What is COST?

European intergovernmental framework for transnational Cooperation in Science and Technology. COST has been supporting networking of research activities across all 35 Member countries and beyond for more than 40 years. COST is open to all disciplines, to all novel and ground-breaking S&T ideas, to all categories of partners where mutual benefit is real. 5 COST Mission Statement COST enables breakthrough scientific and technological developments leading to new concepts and products. It thereby contributes to strengthening Europe’s research and innovation capacities. Through trans-European networking of nationally funded research activities.