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Directorate-General for Research and InnovationEuropean Commission
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Effective: 16 June 2013
Director-General: Robert-Jan Smits
Assistant to the Director-General: Martin Penny
Principal Adviser: "Research and Innovation Interface"
Isi SaragossiPrincipal Adviser: "Relations with Executive Agencies"
Gilbert Gascard *Adviser: "Economic Aspects of Research and Innovation - DG's Chief Economist"
Roman Arjona GraciaAdviser: "Scientific Culture"
Gabor Mihaly Nagy
Unit 1: Internal audit
Head of Unit: Edwin CroonenSeconded Head of unit
Head of Unit: Pablo Amor/Marc Tachelet/Georges Te Kolste
Deputy Director-General:
Framework Programme: Policy and Management: Wolfgang Burtscher
Directorate A - Framework programme - Interinstitutional relations
Director:
Jack Metthey
A.1: External & internal communication
Head of Unit: Begoña AranoA.2: Interinstitutional relations
Head of Unit: Don Jacques FaggianelliA.3: Framework Programme
Head of Unit: Brendan HawdonA.4: Legal matters
Head of Unit: Liliane De WolfA.5: Evaluation
Head of Unit: Peter FischA.6: Strategic planning and programming
Head of Unit: Gwennael Joliff-Botrel
Directorate M - Management Operational Support - FP
Director:
Franco Biscontin
M.1: External audits
Head of Unit: Marc BellensM.2: Business processes and simplification
Head of Unit: Anisoara UlceluseM.3: Risk management
Head of Unit: Paul WebbM.4: Management of debts and guarantee funds
Head of Unit: Philippe Vannson
Directorate R - Resources
Director:
Priscilla Fernandez Canadas (acting)
R.1: Personnel
Head of Unit: Harald SpitzerR.2: Budget
Head of Unit: Priscilla Fernandez CanadasR.3: IT management
Head of Unit: Patrice LemaitreR.4: Externalisation
Head of Unit: Martin BohleR.5: Logistics
Head of Unit: Silvia Bojinova
Deputy Director-General:
Innovation and ERA: Anneli Pauli
Adviser: "Task Force: Best practices for the implementation of innovation"
Michel Poireau
Directorate B - European Research Area
Director:
Octavio Quintana Trias
Adviser: "Structural aspects of ERA"
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B.1: European Research Area policy
Head of Unit: Fabienne Gautier (acting)B.2: Skills
Head of Unit: Stefaan HermansB.3: Research infrastructure
Head of Unit: Ana Arana AnteloB.4: Joint programming
Head of Unit: Rita LecbychovaB.5: Social sciences and humanities
Head of Unit: Robert BurmanjerB.6: Ethics and gender
Head of Unit: Gilles LarocheB.7: Administration and finance
Head of Unit: Georges Papageorgiou
Directorate C - Research and innovation
Director:
Clara De La Torre
C.1: Innovation policy
Head of Unit: Peter DröllC.2: Relations with stakeholders (ERIAB)
Head of Unit: Jean-Claude BurgelmanC.3: Financial engineering
Head of Unit: Jean-David MaloC.4: SMEs
Head of Unit: Bernd ReichertC.5: Regional dimension of innovation
Head of Unit: Dimitri CorpakisC.6: Economic analysis and indicators
Head of Unit: Pierre VigierC.7: Administration and finance
Head of Unit: Johannes Klumpers
Directorate D - International cooperation
Director:
Laurent Bochereau (acting)
Adviser: "Relations with international organisations"
Leo KarapiperisAdviser: "Financial aspects of International Cooperation"
Eduard RilleAdviser: "Research and Innovation Cooperation with the Mediterranean Neighbourhood"
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D.1: Policy coordination, EFTA, and enlaregment countires, Russia, Asia and Pacific
Head of Unit: Laurent BochereauD.2: North America, Latin America and Caribbean
Head of Unit: Sieglinde GruberD.3: European neighbourhood, Africa and Gulf
Head of Unit: Elisabeth LipiatouD.4: Administration and finance
Head of Unit: Istvan Laszlo Narai
Deputy Director-General:
Research Programmes: Rudolf Strohmeier
Directorate E - Biotechnologies, Agriculture, Food
Director:
Maive Rute
Adviser: "Sustainable Bio-economy"
Thomas Arnold
E.1: Horizontal aspects
Head of Unit: Antonio di GiulioE.2: Biotechnologies
Head of Unit: Barend Verachtert (acting)E.3: Food – Health – Well-being
Head of Unit: Patrik KolarE.4: Agriculture, Forests, Fisheries, Aquaculture
Head of Unit: Ciaran Mangan (acting)E.5: Administration and finance
Head of Unit: Georgios Vlahopoulos
Directorate F - Health
Director:
Ruxandra Draghia-Akli
Adviser: "New strategic initiatives"
Nicolas Sabatier
F.1: Horizontal aspects
Head of Unit: Didier GambierF.2: Medical research
Head of Unit: Maria José Vidal-RagoutF.3: Infectious diseases and public health
Head of Unit: Line Matthiessen-GuyaderF.4: Advanced therapies and systems medicine
Head of Unit: Arnd HoevelerF.5: Personalised medicine
Head of Unit: Irene Norstedt (acting)F.6: Administration and finance
Head of Unit: Giorgios Zisimatos
Directorate G - Industrial technologies
Director:
Herbert von Bose
G.1: Horizontal aspects
Head of Unit: Doris SchroeckerG.2: New forms of production
Head of Unit: José-Lorenzo Vallés BrauG.3: Materials
Head of Unit: Renzo TomelliniG.4: Nano Sciences and Nano Technologies
Head of Unit: Christos TokamanisG.5: Research fund for coal and steel
Head of Unit: Alan HaighG.6: Administration and finance
Head of Unit: Hélène Chraye
Directorate H - Transport
Director:
Manuela Soares
H.1: Horizontal aspects
Head of Unit: Alessandro DamianiH.2: Surface transport
Head of Unit: Liam BreslinH.3: Aeronautics
Head of Unit: Tiit JürimäeH.4: Administration and finance
Head of Unit: Gaia Fantechi
Directorate I - Environment
Director:
Andrea Tilche (acting)
Adviser: "Research, Innovation and Environment"
Mireille Delprat
I.1: Horizontal aspects
Head of Unit: Birgit de BoissezonI.2: Environmental technology
Head of Unit: Luisa PristaI.3: Management of natural resources
Head of Unit: Arnoldas MilukasI.4: Climate change and natural hazards
Head of Unit: Andrea TilcheI.5: Administration and finance
Head of Unit: Vincent Favrel
Directorate K - Energy
Director:
András Siegler
K.1: Horizontal aspects
Head of Unit: Glyn EvansK.2: Energy conversion and distribution systems
Head of Unit: Wiktor RaldowK.3: New and renewable energy sources
Head of Unit: Paul VerhoefK.4: Fission
Head of Unit: Bruno SchmitzK.5: ITER
Head of Unit: Andrea Carignani di NovoliK.6: Fusion association agreements
Head of Unit: Simon WebsterK.7: Administration and finance
Head of Unit: Marina Zanchi
Footnotes
* Seconded in the interests of the service to the Research Executive Agency (REA)




