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2 New projects in section II “Industrial Leadership” Completed projects from the seventh Framework Programme ELSi 2 In 2016, several projects from the EU’s seventh Framework During the past 25 years, there has been a rapid expansion in the deployment of photovoltaic (PV) systems throughout Europe. Early PV systems are now coming to the end of their working lives – a big disposal challenge that will increase in the coming years. Addressing this challenge, the two-year industry driven EU project ELSi started in May 2016 under the “Fast Track to Innovation” funding scheme. With Fraunhofer IGB as research partner, the ELSi team is working on a promis- Programme for Research and Technological Development were successfully completed. These included the projects ECOWAMA, NAWADES, REWAGEN, BioEcoSIM and HiPerDry, all coordinated by Fraunhofer IGB. You can ind more detailed information on the individual projects on the respective proj- ect websites as well as on the Fraunhofer IGB’s homepage. ing approach for an industrial scale recovery and reuse of all materials from end of life silicon-based photovoltaic modules. Outlook In January 2017 Fraunhofer IGB had already responded to additional relevant calls and continues to hope that it will be awarded several interesting EU projects. In addition, we are eagerly awaiting the new work program for 2018 – 2020, which is to be published in the fall of 2017. ELSi project will demonstrate and validate a complete recy- cling system allowing appropriate disposal of PV modules and recovery of valuable materials. N2B-patch In January 2017, the N2B-patch project (Nose2Brain) coordi- nated by Fraunhofer started its four-year research plan. The aim is to develop an intranasal application platform for bio- pharmaceuticals that affect the central nervous system. To do so, an innovative galenical formulation based on biomaterials is to be combined with a special applicator and applied as a hydrogel bandage on the olfactory epithelium as a therapy for multiple sclerosis. For further information on the Fraunhofer IGB EU-funded projects please visit: www.igb.fraunhofer.de/eu-projects 2 5