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18 / 05 / 2021

EC organises EU R&I Days on 23-24 June 2021

The European Commission (EC)'s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG R&I) organises its third edition of the European Research and Innovation Days on 23 and 24 June 2021. According to the EC, this year’s edition will mark the...

05 / 05 / 2021

EARTO Press Release on Updating the 2020 EU Industrial Strategy

EARTO very much welcomes the European Commission’s update of the 2020 new EU industrial Strategy to take into the account the learnings of the COVID-19 Pandemic in its new Communication. Based on the last Communication on “A New Industrial Strategy...

04 / 05 / 2021

Joint VTT-OECD event on “R&D policies for better post-pandemic futures” on 20-21 May 2021

EARTO Member, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, together with the OECD Working Party on Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP) and Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland jointly organise a two-day event (day 1 -academic - day 2...

29 / 04 / 2021

EARTO Discussing the Future of R&I Policy with Commissioner Gabriel: Let’s Make the New ERA for R&I a Reality!

Today, EARTO and Commissioner Gabriel discussed the future of RD&I policy in Europe in the context of the new ERA for R&I. Europe entered the new decade with high ambitions: recovering from the crisis is not enough, Europe needs to do so by...

28 / 04 / 2021

EARTO & Vanguard Initiative Complementary Insights on the Interregional Innovation Investments (I3)

EARTO and Vanguard Initiative are happy to share their complementary insights on the  Interregional Innovation Investments (I3).   This instrument is very valuable with the potential to unleash the innovation potential available in European...

23 / 04 / 2021

REvaluation Conference on R&I Policy Evaluation on 18-19 November 2021

The REvaluation 2021 Conference is jointly organised by Fraunhofer ISI, IFRIS and the Austrian Platform for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation. It will take place on 18-19 November 2021 in Vienna, Austria. This conference dedicated to R&I...

19 / 04 / 2021

Joint Portuguese Council Presidency, ANI and EARTO Event on Green and Digital Transition in the Recovery Plans on 26 April 2021

Under the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Portuguese Innovation Agency (ANI) and EARTO are organising an event on “Green and Digital Transition in the Recovery Plans: The sovereignty of technology and innovation”. The...

27 / 04 / 2022

SMI2G Event 2022 on 16-17 May 2022

The Security Mission Information & Innovation Group (SMI2G) Event 2022, co-organised by EARTO Security & Defence Research Working Group, the SEREN network, EOS, IMG-S, ECSO and supported by ENLETS, will take place physically on 16-17 May 2022 in...

12 / 04 / 2021

SMI2G Event 2021 on 31 May-1 June 2021

The Security Mission Information & Innovation Group (SMI2G) Event 2021, co-organised by EARTO Security & Defence Research Working Group, SEREN4, EOS, IMGS, ECSO and ENLETS, will take place virtually on 31 May and 1 June 2021. This traditional...

09 / 04 / 2021

New Organisation of EC DG R&I and Executive Agencies

The European Commission (EC) Directorate-General R&I has been reorganised: the new organisation chart (effective as of 1 April 2021) can be available here.   There are five Executive Agencies linked to DG R&I: CINEA – European...

07 / 04 / 2021

EARPA FORM Forum 2021 – Call for Young Researchers – Submission deadline 8 May 2021

EARPA, the European Automotive Research Partners Association, organises the 3rd edition of its FORM Forum "European Sustainable Mobility Culture of Tomorrow" which will take place on 9 and 10 November 2021. The FORM FORUM 2021 will gather professionals...

02 / 04 / 2021

EU Portuguese Presidency and INL organise EuroNanoForum 2021 on 5-6 May 2021

EuroNanoForum 2021, the international online conference on nanotechnologies and advanced materials, will be held on 5-6 May 2021, aiming at addressing the role of nano-enabled technologies and industries in the transformation towards EU prosperity. More...

31 / 03 / 2021

EC organises EU Knowledge Valorisation Week 2021 on 27-30 April 2021

The European Commission (EC) is organising the EU Knowledge Valorisation Week 2021 on 27-30 April 2021. The enhancement of the capacities and skills of knowledge valorisation is vital for targeting science-based solutions and inventions for Europe's...

29 / 03 / 2021

Joint EC-OECD event on “Fuelling productivity and business dynamism after COVID-19” on 28-29 April 2021

The European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation in collaboration with the OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate organise an online event on "Fuelling productivity and business dynamism after COVID-19" on 28-29 April...

26 / 03 / 2021

EC and ECoR jointly organise an online workshop on Smart Specialisation for the Recovery on 15 April 2021

The European Commission as well as the European Committee of the Regions jointly organise an online workshop on Smart Specialisation for the Recovery on 15 April 2021. The aim of this event is mainly to showcase how Smart Specialisation can be an...

26 / 03 / 2021

EC launched the EU Prize for Women Innovators

The European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Ms Mariya Gabriel, recently launched the 2021 edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators. This prize, supported by the European Innovation Council (EIC), celebrates the...

25 / 03 / 2021

EC Info Session on Horizon Europe on 24 March 2021 – Slides and Recording available

The European Commission organised an open Information Session on “How to prepare a successful proposal in Horizon Europe” on 24 March 2021, aiming at informing all potential applicants to Horizon Europe calls on the modalities for preparing their...

18 / 03 / 2021

EC JRC and CEN and CENELEC organise an event on Putting Science into Standards – Organ on Chip on 28-29 April 2021

On 28-29 April 2021, the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC) and the European Standardisation Organisations, CEN and CENELEC, jointly organise an event on Putting Science into Standards (PSIS), which facilitates the identification of...

18 / 03 / 2021

EC JRC e-learning course on Science for Policy

The European Commission (EC)’s Joint Research Centre organises an e-learning course on Science for Policy on the new EU Academy platform. This course aims at: helping the researchers to increase the impact of their research results on policy ...

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...