Eurostars events in Amsterdam and Brussels this October – and what future for the programme post 2020?
SMEs are the backbone of the European economy and the main players in innovation in the years to come; therefore public innovation funding for SMEs is one of the keys to keep Europe competitive. October will see some interesting events discussing the best ways of public support.
EXTERNAL Event
- Oct 12—13, 2016
- Amsterdam, Brussels
- International
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Post Date: Sep 17, 2016
Tags: Horizon 2020, SME
SMEs aim higher with Eurostars
The 2016 Eurostars event will take place both in Amsterdam and Brussels on the 12th and 13th of October. Since 2008, the Eurostars progamme has contributed to the realisation of the European Research Area to the benefit of SMEs. Eurostars complements existing EU initiatives intended to support SMEs conducting research. With more than 1000 projects funded, Eurostars contributes to speed-up development of the technologies and innovations that will underpin tomorrow’s businesses and help innovative European SMEs grow to world-leading companies.
In the Amsterdam Arena Companies will be provided with information on setting up R&D projects with international partners. They will have the opportunity to pitch their project ideas to a group of peers and get the opportunities to build partnerships in different B2B Matchmaking sessions.
In Brussels participants will take part in different panel discussions demonstrating Eurostars’ role towards further alignment and synchronization of the national research and innovation programmes and tackle key factors preventing most SMEs from reaching their full potential. Members of the European Parliament, the European Commission, national innovation authorities as well as business associations will take part in the different panel discussions
What happens after Horizon 2020?
On Oct. 12 in Brussels, EUREKA is participating in a conference organised by the Science|Business news service about Framework Programme 9. This will be the first independent, public discussion of possible directions for this new R&I programme, and the Commission is joining in by bringing to the event the results of its first step in the planning: Foresight exercises on what Europe could look like in 2030 in various domains affected by science and technology, such as energy, health, environment, labour markets, education, digital worlds, manufacturing, etc. It’s too early to expect any proposals yet for FP9, but the foresight discussions can help shape our expectations of what could be done – and the Commission is in listening mode. Participants in the conference include RTD Director-General Robert-Jan Smits and Director Kurt Vandenberghe.
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