PAS – CNR Horizon Europe Networking Event

Based on bilateral agreement on scientific and technical cooperation between the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) and the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), as well as close cooperation of respective liaison offices based on the IGLO framework, an on-line networking event focusing on the Horizon Europe cooperation will be organised jointly. It will feature research units with preidentified interested in taking up the PAS/CNP partnership. By bringing together excellent scientist and research managers from selected PAS and CNR units, it is expected to identify potential new partnerships that could lead to joint HE grant applications.

The Polish Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council of Italy as the research performing organisations, both recognise the key value of international collaborative research. In order to support this notion, respective Brussels-based liaison offices are operational, i.e. PolSCA PAN Office and CNR Brussels Branch. Their shared mission is to provide stakeholders with relevant information and appropriate level of assistance in the process of applying for EU Framework Program’s grants, currently mainly Horizon Europe funding. One of the means to achieve that is via enabling partner searches and consortia building processes.

As a necessary preparatory steps, PolSCA identified individual researchers and research groups as well as  PAS Institutes highly interested in (i) establishing new academic partnership with researcher(s) of the CNR or (ii) further developing existing cooperation within a framework of Horizon Europe. PAS stakeholders were asked to provide information regarding their interest in given CNR research unit(s) and specific individual research groups (PIs). Active participation in the networking exercise requires presentation of the PAS institute and its particular interests in cooperation as well as taking part in bilateral meetings between given PAS/CNR units.

Based on the gathered responses, identified CNR stakeholders were approached by the CNR Brussels Branch in order to assess their reciprocal interests in networking event. Based on the research matches, the final agenda was drawn up. Potential research ideas for joint proposals could be developed further by joint activities of PAS and CNR Brussels offices, including also on-site project development and consortia building meetings.