Horizon 2020: boosting research and innovation

Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a trilogue agreement on the Horizon 2020 framework research programme. This new instrument for European research and innovation funding seeks to simplify the rules for gaining funding, improve the commercialisation of research results and increase the participation of industry, SMEs and scientific community.

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ESO: Background information: Horizon 2020 http://www.europeansources.info/record/horizon-2020/

ESO: Background information: Speech: Horizon 2020 – A World of Opportunities http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-horizon-2020-a-world-of-opportunities/

ESO: Background information: Presentation on Horizon 2020 at the Launching event for Horizon 2020 http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-presentation-on-horizon-2020-at-the-launching-event-for-horizon-2020/

ESO: Background information: Agreement on 'HORIZON 2020': the EU's research and innovation programme for the years 2014 to 2020 http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-agreement-on-horizon-2020-the-eus-research-and-innovation-programme-for-the-years-2014-to-2020/

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