The Purpose of EIMM is to provide organisational, technical and financial support and to promote and coordinate the participa ... tion of its partners in activities aimed to help their scientific development, training, funding of research grants, industrial contracts, technology transfer, creation of spin-offs, conception of enabling technologies and solutions along the value chain that are required to reach long term sustainability and technological development in Europe, in the sector of Molecular Magnetism, with particular interest in the priority sectors of the European Research Area (ERA). The EIMM vision is that of becoming a center of excellence in Europe for research and training as well as a world leading reference in the area of Molecular Magnetism. The EIMM pursues its mission through the annual elaboration of a Research Roadmap which indicates the priority areas where to address scientific efforts having the aim to be a knowledge-based, market oriented network designed to facilitate rapid exploitation of R&D results and know-how. Specific targets of EIMM are: - To promote, coordinate and perform multidisciplinary research, education, technological advancement in the area of Molecular Magnetism in Europe, optimizing the efforts and the utilization of resources of its members. - To promote the development of the European level facilities needed to perform research at internationally competitive level. - To provide a single reference point for International partnerships and collaborations, offering the full spectrum of the best European Research and facilities in the Molecular Magnetism area. - To offer a single reference point to Industry for expert advice and problem solving. - To promote the public understanding of Molecular Magnetism and an awareness of its implications especially in the areas of information science, healthcare/biomedicine, safety and security devices. read more