONALCOLLABORATIONS

luxembourghasaquiteinternationallyorientedresearchcommunity.ontheonehand,studentscommonlyundertaketheirstudiesabroad.ontheotherhand,intermsofhumanresources,therearefarover50%non-nativesworkingasresearchersinluxembourg(mostofthemfromluxembourg’sneighbouringcountries).itisimportanttouseandexpandtheserelationsandcontacts,whicharecertainlybeneficialforluxembourgr&d.

Thefnractivelyencouragesresearchcollaborationsbetweenresearchersinluxembourgandabroad.luxembourgdoesnotpossessacriticalmassofresearchersthatwouldallowthecreationofhighperformanceresearchteamsinallscientificdomains.hence,inordertoachieveinternationalexcellence,itisparamountforresearcherstoworktogetherandtocrossnationalborders,gainingaccesstoagreaterpoolofknowledge.internationalcollaborationsarethusavitalfeatureforluxembourgresearch,beit,forinstance,inthedomainofwaterornanotechnology.

TheinTer-PromotionofinternationalCooperationprogrammeisoneoftheinstrumentsthroughwhichthefnrpromotesinternationalcollaborationandmobility.itwasdesignedtoaddresstheflexibilityneededtocarryoutresearchacrossbordersandithelpstoreducethefragmentationoftheresearchlandscapeateuropeanlevel.inTerendorsescommoncallstogetherwithotherfundingagencies,aslongasscientificqualityisthekeycriteriafortheattributionofsupport.ThestatedaimsoftheinTerprogrammeareasfollows:topromoteinternationalscientificcooperation;tocreatesynergiesbetweenresearchcentreswithinandoutsideluxembourg;toachieveacriticalmassincertainfields;totakeamorefruitfulapproachtoresolvecertaintransnationalissues;toincreasethevisibilityandcompetitivenessofresearchinluxembourg.Throughthefnr’sfinancialcontribution,luxembourgresearchcantherebybenefitfromgainingaccesstoawiderresearchcontext.

intotal,45callsforresearchproposalshavebeenlaunchedsincethecreationoftheinTerprogrammein2006.

asanexample,inTerfacilitatesthefnr’sparticipationintheera-neT(europeanresearchareanetworks)scheme,onekeyinstrumentfortheimprovementofinternationalcollaboration.era-neTaimstofostercooperationandcoordinationofresearchactivitiescarriedoutacrosseuropebytwomeans:throughthenetworkingofresearchactivitiesconductedatnationalorregionallevelandthemutualopeningofnationalandregionalresearchprogrammes.Theschemeenablesnationalpublicresearchinstitutionstoaddresstaskscollectivelythattheywouldnotbeabletotackleontheirown.uptonow,luxembourgtakespartinfivenetworks:era-age,era-sysbio,neuron,maTeraandmanuneT.

in2009,thefnrhasadoptedastrategicdocumentprovid-ingadetaileddescriptionoftheorientationoftheinTerprogrammeinviewofbi-andmultilateralco-operations,withtheobjectivetoimproveinTer’simpact.asare-sult,cooperationagreementswithgermany,belgiumandswitzerlandhavebeensetup.inthenearfuture,furthercooperationwillbeenvisagedwithfrance,unitedkingdom,usa,netherlands,austria,finlandandsweden.Thefnr’sparticipationintheera-neTswillcontinueaslongastheera-neTpresentsaclearinterestfornationalresearch.researchers’networkslikeCosToresfresearchnet-workingProgrammeswillbepromotedtoagreaterextent.

asfarasbilateralcollaborationsareconcerned,thefnrandthedfg(deutscheforschungsgemeinschaft)signedanagreementbasedonthe“leadagency”modelon9september2009.Thissignaturewasanimportantstepintothedirectionofinternationalrecognitionofthefnrbyitspeers.afirstfnr-dfgfundedprojectstartedon1february2010.asecondagreement,coveringprojectsrunningoverfouryearsandwhichwillbeevaluatedbythefwo,hasbeensignedon16december2009withthefwo(fondswetenschappelijkonderzoek–vlaanderen).athirdagreementhasbeensignedon27January2010withthesnf(swissnationalsciencefoundation).discussionswiththebelgianfnrsandanrareongoing.besidesthensfcollaborationinthematerialsdomain,thefnrisalsoco-fundingthe2009nsf-iCCcallinthechemistrydomain.

inJune2009,thefnrandtheministryofforeignaffairs(Cooperationdivision)signedanagreementofmutualinteresttofacilitateresearchactivitiesincooperationwithThirdworldCountries.

withintheframeworkoftheaccompanyingmeasure“mobilityofresearchers”,thefnrdecidedtofundtheresearchvisitsof30researchers(eitherforeignresearcherscomingtoluxembourgorluxembourg-basedresearchersstayingabroad).furthermore,25%oftheafrbeneficiarieshavebeenwelcomedinforeigninstitutionsand80granteesfromtheluxembourgresearchinstitutionswereco-supervisedbyforeignuniversities.ThefnralsoparticipatesintheerCim(europeanresearchConsortiumforinformaticsandmathematics)grantprogramme,whichenablesyoungpost-doctoralscientistsfromaroundtheworldtoundertakeresearchininformaticsandmathematicsatoneoftheerCiminstitutes.Thefnrawarded4erCimgrantsin2009.

nowadays,intheglobalisedworldofr&d,itismorethancrucialtoknowthe“stateoftheart”intermsofinternationalresearchpolicy.Therefore,thefnrtakesitsresponsibilityasanagencythatreliesonclosecollaborationwithforeignexpertsonthesubject.hence,apartfromtheinTerprogramme,thefnrisnowamemberofvariousinternationalnetworks:theeuropeanheadsofresearchCouncils(eurohorCs);theeuropeansciencefoundation(esf);theeuropeanresearchConsortiumininformaticsandmathematics(erCim);theeuropeanCooperationinthefieldofscientificandTechnicalresearch(CosT);andtheinternationalCouncilforscience(iCsu).furthermore,thefnrsignedthe“moneyfollowsresearcher”initiative,whichwillreinforcetheresearchers’mobility.

furtherdetailsoninternationalCollaborationareavailableonwww.fnr.lu.

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Thenationalresearchfundprovidesaccompanyingmeasures(am)inordertostrengthenthegeneralconditionsforscientificresearchinluxembourg.

in2009,thefnrselectedatotalof388activitiesamong439proposalssubmitted.itshouldbenotedthatactivitiesselectedin2009maytakeplacein2010orbeextendedoversubsequentyears.

AdMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION OF ThE MEASURES

giventhatthenumberofsubmittedproposalsisincreasing,thefnrdecidedtosimplifytheapplicationproceduresinordertoguaranteeafasterandmoreefficienttreatmentoftherequests.firstofall,thefnrmodifiedthe“2callsayear”-rule:forallaccompanyingmeasuresthecallsareopenthroughouttheyear,withdeadlinesfixedaccordingtotheactivity.Theformerbiannualexpertcommitteemeetingsarereplacedbywrittenexpertevaluations(remotereviews).Thereforetheevaluationperiodisreducedfrom3monthsto1monthandsubmitterswillreceiveanearlieranswer.

in2009,thefnrgrantedsixawardsinthecategories“fnrawardforoutstandingscientificPublications”and“fnrawardfortheoutstandingPromotionofscientificCulture”.Theseawards,whichareencouragingcommunicationactivitiesinscience,havebeengrantedforthefirsttimein2009.

ACCOMPANyINg MEASURES

ThE MEASURES

AM1 - PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC CULTURE

AM2 - TRAININg ANd MOBILITya:activeParticipationofresearchersinscientific Conferencesabroadb:Trainingforresearchers(includingsummerschools)c:mobilityofresearchers

AM3 - ORgANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES IN LUxEMBOURg

AM4 - SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS INCLUdINg Phd ThESES

AM5 - NATIONAL RESEARCh COORdINATIONa:ThematicandstructuralresearchPlatformsb:Publicdataaccessforresearch

AM6 - INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONa:PreparationofaeuropeanunionresearchProject

FNR AwARdS

Thefnrattributeseveryyearuptothree

•“awardsfortheoutstandingPromotionofscientificCulture”foractivitiesthathavesuccessfullycontributedtopromotescientificcultureinluxembourgduetooriginality,innovativeness,visibility,personalcommitmentand/orimpact,

•“awardsforoutstandingscientificPublications”forarticlesreleasedinpeer-reviewedjournalsorforscientificmonographs.

whO IS ELIgIBLE?

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•Publicinstitutionsorservicesauthorisedtoundertaker&dactivities,or•associations,or•individualswhopursueactivitiesofscientificnature,includingteachers

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hOw TO APPLy FOR ThE MEASURES?

forallmeasuresthecallsareopenallovertheyear,withdeadlinesfixedaccordingtothebeginningofeachactivity.Thesubmissiondeadlineforthefnrawardsison1aprilofeachyear.

furtherdetailsontheapplicationprocedureforaccompanyingmeasuresareavailableonwww.fnr.lu.

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AM1 Promotion of Scientific Culture 37 29 211,075

AM2a Active Participation in Scientific Conferences Abroad

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AM2b Training for Researchers (including summer schools)

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AM2c Mobility of Researchers 33 31 322,957

AM3 Organisation of Scientific Conferences in Luxembourg

56 44 315,694

AM4 Scientific Publications including Phd Theses 58 54 167,974

AM5a Thematic and Structural Research Platforms 0 0 0

AM5b Public data Access for Research 1 1 25,000

AM6a Preparation of a European Union Research Project 10 10 19,500

FNR Annual Awards 17 6 30,000

TOTAL 456 394 1,429,509

SF Science Festival - - 294,053**

AM / AFR / AS AFR Insurance - - 40,500

AM / AFR / TR AFR Travel - - 45,024

*preliminaryestimates**paidin2009;totalestimatedbudget:311,896ofsciencefestival2009submittedandacceptedin2008

OVERVIEw OF ACTIVITIES IN 2009

foranoverviewoftheacceptedproposals,pleaserefertowww.fnr.lu

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in2009,thefnrhasgrantedsixawardsinthecategories“fnrawardforoutstandingscientificPublications”and“fnrawardfortheoutstandingPromotionofscientificCulture”.Theseawards,whichareencouragingcommunicationactivitiesinthefieldsofscienceandtechnology,havebeengrantedforthefirsttimein2009.

fnrawardforouTsTandingsCienTifiCPubliCaTions

• Nicolas d’Oreye (mnhn):aseismicstrainaccommodationbyslowslipanddykinginayouthfulContinentaldrift,eastafrica(2008,nature)

•Joël Mossong (laboratoirenationaldesanté):socialContactsandmixingPatternsrelevanttothespreadofinfectiousdisease(2008,Plosmedecine)

•Michel Pauly (universityofluxembourg):Peregrinorum,pauperumacaliorumtranseuntiumreceptaculum.hospitälerzwischenmaasundrheinimmittelalter.(habilitationthesis,2007,vierteljahrschriftfürsozial-undwirtschaftsgeschichte,beiheft190)

withthefnrawardsforoutstandingscientificPublications,thefnrrewardsthevaluableworkofresearcherswhoenrichtheinternationalstateofknowledgewiththeiroutstandingpublicationsandthuscontributetoanincreasedvisibilityofluxembourg’sresearchonaninternationallevel.

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•Patrick delhalt(mnhn)/Nicole Schlichtenhorst(syndicatPro-sud)/André Stemper(universityofluxembourg):roboTeCsud

•Pierre gallego/Véronique degardin(aJsl):scienceClub:delfinenawalenerfuerschen

•Paul Zimmer(aJsl):scienceCamp2008

withthefnrawardfortheoutstandingPromotionofscientificCulture,thefnrrewardspersons–researchersandnon-researchersalike–thatcontributedtomakescienceaccessibletothegeneralpublicandthussensitisedtheyoungtoscienceandtechnologythroughtheiractivities.

Thefnrbelievesthatcommunicationinthefieldsofscienceandresearchisessential;notonlybetweenresearchers,butalsotowardsthegeneralpublicandtheyoung.Thefnrawardshighlighttheseactivitiesandmakethemmorevisibletothegeneralpublic.

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dR MARTINE PhILIPPParTiCiPaTionaTThe60ThlindaunobellaureaTemeeTings

inJune2010,thecityoflindauinbavariawillhostthe60thannualmeetingofnobellaureatesinchemistry,physicsandmedicine/physiology,acongregationofsomeoftheworld’smostbrilliantscientificminds.everyyear,thiseventprovidesinternationalyoung“bestTalents”withtheuniquechancetomeetnobelPrizelaureatesinaninformalsetting.Thelindaumeetingisnotonlyagloballyrecognizedforumfortheexchangeofknowledgebetweengenerations,butalsogivesyoungresearchersanexcellentopportunitytoestablishnewcontactsinthescientificworldandgatherideasforup-and-comingprojects.

Tobeallowedpartakingisanhonour,theselectionprocessistough:globally,aninitial12-15,000hopefulcandidatesarenominatedeveryyear.outofthese,thelindauCouncilselects700thatareinvitedtothemeeting,basedontheircurriculumvitaeandonrecommendationsfromrenownedscientists.drmartinePhilipp,oneoftwoluxembourgishresearchersthatwillattendthemeetingin2010,andcurrentlyaresearchassistantattheuniversityofluxembourg,canberightfullyproudtobeoneofthisyear’sparticipants.Truthfully,heracademichistoryisasimpressiveasitisunusual:aftertwoyearsatuniversity,sheheldatri-national(luxembourgish,frenchandgerman)pre-degreeinPhysics,threeyearslatershereceivedagermandiplomaasaPhysicistcombinedwithafrenchdea(Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies)inmaterialsciences.bothdegreeswereawardedwiththebestpossiblegradeachieved;forhergraduationproject(underthedirectionofProf.drdrh.c.Jan-kristiankrüger)shedidnotonlyachievethedreammarkof1.0,shewasalsopresentedwithaprizeofexcellenceforbeingoneofthethreebestgraduatesofheryear.

buthowdoesonegetaluxembourgish,germanandfrenchdegreeinsuchashorttime?Thesaar-lor-luxdegreeprogramme(slls)isthesecret:thiscourse,foundedinearly2000andsupportedbythefranco-germanuniversity,allowsstudentstoundertakeonedegreeinthreedifferentcountries.assuch,Philippspenthertwofirstyearsinluxembourg,andthenmovedontosaarbrücken,nancyandbacktosaarbrückenfortheconsecutivethreeyears.besidestheobviousadvantageofgainingamulti-nationaldiploma,Philippclaimsthecoursehasotherbenefitstoo:“firstofall,yougettoworkwithexpertsinavarietyoffields.Theuniversityofsaarbrückenspecialisesinmaterialsciences,whereasnancyconsecratesitselftoplasmascience.inadditiontothescientificaspectperse,theprogrammerequiresacertainamountofflexibility,abonusinmyview.furthermore,gettingtoknowthedifferentstudysystemsindifferentcountrieshadastrongappealtome.”

aftergraduating,Philippreturnedtoluxembourgtoworkonherfnr-fundedPhdthesis:non-equilibriumphenomena,structuralformationandinfluencesofinterfacesinnetwork-formingsystemsasseenfromtheopticalandacousticviewpoint.onceagainunderthedirectionofkrüger,shewasstudyingthemechanicalpropertiesof2-componentglues,adhesivesthataremadeoftwochemicalsubstances,aresinononesideandahardenerontheother.mixedtogether,thetwosubstancesundergoachemicalreactionandpolymerise.Thetechniquemakesthecombinationofmaterialssuchasplasticandmetalfeasible,afeatthatwasnearlyimpossiblebeforetheinventionofstrongglues.“nowadays,carsorplanesareheldtogethermainlywithglue,”explainsPhilipp.“adhesiveshavetwoclearadvantagestoweldingforexample:firstly,weldedmaterialstendtorustrelativelyquicklyattheweldingjunction,secondly,usingglueischeaper.”accordingtoher,theaveragecartodaycontainsabout30kgofadhesive.althoughthissoundslikealot,gluingactuallyreducestheweightofthefinalproduct,makingitmoreenvironmentallyfriendly,inaway.

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“biocompatiblegluesarecertainlyanimportantandinterestingareaoffutureresearch,”saysPhilipp.Theyarealreadyinuseformedicalproceduressuchasliverorspleenoperationsandaretestedinbonerepairtoo.butthefundamentalquestionsPhilipphasbeenstudyingduringherthesisstillrequiremoreworkaswell.Thepolymerisationprocessofthetwocomponentsisnotstraightforward;thefactthatnanoparticlesareadded(amongstothers)tothesubstancestoacquiredifferentpropertiessuchasstrengthorimpactresistancemakesitevenmorecomplex,becausethechemicalreactiontendstochangearoundthese.suchstructuralheterogeneitiescanimpartpositiveproperties,butmightalsobeareasonfordisintegrationoftheglue.inhersearchforunderstanding,Philippcertainlymadeoneveryimportantfinding:thetwochemicalcomponentsinhergluedidnotonlymixbydiffusion,ashasbeenassumedsofar,butalsothroughconvection.Putsimply,thismeanstheprocessisfaster,butalsoevenmorecomplexandhardertounderstandthanpreviouslythought.

afterPhilipp’sdoctoralpromotioninnovember2009,thephysicsgroupoftheuniversityofluxembourghavestartedanalyzingmorecomplexglues.Couldthefurtherelucidationofthepolymerisationprocessbecomethepostgraduate’sfutureoccupation?“havingundertakenmyPhdinluxembourgmeansthatby2011,iwillhavetocontinueresearchinadifferentcountryforatleastayear,andleavetheprojectsiamcurrentlyworkingon,”Philippsays.industrialresearchwouldbeapossiblechoice,butsinceshehashersightsratherfixedonfundamentalscience,apostdoctoralresearchpositionwouldbethebetteroption.“icouldseemyselfmovingtotheukortheunitedstates,inordertobrushuponmylanguageskillsaswellasdoingresearch,”sheponders.anotherinterestingprojecthascaughtherattention:“Theresearchunitinluxembourghasclosecontactstothemax-Planck-instituteindüsseldorf.oneoftheirprojectsisthestudyofthemechanicalpropertiesoflobstershells,amaterialthatisverylightweightyetextremelyresistant.biophysicswoulddefinitelybeaninterestingbranchtoworkin.”Talkingtocolleaguesfromaroundtheworldwillcertainlyhelphertomakeachoice.“forme,thetimingofthelindaunobelCouncilisdefinitelyperfect!”

sinceitsintroductionon1october2008,theafrgrantschemeforPhdandpostdoctoralresearchershasbeen,onanationallevel,themaininstrumentforsupportingearlystageresearchers’trainingandimprovingtheircareerperspectives.afrcomplieswiththeprinciplessetoutintheeuropeanCharterforresearchersandtheCodeofConductfortherecruitmentofresearchersactivelypromotedunderthefP7bytheeuropeanCommission.

sincethesettingupofafrin2008,thefnrhasrealisedatotaloftencallswithinthescheme(5Phdaswellas5postdoctoralcalls):

AFRPHDCALLS SUBMISSIONDEADLINE

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Call 2008-1 01.10.2008 49 25 2,233,061 51%

Call 2008-2 15.12.2008 53 32 2,905,863 60%

Call 2009-1 15.03.2009 66 38 3,459,675 58%

Call 2009-2 15.06.2009 55 31 2,955,141 56%

Call 2009-3 15.09.2009 63 36 3,244,842 57%

Total Phd 2008+2009 286 162 14,798,582 57%

AFRPOSTDOC(PDR)CALLS SUBMISSIONDEADLINE

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Call 2008-1 01.10.2008 25 14 1,173,002 56%

Call 2008-2 15.10.2008 13 6 565,600 46%

Call 2009-1 15.01.2009 24 12 1,057,560 50%

Call 2009-2 15.04.2009 29 23 2,115,240 79%

Call 2009-3 15.07.2009 31 21 2,006,087 68%

Total PdR 2008+2009 122 76 6,917,489 62%

TotalPhDetPDR 2008+2009 408 238 21,716,071 58%

inordertoguaranteethequalityofitsselection,thefnrwasassistedin2009byapanelcomposedof31membersfrom10differentcountries,andreceivedadditionallywrittenreviewsfrom300externalexperts.

sinceoctober2008,thefnrprocessedatotalof255Phdand44postdoctoralprojecttransitionsfromthebfrtotheafrscheme.oneofthemainissueswastoofferworkcontractstothosebeneficiarieswho,untilthen,benefitedonlyfrombfr-grantswithoutsocialsecurity.outofthese299transitedapplications,65requestsfora4thyearprolongationofPhdfundinghavebeenprocessed.Thatis,atotalofeur15millionhasbeeninvestedin2008and2009forthetransitionsandprolongationsofformerbfrgrants.

Theafrschemesuccessfullyencouragestheestablishmentofworkcontracts:nearly80%ofthePhdand95%ofthepostdoctoralcandidateswhohadbeenselectedhavebeenofferedworkcontracts.26%ofthebeneficiariesareofluxembourgishnationality;71%ofthebeneficiariesareaccommodatedbyresearchinstitutionsinluxembourg,theuniversityofluxembourgbeingthemainhostinstitution.Theafrschemehasnotyetsucceededinmotivatingtheprivatesectortogetinvolvedinthetrainingofyoungresearchers:only8Phdand1postdoctoralproject,i.e.lessthan4%oftheafrprojectsretainedin2008and2009,arebeingrealisedwithintheframeworkofapublic-privatepartnership.in2010,aninformationcampaignwillbelaunchedinthehopetoboosttheparticipationoftheprivatesectorinafrprojects.

inoctober,thefnrhadinvitedanexternalconsultant,aswellasmembersoftheministryofresearchandoftheuniversityofluxembourgtoinitiatediscussionsaboutdoctoraltraininginluxembourg.Thisworkshopcontributedtodefinetheafrevaluationwhichwillberealisedin2010andwhichwillincludeasurveyamongallafrapplicantsofthe2008and2009calls,whethersuccessfulornot.

withintheframeworkofthe7thPCrd(Cofund),thefnrhassuccessfullysubmittedaproposalfortheafr-postdoctoralscheme,resultinginco-financingofpostdocgrantsofovereur3millionbytheeuropeanCommissionforthe2009-2011period.Thecorrespondinglabellingofafras“marie-Curiecofounded”schemeresultsinanincreasedvisibilityandpromotionoftheschemeinternationally.

AFR COLLABORATION AT NATIONAL ANd INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

Themanagersoftheafrprogrammecollaboratewiththeeuraxessservicesnetworkcoordinatedbytheuniversityofluxembourg.ataninternationallevel,thefnrtakespartintheeuropeannetworks“esfmemberorganisationforumonresearchCareers”andthe“humanresourcesstrategygroup”oftheeuropeanCommission.incollaborationwithluxinnovation,thefnrrepresentsluxembourgonthefP7PeoPlecommitteeandisthenationalcontactpoint(nCP)forthePeoPleprogrammeundertheseventhframeworkprogramme.ThefnrtogetherwithluxinnovationcontributedtoanactivepromotionofPeoPlecallsinluxembourgbytheorganisationofaworkshoppromotingtheiaPPcall.

furthermore,thefnrorganiseditsfirst“afrnetworkingday”indecember2009.Thiseventwillbeheldeverydecemberinordertobringtogetheralltheafrbeneficiariesandtoorganiseanactiveexchangebetweenthem.

sincetheintroductionofafron1october2008,thefnrhasbeenaccompanyingsome500youngPhdandpostdoctoralresearcherswithabudgetofovereur35millionin2008and2009.

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Theneedtomakescienceandtechnology,andconsequentlyresearch,accessibleandcomprehensibleforthegeneralpublic–andespeciallyfortheyoung–remainsanimportantobjectiveforluxembourgandthereforeforthefnr.

Thefnrplaysakeyroleinreinforcingthelinkbetweenscienceandsocietyinluxembourg.ontheonehand,thefnrworksatestablishingaframeworkthatwillfacilitatetheorganisationofactivitiesforthepromotionofscientificcultureinthefuture.akeyinstrumenthereistheProsciencegroup,whichwassetupbythefnrin2007tofacilitateandfosterfurthercollaborations.itregroupsallpublicresearchactorsaswellastheministryofeducationandtheservicenationaldelaJeunesse.ontheotherhand,thefnractivelysetsanexamplethroughorganising–oftentogetherwithotherresearchplayers–activitiesthatpromoteitsownactivities,scienceandresearchinluxembourgingeneralaswellasthescientificandtechnologicalculture.

anotherkeyinstrumentforstrengtheningscientificcultureisthefnr’saccompanyingmeasuream1forthepromotionofscientificculture.Thebiennialsciencefestival,forinstance,ispartlyfundedthroughthismeasure.

PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC CULTURE

in2009,thefnrhascontinuedtoguaranteethemanagementoftheProsciencegroup.meetingswiththedirectorsofthevariouspublicresearchcentrestookplace,withtheaimtobroachtheissueofthepromotionofscientificculture.asaresultofthesediscussions,itwasshownthattheneedtostructureandreinforcethesupportofpromotionalactivitiestoagreaterextentisofparticularimportance.onthisnote,thefnrispleasedaboutthecurrenteffortsofthemesr;thefnrisexpectingthatthevalorisationofPsCinthegovernmentalPlanandinthefuturePerformanceContractsofthePublicresearchCentreswillfinallystimulatetheProsciencegroup.

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•ThecreationofpartnershipswithrTlTélélëtzebuerg,luxemburgerwort/lavoixandeldoradioprovidingcommunicationplatformstoresearcherswantingtocommunicatetheiractivitiesandthusimprovethevisibilityofresearchinluxembourg’smedia

•severalsensitisationactivitiesfortheyoung,suchasahighschoolcampaignaboutscientificprofessions/researchcareers,thedistributionofaverysuccessful“lookingforresearchers”studentdiaryforgraduatingclasses,thepresenceatdifferentstudentandrecruitmentfairs(foiredel’Étudiant,meet@uni.lu)andaninformationcampaignaboutam1inluxembourgishschools

•Theestablishmentofcontactswithteachersfromfundamentalschoolsandhighschoolsinordertoidentifybasicprinciplesforfuturejointprojects

•Theco-organisationofthesciencefestival2009withthenationalmuseumfornaturalhistory,aneventthatwelcomed11,000visitorsover4days

•finally,thesignatureofaconventionbetweenthefnrandtheassociationJeunesscientifiquesluxembourg(aJsl)inordertoguaranteethecontinuityofthe“youngscientistsContest”

in2010,thefnrwillcontinuetobeadrivingforceinthefieldofPsCandaimsatattainingitsstrategicobjectives,incompliancewiththegovernmentalPlanandthereportoftheministersbiltgenandgago.Thereisaclearneedtofocusontheconsolidationoftheexistingactivities–forexamplebyguaranteeingthecontinuityofthemediapartnerships–,theintensificationoftheProsciencegroup,andtheconsistentdevelopmentofactivitiesconcerningthesensitisationoftheyoung(inparticularthroughthecontactwiththeteachingstaff).Theactivity“Chercheursàl’école”,whichhadbeenorganisedforthefirsttimein2005,isduetoberepeatedin2010andthe“lookingforresearchers”studentdiarywillbere-edited.besidesarenewedpresenceofthefnrandotherresearchplayersatthefoiredel’étudiant2010andthejobfairmeet@uni.lu,thefnrwillalsocontinuetodevelopsupportmechanismsforresearcherswishingtopromotescientificculture.amongothers,theworkshopsoncommunicatingsciencetothepublic/mediaandcommunicatingsciencetotheyoungwillberepeated.Thesecondhostingoftheresearchers’nightinluxembourg,aneventforthegeneralpublictobeheldon24september2010,which,withmorethan2,000visitorsin2008,willdefinitelybethehighlightof2010.

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in2009,thefnrcreatedthe“misterscience”characterinordertopromotescientificcultureamongsttheyoung.misterscience’sfirstappearancewasinthe2009“lookingforresearchers”campaignpromotingresearchcareersinschools.shortlyafterthat,thefnr’snewsciencemediatorwhoincorporatesthemistersciencecharacter,begantoparticipateinaeldoradioshowwhereheanswersscientificquestionsandbecamearegularinrTl’spopularTvprogramme“Pisawëssensmagazin”,whereheisresponsiblefora5minuteexperimentalshow.infebruary2010,mistersciencejoinedfacebook.onlyonemonthlater,themistersciencefanpage,whichkeepsitsmembersinformedaboutmisterscience’sactivities,alreadycountedover500fans.

PROMOTION OF ThE FNR’S ACTIVITIES

apartfromtheregularpresswork,thedevelopmentofnewmediapartnershipsanditsannualreport,thefnrfinalisedtheredesignofitswebsite(www.fnr.lu)andcreatedanewwebsite,www.afr.lu,in2009.moreover,thefnrcelebratedits10thanniversaryin2009andseizedtheoccasiontooffertheresearchersandnationalstakeholderstwoexceptionalevents:theresearch&networkingPartyinsummerandanacademicsessionindecember.eventslikethefnrawardsCeremony,theCoreinfodayandtheafrnetworkingdaypresentedfurtheropportunitiesforthefacilitationofnetworkingbetweenresearchersononeside,andforinformingresearchersandotherstakeholdersinthegrand-duchy,inparticularthemedia,aboutthenumerousfnractivitiesontheotherside.lastbutnotleast,thefnrrealisedaCorporatefilmwiththetitle“fnr.seewhat’sbehindit”.TheleitmotivofthefilmisaTv-stylereportagegivinginformationaboutthefnr’sactivitiesandluxembourg’sresearchlandscape,includingstatementsofseveralresearchers.

regularpressworkandinformationdaysaboutitsschemeswillonceagainguaranteeprofessionalpublicrelationsaswellassustainablenetworkingandinformationoftheresearchcommunityin2010.internationalstakeholdersshouldbeinformedmoreintenselyonthefnr’sactivities.afirststepintothisdirectionistheparticipationandco-financingofluxinnovation’sinternationalpublication“focus”bythefnr.

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ACAdEMIC SESSION FOR ThE FNR’S 10Th ANNIVERSARy

inthepresenceofhisroyalhighnessgranddukehenriandministerfrançoisbiltgen,thefnrhasofficiallycelebratedits10thanniversarywithanacademicsessionatthePhilharmonieon9december2009.ThehighlightsoftheeventwerethepresentationofthenewfnrCorporatefilmandascienceshowbythefnr’smisterscience,aswellasaconferencebyProf.ernstludwigwinnacker,germanbiochemistandsecretarygeneralofthehumanfrontierscienceProgrammeontheimportanceofoutstandingresearchineuropeandthesmallercountries.

TheCorporatefilm“fnr.seewhat’sbehindit”canbedownloadedon:www.fnr.lu/en/Publications/fnr-Corporate-film

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mayorPaulhelminger4.ministerfrançoisbiltgen5.Prof.ernstludwigwinnacker

FNR RESEARCh & NETwORKINg PARTy

on13June2009,thefnrseizedtheoccasionofits10th

anniversarytobringtogetheralltheresearchersfromluxembourgandabroadwhoarebeneficiariesofthefnr’smulti-annualprogrammes,accompanyingmeasuresortheafrgrantscheme,aswellasthemanyotherpersonswhoareinregularcontactwiththefnr.

Thefnr’sinitiativewashighlysuccessful:morethan300researchersandtheirfamiliesacceptedtheinvitation.Thusnearly660guestsspentasunnydayintheChâteaudeseptfontaines,whereagardenpartybarbecueaswellasanimationforadultsandyoung,wereofferedbythefnr.

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SPECIAL ISSUE STAMP FOR ThE FNR

inmay2009,theluxembourgPostandTelecommunicationsissuedaspecialpostagestamppromotingresearch:recherche–www.fnr.lu.Theeur0.50stamp,whichrepresentsafemaleresearcherinherlab,hasbeendesignedbytheluxembourgishartistP.wagner.

mremilespen,headoftheP&Tluxembourgstampoffice,officiallyhandedthefnrstamptomrromainhenrion,Presidentofthefnr,ontheoccasionofluxembourg’s2009internationalspringfair.

LUXEMBOURG 2009P.WAGNER

POSTES

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romainhenrion,raymondbausch,susannerick,Jean-frankwagner

ACTIVITIES PLANNEd FOR 201008.

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KNOwLEdgE TRANSFER

overthepastyears,thefnrhasbeendevelopingacompleteportfoliooffinancialschemestosupportpublicresearchinluxembourg.from2010onwards,thefnrwillstrengthenitseffortsconcerningknowledgetransferinordertomaximisetheimpactoftheactivitiesitfinances.Thisinitiative,whichwilladoptseveralvalorisationinstruments(forexamplethematicplatforms,nationalandinternationalnetworks,scientificandpublicconferences...)willbedevelopedinclosecooperationwithluxinnovationandotherstakeholdersofluxembourg’sresearchlandscape.itwillbeamajoraspectofthefnr’snextPerformanceContract(tobepreparedin2010)coveringtheyears2011to2013.

ThE FNR’S MULTI-ANNUAL RESEARCh PROgRAMMES CORE, ATTRACT ANd PEARL

withinthecontextoftheCoreprogramme,thefnrwillmanageathirdcallforproposalsin2010.Thefirsttwocallshavereinforcedthefnr’sroleasaguarantorforscientificquality.somechangestotheCoreprogrammehavebeenjudgednecessaryinordertoaddressthepeculiarityofluxembourg’sresearchenvironment:aframeworkadaptedtoyoungresearchers(CoreJuniorTrack)aswellasthecoveringofthePhdstudent’ssalariesbytheprojectbudget.Thefnrwillcontinuetopromoteinternationalcooperationaccordingtothestrategicapproach,whichhadbeendefinedin2009.moreover,thefnrhasforeseentobemoreactiveinpromotingtheinTerandaTTraCTprogrammesandthustoimprovethevisibilityofluxembourg’spublicresearchonaninternationallevelandtodevelopanexcellentlevelofquality.

AFR gRANT SChEME

anin-depthanalysisofthemanagementandtheimpactoftheafrgrantschemewillinvestigatethefeasibilityofthefnrtosupportadoctoralschool,withaviewtoimprovethedoctoraltrainingonthenationallevel.analumninetworkaswellasanafrdaywillcontributetopromotetheafrgrants.foramoreefficientmanagementbythefnr,thenumberofcallswillbereducedto4(2afrPhdcallsand2afrpostoctoralcalls)from2010onwards.

PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC CULTURE

Thefnrwillcontinuetobeadrivingforcebehindthepromotionofscientificculture,especiallythroughtheorganisationofthesecondhostingoftheresearchers’nightinluxembourg-Cityon24september2010.furthermore,thefnrwillfocusonconsistentdevelopmentofactivitiesconcerningthesensitisationoftheyoung(inparticularthroughthecontactwiththeteachingstaff)andthegeneralpublic(e.g.throughmisterscience’sappearancesonrTl).Theactivity“Chercheursàl’école”willberepeated,the“lookingforresearchers”studentdiarywillbere-editedandthefnrwillcontinuetodevelopsupportmechanismsforresearcherswishingtopromotescientificculture.moreover,nationalandinternationalstakeholderswillbekeptmoreinformedaboutthefnr’sactivities.

NEw FNR ONLINE gRANT SUBMISSION SySTEM

ThenewiTsystemforthesubmissionandmanagementoffinancingrequestssubmittedtothefnrwillbesetupduringtheyear2010.itwillallowforamoreperformingandefficientmanagementofthefnr’sactivities(particularlyinviewofanexpectedincreaseinaccompanyingmeasuressubmissionsbyafrgrantees)andwillalsofacilitatethesubmissionprocedurethroughanelectronicsubmissionsystem.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Thefnrconsidersthattheperformanceevaluationofthefnrin2010,whichwillbeconductedbytheministryofresearch,willinduceconcreteproposalshelpingtofurtherimprovetheinternalmanagementandincreasetheimpactofthefnr.

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TASKS ANd OPERATIONS

underthetermsofarticle2ofthelawof31may1999establishinganationalresearchfundinthepublicsector,thetasksofthefnrare:

•Toreceive,manageandusefundsanddonationsfrompublicorprivatesourcestopromoteresearchandtechnologicaldevelopmentinthepublicsectoratnationallevel,referredtoas“r&d”,and

•Tomaintainanongoingprocessofreflectioninthefieldofnationalr&dpolicyorientation,accordingtoeconomicdataandscientificandtechnologicaldevelopments,aswellasonthebasisofin-depthstudies.

ROLE OF ThE FNRTheroleofThefnris:

•Todevelopproposalsrelatingtotheobjectivesofnationalr&dpolicy;

•Tosuggestpriorityactionstoachievetheseobjectives;•Todevelopmulti-annualactivityprogrammesonthe

basisoftheprioritiesadoptedandtherebycontributetotheestablishmentofamulti-annualr&dprogrammeatnationallevel;

•Tosecuretheimplementationofthesemultiannualactivityprogrammesbyallocatingthefinancialresourcesmadeavailabletoitandtomonitortheirimplementation;

•Toensuresystematicandcontinuousevaluationoftheresultsobtained,inordertofacilitateanyreadjustmentofprioritieswhichmayprovenecessary;

•generally,topromotetheefficientcoordinationofnationalr&dactivitiesandluxembourgparticipationininternationalr&dcooperationprogrammes;and

•Topresenttotheministerresponsibleforscientificandappliedresearch,onitsowninitiative,anyproposal,suggestionandinformationregardingtheimplementationofnationalr&dpolicy.

IN ThE PERFORMANCE OF ITS TASKS, ThE FNR MAy ALSO:

•organiseactivitiestopromotescientificculture,•allocatebursariestoresearchersandscientists,•givegrantstoindividualsandassociationspursuing

activitiesofascientificnature,•enablethebeneficiariesmentionedabovetoparticipatein

programmesorganisedbytheeuropeanCommunityorbyinternationalorganisations,and

•allocateafrgrantsaswellasfinancemeasuresrelatedtotheirpromotioninordertosupportthetrainingofresearchersinhostinstitutions.

ThE BENEFICIARIES

•Thepublicresearchcentressetuponthebasisofthelawof9march1987tofacilitate:1. theorganisationoftechnologicalresearchand

developmentinthepublicsector,2. technologytransferandscientificandtechnical

cooperationbetweenprivatecompaniesandthepublicsector;

•Theuniversityofluxembourg;•TheCentred’ÉtudesdePopulations,dePauvretéetde

Politiquessocio-Économiques(CentreforstudiesonPopulation,Povertyandsocio-economicPolicy),apublicestablishmentcreatedbythelawof10november1989;and

•Thepublicbodies,servicesandestablishmentsauthorisedtoundertakeresearchanddevelopmentandtechnologytransferactivitiesintheirfieldsofcompetence,withtheaimofpromotingscientificprogressandtechnologicalinnovation.

OPERATION

Thenationalresearchfundisapublicestablishmentwithscientific,financialandadministrativeautonomyandismanagedbyaboardofadministration,assistedbyascientificCouncilandasecretariat.

ThE BOARd OF AdMINISTRATIONTheboardofadminisTraTionConsisTsof:

•amembernominatedbyeachoftheministersconcerned,whoseareasofresponsibilitycoverscientificresearchandappliedresearch,highereducation,industrialresearchanddevelopment,technologytransferorthebudget,

•twomembersnominatedbythegovernmentCouncilafterconsultationwiththeotherministersorganisingr&d,

•sixmembersnominatedbythegovernmentfromamongfiguresintheprivatesectorrecognisedfortheircompetenceinthefieldofr&d.

membersofTheboardofadminisTraTionfrom2005-2009

President:•Romain hENRION,arcelors.a.

Vice-President:•Pierre-Marie VALENNE,banquePrivée

edmondderothschildeurope

•Raymond BAUSCh,ministryofCulture,highereducationandresearch,untilJanuary2009

•Jean BERgh,goodyears.a.•germain dONdELINgER,ministryofhighereducation

andresearch• Fränk gANSEN,ministryofhealth,sinceJuly2008•yves ELSEN,hitecluxembourgs.a.•Jean-Marie hAENSEL,inspectiongénéraledesfinances•danielle hANSEN-KOENIg,ministryofhealth,

untilJuly2008•Romain KEISER,galvalanges.àr.l.,untilJuly2008• Rober KERgER,ministryofhighereducation

andresearch,sinceJanuary2009•Jacques LANNERS, Ceratizit,sinceoctober2008•henri METZ,sectionmédicaledel’institutgrand-ducal•François MEyER,france•Marco wALENTINy,ministryofeconomy

andforeignTrade

anewboardofadministrationhasbeensetupin2010forafive-yearperiod.

membersofTheboardofadminisTraTionfrom2010-2014

President:•yves ELSEN,hitecluxembourgs.a.

Vice-President:•Jacques LANNERS,Ceratizit

•Jean BERgh,goodyears.a.•Andrée BILLON,Commissiondesurveillance

dusecteurfinancier•Edmond differding,uCbPharmas.a.,bruxelles•dominique FABER,ministryofhighereducation

andresearch•Fränk gANSEN,ministryofhealth•Jean-Marie hAENSEL,inspectiongénéraledesfinances•Christiane hOFFMANN,lilithProjetsàrl•Robert KERgER,ministryofhighereducation

andresearch•Marc SOLVI, Paulwurths.a.•Marco wALENTINy,ministryofeconomy

andforeignTrade

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ThE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL

ThescientificCouncilassiststheboardofadministrationasaconsultativebodyonscientificmatters.

ThescientificCouncilconsistsof:

•arepresentativeofeachpublicresearchcentre(CrPhenriTudor,CrPgabriellippmann,CrPsanté),

•arepresentativeoftheCentred’ÉtudesdePopulations,dePauvretéetdePolitiquessocio-Économiques(CePs/insTead),

•tworepresentativesoftheuniversityofluxembourgestablishedbythelawof12august2003,

•figuresexternaltothebodiesmentionedabove,whetherfromluxembourgorabroad,selectedonthebasisoftheircompetence.Theirnumberexceedsthatofthebodieslistedbyone.

membersofThesCienTifiCCounCilfrom2005To2009

President:•Jean-frankwagner,universityofTrier,germany

•Claudewehenkel,PublicresearchCentrehenriTudor•ericTsChirharT,universityofluxembourg•luciënneblessing,universityofluxembourg•gustyfeyder,duPontTeijinfilmsluxembourgs.a.•marcgengler,Écolesupérieured’ingénieursdeluminy/

marseille,france•fernandmuller,dometics.àr.l.•délianilles,universityoflausanne,ÉcoledesheC,

switzerland•fernandreinig,PublicresearchCentre

gabriellippmann•gastonsChaber,Centred’ÉtudesdePopulations,de

PauvretéetdePolitiquessocio-Économiques•françoissChneider,nationalhealthlaboratory•PierrewilTZius,beckmaninstitute,universityofillinois,

usa,untilJuly2008•antoineweis,universityoffribourg,

sinceseptember2008

anewscientificCouncilhasbeensetupin2010forafive-yearperiod.

membersofThesCienTifiCCounCilfrom2010To2014

President:•françoismeyer,formergeneralmanagerofCentelionsas

andr&daventisfrance

•luciënneblessing,universityofluxembourg•Jacquesbrosius,CePs/insTead•Pierreflener,universityofuppsala,sweden•yvesfromes,universityPierreetmarieCurie,

instituteofmyology,Paris•francklePrevosT,universityofluxembourg•alinemÜller,universityofliège,heCmanagementschool•fernandreinig,PublicresearchCentregabriellippmann•françoissChneider,PublicresearchCentresanté•aloysesChoos,iees.a.•Claudewehenkel,PublicresearchCentrehenriTudor•antoineweis,universityoffribourg,switzerland

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Ulrike KOhL,seniorProgrammemanager

generalCoordinationafrgrantscheme

Contact:afrgrantscheme–domainssocialsciencesandhumanities

ulrike.kohl@fnr.lu

yi LIN, administrativeassistant

researchProgrammes

yi.lin@fnr.lu

Marie-Claude MARx,Phd,Programmemanager

Contact:afrgrantscheme–domainsbiology,medicalsciences,environment,Physics,Chemistry,materialsandengineering

marie-claude.marx@fnr.lu

Jill MAy-MOUSEL,assistantofthesecretarygeneral

accounting

jill.mousel@fnr.lu

dr Andreea MONNAT,Programmemanager

Contact:Core(domainis),seCom,erCim,aal(CoordinatorforthePublicsector)

andreea.monnat@fnr.lu

Susana PINTO,administrativeassistant

afrgrantscheme

susana.pinto@fnr.lu

Susanne RICK, Programmemanager

generalCoordinationaccompanyingmeasures

Contact:Core(domainid),accompanyingmeasures,era-nethera,era-age

susanne.rick@fnr.lu

Joseph ROdESCh,scientificmediator

Contact:PromotionofscientificCulture–youthProjects

joseph.rodesch@fnr.lu

Asaël ROUBy,Programmemanager

Contact:afrgrantscheme–domainseconomics,law,informationTechnologies

asael.rouby@fnr.lu

MEMBERS OF ThE SECRETARIAT

Raymond BAUSCh,secretarygeneral

generalCoordination,boardofadministrationandscientificCouncil

raymond.bausch@fnr.lu

Frank BINgEN,Programmemanager

Contact:Core(domainlm),vivre

frank.bingen@fnr.lu

dr Carlo dUPREL,seniorProgrammemanager

Contact:Core(domainsr),inTer,internationalrelations(CosT,esf)

carlo.duprel@fnr.lu

Angelina FRANK,administrativeassistant

accompanyingmeasures&afrgrantscheme

angelina.frank@fnr.lu

Elvire gEIBEN,administrativeassistant

PromotionofscientificCulture&CommunicationandPublicrelations

elvire.geiben@fnr.lu

dr Frank gLOd,seniorProgrammemanager

Contact:Core(domainbm),aTTraCT,biosan-Provie,erCsupport,era-netneuron,era-sysbio

frank.glod@fnr.lu

Sylvie hEINISCh,senioradministrativeassistant

accompanyingmeasures

sylvie.heinisch@fnr.lu

Tom JAKOBS,administrativeassistant

afrgrantscheme

tom.jakobs@fnr.lu

Michèle JENTgES-gLESENER,Communicationmanager

Contact:CommunicationandPublicrelations

michele.jentges@fnr.lu

Christiane KAELL,seniorProgrammemanager

generalCoordinationresearchProgrammes

Contact:Core(domainms),Trasu,seCal,eau,nano,era-netmaTera,era-netmnT

christiane.kaell@fnr.lu

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anne.schroeder@fnr.lu

Josiane STAUS,administrativeassistant

researchProgrammes

josiane.staus@fnr.lu

TemPorarymembersofTheseCreTariaT

Mario ALVES,administrativeassistant,fTC

afr-aidesàlaformation-recherche

mario.alves@fnr.lu

helena BURg, Programmemanager,fTCcoveringmaternityleave

Contact:afrgrantscheme–domainsbiology,medicalsciences,environment,Physics,Chemistry,materialsandengineering

helena.burg@fnr.lu

Norman FISCh,Programmemanager,fTCcoveringmaternityleave

Contact:PromotionofscientificCulture–generalPublicProjects

norman.fisch@fnr.lu

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Filipe dUARTE (studentassignment)

Neal FRANÇOIS(studentassignment)

Anouk PETERS(studentassignment)

Stanislas VANdIVINIT(studentassignment)

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REPORT ON ThE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS

followingourappointmentbytheboardofadministration,wehaveauditedtheaccompanyingannualaccountsofthenationalresearchfund,whichcomprisethebalancesheetasofdecember31,2009andtheprofitandlossaccountfortheyearthenendedandasummaryofsignificantaccountingpoliciesandotherexplanatorynotes.

boardofadminisTraTionresPonsibiliTyforTheannualaCCounTs

Theboardofadministrationisresponsibleforthepreparationandfairpresentationoftheseannualaccountsinaccordancewithluxembourglegalandregulatoryrequirementsrelatingtothepreparationoftheannualaccounts.Thisresponsibilityincludes:designing,implementingandmaintaininginternalcontrolrelevanttothepreparationandfairpresentationofannualaccountsthatarefreefrommaterialmisstatement,whetherduetofraudorerror;selectingandapplyingappropriateaccountingpolicies;andmakingaccountingestimatesthatarereasonableinthecircumstances.

resPonsibiliTyofTherÉviseurd’enTrePrises

ourresponsibilityistoexpressanopinionontheseannualaccountsbasedonouraudit.weconductedourauditinaccordancewithinternationalstandardsonauditingasadoptedbytheinstitutdesréviseursd’entreprises.Thosestandardsrequirethatwecomplywithethicalrequirementsandplanandperformtheaudittoobtainreasonableassurancewhethertheannualaccountsarefreefrommaterialmisstatement.

anauditinvolvesperformingprocedurestoobtainauditevidenceabouttheamountsanddisclosuresintheannualaccounts.Theproceduresselecteddependonthejudgementoftheréviseurd’entreprises,includingtheassessmentoftherisksofmaterialmisstatementoftheannualaccounts,whetherduetofraudorerror.inmakingthoseriskassessments,theréviseurd’enteprisesconsidersinternalcontrolrelevanttotheentity’spreparationandfairpresentationoftheannualaccountsinordertodesignauditproceduresthatareappropriateinthecircumstances,butnotforthepurposeofexpressinganopinionontheeffectivenessoftheentity’sinternalcontrol.

anauditalsoincludesevaluatingtheappropriatenessofaccountingpoliciesusedandthereasonablenessofaccountingestimatesmadebytheboardofadministration,aswellasevaluatingtheoverallpresentationsoftheannualaccounts.

webelievethattheauditevidencewehaveobtainedissufficientandappropriatetoprovideabasisforourauditopinion.

oPinion

inouropinion,theannualaccountsgiveatrueandfairviewofthefinancialpositionofthenationalresearchfundasofdecember31,2009andoftheresultsofitsoperationsfortheyearthenendedinaccordancewithluxembourglegalandregulatoryrequirementsrelatingtothepreparationoftheannualaccount.

(signed) (signed)

TomPfeiffer LucBrucherPartner Partner

PKFABAXAuditRéviseurs d’entreprises

Totheboardofadministrationnationalresearchfundluxembourg,march05,2010

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BALANCE ShEET31december2009(expressedineur)

ASSETS NOTES 2009 2008

FIxEd ASSETS

Intangible assets 295,590.25 0.00

Other fixtures and fittings, tools and equipment 60,981.91 40,529.60

CURRENT ASSETS

Other receivables 135,953.53 682,639.36

Budgetary allocations to be received 4 31,360,000.00 23,000,000.00

Other securities 6,000,000.00 0.00

Cash at bank and in hand 50,160,621.53 48,859,343.71

PREPAId ExPENSES ANd ACCRUEd INCOME 3+4 18,050,557.74 1,867,618.01

106,063,704.96 74,450,130.68

LIABILITIES

EQUITy

Reserve fund 7 6,544,010.28 6,116,269.88

Profit for the financial year (1,547,978.23) 427,740.40

dEBTS

Amounts owed to credit institutions 708.98 21.31

Amounts owed for goods and services provided 515,590.35 259,597.59

Taxes and social security contributions payable 55,995.83 42,878.10

Amounts owed to research institutions 4 64,264,003.71 37,869,384.94

Other debts 9 545,157.67 159,895.72

dEFERREd INCOME ANd ACCRUEd ExPENSES

Commitments yet to be made 3+4 35,686,216.37 29,574,342.74

106,063,704.96 74,450,130.68

notesintheappendixformanintegralpartoftheannualaccounts

PROFIT ANd LOSS ACCOUNT31december2009(expressedineur)

EXPENSES NOTES 2009 2008

Commitments made 4 52,172,317.49 31,591,292.72

Other external expenses 2,213,498.60 1,452,297,87

Personnel costs

wagesandsalaries 8 1,317,776.57 1,024,060.14

socialsecuritycontributions 8 226,111.82 156,497.78

Value adjustments 28,580.30 20,647.26

Interest payable and similar charges 9,724.83 3,765.23

Surplus for the year (1,547,978.23) 427,740.40

54,420,031.43 34,676,301.40

INCOME

Budgetary allocation for the year (programmes, measures, AFR) 4 41,976,130.20 44,768,390.00

Budgetary allocation for previous years (programmes, measures) 4 27,382,833.15 14,205,735.87

Adjustment for budgetary allocation not yet committed 4 (35,232,203.60) (29,221,911.94)

Adjustment for budgetary allocation committed in advance 4 18,045,557.74 1,839,078.79

Budgetary allocation for operating costs 5 180,000.00 735,000.00

Budgetary allocation for promoting scientific culture and FNR activities 5 920,000.00 725,000.00

Budgetary allocation for the former year 5 352,430.80 0.00

Adjustment for unused promotion budget 5 (454,012.77) (352,430.80)

Other operating income 64,708.56 112,936.49

Interest and similar income 1,180,033.16 1,857,082.96

Exceptional income 4,554.19 7,420.03

54,420,031.43 34,676,301.40

notesintheappendixformanintegralpartoftheannualaccounts

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APPENdIxdaTed31deCember2009

NOTE 1 – gENERAL

Thenationalresearchfund(hereafterthefnr)isapubliccorporationcreatedbythelawof31may1999.

Theaimsofthefnrare:

•Toreceive,manageanduseallocationsanddonationsfrompublicorprivatesourcestopromoteresearchandtechnologicaldevelopmentatnationallevelinthepublicsector,hereafterr&dand

•Tomaintainanongoingthink-tankprocesswithregardtonationalr&dpolicyaccordingtoeconomicdataanddevelopmentsinscienceandtechnologybasedonin-depthsurveys.

Thefnrisadministeredbyaboardofadministrationcomposedmainlyofrepresentativesfromministriesandtheprivatesector,undertheresponsibilityoftheministerresponsibleforscientificandappliedresearch.

TheboardofadministrationisassistedbythescientificCouncilwhichisitsconsultativebodyforscientificmatters.

Theheadofficeofthefnrhasbeenlocatedat6,rueantoinedesaint-exupéry,l-1432luxembourg-kirchbergsince16february2004.

Thefnr’saccountsarekeptinaccordancewiththeprinciplesandmethodsofcommercialaccounting.

NOTE 2 – PRESENTATION OF COMPARATIVE dATA

budgetaryprovisionsgrantedbytheministryforthecurrentyear,whetherpaidinornot,arerecordedunderincome.(seecolumnbofthetableappendedinnote4)

inreturn,allcommitmentsmadeinrespectofbeneficiariesduringtheyear,whetherpaidoutornot,arerecordedunderexpenses.(seecolumnfofthetableappendedinnote4)

forprogrammesandmeasures,thecommitmentisconsideredmadeifithasreceivedtheboardofadministration'sapproval.asregardsafrs,thecommitmentisconsideredmadefromthetimethepartiesenterintoanagreement.

attheendoftheyear,anadjustmenttofundsnotyetcommittedorcommittedinadvanceisrecordedintheaccounts.(seecolumn(a+b)-(e+f)-gofthetableappendedinnote4),i.e:eur18,045,557.74recordedunderprepaidexpensesandaccruedincomeforcommitmentsmadeinadvanceandeur35,686,216.37recordedunderdeferredincomeandaccruedexpensesforcommitmentsyettobemade.

NOTE 3 – ACCOUNTINg PRINCIPLES, RULES ANd METhOdS

generalPrinCiPles

Theannualaccountsaredrawnupinaccordancewiththestatutoryandregulatoryprovisionscurrentlyinforceinluxembourgandwithgenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciples.

Themainmethodsusedtodrawuptheannualaccountsinaccordancewiththeseprinciplesaresetoutbelow.

CurrenCyConversion

Thecompany’saccountsaremaintainedineurandthebalancesheetandprofitandlossstatementareexpressedinthesamecurrency.assetsandliabilitiesexpressedinanothercurrencyonthebalancesheetarevaluedattheexchangerateinforceonthebalancesheetdate.

inTangibleasseTs

intangibleassetsarerecordedattheiracquisitionpriceafterdeductionofvalueadjustments.valueadjustmentsarecalculatedusingthestraight-linemethodoveraperiodof3years.

TangibleasseTs

Tangibleassetsarerecordedattheiracquisitionpriceandareshowninthebalancesheetnetofrelatedaccumulatedvalueadjustments.valueadjustmentsarecalculatedusingthestraight-linemethod,basedontheestimatedlifetimeofeachindividualitemmakingupthetangibleasset.

aCCounTsreCeivableandaCCounTsPayable

accountsreceivablearepostedonthebalancesheetattheirlowestnominalvalueorestimatedresalevalue.avalueadjustmentismadewhentheestimatedresalevalueislowerthanthenominalvalue.accountspayablearepostedonthebalancesheetattheirnominalvalue.

eQuiTy

Thefnrwasnotprovidedwithanyequitywhenitwassetup.equitywillbeconstitutedbyannualoperatingsurpluses,insofarastheboardofadministrationdecidestoallocatethemunderthisheading.

PrePaidexPensesandaCCruedinCome

Commitmentsmadebythefnrinaccordancewiththeafrmanagementroleentrustedtoitbythelawof31may1999asamendedbythelawof19august2008andforwhichthefnrhasnotyetreceivedsufficientbudgetaryallocation(eur18,045,557.74)andotherprepaidexternalexpenses(eur5,000.00)arerecordedunderprepaidexpensesandaccruedincome.

deferredinComeandaCCruedexPenses

budgetaryprovisionsgrantedbytheministry,whetherpaidornot,inaccordancewiththeperformancecontractandwiththeroleentrustedtoitbythelawof31may1999asamendedbythelawof19august2008andwhichhavenotyetbeencommitted(eur35,686,216.37)arerecordedunderdeferredincomeandaccruedexpenses.

NOTE 4 – ChANgES IN ALLOCATIONS gRANTEd ANd COMMITMENTS MAdE

Changesinbudgetaryallocationsandincommitmentsmadearesetoutindetailintheappendedtable,whichformsanintegralpartoftheappendix.

in2008,thefnrwasalsocommissionedtodistributetrainingandresearchgrantsinaccordancewiththelawof19august2008ontrainingandresearchgrants.

NOTE 5 – CONTRIBUTIONS ANd FUNdS

Thefnrreceivedacontributiontowardsitsoperatingexpensesamountingtoeur180,000andacontributionofeur920,000towardspromotionalcostsforfnractivitiesandscientificculture.

from2008,thebudgetforthesepromotionalcostsishandledonamulti-annualbasis.fundsnotusedduringtheyeararecarriedforwardtothefollowingyear.

THECHANGESFOR2009AREASFOLLOwS:

Available budget as of 01/01: 352,430.80

Budgetary allocation for the year: 920,000.00

Budget used during the year: -818,418.03

Budget to be carried forward as of 31/12: 454,012.77

NOTE 6 – TAx

accordingtotheprovisionsofarticle16ofthelawof31may1999,thefnrisnotliableforstatetaxes,withtheexceptionofvalue-addedtaxandtaxesonsalaries.

NOTE 7 – RESERVE FUNd

atameetingon20march2009,theboardofadministrationdecidedtoallocatethesurplusfor2008,amountingtoeur427,740.40toareservefund,whichhadabalanceofeur6,544,010.28asof31/12/2009.

NOTE 8 – PERSONNEL

Theaveragenumberofpersonnelemployedduring2009was22,comparedto17in2008.

NOTE 9 – OThER dEBTS

Theotherdebtswhichamountedtoatotalofeur545,157.67on31december2009includeanamountofeur227,030.00correspondingtothebalanceoftheafrgrantswhichhavenotbeenallocatedon31december2009.

accordingtotheletterof6January2010bytheministryofhighereducationandresearch,thisamounthastoberefundedtothegovernment’sTreasury.

114 11501 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

CUMULATION TOTALGRANTED

ACCORDINGTOPROGRAMME

ORBUDGETASOF1.1.2009

ALLOCATIONSGRANTED

ACCORDINGTOPROGRAMME

ORBUDGET2009

TOTALALLOCATION

GRANTEDACCORDINGTO

PROGRAMMEORBUDGET

ALLOCATIONRECEIvED

BEFORE2009

ALLOCATIONRECEIvED

IN2009

ALLOCATIONTOBE

RECEIvEDASOF31.12.2009

TOTALCOMMITMENTS

BEFORE2009

NOTCOMMITTEDAS

OF1.1.2009

COMMITMENTSIN2009

TOTALCOMMITTED

BALANCETRANSFERTOOTHER

PROGRAMMES/MEASURES

TOTALREMAININGTO

BECOMMITTED

AMOUNTSPAIDTO

BENEFICIARIESBEFORE2009

AMOUNTSPAIDTO

BENEFICIARIESIN2009

TOTALPAyMENTS

AMOUNTTOBEPAIDTO

BENEFICIARIES31.12.2009

A B A+B C D (A+B)-(C+D) E A-E F E+F G (A+B)-(E+F)-G H I (E+F)-(H+I)

PROgRAMMES

Secom 7,500,000.00 7,500,000.00 7,500,000.00 0.00 7,184,543.79 315,456.21 (408,360.22) 6,776,183.57 723,816.43 6,471,236.46 125,421.97 6,596,658.43 179,525.14

Nano 6,700,000.00 6,700,000.00 6,700,000.00 0.00 6,521,578.41 178,421.59 (110,622.55) 6,410,955.86 289,044.14 5,911,048.44 373,377.45 6,284,425.89 126,529.97

Eau 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 0.00 4,641,089.22 358,910.78 (6,884.96) 4,634,204.26 365,795,74 0.00 4,614,452.44 4,614,452.44 19,751.82

Biosan / Provie 10,500,000.00 10,500,000.00 10,500,000.00 0.00 9,868,664.30 631,335.70 (3,292.00) 9,865,372.30 634,627.70 7,342,237.80 864,264.49 8,206,502.29 1,658,870.01

Vivre 12,000,000.00 12,000,000.00 12,000,000.00 0.00 11,889,032.00 110,968.00 (8,018.13) 11,881,013.87 118,986.13 8,196,173.23 1,047,014.22 9,243,187.45 2,637,826.42

Trasu 6,000,000.00 6,000,000.00 6,000,000.00 0.00 5,862,045.65 137,954.35 5,862,045.65 137,954.35 4,674,000.00 68,000.00 4,742,000.00 1,120,045.65

Secal 7,500,000.00 7,500,000.00 7,500,000.00 0.00 7,351,673.95 148,326.05 (39,600.00) 7,312,073.95 187,926.05 4,892,569.69 1,130,477.97 6,023,047.66 1,289,026.29

Inter 17,700,000.00 17,700,000.00 5,700,000.00 1,000,000.00 11,000,000.00 4,591,069.00 13,108,931.00 664,132.00 5,255,201.00 12,444,799.00 990,808.00 1,434,600.00 2,425,408.00 2,829,793.00

Attract 6,000,000.00 6,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 800,000.00 5,200,000.00 2,557,685.00 3,357,685.00 2,642,315.00 200,000.00 252,000.00 452,000.00 2,905,685.00

Pearl 0.00 4,000,000.00 (4,000,000.00) 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 (6,000,000.00) 1,000,000.00 0.00 5,000,000.00

CORE:

Innovation in Services (IS)

development and Performance of the Financial Systems 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 324,000.00 0.00 324,000.00 1,676,000.00 0.00 196,350.00 196,350.00 127,650.00

Business Service design 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 750,000.00 1,626,000.00 2,376,000.00 (376,000.00) 0.00 0.00 452,890.00 452,890.00 1,923,110.00

Information Security and Trust Management 2,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 4,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,363,000.00 870,000.00 2,233,000.00 1,767,000.00 0.00 745,860.00 745,860.00 1,487,140.00

Telecommunication and Multimedia 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 0.00 821,000.00 821,000.00 1,179,000.00 0.00 0.00 821,000.00

Sustainable Resource Management in Luxembourg (SR)

Sustainable Management of water Resources 1,500,000.00 2,000,000.00 3,500,000.00 1,500,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,717,000.00 2,563,000.00 4,280,000.00 (780,000.00) 0.00 629,000.00 629,000.00 3,651,000.00

Sustainable Uses and Sources of Energy 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 752,000.00 408,000.00 1,160,000.00 840,000.00 0.00 172,000.00 172,000.00 988,000.00

Understanding Ecosystems and Biodiversity 500,000.00 500,000.00 500,000.00 0.00 500,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Sustainable Agro-Systems Management 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 455,000.00 455,000.00 545,000.00 0.00 0.00 455,000.00

Spatial and Urban development 500,000.00 500,000.00 500,000.00 1,269,000.00 1,269,000.00 (769,000.00) 0.00 166,000.00 166,000.00 1,103,000.00

New Functional and Intelligent Materials and Surfaces and New Sensing Applications (MS)

New Functional and Intelligent Materials and Surfaces 3,000,000.00 4,000,000.00 7,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 4,000,000.00 3,415,000.00 3,393,000.00 6,808,000.00 192,000.00 0.00 1,657,000.00 1,657,000.00 5,151,000.00

Biomedical Sciences/Regulation of Chronic, degenerative and Infectious diseases (BM)

Regenerative Medecine in Age-related diseases 2,500,000.00 3,000,000.00 5,500,000.00 2,500,000.00 3,000,000.00 3,168,000.00 0.00 (1,800,000.00) 1,368,000.00 4,132,000.00 0.00 669,744.40 669,744.40 698,255.60

Translational Biomedical Research 0.00 0.00 3,001,000.00 3,001,000.00 (3,001,000.00) 0.00 1,752,328.60 1,752,328.60 1,248,671.40

Public health 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 737,000.00 737,000.00 263,000.00 0.00 0.00 737,000.00

Labour Market, Educational Requirements and Social Protection (LM)

Challenges for the Educational System, Labour Market, Social Protection Including Territorial Aspects

1,500,000.00 2,000,000.00 3,500,000.00 1,500,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,025,000.00 840,000.00 1,865,000.00 1,635,000.00 0.00 411,580.00 411,580.00 1,453,420.00

Indentities, diversity and Integrations (Id)

Identities, diversity and Integration 1,500,000.00 2,000,000.00 3,500,000.00 1,500,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,572,000.00 663,000.00 2,235,000.00 1,265,000.00 0.00 656,000.00 656,000.00 1,579,000.00

Common 6,000,000.00 6,000,000.00 12,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 9,800,000.00 (800,000.00) 0.00 7,914,000.00 0.00 (3,433,795.74) 15,433,795.74 0.00 0.00 0.00

100,900,000.00 28,000,000.00 128,900,000.00 82,900,000.00 14,800,000.00 31,200,000.00 72,795,696.32 28,104,303.68 22,491,039.14 95,286,735.46 0.00 33,613,264.54 43,292,526.06 12,803,909.10 56,096,435.16 39,190,300.30

116 117

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ACCORDINGTOPROGRAMME

ORBUDGETASOF1.1.2009

ALLOCATIONSGRANTED

ACCORDINGTOPROGRAMME

ORBUDGET2009

TOTALALLOCATION

GRANTEDACCORDINGTO

PROGRAMMEORBUDGET

ALLOCATIONRECEIvED

BEFORE2009

ALLOCATIONRECEIvED

IN2009

ALLOCATIONTOBE

RECEIvEDASOF31.12.2009

TOTALCOMMITMENTS

BEFORE2009

NOTCOMMITTEDAS

OF1.1.2009

COMMITMENTSIN2009

TOTALCOMMITTED

BALANCETRANSFERTOOTHER

PROGRAMMES/MEASURES

TOTALREMAININGTO

BECOMMITTED

AMOUNTSPAIDTO

BENEFICIARIESBEFORE2009

AMOUNTSPAIDTO

BENEFICIARIESIN2009

TOTALPAyMENTS

AMOUNTTOBEPAIDTO

BENEFICIARIES31.12.2009

A B A+B C D (A+B)-(C+D) E A-E F E+F G (A+B)-(E+F)-G H I (E+F)-(H+I)

PROgRAMMES

Secom 7,500,000.00 7,500,000.00 7,500,000.00 0.00 7,184,543.79 315,456.21 (408,360.22) 6,776,183.57 723,816.43 6,471,236.46 125,421.97 6,596,658.43 179,525.14

Nano 6,700,000.00 6,700,000.00 6,700,000.00 0.00 6,521,578.41 178,421.59 (110,622.55) 6,410,955.86 289,044.14 5,911,048.44 373,377.45 6,284,425.89 126,529.97

Eau 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 0.00 4,641,089.22 358,910.78 (6,884.96) 4,634,204.26 365,795,74 0.00 4,614,452.44 4,614,452.44 19,751.82

Biosan / Provie 10,500,000.00 10,500,000.00 10,500,000.00 0.00 9,868,664.30 631,335.70 (3,292.00) 9,865,372.30 634,627.70 7,342,237.80 864,264.49 8,206,502.29 1,658,870.01

Vivre 12,000,000.00 12,000,000.00 12,000,000.00 0.00 11,889,032.00 110,968.00 (8,018.13) 11,881,013.87 118,986.13 8,196,173.23 1,047,014.22 9,243,187.45 2,637,826.42

Trasu 6,000,000.00 6,000,000.00 6,000,000.00 0.00 5,862,045.65 137,954.35 5,862,045.65 137,954.35 4,674,000.00 68,000.00 4,742,000.00 1,120,045.65

Secal 7,500,000.00 7,500,000.00 7,500,000.00 0.00 7,351,673.95 148,326.05 (39,600.00) 7,312,073.95 187,926.05 4,892,569.69 1,130,477.97 6,023,047.66 1,289,026.29

Inter 17,700,000.00 17,700,000.00 5,700,000.00 1,000,000.00 11,000,000.00 4,591,069.00 13,108,931.00 664,132.00 5,255,201.00 12,444,799.00 990,808.00 1,434,600.00 2,425,408.00 2,829,793.00

Attract 6,000,000.00 6,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 800,000.00 5,200,000.00 2,557,685.00 3,357,685.00 2,642,315.00 200,000.00 252,000.00 452,000.00 2,905,685.00

Pearl 0.00 4,000,000.00 (4,000,000.00) 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 (6,000,000.00) 1,000,000.00 0.00 5,000,000.00

CORE:

Innovation in Services (IS)

development and Performance of the Financial Systems 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 324,000.00 0.00 324,000.00 1,676,000.00 0.00 196,350.00 196,350.00 127,650.00

Business Service design 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 750,000.00 1,626,000.00 2,376,000.00 (376,000.00) 0.00 0.00 452,890.00 452,890.00 1,923,110.00

Information Security and Trust Management 2,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 4,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,363,000.00 870,000.00 2,233,000.00 1,767,000.00 0.00 745,860.00 745,860.00 1,487,140.00

Telecommunication and Multimedia 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 0.00 821,000.00 821,000.00 1,179,000.00 0.00 0.00 821,000.00

Sustainable Resource Management in Luxembourg (SR)

Sustainable Management of water Resources 1,500,000.00 2,000,000.00 3,500,000.00 1,500,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,717,000.00 2,563,000.00 4,280,000.00 (780,000.00) 0.00 629,000.00 629,000.00 3,651,000.00

Sustainable Uses and Sources of Energy 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 752,000.00 408,000.00 1,160,000.00 840,000.00 0.00 172,000.00 172,000.00 988,000.00

Understanding Ecosystems and Biodiversity 500,000.00 500,000.00 500,000.00 0.00 500,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Sustainable Agro-Systems Management 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 455,000.00 455,000.00 545,000.00 0.00 0.00 455,000.00

Spatial and Urban development 500,000.00 500,000.00 500,000.00 1,269,000.00 1,269,000.00 (769,000.00) 0.00 166,000.00 166,000.00 1,103,000.00

New Functional and Intelligent Materials and Surfaces and New Sensing Applications (MS)

New Functional and Intelligent Materials and Surfaces 3,000,000.00 4,000,000.00 7,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 4,000,000.00 3,415,000.00 3,393,000.00 6,808,000.00 192,000.00 0.00 1,657,000.00 1,657,000.00 5,151,000.00

Biomedical Sciences/Regulation of Chronic, degenerative and Infectious diseases (BM)

Regenerative Medecine in Age-related diseases 2,500,000.00 3,000,000.00 5,500,000.00 2,500,000.00 3,000,000.00 3,168,000.00 0.00 (1,800,000.00) 1,368,000.00 4,132,000.00 0.00 669,744.40 669,744.40 698,255.60

Translational Biomedical Research 0.00 0.00 3,001,000.00 3,001,000.00 (3,001,000.00) 0.00 1,752,328.60 1,752,328.60 1,248,671.40

Public health 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 737,000.00 737,000.00 263,000.00 0.00 0.00 737,000.00

Labour Market, Educational Requirements and Social Protection (LM)

Challenges for the Educational System, Labour Market, Social Protection Including Territorial Aspects

1,500,000.00 2,000,000.00 3,500,000.00 1,500,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,025,000.00 840,000.00 1,865,000.00 1,635,000.00 0.00 411,580.00 411,580.00 1,453,420.00

Indentities, diversity and Integrations (Id)

Identities, diversity and Integration 1,500,000.00 2,000,000.00 3,500,000.00 1,500,000.00 2,000,000.00 1,572,000.00 663,000.00 2,235,000.00 1,265,000.00 0.00 656,000.00 656,000.00 1,579,000.00

Common 6,000,000.00 6,000,000.00 12,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 9,800,000.00 (800,000.00) 0.00 7,914,000.00 0.00 (3,433,795.74) 15,433,795.74 0.00 0.00 0.00

100,900,000.00 28,000,000.00 128,900,000.00 82,900,000.00 14,800,000.00 31,200,000.00 72,795,696.32 28,104,303.68 22,491,039.14 95,286,735.46 0.00 33,613,264.54 43,292,526.06 12,803,909.10 56,096,435.16 39,190,300.30

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CUMULATION TOTALGRANTED

ACCORDINGTOPROGRAMME

ORBUDGETASOF1.1.2009

ALLOCATIONSGRANTED

ACCORDINGTOPROGRAMME

ORBUDGET2009

TOTALALLOCATION

GRANTEDACCORDINGTO

PROGRAMMEORBUDGET

ALLOCATIONRECEIvED

BEFORE2009

ALLOCATIONRECEIvED

IN2009

ALLOCATIONTOBE

RECEIvEDASOF31.12.2009

TOTALCOMMITMENTS

BEFORE2009

NOTCOMMITTED

ASOF1.1.2009

COMMITMENTSIN2009

TOTALCOMMITTED

BALANCETRANSFERTOOTHER

PROGRAMMES/MEASURES

TOTALREMAININGTO

BECOMMITTED

AMOUNTSPAIDTO

BENEFICIARIESBEFORE2009

AMOUNTSPAIDTO

BENEFICIARIESIN2009

TOTALPAyMENTS

AMOUNTTOBEPAIDTO

BENEFICIARIES31.12.2009

A B A+B C D (A+B)-(C+D) E A-E F E+F G (A+B)-(E+F)-G H I (E+F)-(H+I)

ACCOMPANyINg MEASURES

MA1 (old) 100,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 0.00 64,081.79 0.00 64,081.79 35,918.21 0.00 64,081.79 64,081.79 0.00

MA2 (old) 50,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

MA3 (old) 50,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 0.00 101,619.32 0.00 101,619.32 (51,619.32) 0.00 101,619.32 101,619.32 0.00

AM 1 Promotion of Scientific Culture 1,200,000.00 250,000.00 1,450,000.00 1,200,000.00 250,000.00 929,990.56 0.00 195,488.96 1,125,479.52 324,520.48 0.00 762,745.55 132,728.31 895,473.86 230,005.66

AM 2 Training and Mobility 0.00

a) Participation in Scientific Conferences Abroad 370,000.00 150,000.00 520,000.00 370,000.00 150,000.00 323,648.25 0.00 239,691.15 563,339.40 (43,339.40) 0.00 305,915.64 166,073.24 471,988.88 91,350.52

b) Training for Researchers 200,000.00 30,000.00 230,000.00 200,000.00 30,000.00 14,025.33 0.00 74,712.42 88,737.75 141,262.25 0.00 12,831.53 46,906.22 59,737.75 29,000.00

c) Mobility of Researchers 1,200,000.00 550,000.00 1,750,000.00 1,200,000.00 550,000.00 1,277,321.95 (0.00) 266,981.89 1,544,303.84 205,696.16 0.00 953,309.81 162,061.40 1,115,371.21 428,932.63

AM 3 Organisation of Conferences 2,200,000.00 400,000.00 2,600,000.00 2,200,000.00 400,000.00 2,120,485.74 (0.00) 278,024.67 2,398,510.41 201,489.59 0.00 1,857,787.72 130,905.85 1,988,693.57 409,816.84

AM 4 Theses and Scientific Publications 460,000.00 120,000.00 580,000.00 460,000.00 120,000.00 304,605.52 0.00 157,947.92 462,553.44 117,446.56 0.00 268,232.31 86,580.73 354,813.04 107,740.40

AM 5 National Research Coordination 0.00

a) Thematic and Structural Research Platforms 0.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

b) Public data Access for Researchers 150,000.00 50,000.00 200,000.00 150,000.00 50,000.00 374,600.00 0.00 25,000.00 399,600.00 (199,600.00) 0.00 131,680.00 17,920.00 149,600.00 250,000.00

AM 6 International Research Collaboration 0.00

a) Preparation of a Research Project for the EU 360,000.00 80,000.00 440,000.00 360,000.00 80,000.00 114,800.00 0.00 19,500.00 134,300.00 305,700.00 0.00 108,800.00 23,000.00 131,800.00 2,500.00

Research Fund for the greater Region 80,000.00 80,000.00 80,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 80,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

AM SF 2003 (Science Festival) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 237,745.56 0.00 237,745.56 (237,745.56) 0.00 237,745.56 237,745.56 0.00

AM SF 2005 (Science Festival) 420,000.00 420,000.00 420,000.00 0.00 327,798.85 0.00 327,798.85 92,201.15 0.00 327,798.85 327,798.85 0.00

AM SF 2007 (Science Festival) 350,000.00 350,000.00 350,000.00 0.00 8,395.00 0.00 8,395.00 341,605.00 0.00 8,395.00 8,395.00 0.00

AM SF 2009 (Science Festival) 150,000.00 150,000.00 300,000.00 150,000.00 150,000.00 0.00 0.00 294,053.31 294,053.31 5,946.69 0.00 0.00 294,053.31 294,053.31 0.00

AM AFR Insurance 300,000.00 300,000.00 0.00 300,000.00 23,273.87 0.00 90,750.00 114,023.87 185,976.13 0.00 0.00 40,500.00 40,500.00 73,523.87

AM AFR Travel 86,518.88 86,518.88 (86,518.88) 0.00 45,024.17 45,024.17 41,494.71

Common 100,000.00 100,000.00 0.00 2,100,000.00 (2,000,000.00) 1,117,608.26 0.00 (1,548,939.06) 1,648,939.06 0.00 0.00 0.00

Aw PCS 15,000.00 15,000.00 0.00 15,000.00 0.00 15,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Aw Pub 15,000.00 15,000.00 0.00 15,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 15,000.00 (30,000.00) 30,000.00 30,000.00 0.00

7,340,000.00 2,260,000.00 9,600,000.00 7,340,000.00 2,100,000.00 160,000.00 6,222,391.74 1,117,608.26 1,758,669.20 7,981,060.94 0.00 1,618,939.06 5,140,943.08 1,175,753.23 6,316,696.31 1,664,364.63

TRAININg ANd RESEARCh gRANTS

BFR 868,390.00 (221,850.00) 646,540.00 873,570.00 (227,030.00) 868,390.00 0.00 (221,850.00) 646,540.00 0.00 0.00 317,930.00 290,810.00 608,740.00 37,800.00

AFR

Phd 3,500,000.00 10,133,334.00 13,633,334.00 0.00 13,633,334.00 0.00 5,854,925.12 (2,354,925.12) 20,049,388.81 25,904,313.93 0.00 (12,270,979.93) 104,772.77 8,608,906.97 8,713,679.74 17,190,634.19

Postdoc (COFUNd included) 1,500,000.00 1,804,646.20 3,304,646.20 0.00 3,304,646.20 0.00 984,153.67 515,846.33 8,095,070.34 9,079,224.01 0.00 (5,774,577.81) 2,898,319.42 2,898,319.42 6,180,904.59

5,868,390.00 11,716,130.20 17,584,520.20 873,570.00 16,937,980.20 (227,030.00) 7,707,468.79 (1,839,078.79) 27,922,609.15 35,630,077.94 0.00 (18,045,557.74) 422,702.77 11,798,036.39 12,220,739.16 23,409,338.78

OvERALLTOTAL 114,108,390.00 41,976,130.20 156,084,520.20 91,113,570.00 33,837,980.20 31,132,970.00 86,725,556.85 27,382,833.15 52,172,317.49 138,897,874.34 0.00 17,186,645.86 48,856,171.91 25,777,698.72 74,633,870.63 64,264.003.71

CUMULATION TOTALGRANTED

ACCORDINGTOPROGRAMME

ORBUDGETASOF1.1.2009

ALLOCATIONSGRANTED

ACCORDINGTOPROGRAMME

ORBUDGET2009

TOTALALLOCATION

GRANTEDACCORDINGTO

PROGRAMMEORBUDGET

ALLOCATIONRECEIvED

BEFORE2009

ALLOCATIONRECEIvED

IN2009

ALLOCATIONTOBE

RECEIvEDASOF31.12.2009

TOTALCOMMITMENTS

BEFORE2009

NOTCOMMITTED

ASOF1.1.2009

COMMITMENTSIN2009

TOTALCOMMITTED

BALANCETRANSFERTOOTHER

PROGRAMMES/MEASURES

TOTALREMAININGTO

BECOMMITTED

AMOUNTSPAIDTO

BENEFICIARIESBEFORE2009

AMOUNTSPAIDTO

BENEFICIARIESIN2009

TOTALPAyMENTS

AMOUNTTOBEPAIDTO

BENEFICIARIES31.12.2009

A B A+B C D (A+B)-(C+D) E A-E F E+F G (A+B)-(E+F)-G H I (E+F)-(H+I)

ACCOMPANyINg MEASURES

MA1 (old) 100,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 0.00 64,081.79 0.00 64,081.79 35,918.21 0.00 64,081.79 64,081.79 0.00

MA2 (old) 50,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

MA3 (old) 50,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 0.00 101,619.32 0.00 101,619.32 (51,619.32) 0.00 101,619.32 101,619.32 0.00

AM 1 Promotion of Scientific Culture 1,200,000.00 250,000.00 1,450,000.00 1,200,000.00 250,000.00 929,990.56 0.00 195,488.96 1,125,479.52 324,520.48 0.00 762,745.55 132,728.31 895,473.86 230,005.66

AM 2 Training and Mobility 0.00

a) Participation in Scientific Conferences Abroad 370,000.00 150,000.00 520,000.00 370,000.00 150,000.00 323,648.25 0.00 239,691.15 563,339.40 (43,339.40) 0.00 305,915.64 166,073.24 471,988.88 91,350.52

b) Training for Researchers 200,000.00 30,000.00 230,000.00 200,000.00 30,000.00 14,025.33 0.00 74,712.42 88,737.75 141,262.25 0.00 12,831.53 46,906.22 59,737.75 29,000.00

c) Mobility of Researchers 1,200,000.00 550,000.00 1,750,000.00 1,200,000.00 550,000.00 1,277,321.95 (0.00) 266,981.89 1,544,303.84 205,696.16 0.00 953,309.81 162,061.40 1,115,371.21 428,932.63

AM 3 Organisation of Conferences 2,200,000.00 400,000.00 2,600,000.00 2,200,000.00 400,000.00 2,120,485.74 (0.00) 278,024.67 2,398,510.41 201,489.59 0.00 1,857,787.72 130,905.85 1,988,693.57 409,816.84

AM 4 Theses and Scientific Publications 460,000.00 120,000.00 580,000.00 460,000.00 120,000.00 304,605.52 0.00 157,947.92 462,553.44 117,446.56 0.00 268,232.31 86,580.73 354,813.04 107,740.40

AM 5 National Research Coordination 0.00

a) Thematic and Structural Research Platforms 0.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

b) Public data Access for Researchers 150,000.00 50,000.00 200,000.00 150,000.00 50,000.00 374,600.00 0.00 25,000.00 399,600.00 (199,600.00) 0.00 131,680.00 17,920.00 149,600.00 250,000.00

AM 6 International Research Collaboration 0.00

a) Preparation of a Research Project for the EU 360,000.00 80,000.00 440,000.00 360,000.00 80,000.00 114,800.00 0.00 19,500.00 134,300.00 305,700.00 0.00 108,800.00 23,000.00 131,800.00 2,500.00

Research Fund for the greater Region 80,000.00 80,000.00 80,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 80,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

AM SF 2003 (Science Festival) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 237,745.56 0.00 237,745.56 (237,745.56) 0.00 237,745.56 237,745.56 0.00

AM SF 2005 (Science Festival) 420,000.00 420,000.00 420,000.00 0.00 327,798.85 0.00 327,798.85 92,201.15 0.00 327,798.85 327,798.85 0.00

AM SF 2007 (Science Festival) 350,000.00 350,000.00 350,000.00 0.00 8,395.00 0.00 8,395.00 341,605.00 0.00 8,395.00 8,395.00 0.00

AM SF 2009 (Science Festival) 150,000.00 150,000.00 300,000.00 150,000.00 150,000.00 0.00 0.00 294,053.31 294,053.31 5,946.69 0.00 0.00 294,053.31 294,053.31 0.00

AM AFR Insurance 300,000.00 300,000.00 0.00 300,000.00 23,273.87 0.00 90,750.00 114,023.87 185,976.13 0.00 0.00 40,500.00 40,500.00 73,523.87

AM AFR Travel 86,518.88 86,518.88 (86,518.88) 0.00 45,024.17 45,024.17 41,494.71

Common 100,000.00 100,000.00 0.00 2,100,000.00 (2,000,000.00) 1,117,608.26 0.00 (1,548,939.06) 1,648,939.06 0.00 0.00 0.00

Aw PCS 15,000.00 15,000.00 0.00 15,000.00 0.00 15,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Aw Pub 15,000.00 15,000.00 0.00 15,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 15,000.00 (30,000.00) 30,000.00 30,000.00 0.00

7,340,000.00 2,260,000.00 9,600,000.00 7,340,000.00 2,100,000.00 160,000.00 6,222,391.74 1,117,608.26 1,758,669.20 7,981,060.94 0.00 1,618,939.06 5,140,943.08 1,175,753.23 6,316,696.31 1,664,364.63

TRAININg ANd RESEARCh gRANTS

BFR 868,390.00 (221,850.00) 646,540.00 873,570.00 (227,030.00) 868,390.00 0.00 (221,850.00) 646,540.00 0.00 0.00 317,930.00 290,810.00 608,740.00 37,800.00

AFR

Phd 3,500,000.00 10,133,334.00 13,633,334.00 0.00 13,633,334.00 0.00 5,854,925.12 (2,354,925.12) 20,049,388.81 25,904,313.93 0.00 (12,270,979.93) 104,772.77 8,608,906.97 8,713,679.74 17,190,634.19

Postdoc (COFUNd included) 1,500,000.00 1,804,646.20 3,304,646.20 0.00 3,304,646.20 0.00 984,153.67 515,846.33 8,095,070.34 9,079,224.01 0.00 (5,774,577.81) 2,898,319.42 2,898,319.42 6,180,904.59

5,868,390.00 11,716,130.20 17,584,520.20 873,570.00 16,937,980.20 (227,030.00) 7,707,468.79 (1,839,078.79) 27,922,609.15 35,630,077.94 0.00 (18,045,557.74) 422,702.77 11,798,036.39 12,220,739.16 23,409,338.78

OvERALLTOTAL 114,108,390.00 41,976,130.20 156,084,520.20 91,113,570.00 33,837,980.20 31,132,970.00 86,725,556.85 27,382,833.15 52,172,317.49 138,897,874.34 0.00 17,186,645.86 48,856,171.91 25,777,698.72 74,633,870.63 64,264.003.71

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