EMBRACE mid-term report

Recruitment of the right people for the tasks at the right time and insure a smooth integration into the team is crucial for any success, and we therefore have a dedicated task for this. We will deal with recruitment, job announcements, interviews and legal aspects such as working visas (when required) and work contracts. We also manage the group dynamics, motivate the involved parties and solve potential human conflicts before they have time to set root. 6.2 Tasks and resource coordination (M0 – M24) In this task we coordinate the work packages and allocate project resources (economical, experimental and human) according to the needs. The production of the deliverables will be supervised and we will convene and conduct the project progress meetings and management meetings. A Quality assurance system will be implemented for running the project and to assess the deliverables 6.3 Intellectual property (IP) and legal issues (M0 – M24) We already own an exclusive world wide license for two family of patents protecting our NPT30 Propulsion system concept. Our goal is to strengthen our patent portfolio to support our Business plan and Market strategy. To do so, we will optimize our patent portfolio according to the outcome from WP 1 – 4: we will especially analyze each new technical solution that is not covered by a former patent in order to know if it is better to apply for a new patent or keep it as a formal know-how. We will also trademark our brand name, logo and word connected to our NPT30 marketing actions. 6.4 H2020 reporting (M12 and M24) Continuous update of project status to the European Commission will be made; two reporting periods are planned for the middle and end of the project.