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.

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.

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 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.

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.