Publications

25 / 10 / 2019

EARTO Answer to the EC Consultation on the Digital Europe Programme

EARTO and its members very much welcomed the EU Institutions’ efforts to create the Digital Europe Programme (DEP) and hereby share their feedback on the EC DEP’s consultation, focusing on the Digital Innovation Hubs.

08 / 10 / 2019

Press Release – EARTO Innovation Awards 2019

The EARTO Innovation Awards 2019 were given to EARTO members CEA and Fraunhofer during a ceremony held at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels.

08 / 10 / 2019

EARTO Innovation Awards Brochure 2019

The EARTO Innovation Awards 2019 brochure introduces examples from real innovators and their concrete success stories of how European RTOs address today’s challenges and create impact through their work.

25 / 09 / 2019

EARTO Joint Contribution to EC Consultation Reviewing the GBER

EARTO and Vanguard Initiative welcome the EC’s proposal to review the EU state aid rules to facilitate the combination of shared management funds and centrally managed funds, and hereby put forward what more could be done to enable synergies.

23 / 09 / 2019

EARTO Answer to the EC Consultation on Horizon Europe Implementation Aspects

EARTO input on the topics covered by the EC consultation on Horizon Europe Implementation Strategy, in particular: personnal costs, usual cost accounting practices and unit costs, lump-sum, system and process audits, and the balance betwen IPR and Open Science.

16 / 09 / 2019

Joint Statement for an Ambitious Horizon Europe Programme

93 European Associations signatories of this Joint Statement urge the EU Institutions to make research, development and innovation (RD&I) a priority within the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027.

21 / 08 / 2019

EARTO Answer to EC Consultation on Horizon Europe Programme Strategic Planning

The crucial role of Research, Development, and Innovation (RD&I) activities to support and boost industrial leadership is now at the heart of the European Industrial Policy with the ultimate goals to benefit society.

03 / 06 / 2019

Joint Statement on Interregional Innovation Investments for European value chains

AER, CPMR, EARTO, ERRIN, ENoLL, EuroTech Universities Alliance and Vanguard Initiative, as well as the co-leading Regions from 17 Smart Specialisation Partnerships, jointly support the Statement on Interregional Innovation Investments for European value chains.

30 / 04 / 2019

EARTO Paper on HEU Implementation: Financial Aspects

EARTO Financial Experts publish 4 key recommendations on the financial aspects of HEU Implementation, especially for the making of the new HEU Model Grant Agreement.

30 / 04 / 2019

EARTO Feedback on Lump-Sums Pilot Experiences

EARTO members active in the H2020 lump-sum pilots share their experiences so far: before the lump sum scheme could be extended, more piloting and evaluation should be carried out.

30 / 04 / 2019

EARTO Feedback on H2020 Implementation

EARTO experts’ feedback on the implementation of H2020, including on FP simplification measures, are compiled in this paper. It follows every step of the lifecycle of an H2020 project.

17 / 04 / 2019

Press Release – EARTO Welcomes the EU Institutions’ Agreement on Horizon Europe

EARTO and its members welcome the EU Institutions’ timely agreement on HEU. Such programme now needs a budget at the scale of its ambitions. EARTO strongly calls to scale-up the HEU budget to at least €120bn in the next MFF.

19 / 03 / 2019

Annual Report 2018

The Annual Report summarises the main EARTO activities, events and figures during the year 2018.

19 / 03 / 2019

Press Release – New EARTO President Antti Vasara and Vice-President Iñaki San Sebastián

Antti Vasara, CEO of VTT (Finland) has been unanimously elected EARTO President, and Iñaki San Sebastian, CEO of Tecnalia (Spain) has been unanimously elected EARTO Vice-President.

13 / 03 / 2019

EARTO Open Letter on HR Issues

RTOs in Europe have identified 3 very important EU dialogues that if not treated carefully will hinder theirs as well as the Commission’s efforts to increase researcher mobility across borders.

23 / 01 / 2019

Accelerating the Digitization and Market Access of Emerging Technologies for Healthcare – The Pivotal Role of RTOs

This paper shows the specific contribution of RTOs in medtech and healthcare sectors: how RTOs help to build a more sustainable and equitable healthcare delivery for European citizens and how RTOs contribute to the transformation towards digital healthcare.

16 / 11 / 2018

EARTO & Vanguard Initiative Statement on Synergies Post-2020

EARTO and the Vanguard Initiative very much welcome the new INTERREG component 5 and the new possibility of transferring resources between EU programmes: both could be key drivers to achieve synergies of funds.

12 / 11 / 2018

Joint Statement on the Revision of the PSI Directive

The co-signatories hereby voice their concerns on the revision of the PSI directive and call on the EU co-legislators to ensure a sound coherence between the different EU legislative texts on research data sharing.

16 / 10 / 2018

EARTO Innovation Awards Brochure 2018

The EARTO Innovation Awards 2018 introduce examples from real innovators and their concrete success stories of how European RTOs address today’s challenges and create impact through their work.

16 / 10 / 2018

Press Release – EARTO Innovation Awards 2018

The EARTO Innovation Awards 2018 were given to EARTO members VTT and Helmholtz during a ceremony held at the BELVue Museum in Brussels.

03 / 09 / 2018

EARTO Position on EC Proposal for a revised PSI Directive

In the frame of the EC review of the EU Directive on the re-use of public sector information (PSI) extending the Directive’s scope to research data, EARTO would like to further contribute to the debate with this new position paper.

17 / 07 / 2018

EARTO Analysis of EC Proposal revising the EU PSI Directive

EARTO voices its concerns regarding the EC proposal to revise the directive on the re-use of public sector information (PSI), extending its scope to research data.

05 / 07 / 2018

EARTO Analysis of EC Cohesion Policy post-2020 Proposal

EARTO welcomes the EC proposal for a Regulation laying down common provisions on the ERDF, the ESF+, the CF, and the EMFF, especially in its simplification efforts and to improve synergies of funds.

05 / 07 / 2018

EARTO Analysis of EC Defence Fund Legislative Proposal

EARTO welcomes the EC Proposal for a Regulation establishing the European Defence Fund and made this detailed analysis to strengthen such proposal even further.

29 / 06 / 2018

EARTO Analysis of EC Space Programme Proposal

EARTO welcomes the EC legislative proposal establishing a Space Programme. This paper highlights RTOs’ detailed analysis and text suggestions on the EC proposal.

25 / 06 / 2018

EARTO Analysis of EC Digital Europe Programme Proposal

EARTO very much welcomes the EC legislative proposal for a new Digital Europe Programme and hereby would like to congratulate the EC for targeting key issues for Europe’s future.

25 / 06 / 2018

EARTO Analysis of EC Decision Proposal: Horizon Europe Specific Programme

EARTO very much welcomes the EC legislative proposal establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe. This paper presents RTOs’ detailled analysis and position on such proposal.

25 / 06 / 2018

EARTO Analysis of EC Regulation Proposal: Establishing HEU & its Rules for Participation

EARTO and its members welcome the EC proposal for Horizon Europe, which is in continuity with H2020 and builds on the successes of the previous FPs.

25 / 06 / 2018

EARTO Recommendations on EC Proposal for HEU

EARTO and its members very much welcome the EC proposal for Horizon Europe. To strengthen such proposal, EARTO hereby lists its 9 key recommendations.

03 / 05 / 2018

Press Release – EC MFF Proposal: Opening Negotiations with an Increased RD&I Budget

EARTO has taken note of the European Commission proposal for a Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2027 that has been published on 2 May 2018.

21 / 03 / 2018

EARTO Annual Report 2017

The Annual Report summarises the main EARTO activities, events and figures during the year 2017.

19 / 03 / 2018

EARTO Recommendations for FP9 Rules for Participation: Funding Rules

EARTO brings further suggestions for the elaboration of FP9 Rules for Participation, with the aim of improving the management and efficiency of the FP9.

01 / 03 / 2018

EARTO Economic Footprint Study – Summary Brochure

Impact of 9 RTOs in 2015-2016

01 / 03 / 2018

EARTO Economic Footprint Study – Full Report

Impact of 9 RTOs in 2015-2016

23 / 02 / 2018

EARTO Paper on European Innovation Hubs

An Ecosystem Approach to Accelerate the Uptake of Innovation in Key Enabling Technologies

22 / 02 / 2018

EARTO’s Call to Secure an Increased R&I Budget at the Level of Europe’s Ambitions

EARTO calls to secure an increased R&I budget in the MFF post-2020.

21 / 02 / 2018

Boosting Europe’s Future Competitiveness as Key Priority for FP9 – 2nd Joint Declaration by Industry and RTOs

Associations representing key European industrial research and innovation stakeholders, call on the EU Institutions to develop the FP9 with an appropriate design and budget, at the level of the ambitions of the Renewed EU Industrial Policy Strategy.

20 / 02 / 2018

EARTO Background Note on Repayable Advances

This note serves as a mean to compare the efficiency of Competitive Grants and Repayable Advances and their consequences for RTOs.

30 / 01 / 2018

EARTO Note on EU State Aid Rules for RD&I

This paper sheds light on the EU state aid rules for RD&I that apply to RTOs.

26 / 01 / 2018

EARTO Background Note – Openness of Government Data and Innovation Performance

This note aims at giving an overview of the Global Governmental Data Index ranking and the Global Innovation Index ranking 2017, analysing the links between the two.

22 / 12 / 2017

EARTO’s Views on EC Communication on Standard Essential Patents

22 / 12 / 2017

EARTO Answer to EC Consultation on Public Procurement of R&I

01 / 12 / 2017

EARTO’s Views on EU Competitiveness Council conclusions

24 / 11 / 2017

EARTO Background Note on the Shift of US Competition Policy Towards SSOs

08 / 11 / 2017

EARTO Position Paper on the European Licencing Framework for Standard Essential Patents

11 / 10 / 2017

EARTO Innovation Awards 2017 Brochure

11 / 10 / 2017

Press Release – EARTO Innovation Awards 2017

The EARTO Innovation Awards 2017 were given tonight to EARTO members Fraunhofer and Tecnalia during a ceremony held at the BELVue Museum in Brussels.

15 / 09 / 2017

EARTO Inputs – Towards Lump-Sums within FP9

12 / 09 / 2017

EARTO WG Security & Defence Research on Designing the PADR and the ERDP

Over the course of the European Preparatory Action for Defence Research (PADR) development, several meetings, and tentative follow-ups took place between the members of the EARTO Security & Defence Research Working Group and representatives from EDA and DG GROW.

20 / 07 / 2017

Press Release – EARTO Welcomes EC Communication on Smart Specialisation

EARTO very much welcomes the European Commission’s Communication on Smart Specialisation published by DG REGIO, which gives perspectives for an efficient future of the Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3).