Euresearch Info December 2019

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    'Opening the Windows': Re-organising the Directorate-General for
    Research and Innovation

      The European Commission’s Directorate General for Research and
      Innovation (DG RTD) has recently been re-structured in order to
      overcome thematic and bureaucratic silos as well as to fostering
      sustainable development. These are also the goals of the upcoming
      Framework Programme "Horizon Europe".

Only a year after taking office, the head of DG RTD, Frenchman Jean-Eric 
Paquet, has implemented a completely new set-up of the DG, which is now 
built around 4 thematic areas: healthy planet, clean planet, people, and 
prosperity. It is not by chance that these are also key priorities of 
the UN's Agenda 2030 "Sustainable Development Goals" (SDGs). 
Furthermore, Paquet has added the position of a special advisor on SDGs 
to the DG RTD organigram.

Paquet himself stated that the reasons for the re-organisation have been 
to “opening the windows” and “breaking down silos” within DG RTD. One of 
the desired outcomes is better cooperation with the other DGs regarding 
the development of Horizon Europe. In this context, a term often used by 
Paquet and other policy makers is 'co-creation'. Co-creation can be 
understood as the collaboration of all relevant stakeholders across 
different disciplines and sectors in order to achieve common goals.

The new design of DG RTD highlights the importance of both the SDGs and 
the co-creation approach for Horizon Europe. Despite its name, the new 
Framework Programme explicitly aims at tackling worldwide problems, 
which is reflected in the naming of Horizon Europe’s second pillar – 
“Global Challenges”. Paquet’s call to open the windows and overcome 
silos is therefore not only directed at his own staff but also at the 
research and innovation community as a whole.

/Joël Graf, National Contact Point
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    HORIZON 2020 NEWS

      New Success Story

The KEEN project aims to help Lithuania become a future European leader 
in innovation. Supported by a Horizon 2020 “Twinning” grant, 
Switzerland’s University of St Gallen is working with 2 European partner 
universities to support entrepreneurial capacity building at Kaunas 
University of Technology. For more follow the link!

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      Workshop: Personalised Medicine

The November 2019 workshop "Personalised Medicine for All Citizens and 
Patients within Sustainable Implementation" brought together 
international experts in the field. Lectures and videos 
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are now available. The third call for "Best Practice in Personalised 
Medicine" Recognition 2020 is open.
*Deadline: 23.01.2020*

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    HORIZON 2020 CALLS

      IMI: First Call in 2020

In order to give potential applicants as much time as possible for 
consortium-building and to prepare their proposals, IMI publishes 
information on possible future topics well in advance. The topics for 
2020 are expected to cover: cancer, tuberculosis, psoriasis, drugs based 
on proteins, and vaccines.
*Opening date: 21.01.2020
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      CHIST-ERA 2019 Call

The European network CHIST-ERA supports research collaborations in 
information and communication sciences and technologies in Europe. The 
2019 call addresses explainable machine learning-based artificial 
intelligence (XAI) and novel computational approaches for environmental 
sustainability (CES).*
Deadline: 14.02.2020
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      ERA-NET Cofund "ICT-AGRI-FOOD"

The ERA-NET Cofund ICT-AGRI-FOOD will soon launch a joint call 
addressing the challenge of transforming the European agri-food systems. 
It is funded by 22 countries including Switzerland. Visit the website or 
contact Nora Sauter <mailto:nora.sauter at blw.admin.ch> at theFederal 
Office for Agriculture for more information.*
Deadline: end of Jan 2020
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      Research Infrastructures Open Call

Research infrastructures play an increasing role in the advancement of 
knowledge and technology and their exploitation. On 28 November, several 
call topics opened in the corresponding H2020 Work Programme. Euresearch 
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will be happy to answer any questions you have about a planned submission.
*Deadline: 17.03.2020*

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    FOR COMPANIES

      EIC Accelerator Pilot – Applicants' Training

This intensive half-day training workshop on writing and submitting an 
EIC Accelerator proposal (formerly SME Instrument Phase 2) will provide 
you with insight and practical information. The workshop is free of 
charge but registration is compulsory.
*30.01.2020, St Gallen *

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      LEDGER 2nd Open Call

The "LEDGER" project is looking for SMEs, start-ups, developers, 
entrepreneurs and researchers wanting to shift data management, 
leveraging decentralised technologies, AI or IoT, in order to address 
privacy-by-design, reliability, trustworthiness and openness in the 
building of human-centric ICT solutions.
*Deadline 31.01.2020*

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    EURESEARCH EVENTS

      Horizon 2020 – Health Applicant Training

Are you preparing a proposal for one of the open "Health" calls with 
deadlines in April 2020? Register for our free-of-charge applicants' 
training to receive support and advice on how to write a strong proposal.*
05.03.2020, Bern
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    OTHER EVENTS

      Robotics and AI – Informational Materials

On 26 November 2019, the European Commission organised an information 
and brokerage day for the upcoming topics in robotics and artificial 
intelligence with deadlines in April 2020. Videos, pitch talks and 
slides are available online.

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