MOLDOVAN SCIENCE TOWARDS THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA

Moldovan Science Towards the European Research Area: Catalogue of research groups from Moldova; Center of Intern. Projects; coord.:Sergiu Porcescu, Lidia Romanciuc. - Chişinău Proiecte Internaţionale AŞM, 2013 (F.E. -P."Tipografia Centrală" ). - 160 p.

CONTENTS

- INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

  HEALTH

- FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, BIOTECHNOLOGY

- SOCIO -ECONOMIC SCIENCES AND THE HUMANITIES

- NANOSCIENCES, NANOTECHNOLOGIES, MATERIALS & NEW PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES

- ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT (INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE)

- SPACE

                                        

FOREWORD

Dear readers,

Beginning from 2012 the Republic  of Moldova obtained the status of the associated country to the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (FP7), which is the main instrument for funding of research in Europe.

The Republic of Moldova becomes the 14th country associated to FP7 belong the others, such as: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,  FYROM, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein,Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. Besides, the Republic of Moldova is the first Eastern Partnership countries and the second European Neighborhood Policy country associated with FP7.

This allowed Moldovan scientists, research institutes, universities and companies to collaborate with their counterparts across Europe in key research areas, while strengthening their own research expertise and capacity. In practice they compete for research funding on an equal footing with counterparts in EU Member States.

The Catalogue of Research Groups from Moldova, offered to your attention, has main purpose to increase their visibility abroad, to foster creation of international partnerships which could contribute to the integration of the national R&D system into the European Research Area through the FP7 and HORIZON 2020 programmes, as well as in strengthening industry-academia partnerships.

I would like to express special thanks to the FP7 National Contact points (NCP) and the Center of International Projects of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova - the NCP Host Institution for their contribution to the Catalogue development.  

Acad. Gheorghe Duca

President of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova