3, rue du Luxembourg B-1000 BrusselsTel.: +32-2-5028698 Fax: +32-2-5028693
e-mail: [email protected]
THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
ORGANISATIONS
Christopher John HullSecretary General
THE EUROPEAN TRADE ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATIONS, representing
WHAT IS EARTO?
over 350 RTOs throughout Europe and beyond
150,000 researchers, engineers, technicians
around €15 billion turnover annually
150,000 customers annually – all sectors and sizes of firms, government departments, public agencies, civl society groups ...
EARTO DEFINES RTOs AS
“…organisations … which as their predominant activity provide research and development, technology and innovation services and which are managerially independent”
WHAT IS AN RTO ?
RTOs receive most of their income from providing R&D and related services to clients
Most have some public core funding – negotiated, competitive
Invention Innovation
Public
Private
National Laboratories
IndustryUniversities
RTOs
WHAT IS AN RTO ?
RTOs LINK SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY
RTOs PROMOTE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESSAND A BETTER SOCIETY
Practical solution providers
Capability to combine diverse technologies
Support for product, process and service innovation in all sectors of the economy
Special role supporting SMEs
Support for public policy, precautionary research, monitoring
WHAT IS AN RTO ?
FIRMS NEED RTOs
Growing trend in R&D outsourcing
search for cost-effectiveness
speed to market
accelerating technological change
“Open Innovation”
Some companies now conduct less than 10% of their R&D in-house
WHAT IS AN RTO ?
1. RTOs key-player category
2. European programmes attuned to interests of RTOs
1. Networking and exchange among members
2. European funding opportunities
3. Promote contacts with industry
4. Facilities in Brussels
1. Promote and defend the interests of RTOs in Europe
2. Provide added-value services to EARTO members
The Mission
The Strategy
PROMOTE AND DEFEND THE INTERESTS OF RTO’s IN EUROPE
Seventh Framework Programme (a key priority for EARTO in 2005 - 2007)
Contacts with Commission, Parliament, Council, other professional groups
EURAB, SME Expert Advisory Group, Sounding Board,
Strategic Expert Groups and Task Forces on: IPR, SME measures, State Aid, Model Contract, Model
Consortium Agreements, ex-post Audits of FP Projects
Board representations to Commission, meetings with Commissioner, senior officials, MEPs
EARTO’s MISSION
PROMOTE AND DEFEND THE INTERESTS OF RTO’s IN EUROPE
Seventh Framework Programme (a key priority for EARTO in 2005 - 2007)
75% funding for non-profit research organisationsReinforced SME-specific measuresGuarantee FundFull reimbursement of overhead costs
Monitor the practical implementation of the Framework Programme and intervene as necessary
Audit certificates in FP6 Collective ResearchFP6 ex-post audits
Structural Funds, Marie Curie
EARTO’s MISSION
FACILITATE EXCHANGES OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND GOOD PRACTICE
Working GroupsTechnology commercialization, quality and excellence, RTO financing, FP proposal writing, spin-offs, new SME funding model in FP7
Task ForcesIPR issues in FP projects, Green Paper on future of ERA, State Aid for R&D
Special Interest GroupsEUROTECH (“national” RTOs), SAFE (food safety), EARPA (automotive research)
ServicesFP7 performance benchmarking datbaseSurveyon RTO overhead costs
Annual Conferences2006, Lisbon, “RTOs in the Next Ten Years”2007, Munich, official event under the German EU presidency2008, Madrid, “Impacting New Markets
EARTO’s MISSION
HELP MEMBERS UNDERSTAND AND USE EUROPE
Permanent Brussels SecretariatFully serviced meeting rooms for groups from five to fiftyAssistance with Brussels contacts, EU programmes, official documents, etc.
Training courses (in association with Hyperion Ltd.)“Getting ready for Framework proposals”“How to write a competitive Framework Programme proposal”“Negotiating and Administering a Framework Programme Contract”
FP7 Proposal Preparation Service
DESCA (www.desca-fp7.eu)
Meeus (www.meeusfp7.eu)
EARTO’s MISSION
The Main Meeting Room
The EARTO first-floor meeting room is available for meetings
of up to 16 participants. Bigger meetings can be
accommodated in a large, modern meeting room on the
5th floor of our building.
The Main Meeting Room
Natural light, air-conditioning, video projector, whiteboard, paper boards, transparency projector.
3, rue du Luxembourg B-1000 BrusselsTel.: +32-2-5028698 Fax: +32-2-5028693
e-mail: [email protected]
THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
ORGANISATIONS
www.earto.eu
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