16 September, Brussels, Belgium

The aim of this one-day event is to provide information on the Biorefinery Joint Call launched by the Commission's Research Directorate General (Research DG) and the Energy and Transport Directorate General (Energy and Transport DG). Underlining the relevance of the subject and the importance of the joint effort among different themes within the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), the European Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik will open the event.

The morning session will continue with a general presentation of the rationale for this joint call, its modalities for implementation, the call text and the different aspects that will need to be considered by the potential applicants in order to fully address the integration and multidisciplinary features. The afternoon programme will be dedicated to a brokerage event.

The info day is open to researchers, research institutions, companies, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), National Contact Points (NCPs) and all other parties interested in the Joint Call.

More information you can find here.