Table 1

EU funding of RTD and EHS-research in NBIC technologies and overall under the FP1–7

Research programmeOverall RTD funding (billion €)Overall EHS funding (million €)RTD/EHS-research (%)
(A) Research and Technology Development
FP413 2159n.a.n.a.
FP514 9601016071
FP617 50011≈20071
FP750.582657*0.5*
Total96 1756250.6
Research programmeNanotechnology total (billion €)Nanotechnology EHS research (million €)RTD/EHS-research (%)
(B) Nanotechnology
FP1–5n.a.n.a.n.a.
FP61.41230132.1
FP73.5882132.3
Total4.91122.3
Research programmeBiotechnology total (billion €)Biotechnology EHS research (million €)RTD/EHS-research (%)
(C) Biotechnology
FP1–531570162.3
FP62.51417200188
FP71.93582.67*0.1*
Total744927264
Research programmeICT total (billion €)EMF EHS research (million €)RTD/EHS-research (%)
(D) Information and communication technologies (ICTs)
FP1–55.6859 198.8†200.15
FP63.984210210
FP79.11088.97*0.1*
Total18.77917.70.09
  • *After three calls.

  • †Sum of the FP5 projects CEMFEC, GUARD, INTERPHONE, RAMP 2001 and PERFORM A.

  • EHS, environmental, health and safety; EMF, electromagnetic field; FP, Framework Programmes; NBIC, Nano, Bio, and Information and Communication; RTD, research and technological development.