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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.

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ORGANISATIONS

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