European Commission
03/05/2012
"I would like to thank ADITE for giving me this opportunity to present some of the policies and actions that we are taking at European level to encourage and support more and better research and innovation partnerships."
23/04/2012
"Austria plays a special role in the European Research Council – Europe's success story in the sphere of research. Over the years, Austria has produced many scientists, inventors and innovators who have made a remarkable contribution to the modern world."
23/04/2012
"Science is the basis for a better future and the bedrock of a knowledge-based society and a healthy economy."
19/04/2012
"It is vital that the idea of "excellence", which I believe is so important to our future, is more widely understood and promoted."
11/04/2012
"This new centre is a testament to Medtronic's commitment to working with clinicians, surgeons, researchers and patient groups in the development of new technology so as to improve the quality of health for patients throughout the world."
02/04/2012
"Research and innovation are key elements of the European Union's cooperation with Mediterranean countries since we are all facing challenges such as climate change, water and energy. It makes perfect sense to tackle these issues jointly, and to bring our scientists together so they can find the answers we need."
09/03/2012
"I am very keen to ensure that researchers from the European Union and New Zealand have every possible opportunity to work together to tackle the issues that matter to us most. "
07/03/2012
"Australia and the EU share the view that research and innovation serve as vital motors in developing our economies. There are real similarities between the Australian innovation agenda and the EU’s Innovation Union initiative."
03/03/2012
"It is a real honour to be at the Nanyang Technological University, a leading institution with an excellent reputation, and one of the most active Singaporean participants in our European research programmes"
29/02/2012
"Through the ERC, Europe's top researchers are for the first time competing on a level playing field. And that, precisely, is the EU added-value"
23/02/2012
"Our future depends on competitive industries that are able to create jobs. This means investing in research, in new technologies and in creating a climate that boosts innovation"
13/02/2012
"Shifting to the bioeconomy will help Europe to live within its limits: the sustainable production and exploitation of biological resources will allow Europe to produce more from less, while limiting negative impacts on the environment."
07/02/2012
"This is a clear signal for me that we're on the right track in trying to create more linkages across the EU to improve research performance across the board. We will do this with our Horizon 2020 program, and we will do it through achieving the European Research Area."
07/02/2012
"We are expecting the countries participating in the JPND to commit substantial scientific, financial and management resources, even in the current economic climate."
30/01/2012
"With Europe crying out for growth, ERA can’t wait any longer. We can’t continue with a situation where research funding is not always allocated competitively, where positions are not always filled on merit, where researchers can’t take their grants across borders, where large parts of Europe are not even in the game, where there is a scandalous waste of female talent and where our brightest and best are leaving never to return"
20/01/2012
"Europe is serious in its ambition to compete for the best scientific talent worldwide"
19/01/2012
"Improving access to finance is essential to enhance the competitiveness and growth potential of innovative SMEs."
18/01/2012
"The European Commission is very aware of the vital importance of the economic, research and innovation relationship between Europe and the United States."
05/12/2011
"It gives me tremendous pleasure to share with you 48 fascinating research and innovation stories, taking place in the 27 Member States of the European Union"
30/11/2011
"Our focus is on supporting the best research ideas that provide major business opportunities and change people’s lives for the better."
27/11/2011
"This festival has gone from strength to strength since it was founded in 1998, and I am proud to be visiting it again this year as the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science."
24/11/2011
"European manufacturing is still dominant in international trade, leading the world in areas such as car manufacture, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, machinery and agricultural engineering."
24/11/2011
"Research is Tyndall’s core activity and the many scientific and technological breakthroughs reported are testimony to the quality of research conducted here. However, it is the application of that research and your track record of industry engagement that sets you apart."
23/11/2011
"The European food and drink industry is a major force in our economy, with a vital role to play and a tremendous responsibility in terms of people's health and well-being, and in the stewardship of our natural resources."
10/11/2011
"Let me assure you that the European Commission shares the goals of the British Academy to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the social sciences and humanities and to champion their role and value."
27/10/2011
"Over the two days of this IBM colloquium you are discussing the most pressing issues of urban development and urban living. These issues touch on some of the greatest challenges facing us in Europe: the economy, climate change, energy and resources and the ageing of our population"
21/10/2011
"The creation of Science Europe represents a big step in the right direction. Science Europe consolidates the voices of researchers at European level, facilitating cooperation with the whole scientific community and funding bodies"
20/10/2011
"I am delighted that the Parliament has already shown great interest in our work by carrying out a series of reports that addressed issues such as Horizon 2020, simplification, Innovation Union and the FP7 Interim Evaluation. We greatly appreciated the timing of these reports, since they came early enough for the Commission to consider its proposals in depth in the context of drafting the Horizon 2020 package"
18/10/2011
"I would like to thank COST's staff and its President, Doctor Rodriguez-Peña, as well as her predecessors Professor Fedi and Mr. Diehl, for their work to modernise this framework, which, now meets their customers' needs even more efficiently and effectively"
13/10/2011
"Europe's future depends on competitive industries that are able to grow and create jobs. This means investing in research and in new technologies and in creating a climate that boosts innovation"
20/09/2011
"The Member States are keen to reverse Europe's failure to make the necessary structural reforms and investments in innovation and growth, including investment in education and training, in key enabling technologies or advanced manufacturing. While the difficulties are enormous, I see that there is a consensus that we must act now, we must act decisively and we must act together to tackle our innovation emergency".
13/09/2011
"On a practical level, we need a European Research Area that is interconnected, structured, mobile and efficient; a unified research area that brings together people and ideas in a way that catalyses excellent science and world-leading innovation"
12/07/2011
"I am sure you will be very pleased to hear that the draft legislative proposal in preparation for HORIZON 2020 will address the use of Public-Private Partnerships. It is important that there is a place for large-scale strategic actions such as PPPs with the critical mass to reach their objectives"
04/07/2011
"Together, science, entrepreneurship and creativity can help build a successful and competitive Lithuania that will improve the lives of everyone who lives here. [..] Getting business and science know-how together to boost Europe's innovation is an issue that is close to my heart. It is an issue that I am convinced is vital to Europe's long term growth and the health of our society. And that is why we are here today"
24/06/2011
"The calls for proposals will provide major support for Innovation Union and its commitments. Our Innovation Union goals will be reflected throughout - in particular by strengthening research excellence, integrating research and innovation as much as possible; addressing key technologies; facilitating collaborative and industry-driven research; increasing demonstration activities, and emphasising projects with EU added value and socio-economic impact"
17/06/2011
"The launch of this Institute cements the reputation of Trinity College as a world-class centre of learning and a key partner in European-level research projects, and it shows confidence in the role that research and innovation will play in Ireland's economic recovery"
16/06/2011
"I hope that Google - in many ways a byword for innovation - will continue to contribute to economic growth by investing even more in Europe, by innovating even more in Europe and by contributing even more to a level playing field for innovation in Europe"
10/06/2011
"Since we launched the 7th Framework Programme in 2007, the game has changed. [..] It has also become clear that Europe is facing an innovation emergency – we must prioritise innovation to ensure that we don't fall behind our competitors and to ensure a better quality of life for people in Europe"
10/06/2011
"The next step in the process will be the adoption of the Commission's proposal for the future EU Budget at the end of this month. This will propose an overall budget for the Common Strategic Framework and for other important policies"
25/05/2011
"2011 is also the EU-China Year of Youth. Along a raft of exciting initiatives, it provides a perfect opportunity to further enhance the ties between our students and researchers and to promote mutual understanding among our young people. Our universities have a special role to play in doing just that."
22/05/2011
"The CEIBS is probably one of the best examples of EU-China cooperation: a tangible example of cooperation that not only boosts our relations in a very practical way, but also improves the lives and careers of hundreds of current and former students."
17/05/2011
"International cooperation is a vital part of our research and innovation funding. It makes sense to bring the world's best research and the world's best researchers together, where possible, in order to tackle common global challenges such as sustainable mobility, climate change, energy security and our ageing population."
09/05/2011
"Since 1973 Ireland, and Europe, have surmounted many difficult and complex problems together. We have done this through solidarity, cooperation and dialogue - the very principles on which the European Union is based."
07/04/2011
"Earlier today, I was privileged to see at first hand, some excellent examples of the kind of cutting edge research that makes North Rhine-Westphalia and Germany bywords for scientific excellence."
01/04/2011
"[..] Aviation industries have a key role to play in addressing the environmental, energy and resource challenges that we face. Aviation makes the world smaller. It brings people together, it enriches our outlook"
04/03/2011
"Baden-Württemberg has an impressive record: by investing 4.4% of GDP in research and development, you have already outperformed the 3% target set by Europe 2020....You are living proof of how much our regions matter!"
03/03/2011
"I think of the EU and the US as a pair of climbers. We are scaling the steep cliff of growth towards greater prosperity, while battling against harsh economic cross-winds."
09/02/2011
"This Green Paper is also very much the next step in our simplification agenda - we cannot maximise value for money without simplification. We need to release our researchers and innovators from red tape."
07/02/2011
"It is right that UK innovation and business has a global outlook but with a vibrant research and innovation system, the UK has everything to gain from the Innovation Union and the European Research Area and nothing to lose."
01/02/2011
"A proposal for a modern and forward-looking EU Budget must have research and innovation at its core to be a credible response to Europe 2020 objectives."
01/02/2011
"Europe has an enormous opportunity to use procurement strategically to boost innovation by stimulating and supporting public demand, particularly in areas where societal challenges need to be tackled."
01/02/2011
"Innovation is as essential to sustainable growth and jobs as water is to life. Economies that do not innovate will wither away. So this Scoreboard is a key instrument also of the Europe 2020 Strategy and of the Annual Growth Survey we published last month."
25/01/2011
"We will be able to propose more radically simplified rules and procedures in the next research and innovation funding programme, on the basis of our proposed revision of the Financial Regulation, taking into account the proposals contained in the Carvalho report. We will need the support of the institutions, including the Parliament, to make this happen."
24/01/2011
"The three changes we are announcing today will save millions of euro and deliver better value for taxpayers' money. They will feed into better research results and lead to new products and services."
24/01/2011
"Genuinely open innovation requires brokerage, intermediaries and networks in which all players can participate on an equal basis. The European Business & Innovation Centre Network has an important role to play."
07/01/2011
"Europe must embrace excellence to compete internationally. It must be our hallmark. That means pooling resources to build excellent infrastructures; awarding funding on the basis of excellence alone.....and making the European Institute of Innovation and Technology a hub for excellence and entrepreneurship."
10/12/2010
Sweden's national innovation framework conditions show clear strengths in several areas, you have a stable macro-economic environment, with a well educated workforce and a clutch of R&D-intensive, multi-national corporations. These strengths are reinforced by Sweden's excellent integration into global markets.
22/11/2010
"I warmly welcome the innovation-led initiatives that DCU is contributing to including An tSli Ghlas - The Green Way, Ireland's first green economic zone. An tSli Ghlas is an excellent example of the critical role that partnerships across academia, industry and regional authorities can play in leading to significant innovation"
16/11/2010
"The primary goal of the EHRI is to bring together information that is currently located in archives across Europe. [...] EHRI will design and implement a Virtual Research Environment offering online access for researchers to a wide variety of dispersed Holocaust archives and to a number of tools to work with them."
15/11/2010
"I applaud the news that COVIDIEN will invest 1.8 million euro in medical technology R&D projects with Irish academic institutions, kicking off with a 900,000 euro investment with the National University of Ireland here in Galway"
15/11/2010
"I firmly believe that Europe will only fully benefit from the talent, knowledge and ingenuity of our researchers if it becomes as easy for research institutes, universities and companies to cooperate within the European Union as within their own Member States."
25/10/2010
Innovation is the key to building sustainable growth and fairer and greener
societies and I very much hope that President Barroso and I will find strong
backing in the European Parliament for making the Innovation Union a
reality
14/10/2010
This is what the Innovation Union Flagship is about: innovation as the
overarching policy objective; where we take a medium- to longer-term
perspective; where all policy instruments, measures and funding are designed to
contribute to innovation; where EU and national policies are closely aligned
and mutually reinforcing; and last but not least, where the highest political
level sets a strategic agenda, regularly monitors progress and tackles
delays.
06/10/2010
We need an Innovation Union to help get our 23 million unemployed people
back to work and keep them there.
We need an Innovation Union to tackle society's biggest challenges: climate
change, energy and food security, healthy living and an ageing society.
We need an Innovation Union because Europe does not yet have an innovation
culture like the US – and China and India are catching up.
05/10/2010
Since I became the Commissioner responsible for Research and Innovation
earlier this year, I have often wished I could be in two places at once. Thanks
to the wonders of holography, a technology invented in Europe, I am able to be
with you right at the centre of today's event
14/09/2010
Worth nearly two Trillion Euro, the European Bio-Economy provides around 22
million jobs in Europe, across sectors as diverse as agriculture, forestry,
fisheries, food, chemicals, and biofuels. This is the impressive reality of the
European Bio-economy.
09/09/2010
The "Ocean of Tomorrow" call for proposals that will be presented
in detail this morning seeks to generate the knowledge that will help us to
innovate so that we can strike the balance making the most of the seas' and
oceans' potential, while preserving the marine environment that is the source
of this wealth.
19/07/2010
"Investment in research and innovation is the only smart and lasting
way out of crisis and towards sustainable and socially equitable
growth."
15/07/2010
"We must identify and invest in new growth markets and innovate more
quickly if we are to both create and maintain jobs and remain competitive in
future."
01/06/2010
"The partnership between the European Union and the United States in
matters of science and technology - as well as in trade and investment - is
rich, deep and fruitful."
28/05/2010
"We need to pursue regulatory and policy cooperation that promises
closer integration of our economies. The result will be to boost growth and job
creation, while supporting strategic societal goals."
20/05/2010
"While in Europe we have a strong scientific base, that alone is not
enough to ensure better, faster diagnosis of patients, and provide more
personalized, effective and efficient treatments and drugs.
We also need to remove the barriers that prevent bright ideas from reaching the
market."
06/05/2010
"[...] we need a dynamic and comprehensive strategy – an Innovation
Policy - geared towards excellent research, new technologies, new products and
new solutions. Geared towards change. Making this triangle between Research,
Innovation and Science work is therefore the crux of my portfolio and that is
where I expect you to contribute with concrete ideas."
04/05/2010
"Scientists from the Joint Research Centre are playing a key role in
bringing forward new scientific initiatives, which fundamentally help to build
a better European society for us all and for future generations."
29/04/2010
"The Framework Programme is not a programme for accountants or
bureaucrats. It is a programme for scientists and innovators. Above all, it is
a programme for Europeans. It provides tangible evidence of how the EU can
improve people's lives."
23/04/2010
"We must put excellence at the heart of the European research policy
and we must ensure a free flow of knowledge, the so called "Fifth
Freedom" which is one of the core features of the European Research
Area."
15/04/2010
"It is our duty and also my personal challenge to create a critical
mass of research and innovation at an EU level developing new and key enabling
technologies which will support healthy ageing."
05/03/2010
"My job is to work closely with Commission colleagues, the Member
States, business and other stakeholders to help transform Europe into a really
vibrant innovation economy, what I call an "i-conomy" ... Innovation is
not limited to the private sector. It must happen in schools and hospitals,
crèches, community centres and care homes..."
18/02/2010
"US companies are by far the largest source of foreign direct
investment for the European Union. The United States of America is Europe's
most important science and technology partner. Staying open to the world is
essential."
13/01/2010
"Accountability and dialogue are at the heart of our European
democracy. I hope that my appreance before you to approve my designation as a
future member of the European Commission with responsibility for research,
innovation, and science, will meet the expectations of this house."
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