Horizon 2020 Projects

The Belgian regional Wallonie will today officially launch Horizon 2020.

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, has said investment in research and innovation is crucial to Ireland’s economic recovery.

Students have gathered at Technische Universität Berlin to celebrate the start of their EIT ICT Labs Master School programme in which technical excellence is combined with entrepreneurship and ICT innovation skills.

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN) has outlined plans to encourage UK SMEs to participate in Horizon 2020.

The Spanish scientific community have expressed their disappointment over further proposed cuts to the country’s science budget.

European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Máire Geoghegan-Quinn attends the launch of Horizon 2020 in Bucharest, the first country to launch Horizon 2020 in the European Union.

The Polish Ministry of Regional Development has announced that it wants to earmark €10bn for companies working together with universities on high-tech innovative products.

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology Awards 2013 are set to be held in Budapest on 12 November and will celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship.

At the start of ITRE negotiations on the JTIs and joint programmes, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn outlines the details for the nine public private and public-public partnerships.

The fifth European Innovation Summit has closed with Jerzy Buzek MEP describing the summit as ‘showing that it is an important platform for debate and discussion on innovation.’

The European Commission has published its strategy for European Technology Platforms until 2020.

The “capacity and resources” are now in place to ensure Derry, Northern Ireland, benefits from the Horizon 2020 funding stream, according to a local legislator.

José Manuel Barroso has highlighted the role that the digital economy, and indeed research and innovation, will continue to play in Europe’s economic recovery.

EIT ICT Labs CEO Professor Dr Willem Jonker outlines the work of the ICT KIC and how it will address Horizon 2020’s societal challenges.

Irish minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock, speaks to Horizon 2020 Projects about the agreement brokered during the country’s Council Presidency on the next framework programme.

A meeting of the Council of the European Union’s Competitiveness Council has concluded with important implications for EU science policy.

Members of the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee have approved the legislative package for Horizon 2020 . MEPs will now have a final vote later in autumn during a full plenary session.

Dr John Smith of the European University Association outlines his thoughts on the next framework programme following agreement during the summer.

Ministers are emphasising the importance of the digital economy and innovation in promoting the growth of SMEs.

A meeting of the Competitiveness Council of the Council of the European Union is being held on the 26 and 27 of September.

A university in the UK is hosting a business effectiveness event showcasing EU-funded projects to encourage co-operation between researchers and business.

Top young scientific minds in Europe have met in Prague for the 25th annual ‘EU Contest for Young Scientists’.

LERU has warned against reductions to the EU’s budget, describing a proposed cut of €426m as “effectively destroying the EU’s capacity to invest in knowledge, research and innovation”.

The European Commission has outlined an updated legislative timeline for Horizon 2020.

The European Commission says that progress is still needed to complete the development of the European Research by its 2014 deadline.

Jean-Claude Burgelman, of DG Research and Innovation, in the European Commission outlines the important role LERU has played in developing Horizon 2020 during a keynote speech at the association’s autumn reception.

The Lithuanian Minister for Foreign Affairs and the chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets have announced the approval and implementation of the EU’s 2014-2020 MFF.

The Scottish Funding Council has launched a new £400,000 scheme to assist 80 SMEs in entering the European research market and access Horizon 2020 funding..

The European Commission has proposed changes to the 2014 EU budget, designed to bring the plan in line with the political objectives of the EU’s MFF.

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology’s ICT Labs is offering businesses the opportunity to win €30,000 for an innovative enterprise idea.

There is increasing speculation in Dublin over who will replace Máire Geoghegan-Quinn as Ireland’s European Commissioner next year.

Members of the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) will vote on the package of Horizon 2020 legislation this week.

Maria Chiara Carrozza, the new Italian minister for education, universities and research, outlines the importance of increasing research collaboration to best take advantage of Horizon 2020.

Sweden, Germany, Ireland and Luxembourg are the EU member states getting the most out of innovation, according to a new indicator proposed by the European Commission.

Balancing cost reimbursement and simplification in Horizon 2020 has been a key issue of debate. LERU secretary general, Professor Kurt Deketelaere, gives his thoughts on the framework programme deal.

The Council of the European Union’s proposed cutbacks in EU research and employment spending contradict its own promises, according to MEPs.

European Budget Commissioner Janusz Lewandowski speaks to MEPs about his concerns regarding the Council’s amendments to the 2014 budget ahead of the European Parliament’s reading.

Professor Kurt Deketelaere, the secretary general of LERU, an association of 21 European research universities, gives his thoughts on the Horizon 2020 budget following its agreement during the summer.

The Council of the European Union has presented its position on the draft 2014 EU budget during the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg.

The ‘European Higher Education in the World’ conference has closed in Lithuania with a focus on increasing international mobility and developing strategic partnerships.