Uniting science to address climate change
26 Oct 202126 October 2021 – Key leaders and researchers from major US and European big science laboratories, namely EIROforum and the US Department of Energy’s seventeen National Laboratories, met by videoconference ahead of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26). Read more
EIROforum statement on the EU Pact for Research and Innovation
11 Oct 2021The EIROforum members welcome the EC proposal for a Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe. While supporting the recent efforts by the EC and EU Member States to revitalize the European Research Area, EIROforum members underline the importance of strengthening certain points in the implementation of the EU Research and Innovation Pact. Read more
Value and impact of RIs for European science, industry and society
2 Jun 2020EIROforum has published a document on the value and impact of Research Infrastructures for European science, economy and society, with the aim of showing the importance of such infrastructures for Europe’s recovery after the COVID-19 crisis. Read more
Weighing in on European Research Infrastructures
15 May 2019In the paper titled “European Research Infrastructures: Value, Role and Support in Horizon Europe,” EIROforum emphasises that the RIs “are pivotal in sustaining and enhancing the competitiveness and world-class excellence of the European science.” Read more
Over to EUROfusion: EIROforum chairmanship
5 Jul 2018Starting 2nd July 2018, EUROfusion takes over the chairmanship of EIROforum from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Read more
EIROforum and European Commission sign plans for future cooperation
1 Jun 2018EIROforum and the European Commission signed their new joint work plan for the years 2018-2020. Read more
EIROforum Chair argues for core missions of research infrastructures and their role in innovation
26 Mar 2018In Sofia last week EIROforum Chair and EMBL Director-General Iain Mattaj outlined how research infrastructures underpin basic research and bring value to society. Read more
Fostering the Innovation Potential of Research Infrastructures
28 Feb 2018Research Infrastructures including EIROforum representatives meet at AAAS 2018 to discuss how to better foster innovation potential. Read more
Europe needs to increase its investment in research, technology and innovation
5 Dec 2017EIROforum publishes its position on the next European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. Read more
EIROforum and the European Open Science Cloud
4 Dec 2017Position paper on how EIROforum could contribute to the European Open Science Cloud. Read more
EIROforum, a driver for international science
7 Jul 2017EMBL Director-General Iain Mattaj takes over the Chairship of EIROforum and reflects on the role that EIROforum can play in international science. Read more
EIROforum Directors meet European Commissioner Carlos Moedas
11 May 2017On 11 May, EIROforum’s Directors-General assembly met with the European Commissioner for Research, Carlos Moedas, and Director-General for Research and Innovation, Robert Jan-Smits, in Brussels. Read more
European Innovation Council should promote disruptive, research-driven and market-oriented innovation
17 May 2016EIROforum’s position paper on the creation of a new European Innovation Council (EIC). Read more
What makes Research Infrastructures sustainable in the long term?
25 Mar 2015A new EIROforum discussion paper tackles the issues of long-term sustainability of Research Infrastructures (RIs), which was launched in the European arena in 2014. The paper should be considered as a contribution to this discussion led by the European Commission, and involving other stakeholders. Having long-standing experience in managing large-scale European… Read more
e-Infrastructure for the 21st Century – one year later
8 Dec 2014The EIROforum IT Working Group published in 2013 the e‐Infrastructure for the 21st Century document that presented a vision for an integrated set of e-Infrastructure services to support the growing needs of data intensive science. Read more
EIROforum launches Response to the ERA Progress Report
31 Oct 2013EIROforum’s response to the European Research Area (ERA) Progress Report, which was published by the European Commission on 23 September 2013. Read more
EIROs call for sustainable investment in scientific resources
4 Feb 2013“It is absolutely vital that investment in our scientific resources – both human and technical – is sustained, at a time when a return to growth is the most pressing policy priority across Europe” Read more
A decade of EIROforum
21 Nov 2012EIROs look back and move forward, calling for sustained science funding in Europe. Read more
EIROforum and ERF present joint proposal for a staff exchange scheme for Europe’s Research Infrastructures
21 Mar 2012Joint EIROforum/ERF Proposal for a new mobility scheme for European Research Infrastructures. Read more
EIROforum takes part in EC Green Paper Consultation Process
11 Jun 2011EIROforum participated in the EC Conference on the Common Strategic Framework for EU research and innovation funding, held at the Charlemagne building in Brussels on 10 June 2011. Read more