The Polymer Competence Network (ARCP) application to the CoLAB title has been approved in the most recent FCT call for Collaborative Laboratories. ARCP, led by prof. Fernão Magalhães, member of LEPABE, was one of the 6 approved from a total of 19 submissions.
The main goal of the CoLAB is to provide a solid interface between industry and academia, focused on R&D&I on Polymer Science and Technology. ARCP involves 5 academic institutions and 7 companies.