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Project background

The ncapsolutions’ project was initiated in January 2003 under the EU-Research Growth Programme of the 5th FP focusing on the setting up of the Virtual Institute [1] on Bio- and Microencapsulation Science & technology.

The project is funded by the EU (G7RT-CT-2002-05105) for a maximum period of three years. During this period the Virtual Institute should establish a sufficiently stable business, in order to allow its operation to be continued after the end of the funding period.

ncapsolutions’ structure

Fifteen partners have already joined in the network which goal is to integrate European expertise in the field of Microencapsulation.

The Virtual Institute will be soon incorporated as a non-profit International Association (AISBL) under the Belgian law. Its members will be the participants to the actual European project .

The AISBL will be managed by a General Assembly and a Steering Committee.

ncapsolutions’ objective

ncapsolutions’ objective is to promote the development of Bio&MicroEncapsulation in the industrial and the academic domains at European and international level.

ncapsolutions will promote and support collaboration between RTD performers to lead microencapsulation market and business development, in particular :

• by supporting new industrial-oriented initiatives,
• by providing better communication tools and easier access to largely spread information,
• by solving co-jointly limitations to the process transfer to industries,
• by offering a unique portal for customers to find best technologies and partners.

To this purpose, ncapsolutions will carry out any action achieving progressive complementarity and networking among the members including organization of fairs, workshops and practical courses and set up of an expert consulting platform.

[1] a Virtual Institute is defined by the European Commission as a new capability that is created by linking geographically scattered complementary research and industrial expertise in order to transfer and implement research results into application