Horizon 2020

In order to apply for SME support, it is important to identify those criteria that define which enterprise is considered

The 8th Conference of the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation in the European Union in Spain, this time under the slogan “Horizon 2020: First experiences and results”, is taking place on November 25, 2014 at the Exhibition and Congress Centre a Coruña and is organized by the CDTI and the Ministry of Economy and Finance, in collaboration with the Galician Axencia Innovation and the European Commission.

LEITAT Technological Center hosted the first Vision 2020 NMP Cluster (Nanotechnologies, advanced materials and production) meeting in Terrassa, Barcelona on the 31st October 2014.

    The European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) has published the Framework of Guidance for the EIT’s 2014 Call

Vice President Antonio Tajani will carry out a mission in Spain as part of the EUROPE 2020 Strategy for Growth, with the aim of “Promoting Business Partnerships in Europe”.

A live feed of Máire Geogheghan-Quinn’s press conference launching the #Horizon2020 calls:

The European Commission has today for the first time presented calls for projects under Horizon 2020. Worth more than €15 billion over the first two years, the funding is intended to help boost Europe’s knowledge-driven economy, and tackle issues that will make a difference in people’s lives.

Looking forward to the launch of one of the world’s largest public R&D programmes, Science|Business interviews Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, the EU Commissioner at the centre of formulating Horizon 2020 and steering it over the finishing line

Since 12:00:00 (Brussels time), the new version of the Participant Portal is available. The first calls under H2020 programme will

Commission releases working documents for 2014-2015. The European Commission started publishing drafts of Horizon 2020 work programmes on the dedicated homepage. Drafts for the societal challenges ‘Secure, clean and efficient energy’, ‘Smart, green and integrated transport’ and ‘Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials’ are available. However, a draft for the challenge ‘Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy’ has not been published yet.

Horizon 2020 is bringing new topics and rules for space research. COSMOS, the European Network of National Contact Points for Space, has been organising a series of events across several attractive locations all over Europe.