The 2d tour Infoday

START 2^th round Infoday was organised by ISM in Kiev (Ukraine) at16 May 2013. The aim was to present innovation programs for research and create new superhard materials.

The theme of seminar was: "Nanotechnology and advanced materials and new production technologies in the new program for research and innovations EU HORIZON 2020 " The principal investigator attended the meeting: Prof. Nikolay Novikov, Prof. Tatiana Prikhna, Prof. Sergiy Klimenko, Prof. Volodymyr Turkevych, Ph.D. Ludmila Kisterska for V.N. Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (ISM);

Contact person from the different institutes and organizations such us: Department of Science Management Presidium of the NASU Scientific manager, Contact Point 7 AC EU in the direction of "Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies, Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science, D.K. Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, E.O.Paton Electric Welding Institute and others.

 

The information day started with the welcome speech of Mykola Novikov, director of Institute for Superhard Materials of the NASU. Academic Mykola Novikov emphasized the importance for Ukrainian scientists develop the ability to compete in a global world and to become more active participants in international cooperation.

The FP7 Project START "Boosting EU-Ukraine cooperation in the field of superhard materials" was presented by Dr. of Sc. Yuri NIKITIN. The information about the project START consisted of project’s main objectives and strategy concept of ISM until 2020 that includes 4 main directions:

- The development of cooperation ISM with scientific centers the EU

- Promotion of competencies ISM

- Exchange of scientific knowledge and best practices

- Personnel training.

Also the up-to-date obtained results of projects START were presented.

In the context of project START the scientific and technical potential of ISM and development of Institute’s cooperation with European research organizations was presented.

The list of participants to the topics of reports

Person	Topic	Research organization
Mykola Novikov	Development of the activity of Ukrainian scientists in international collaborations. The role of IMS in research superhard materials and development prospects with the European Research Area.	Institute for Superhard Materials of the NASU
Yuri NIKITIN	Boosting EU-Ukraine cooperation in the field of superhard materials. The information about the project START which consisted of project’s main objectives and strategy concept development of ISM to 2020. About new international projects and the main focus is concentrated on the future opportunities of the new EU Programme HORIZON2020.	Institute for Superhard Materials of the NASU
Volodymyr TURKEVYCH,	Scientific and technical potential of ISM and development of Institute’s cooperation with European research organizations.	Institute for Superhard Materials of the NASU
Maryna HOROKHOVATSKA	About the project BILAT-UKR∗AINA (a framework to foster cooperation in Research, Technological Development and Innovation(RTDI) between the European Union (EU) and Ukraine)	Presidium of of NAS of Ukraine
Ivan KULCHYTSKYY, Olga KOT	The structure and main features of the new EU program for funding research and innovation HORIZON 2020
Leonid CHERNYSHOV	Advanced materials and their use in Ukraine	Institute for Superhard Materials of the NASU