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The article looks at neuroinformatic research activities in Europe. It defines neuroinformatics as the application of information technology (IT) to the brain sciences. It provides a background on the establishment of nEUroIT.net, a thematic network in the area of neuroinformatics, which created a roadmap to develop a vision for the field.

The article focuses on the European Clearing House for Open Robotics Development (ECHORD), a project that was funded by Framework Programme 7 (FP7) and has begun in January 2009. With the goal of strengthening cooperation between academia and the robotics industry in Europe. Acting as a clearinghouse, ECHORD targets entrepreneurial research institutes that may carry out challenging robotics development in collaboration with manufacturers who are interested in research and technology development. Calls for experiment proposals have been issued.