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In this May 2013 issue you will find: A summary of the 1st Innovation Network Workshop that took place on 15 April in Brussels An article about the role of substitution in the field of critical raw materials A reference to our recently launched video about the CRM_InnoNet project A cl

The launch of the Innovation Network at a workshop in Brussels was a lively event attended by 120 delegates representing 87 organisations.  The presentations from the day, as well as a summary of outputs from the afternoon breakout sessions, are now available. Keynote presentations Re

Under the auspices of the European Commission, the U.S. Department of Energy, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, the Third EU-US-Japan Trilateral Conference on Critical Materials will be organised in

This event has now passed.  Presentations and outputs from the event are available here.  Please visit our website soon for details of future events, or register to receive occasional updates.   Hear from Nokia, Rolls Royce, A4M, Acciona and more on substitution of critical raw m

This event has now passed.  Presentations and outputs from the event are now available here.  Please visit our website soon for details of future events, or register to receive occasional updates.   Innovation Network Workshop CRM_InnoNet will hold a workshop to launch the projec

The UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has announced that they are committing up to £10M to support research that addresses the manufacturing challenges associated with novel replacements for materials that are scarce, difficult to source, expensive

Critical Raw Materials Innovation Network (CRM_InnoNet) is a new project funded under the NMP (nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies) theme of the EC 7th Framework Programme. CRM_InnoNet will create an integrated community that will drive innovation

28 members of the project consortium and the European Commission Project Officer met for a two day meeting at the CIKTN offices in the UK. The meeting provided a great opportunity for all the project members introduce themselves. Partners presented implementation plans for the various

The European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials (EIP RM) aims to play a major role in securing a sustainable supply in raw materials for Europe and has set itself an ambitious list of targets to achieve by 2020. The EIP RM has recently released details of the membership of the hi