Dec 20, 2011

EU IPR Helpdesk at first Innovation Convention 2011

It has been a successful premiere: On 5 December 2011 European Commission president José Manuel Barroso and Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, launched the first ever Innovation Convention in Brussels. With the aim to promote innovation as the key driving force for sustained growth and competitiveness in Europe, top-flight speakers from all areas involved in...
Dec 01, 2011

Horizon 2020: Commission proposes €80 billion investment

The European Commission has presented a package of measures to boost research, innovation and competitiveness in Europe. Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has announced Horizon 2020, an €80 billion1 programme for investment in research and innovation. Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou has put forward a Strategic Innovation Agenda for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT),...