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17 / 03 / 2021

S|B Article – Horizon Europe should fund Technology Infrastructures

On 16 March 2021, Science|Business published an article which aimed at raising the topic of Technology Infrastructures and taking input from the EARTO Annual Conference 2021 held on 12 March 2021. More precisely, in the article of Goda...

17 / 03 / 2021

EARTO Annual Conference 2021 on 12 March 2021 – Replay available!

The EARTO Annual Conference 2021 was held digitally on 12 March 2021 (from 10.00 to 12.45 CET). The conference focused on “Ensuring Europe’s Sustainable Recovery through Technology”. It featured high-level speakers from the European...

15 / 03 / 2021

EIC Launch Event on 18-19 March 2021

The European Commission organises a two-day launch event of the European Innovation Council (EIC) - a key novelty of Horizon Europe and representing innovation initiatives with a budget of €10 billion for 2021-2027.   The EIC has a...

10 / 03 / 2021

RTOs International Network (RIN) Joint Statement – RTOs as decisive vehicles to drive international collaboration on RD&I

Sixteen leading Research & Technology Organisations (RTOs) globally, namely A*STAR - Agency for Science Technology and Research (Singapore), AIST - National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Japan), CSIRO - Commonwealth...

26 / 02 / 2021

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft organises Green Deal Series: “The Photovoltaics Renaissance – New opportunities for a key enabler of the clean energy transition” on 9 March 2021

EARTO Member Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is organising on 9 March 2021 its 3rd webinar of Green Deal Series: "The Photovoltaics Renaissance – New opportunities for a key enabler of the clean energy transition". With the Green Deal, Europe embarks on the...

19 / 02 / 2021

EC organises 5 webinars on the EU Taxonomy – Platform on Sustainable Finance on 24-26 February 2021

The European Commission (EC) organises five webinars related to the EU taxonomy and more precisely on the Platform on Sustainable Finance, aiming at further discussing various key aspects, concepts and possible future policy solutions. According to EC's...

18 / 02 / 2021

OECD STI published its Paper on “The Design and Implementation of Mission-Oriented Innovation Policies”

The OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) recently published its new Policy Paper on "The Design and Implementation of Mission-Oriented Innovation Policies", aiming at providing a new systemic policy approach to address societal...

16 / 02 / 2021

EC DG GROW organises a series of Webinars on SEPs

The European Commission (EC)'s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) organises a series of webinars on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) in winter and spring 2021. These webinars aim to take stock of the...

16 / 02 / 2021

New European Bauhaus’ Info Sessions on 22-26 February 2021

The European Commission (EC) is organising a series of information sessions on its newly launched European Bauhaus from 22 to 26 February 2021. These info sessions aim to present the opportunities to contribute to the initiative, which gives the space to...

15 / 02 / 2021

EC organises EU Industry Days 2021 on 23-26 February 2021

On 23-26 February 2021, the European Commission (EC) is organising Europe's flagship annual event on industry, its EU Industry Days. This annual event aims to ensure that EU's policy works together to enable European industry to deliver jobs, growth, and...

08 / 02 / 2021

European IP Helpdesk organises events related to IP/IPR

The European IP Helpdesk, a service managed by the European Commission’s Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME), with policy guidance provided by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry,...

29 / 01 / 2021

EARTO Report on State Aid on R&D&I: The Right Way

State Aid Law is a field of EU regulation that requires specific knowledge and expertise (which is often lacking). At universities, research organizations and companies alike, there usually is a basic understanding of this field although there are some...

29 / 01 / 2021

EARTO President Antti Vasara appointed to EU’s expert group “Industrial Forum”

Antti Vasara, President and CEO of VTT and EARTO President, has been appointed as an expert in the European Commission (EC)'s expert group "Industrial Forum". Building on the work carried out by the COMPET Council and the High-Level Group for...

20 / 01 / 2021

The Open Access Hub to fight COVID-19

Sharing knowledge and collaborating is crucial to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers, engineers and innovators across the world are working fiercely on developing technological solutions that help overcome and manage this global challenge. In...

11 / 01 / 2021

EC DG R&I published its Report on “Industry 5.0: Towards a sustainable, human-centric and resilient European industry”

The Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (R&I) of the European Commission (EC) recently published a policy brief report on "Industry 5.0 - Towards a sustainable, human-centric and resilient European industry", aiming at recognising the...

08 / 01 / 2021

EC announced the signature of EIC and EIT MoU

On 8 January 2021, the European Commission (EC) announced that the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to enhance their collaboration,...

08 / 01 / 2021

Europe’s 8 Joint Undertakings’ publication on cutting-edge research in Europe

The Joint Undertakings (JUs), Europe’s eight public-private partnerships, recently launched their publication on Innovation in action - Joint Undertakings for cutting-edge research in Europe, aiming at demonstrating their strategic achievements under...

07 / 01 / 2021

EC JRC published its Policy Report on “A sustainable recovery for the EU”

The Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission (EC)’s science and knowledge service, has recently published its policy report on "A sustainable recovery for the EU: A text mining approach to map the EU Recovery Plan to the UN SDGs". The...

07 / 01 / 2021

Mitch Davies takes over as President of NRC

On 28 December 2020, the EARTO member, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), announced that Mr Mitch Davies has been appointed as the new President. Dr. Roger Scott-Douglas, who was acting President, has returned to his other...

06 / 01 / 2021

EC-OECD Innovation and Growth Webinars on Innovation and Growth

The Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (R&I) of the European Commission (EC) organised together with the OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate a webinar series on innovation and growth. The series drew on four ongoing...

05 / 01 / 2021

Portugal takes over EU Council Presidency

As of 1 January 2021, Portugal took over the rotating EU Council Presidency for the first half of the year, following Germany. The main priorities of the Portuguese Presidency are driven by the motto: "Time to deliver: a fair, green and digital recovery"...

04 / 01 / 2021

EARTO Network welcomes a new member: AIMPLAS (Spain)

The EARTO network gladly welcomed a new member today: AIMPLAS Plastics Technology Centre in Spain. AIMPLAS, established in 1991, is a technology centre with 30 years of experience in the plastics industry, aiming at providing solutions to companies...

16 / 12 / 2020

European Digital Innovation Hubs Conference on 26-27 January 2021

The European Commission (EC) together with Luxinnovation, the Luxembourg Ministry of the Economy and DIHnet jointly organise an info session for European Digital Innovation Hubs call with the Digital Europe Programme. This event will be held digitally...

10 / 12 / 2020

EIC awarded 18 projects to support the EU green and digital transitions

On 10 December 2020, the European Innovation Council (EIC) Pathfinder Pilot awarded 18 projects which will receive a total of €74 million, aiming at supporting the EU green and digital transitions and enhancing interdisciplinary research in various...

27 / 11 / 2020

EU Space Week on 7-11 December 2020

The European Commission (EC) and the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (EGSA) are organising the European Space Week on 7-11 December 2020. The event aims at having fruitful discussions on some of the most important EU programmes, such...

27 / 11 / 2020

EARTO Webinar on “Towards a Balanced Approach Between IPRs and Open Science Policy” on 16 November 2020

On 16 November 2020, EARTO successfully organised an online webinar on the relation between the Open Science policy and Intellectual Property Rights, gathering more than 100 participants from all over the world (RTOs, EU institutions, industry as well as...

26 / 11 / 2020

HLF Connect Briefing on 1 December 2020

The postponed High-Level Forum (HLF) Summit 2020, initiative by EARTO Member CEA and GIANT, will be replaced by the first HLF Connect online Briefing which will be hosted from Grenoble on 1 December 2020. During this online event, innovation ecosystems...

26 / 11 / 2020

MIOIR organises an Executive Online Course on 30 November – 2 December

The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR), in alliance with EARTO Member VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, organises an executive online course from Monday 30 November to Wednesday 2 December 2020. One of the objectives of this...

25 / 11 / 2020

EC adopted Action Plan on Intellectual Property

The European Commission (EC) on 25 November 2020 adopted a new Action Pan on Intellectual Property aiming at helping companies, especially small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), to make the most of their inventions and creations and ensure they can...

25 / 11 / 2020

EPO organises a Digital Conference on “The role of patents in an AI driven world” on 17-18 December 2020

The European Patent Office (EPO) is organising a 2 half-day digital conference on “The role of patents in an Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven world” on 17 and 18 December 2020, building on the success of its first AI event, “Patenting Artificial...

24 / 11 / 2020

EC launched a Public Consultation on Sustainable finance – EU Taxonomy

On 24 November 2020, the European Commission (EC) launched a public consultation on Sustainable finance – EU classification system for green investments in order to achieve its climate and energy targets for 2030, aiming at being climate-neutral by...

24 / 11 / 2020

EPO Study on Valorisation of scientific results

The European Patent Office (EPO) published its new study on “Valorisation of scientific results – Patent commercialisation scoreboard: European universities and public research organisations”, aiming at showing that the European universities and...

23 / 11 / 2020

EARTO Press Release – Horizon Europe’s Budget Allocation

Thanks to the great support of the European Parliament in the last negotiations, Horizon Europe’s budget will be reinforced of €4bn which raises the Programme budget to €84,9bn (in 2018 prices, including the €75,9bn from the MFF and the €5bn...

16 / 11 / 2020

EC JRC published its guidance on State Aid Rules in Research, Development & Innovation

The Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission (EC)’s science and knowledge service, has recently published its technical report on "State Aid Rules in Research, Development & Innovation" which provides guidelines in the form of a...

13 / 11 / 2020

EC Online Event on “The Entrepreneurial Mission-Oriented State: Lessons from COVID-19” on 18 November

The European Commission (EC) , as part of its Secretariat General’s Policymaking Hub, is organising an online event on 18 November 2020 from 10.30 to 12.00 CET. Two distinguished speakers, Professor Mariana Mazzucato and Jean-Eric Paquet (EC DG R&I...

12 / 11 / 2020

3 Final EC-OECD Innovation and Growth Webinars on Innovation and Growth

The Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (R&I) of the European Commission (EC) is organising together with the OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate a webinar series on innovation and growth. The series draws on four ongoing...

12 / 11 / 2020

TWIIN Innovation Network Annual Convention 2020

TWI's Innovation Network (TWIIN) is organising its Annual Convention on 9 December from 09.30 to 15.00 (BST).   This online event is focusing on innovation and collaborative technology development and is offering the chance to network with...

10 / 11 / 2020

Horizon Europe Budget Increased by EU Institutions’ Political Agreement on the MFF

After long negotiations, the Council and the European Parliament have reached this afternoon a political agreement on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and recovery package. It complements the comprehensive financial package of €1,824.3bn...

04 / 11 / 2020

Helmholtz Association Brussels Office annual event on “AI in the green digital ERA: Quo vadis?” on 10 November 2020

The Helmholtz Association Brussels Office organises a virtual annual event on "Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the green digital ERA: Quo vadis?" on 10 November 2020 from 14.00 to 15.30 (CET). The digital transformation and the adoption of AI can bring...

02 / 11 / 2020

EIC invests €191 million in 58 projects

The European Innovation Council (EIC) ‘Pathfinder Open’ Pilot in the last round of its investment under Horizon 2020 selected 58 high-impact projects to share a €191 million budget.   8 EARTO Members involved in 13 projects:  CEA...

02 / 11 / 2020

EC organises Transition Virtual Week on 16-19 November 2020

On 16-19 November 2020, the European Commission (EC) is organising two categories of events: Meetings of the Just Transition Platform, addressing topics and issues of relevance for all regions and stakeholders. The opening session dedicated to...

29 / 10 / 2020

EC Workshop on EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy on 12 November 2020

In view of the publication of the European Green Deal Communication, European Green Deal Investment Plan and the upcoming Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy with its legislative package, the European Commission (EC) DG Research & Innovation...

28 / 10 / 2020

EARTO Policy Event and Innovation Awards Ceremony 2020 – 28 October 2020

EARTO organised its Policy Event and Innovation Awards on 28 October 2020 which was held digitally. The Policy Event gathered more than 350 representatives from all over the world (RTOs, EU institutions, industry as well as other key R&I...

28 / 10 / 2020

EARTO Innovation Awards 2020 Attributed to Helmholtz Association and VTT

Congratulations to EARTO Members Helmholtz Association and VTT who were awarded the EARTO Innovation Awards 2020 today during a ceremony held digitally. Helmholtz Association received the award in the Impact Delivered category for the development of...

21 / 10 / 2020

EPP Group calls on EU Heads of State and Government to match the Green and Digital goals with a budget fit for this age

The European People's Party (EPP), the largest and oldest group of the European Parliament (EP), is calling on the EU Heads of State and Government to match the Green and Digital goals with a budget fit for this age. On 21 July 2020, the EU Council...

21 / 10 / 2020

EC adopted its new Open Source Software Strategy 2020-2023

On 21 October 2020, the European Commission (EC) adopted its new Open Source Software Strategy for 2020-2023, aiming at achieving the goals its new Digital Strategy while contributing to the Digital Europe programme. According to the EC, the open source...

20 / 10 / 2020

EC adopted its 2021 Work Programme

On 19 October 2020, the European Commission (EC) adopted its 2021 Work Programme, designed to make Europe healthier, fairer and more prosperous, while accelerating its long-term transformation into a greener economy, fit for the digital age. The EC aims...

13 / 10 / 2020

OECD TIP webinar on industry-science co-creation on 15 October

The OECD Working Party on Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP) Working Party is organising, in the fall of 2020, a series of online talks and discussions to support science, technology and innovation policy makers in the context of the Covid-19 crisis....

08 / 10 / 2020

EIT Digital celebrates its 10th anniversary on 29 October

In 2020, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Digital celebrates its 10th anniversary and organises an online event  reflecting on its digital innovation and collaboration with the pan-European community and discussing the way...

07 / 10 / 2020

EARTO Reaction to the EC Communication on ERA

EARTO welcomes the newly published European Commission’s Communication on a new ERA for Research and Innovation. Especially, EARTO appreciates the new ambitions stated in the Communication which: Reaffirm strong targets in terms of public RD&I...