The general objective of this project is to develop within the Euro-region an integrated programme of multidisciplinary research and training activities aiming to improve the quality, safety and fonctionnality of therapeutic, agrochemical and cosmetics materials. Partners of the project will develop: i) new tools for the characterization and prediction of the physical states of therapeutic materials, ii) innovative techniques for the preservation and delivery of nanovectors, iii) new synthetic processes and iv) more effective protection processes for fragile molecules. The project aims to undertake strategic pre-competitive research allied to the agrochemical and pharmaceutical industries and in doing so aid the development of a highly and appropriately skilled workforce recruited from the Euro-region.