What are NCPs?

All EU member states and associated countries have national contact points to inform researchers of calls for proposals, assist them in identifying potential partners and upcoming events in a wide range of fields. They also, on occasion, assist researchers in preparing competitive applications to FP7.

In Canada, there are 4 NCPs. ERA-Can and the Mission of Canada to the European Union, in Brussels, serve as national coordinators for NCPs in Canada.

NCPs in Canada

Canadian FP7 National Contact Points

Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnologies (FAFB)
Ms. Carole Morneau
Deputy Director, Bilateral Relations (Europe/Americas)
International Scientific Cooperation Bureau
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
3600 Casavant Boulevard West
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada
J2S 8E3
+1-450-768-3299
morneauc@agr.gc.ca

Health
Ms. Alana Yuill
Director, Executive and International Relations
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
160 Elgin Street, 9th Floor
Ottawa, Canada
K1A 0W9
+1-613-957-0529
alana.yuill@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

Mr. Jean-Pierre Rodrigue
Senior Policy Analyst, International Relations
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
160 Elgin Street, 9th Floor
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0W9
+1-613-948-4876
jean-pierre.rodrigue@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and Infrastructures
Ms. Debbie Kemp
Manager, Innovation Partnerships
Innovation, Science and Technology Division
Foreign Affairs and Internaitonal Trade Canada
111 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Canada
K1N 1J1
+1-613-944-2375
debbie.kemp@international.gc.ca

Space
Ms. Louise Beauchamps
Mission Manager
John H. Chapman Space Centre
6767 Route de l'Aéroport
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
J3Y 8Y9
+1-450-926-4800
louise.beauchamp@asc-csa.gc.ca

National Coordinators and International Cooperation (INCO)
Ms. Karen Johnstone-Hobbs
Science and Technology Counsellor
Mission of Canada to the European Union
Avenue Tervuren 2
1040 Brussels
Belgium
+32-2-741-0686
karen.johnstone-hobbs@international.gc.ca

Dr. Garth Williams
Director, ERA-Can
NRC Campus
1200 Montreal Road, Bldg M-55, Rm. 251
Ottawa, Canada
K1A 0R6
+1-613-834-8435
garth.williams@era-can.ca

NCPs in Europe

EU member states and associated countries provide national contact points in the following thematic areas:

• Health
• Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
• Information and Communications Technologies
• Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials, and new Production Technologies
• Energy
• Environment (including Climate Change)
• Transport (including Aeronautics)
• Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities
• Space
• Security

In addition, there are NCPs for each of the following FP7 programs:

• Ideas (European Research Council)
• Mobility
• Regional
• SMEs
• International
• Infrastructure
• Science in Society
• Euratom (Nuclear)
• Joint Research Centre

To find NCPs in the thematic or program areas, and countries, of interest to you, please visit the CORDIS website.