NEST Projects New and Emerging Science and Technologies (NEST)

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NEST (New and Emerging Science and Technology) was a new activity in the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). It aimed to support unconventional and visionary research with the potential to open new fields for European science and technology, as well as research on potential problems uncovered by science.

In addition to developing new scientific understanding and capabilities, and opening up new fields, NEST activities aimed to consolidate European efforts in emerging fields of research and assist in planning future activities in support to a European Research Area. They helped to nurture themes that will need larger-scale support in future European research programmes.

NEST is designed to be flexible and interdisciplinary research is encouraged. There are no restrictions on the scientific fields to be addressed except that the research carried out under NEST should cut across or lie outside the thematic priority areas. NEST will not support projects which simply cannot find their home in one of FP6€s thematic priorities.

NEST involves three complementary Action Lines (ADVENTURE, INSIGHT, PATHFINDER), each contributing to the overall goal of improving Europe's capacity and expertise anticipating future scientific and technological needs.

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FP6 - Sixth Framework Programme (2002-2006)

• FP6 - 12749 (NEST): EUROBIOSYN - A molecular platform for biosynthesis of complex molecules