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COSME vs Horizon 2020 – Programme for the Competitiveness of enterprises and SMEs (COSME) 2014-2020

The new Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME) will run from 2014 to 2020, with a planned budget of €2.5bn (current prices). Objectives facilitating access to finance for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) creating … Continue reading

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Horizon 2020 : An introduction to the European Union’s plans for research and innovation funding (2014 to 2020)

The EU plans its spending within seven-year multi-annual financial frameworks (MFFs) and as the 2007 to 2013 MFF is drawing to a close, it is currently devising and agreeing the MFF for the period 2014 to 2020. To be concluded … Continue reading

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Understanding Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 is the new EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation as proposed by the European Commission in November 2011. It is the successor of the Seventh Framework Programme, the current EU programme for Research (FP 7) and would … Continue reading

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Horizon 2020 – a Summary of Events in 2012

Academics, SMEs and large companies are doing much more research in partnership. I would like to look back at some of the highlights of the move to open innovation in 2012, and the policy initiatives that are supporting this. Parliament takes … Continue reading

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Euro-Mediterranean Collaboration

Euro-Mediterranean governments aim to tackle the top sources of Mediterranean pollution by the year 2020 through the Horizon 2020 initiative that is built around 4 elements: Projects to reduce the most significant pollution sources focussing on industrial emissions, municipal waste … Continue reading

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R&D tax credits – Every little helps…

R&D tax credits are an incentive in the form of tax relief for companies of all sizes to raise their investment in R&D. The tax credits work by allowing companies to deduct qualifying expenditure on R&D activities when calculating their … Continue reading

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European Commission (EC) Microloans for Businesses and Individuals

The EU does not directly provide microloans (loans up to €25 000) to individuals or businesses, but provides guarantees, loans and equity to intermediaries who can then lend to small businesses or make available equity finance. As a (future) entrepreneur … Continue reading

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Horizon 2020 (FP8) – The Timeline

A time line for Horizon 2020 From 30/11: Parliament and Council negotiations on the basis of the Commission proposals Ongoing: Parliament and Council negotiations on EU budget 2014-20 (including overall budget for Horizon 2020) Mid 2012: Final calls under 7th … Continue reading

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European Commission Framework Programme 7 (FP7) – Credit Card Fraud Prevention & Research

EU-funded researchers are building a services development platform that, once complete, could combat credit card fraud, mobile telephone SIM card cloning and even fraudulent unpaid telephone calls in real time. The breakthrough is possible via a technological advance that would … Continue reading

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Who can apply to Framework Programme 7 (FP7) Funding?

The types of participants Participation in FP7 is open to a wide range of organisations and individuals: research groups at universities or research institutes companies intending to innovate small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) SME associations or groupings public or governmental … Continue reading

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