NANOEMCA is a Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Staff Exchanges project that aims to strengthen international and intersectoral research collaboration in the field of advanced nanomaterials with high-impact applications in environmental remediation, medicine, catalysis, and biotechnology.
Funded by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) under the call HORIZON-MSCA-2024-SE-01, NANOEMCA brings together a multidisciplinary consortium of leading universities, research organisations, SMEs, and innovation-driven companies from Europe and beyond. The project promotes structured staff exchanges between academic and non-academic sectors, enabling knowledge transfer, skills development, and long-term research capacity building.
NANOEMCA focuses on the design, synthesis, characterisation, and application of free and transition metal-loaded mesoporous organosilica confined nanoreactors with tailored morphologies and high surface areas. These nanoreactors are developed using innovative and sustainable approaches, including template-based synthesis, post-grafting functionalisation, photo-induced sol-gel methods, and green synthesis of metal nanoparticles.
The developed materials will be validated for advanced applications such as:
Environmental remediation and pollution control
Catalysis and sensing
Food packaging
Biomedicine and biotechnology
To ensure sustainability and real-world impact, the project integrates Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) to evaluate the environmental and economic performance of the developed nanomaterials and processes.
The main objectives of NANOEMCA are to:
Advance research on confined nanoreactors for environmental, medical, and catalytic applications
Foster cross-sectoral and international staff exchanges and training
Enhance researchers’ skills, employability, and career development at all stages
Strengthen research and innovation capacities of participating organisations
Promote sustainable and responsible nanomaterial development through LCA and LCC methodologies
The project is coordinated by Universitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie Politehnica București (Romania) and includes 13 beneficiary organisations and 3 associated partners from Romania, Germany, France, Norway, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Türkiye, the Netherlands, and Colombia. The consortium combines strong academic excellence with industrial and SME expertise to ensure both scientific advancement and market-relevant outcomes.
Total EU Budget: €1,643,280
Funding Programme: Horizon Europe – MSCA Staff Exchanges
Project Duration: 48 months
Start Date: 1 November 2025
End Date: 31 October 2029
Grant Agreement: 101235833
Europe for Business (EFB) participates in NANOEMCA as a beneficiary, contributing its expertise in innovation management, business development, sustainability, and knowledge valorisation. EFB supports the project by facilitating intersectoral collaboration, strengthening the innovation and exploitation dimension of research outcomes, and enhancing the transfer of scientific results towards market-oriented and societal applications. Through staff exchanges and collaborative activities, EFB plays a key role in bridging research excellence with business and innovation ecosystems.
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