NEWS

Proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (MFF) including 97.9 Bill € for Horizon Europe (vs 70 Bill € for H2020). Commissioners Moedas and Hogan announced on 3 May a 10B€ budget proposal for the Horizon Europe (FP9) Global Challenge Food and natural resources (successor of H2020 SC2 which had 3.85 Bill €). MFF proposal Press release; All files; Research and Innovation.

EPSO Newsletter – Spring 2018 public shortened version has been published. The full version of the EPSO Newsletter – Spring 2018 is available exclusively to the EPSO members.

Booklet on New Plant Breeding Techniques in a new era in which Scientists of Wageningen University & Research gives new insights into plant breeding techniques such as genome editing.

The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) Call for proposals 2018 (H2020-BBI-JTI-2018) is now open. Call closure forseen: 6 September 2018. To view the topics and submit proposals visit the Participant Portal.

Manifesto “More funds for research and innovation” launched by CNR, CNRS, CSIC, Leibnitz and Helmholtz to highlight the need of more funds to research and innovation in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Heads of organizations, institutes, companies as well as individuals are invited to endorse this online so the initiators can bring it to the attention of the European Council before deciding the EU budget for the next 7 years.

Submission to the EC consultation on EU research and innovation missions (FP9), based on the Mazzucato report, welcoming the mission concept and offering to help further develop and implement it as it highlights similar principles we proposed in the EPSO position on FP9(19.9.2017). EPSO suggest three mission ideas: 1) 1001 Crops – diverse crops for diverse diets and human health and sustainable production, 2) Planty Food – Sustainable agriculture for sustainable food, and 3) Green Bio-Factories – New bioactives for pharma, cosmetics, food and fine chemicals. Completed online questionnaire. Online questionnaire.