Sub-call for Expression of Interest - IMPRESS PCP: Drive the future of TEM! 
Seize this Pre-Commercial Procurement tender worth €2mln

Express your interest here by 26 March to receive assistance!

1. What is Impress PCP?

IMPRESS PCP (Pre-Commercial Procurement) aims to develop an innovative, interoperable platform for transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) and other analytical instruments. The platform utilises correlative, adaptable, and transferable cartridges with a standardized interface. The technologies focus on open standards, components, and interfaces to enhance compatibility, customization, and seamless exchange between different TEM instruments. Additionally, the project includes an Open Knowledge and Innovation Hub named "FAIRcube" to manage and share scientific data based on FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles. Discover more about the Open Call!

The EU is funding a joint Pre-Commercial Procurement initiative coordinated and led by Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (FZ Jülich), a publicly funded research organisation in Germany. FZ Jülich acts as the Lead Procurer and is responsible for signing and awarding the Framework Agreement and Phase Contracts for all phases of the PCP. The procurement is regulated by German national public procurement legislation.

FZ Jülich engages in cooperation with a Public Buyers Group, which includes: 

• Area di Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica di Trieste (AREA), Italy; 

• Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy; 

• Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) ERIC, Czech Republic; 

• Fundacio Institut Catala de Nanociencia i Nanotecnologia (ICN2), Spain; 

• Leibniz Institut für Festkörper und Werkstoffforschung Dresden EV (IFW), Germany; 

• Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerp), Belgium

To receive support in the context of the SPIN4EIC assistance action, applicants must submit the application questionnaire within the following date: 26/03/2024 at 23:59 CET. 

Here you can find a new suite dedicated to IMPRESS PCP targeted at companies interested in participating in the Call for Tenders.