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06 / 12 / 2019

Future MGA: EARTO asking for continuing H2020 personnel costs’ options

In the context of the making of the future Horizon Europe’s Model Grant Agreement (MGA) and following the European Commission (EC) proposal to move from hourly rate to daily rates for the calculation of personnel costs in Horizon Europe (incl....

06 / 12 / 2019

EC published results of Horizon Europe Consultation on implementation issues

In the context of the co-creation process, the EC has published earlier this year a consultation on the implementation aspects of Horizon Europe to which EARTO has provided an answer.   On 26 November, the EC presented the results of this...

04 / 12 / 2019

EARTO publishes its Recommendations for European RD&I Policy Post-2020

Today, European Leaders have the opportunity to define Europe’s future: delivering on our key societal, environmental, and economic challenges. For that, the current European Council’s discussions on the next long-term EU budget (MFF) are of utmost...

02 / 12 / 2019

EARTO input towards Horizon Europe’s MGA: Ensure continuity with H2020 personnel costs’ options

EARTO members very much appreciate the efforts of the EU institutions to preserve continuity in the Framework Programme’s rules for participation, while further improving simplification and efficiency. Following the EC proposal to move from hourly rate...

28 / 11 / 2019

New EC study supporting the interim evaluation of the innovation principle

The ‘innovation principle’ was introduced to ensure that whenever policy is developed, the impact on innovation is fully assessed (originally advocated by the industry in the context of the precautionary principle). In preparation of the EU Finnish...

28 / 11 / 2019

EARTO WG Medtech Recommendations for the next Health PPP

EARTO WG Medtech met on 21 November to discuss future calls for proposals as well as the preparation of Horizon Europe. In order to support the creation of the next European Partnership for Health Innovation, EARTO WG Medtech answered the Partnerships'...

28 / 11 / 2019

EARTO Network welcomes two new members: INESC TEC (Portugal) and NORCE (Norway)

The EARTO network gladly welcomed two new members this week: INESC TEC – The Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science in Portugal. INESC TEC’s mission is to achieve advancement in science and technology and to...

27 / 11 / 2019

New European Commission took office

On 27 November, the European Parliament (EP) at its plenary session in Strasbourg voted on the election of the new European Commission (EC). The procedure was completed on 14 November, after the last hearings of three Commissioners-designate in EP...

27 / 11 / 2019

EU 2020 budget adopted

The EU budget for 2020 has been formally adopted by both the Council on 25 November and the European Parliament (EP) at its plenary session on 27 November. Next year’s budget will mainly focus on growth and competitiveness, climate action and other EU...

15 / 11 / 2019

EP hearings of last 3 Commissioners-designate

The new college of Commissioners should have taken office on 1 November but has been delayed due to the rejection of three Commissioners-designate by the European Parliament (EP), including the French nominee for the Internal Market portfolio that will...

08 / 11 / 2019

EARTO Paper on A1 Certificates and the Posting of Workers in EU Regulation

EARTO voices its concerns regarding the Regulations on the Coordination of Social Security (Reg. (EC) 883/2004, Reg. (EC) 987/2009) and the Directives on the posting of workers (96/71/EC, 2014/67/EU, 2018/957/EU). We call on the European Commission, the...

06 / 11 / 2019

EC organises an IP Conference on 14 November 2019 in Brussels

The European Commission (EC) with the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU and the Committee of the Regions are organising a conference on Smart Intellectual Property (IP) on 14 November 2019 in Brussels. This 1-day conference will: explore...

06 / 11 / 2019

Eurogroup Ministers will discuss investments in R&I on 7 November

On Thursday 7 November, Eurogroup Ministers will discuss investments in Research & Innovation (R&I), as drivers of productivity and competitiveness in the Euro Area. EARTO very much welcomes the technical note by the European Commission's DG...

05 / 11 / 2019

The Strategic Forum on IPCEI published its report on the Strategic Value Chains

Established in March 2018, the Strategic Forum on Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) is a high-level expert group consisting of 45 members (including EARTO President and CEO of VTT, Antti Vasara) and representing Member States,...

04 / 11 / 2019

EC published the final reflections of RISE Group

The European Commission (EC) published on 25 October 2019 the final reflections of the Research, Innovation and Science Expert Group (RISE). The RISE group is a high-level group of policy experts set up in 2014 who advised the Commissioner for Research,...

04 / 11 / 2019

Technology Industries of Finland and Sweden organise a Round-table discussion on future Public Private Partnerships in R&I on 20 November 2019 in Brussels

Technology Industries of Finland and Teknikföretagen representing the technology-based industries in Sweden, are organising a round table event on the future Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in research and innovation on 20 November in...

04 / 11 / 2019

2nd EC Consultation on the HEU Strategic Plan – deadline 17 November

Following the first public consultation on Horizon Europe’s strategic plan and the European R&I days (see EC report), the European Commission (EC) published a second public consultation on the revised version of Orientations towards the first...

25 / 10 / 2019

5 European Health Industry Associations launched a public stakeholder consultation on Health PPP SRA

Five European Health Industry Associations (COCIR, EFPIA, EuropaBio, Medtech Europe and VaccinesEurope) representing pharmaceutical, biotech and medical technologies joined forces on the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) for Innovation in Healthcare. This...

22 / 10 / 2019

EP adopts plan to keep 2020 EU funding for UK in case of no-deal Brexit scenario

On 22 October at its plenary session in Strasbourg, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a draft regulation, extending the contingency plan to 2020 in case of no-deal Brexit scenario, which was previously limited to 2019. This draft regulation includes...

22 / 10 / 2019

EARTO Network welcomes a new member: IPT (Brazil)

The EARTO network gladly welcomed a new member in October: IPT - Institute for Technological Research of the State of São Paulo in Brazil. IPT's mission is to create and apply technological solutions in order to increase the competitiveness of companies...

21 / 10 / 2019

EC launched a call for tenders for AI and Blockchain Technologies – deadline 18 November

On 15 October the European Commission (EC) launched a call for tender for supporting the further development and adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain Technologies in Europe.   As part of this investment support program, the...

18 / 10 / 2019

EC announced the members of the Mission Assemblies

The European Commission (EC) has recently announced the members of the Mission Assemblies. Each Mission Assembly consists of up to 30 high-level experts, being selected among the applicants for the Mission Boards and aiming at providing an additional...

16 / 10 / 2019

ENERI Final Conference & Path2Integrity Conference on teaching research integrity on 28-29 October in Brussels

The European Network of Research Ethics and Research Integrity (ENERI) organises its final conference on Research Ethics (RE) and Research Integrity (RI) on 28 October in Brussels. The event aims at bringing together experts, researchers, policy makers,...

16 / 10 / 2019

EARTO Network welcomes a new member: NST (Korea)

The EARTO network is glad to welcome as new member: the National Research Council of Science and Technology of South Korea. NST’s mission is to support national research projects and policy and drive development of knowledge industry by supporting and...

15 / 10 / 2019

EC organises High-Level Conference on the Innovation Principle on 3 December 2019 in Helsinki, Finland

The European Commission (EC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland, organises a high-level conference on ''Developing an Innovation-Friendly Legislative Culture in Europe" on 3 December in Helsinki,...

14 / 10 / 2019

JIIP organises a workshop on “Policy approaches for digital industrial B2B platforms” on 24 October 2019 in Brussels

The Joint Institute for Innovation Policy (JIIP), the joint venture of four renowned RTOs and EARTO members: TNO (The Netherlands), VTT (Finland), Joanneum Research (Austria) and Tecnalia (Spain), organises a workshop on "Policy approaches for digital...

11 / 10 / 2019

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft organises its 2nd “FUTURAS IN RES” Conference on 21-22 November 2019 in Berlin

EARTO Member, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, organises its second "FUTURAS IN RES" Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) on 21-22 November in Berlin, Germany. The event will gather international experts from research, business and society to: discuss...

11 / 10 / 2019

Joint EPO-EUIPO study analyses the importance of Intellectual Property for the European economy

On 25 September 2019, the European Patent Office (EPO) in co-operation with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published their study which analyses the importance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) for the EU economy between 2014...

08 / 10 / 2019

EARTO Policy Event and Innovation Awards Ceremony 2019 – 8 October 2019

EARTO organised its Policy Event and Innovation Awards on 8 October 2019 from 09.30-14.00 at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels. The Policy Event gathered more around 250 representatives from RTOs, EU institutions, industry as well as...

08 / 10 / 2019

EARTO Innovation Awards 2019 Attributed to Fraunhofer and CEA

Congratulations to EARTO Members Fraunhofer and CEA who were awarded the EARTO Innovation Awards 2019 today during a ceremony held at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels. Fraunhofer received the award in the Impact Delivered...

25 / 09 / 2019

EARTO Joint Contribution to EC Consultation Reviewing the GBER

EARTO and Vanguard Initiative are happy to share their Joint Contribution to the EC Consultation on targeted review of the GBER.   EARTO and Vanguard Initiative welcome the European Commission’s proposal to review the General Block...

24 / 09 / 2019

EARTO Network welcomes a new member: NSTDA (Thailand)

The EARTO network welcomed a new member in September. The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) is an autonomous government agency in Thailand, established in December 1991 under the National Science and Technology Development Act...

24 / 09 / 2019

EIT Innovation Forum – INNOVEIT 2019 on 15 October in Budapest, Hungary

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) organises its Innovation Forum - INNOVEIT 2019, which will take place on 15 October 2019 in Budapest, Hungary. INNOVEIT 2019 serves as the EIT Stakeholder Forum, aiming at seeking input, debating...

24 / 09 / 2019

Fraunhofer, CEA and NRC in Reuters’ Top 25 – The World’s Most Innovative Research Institutions 2019

Reuters, the international news organisation, published a list with The World's Most Innovative Research Institutions, identifying which publicly funded and operated organisations are on the forefront of science and innovation and power new markets and...

24 / 09 / 2019

EC published its new report on “Future technology for prosperity – Horizon Scanning”

On 24 September 2019, the European Commission published its report on "Future technology for prosperity - Horizon Scanning", during the European R&I days in Brussels. The report is the outcome of a Leaders' workshop that took place on 2-3 Oslo in...

23 / 09 / 2019

EARTO Answer to the EC Consultation on Horizon Europe Implementation Aspects

As input to the European Commission’s consultation on Horizon Europe Implementation Strategy, EARTO published this paper to present its views on the topics covered by the consultation. EARTO especially calls on the European Institutions to: ...

16 / 09 / 2019

EARTO and 92 European Associations call for an Ambitious Horizon Europe Programme

EARTO, along with its research and industrial partners representing key European research & innovation stakeholders, has published a 3rd Joint Statement for an Ambitious Horizon Europe Programme. The 93 European associations signatories of this Joint...

13 / 09 / 2019

CEN-CENELEC Event on boosting innovation through standards on 13 November 2019 in Brussels

CEN-CENELEC organise on 13 November 2019 in Brussels an event on “Boosting Innovation through standards”. This high-level 1-day event aims to boost the market uptake of innovation and research outcomes by using standardization as an enabler. Leading...

12 / 09 / 2019

JRC organises a TTO circle Workshop “Connecting with the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem” on 24 October 2019 in Brussels

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) organises a TTO circle workshop on "Connecting with the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem", which will take place on 24 October 2019 in Brussels.   This technical workshop will: be focused on Entrepreneurship...

12 / 09 / 2019

EC published a Consultation on EU competition rules on horizontal agreements between companies – deadline 3 October

The European Commission (EC) launched on 5 September a stakeholders' consultation on the EU competition rules on horizontal agreements between companies, operating at the same level of production or distribution in the market. These Regulations would...

12 / 09 / 2019

EC published a Consultation on the next generation of research and innovation partnerships

On 11 September 2019, the European Commission (EC) published an online public consultation, open until 6 November 2019, on the 12 proposed institutionalised partnerships under Horizon Europe. The input collected will feed into the impact assessment work...

11 / 09 / 2019

TWI Hellas Innovation Summit on 7 November 2019 in Athens, Greece

TWI's Innovation Network is organising an Innovation Summit on "Fostering European Collaboration for Technology Innovation and Development" on 7 November 2019 in Athens, Greece from 09.00 to 16.30.   European SMEs are invited to join experts...

10 / 09 / 2019

EC President-elect Ursula von der Leyen anounced the draft list of Commissioners-designate and their portfolios

On 9 September 2019, the European Commission (EC) President-elect Ursula von der Leyen announced the draft list of Commissioners-designate, composed of 14 men and 13 women (1 per EU Member State except the UK), suggested by the Member States as...

06 / 09 / 2019

EC published a Consultation on the HEU Implementation Strategy – deadline extended to 4 October

As part of Horizon Europe's preparation, the European Commission (EC) launched on 30 July an online public consultation on the orientations towards the implementation strategy of the Horizon Europe programme, which is linked to the consultation on the...

05 / 09 / 2019

CORNET and IraSME organise a Partnering Event on 27 November 2019 in Namur, Belgium

On 27 November 2019, the international funding networks CORNET (in which EARTO Member AiF – German Federation of Industrial Research Associations is a partner) and IraSME, in cooperation with SPW – Service Public de Wallonie, are organising their...

27 / 08 / 2019

EIT appointed Martin Kern as its new Director

On 23 August 2019, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) announced that Martin Kern has been appointed as EIT Director by the EIT Governing Board. Having a 15-year EU experience at the European Commission, Martin Kern joined the EIT...

22 / 08 / 2019

EARTO Answer to the EC Consultation on the Strategic Planning of Horizon Europe

In the frame of the co-design implementation of Horizon Europe (HEU), the European Commission (EC) launched in June 2019 an online public consultation for the preparation of a Strategic Plan for HEU which will guide the Work Programmes and calls for...

21 / 08 / 2019

EIT launched a Call for expressions of interest for the selection of new members for its Governing Board

On 5 August 2019, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) launched a call for expressions of interest for the selection of up to eight new members of its Governing Board. The EIT Governing Board consists of 12 European innovation...

31 / 07 / 2019

EC published the Roadmaps and Inception Impact Assessments for European Partnerships

The European Commission (EC) published on 30 July 2019 a series of Roadmaps and Inception Impact Assessments of several potential European Partnerships (Art. 185 and 187 Initiatives) for HEU. The deadline for feedback and comments is 27 August...

31 / 07 / 2019

EC announced the Experts of the Mission Boards

On 30 July, the European Commission (EC) announced the members of the Mission Boards. Each of the Mission Boards will consist of 15 experts, including the chairs who had already been announced on 4 July. By the end of 2019, the experts will identify the...