Horizon 2020 Day Luxembourg, which is organised by Luxinnovation with the support of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR), will take place in the Maison du Savoir in Esch-Belval on 20 October 2016 (14:00 – 18:00); it aims at informing Luxembourg based researchers and companies about European funding opportunities for their research focused or innovative projects.

Five parallel sessions will present 2017 funding opportunities under five headings: Smart Cities and Mobility; Fintech and IoT; High Performance Computing (HPC) and Industry 4.0; Training Networks and Individual Projects; and SMEs.

A second round of parallel sessions will offered advice on proposal writing for beginners (‘Horizon 2020: back to basics’) and experienced bidders (‘New little known facts for a winning proposal’).

Highlighting Luxembourg participation in Horizon 2020 projects

Horizon 2020 projects include universities, research organisations, companies and non-profit organisations alike. Four projects (CROSSCULT, BIOTOPE, TOPTEN ACT and NPSCOPE) featuring prominent contributions from Luxembourg-based organisations will be presented at the Horizon 2020 Day on 20 October 2016. Project participants will share their experience with the audience in brief presentations during the plenary session.

Registration is free-of-charge at http://bit.ly/2efrbDt