- Health
FP7 Aim: to improve the health of European citizens and boost the competitiveness of
health-related industries and businesses, while addressing global health issues such as
anti-microbial resistance, HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and emerging pandemics.
- Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Biotechnology
FP7 Aim: to build a European Knowledge Based Bio-Economy (KBBE).
- Information & communication technologies
FP7 Aim: to improve the competitiveness of European industry - as well as to enable
Europe to master and shape the future developments of these technologies so that the
demands of its society and economy are met.
- Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new production technologies
FP7 Aim: to improve the competitiveness of European industry and generate the knowledge
needed to transform it from a resource-intensive to a knowledge-intensive industry.
- Energy
FP7 Aim: to adapt the current energy system into a more sustainable, competitive and
secure one. It should also depend less on imported fuels and use a diverse mix of energy
sources, in particular renewables, energy carriers and non polluting sources.
- Environment (including Climate Change)
FP7 Aim: to manage both the man-made and natural environment and its resources by
increasing the knowledge on the interaction between the climate, biosphere, ecosystems
and human activities, new environmentally-friendly technologies should be developed.
- Transport (including aeronautics)
FP7 Aim: to develop safer, 'greener' and 'smarter' pan-European transport systems that
will benefit all citizens, respect the environment, and increase the competitiveness
of European industries in the global market.
- Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities
FP7 Aim: to devleop an in-depth, shared understanding of the complex and interrelated
socio economic challenges Europe is confronted with.
- Space
FP7 Aim: to support a European Space Programme focusing on applications such as 'Global
monitoring for environment and security' (GMES) with benefits for citizens and for the
competitiveness of the European space industry.
- Security
FP7 Aims:
- to develop technologies and knowledge needed to ensure the security of citizens
from threats such as terrorism and (organised) crime, natural disasters and industrial
accidents while respecting fundamental human rights;
- to ensure optimal and concerted use of available and evolving technologies
to the benefit of civil European security;
- to stimulate the cooperation of providers and users for civil security solutions;
improving the competitiveness of the European security industry and delivering
mission-oriented results to reduce security gaps.
