+Science, +Europe

The PERIN 2019 “+Science, +Europe” Conferences will take place between March and April, with diverse sessions in various parts of the country, in order to encourage Portugal’s participation in European research and innovation programs. This is the first cycle of conferences, but other events will follow until the Ciência 2019 meeting, from July 8 to 10, 2019.

The fact that we are two years away from the end of the current European framework programme for research and innovation (i.e. the “Horizon 2020” programme) and with a view to defining the European Union’s major financial options for 2021-2027, including the start of the new European framework programme for research and innovation (i.e. the “Horizon Europe” programme), the Digital Europe programme and the European Space programme, should serve as an incentive to promote and deepen new European networks in science, technology and higher education and in the area of digital transformation, in close coordination with research and innovation activities. These networks must also be in line with and complement our positioning in the world, from our Atlantic window to the unique relationship we have or may have in the development of Europe's relationship with Africa and Latin America. Internationalization includes, of course, the attraction and mobility of human resources, but it also includes joint institutional development, joint recruitment of teachers and researchers, and programmatic development at European level.

In addition to pursuing these objectives, it is our ambition to reinforce and double Portugal's participation in the next European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (i.e. “Horizon Europe”) compared to the current Framework Programme (i.e. “Horizon 2020”); encourage participation in new programs in the digital and space areas; and, furthermore, stimulate and promote national participation in important Calls within the scope of Horizon 2020 that are foreseen for the year 2020 and that will form a bridge with the new program.

It is in this context of national priority that the promotion of research and development (R&D), innovation and digital transformation activities has assumed within the framework of public policies and their effective insertion in the European context, that the ongoing evolution of the Framework Programme Promotion Office – GPPQ, created in 2007, for the “PERIN – Portugal in Europe Research and Innovation Network” network was programmed and assumed.

The PERIN network includes:

– Group of Delegates, National Contact Points and European Programme Experts; 

– Portugal-Europe Research and Innovation Liaison Office, – based in Brussels (i.e. “Portugal in Europe Research and Innovation Liaison Office”); 

– Network of liaison officers in Research and Innovation (i.e., “Portugal in Europe Liaison Officers”), set up in different partnerships and international organizations;

– Network of Research and Innovation Promotion Centers within the scope of European Programs, to be promoted in national Science, Technology and Higher Education institutions, including universities and polytechnic institutes, research units, among others.

PROGRAM – (updated – latest version 03/18/2019)

20 MARCH 2019

– 10am, IPO Lisbon : Workshop – “Towards a cancer research mission for Europe: The evolving nature of the European Network of Comprehensive Cancer Centers, CCCs”;

– Opening: João Oliveira, IPO Lisbon

– Interventions: Julio Celis, Danish Cancer Research; EU Cancer Core – “Towards a Cancer Mission on the Horizon for Europe: Where we are and next steps”; Marta Temido, Minister of Health; Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education

– Debate 

– 4pm-6pm, IST, Lisbon : Workshop – “Building EU Networks of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence”

– Opening: Arlindo Oliveira, President of the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)

– Interventions: Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education and Mariana Popova, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Unit, European Commission, DG CNECT

– Debate with the participation of Mário Figueiredo (IST); José Julio Alferes (FCT-UNL); André Martins (Unbabel); Ricardo Conde (Edisoft); Jose Ataide (Navigator)

MARCH 21, 2019

– 10am, IPO Porto : Workshop – “Towards a cancer research mission for Europe: The evolving nature of the European Network of Comprehensive Cancer Centers, CCCs”

– Opening: Manuel Sobrinho Simões, I3S/IPATIMUP, Univ. Harbor

– Interventions: Julio Celis, Danish Cancer Research; EU Cancer Core – “Towards a Cancer Mission on the Horizon for Europe: Where we are and next steps”; Francisco Ramos, Secretary of State for Health; Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education

– Debate 

– 3pm, UTAD, Vila Real : Workshop – “10 years of Fraunhofer-Portugal: presentation of the new Fraunhofer center in Portugal, in precision agriculture and water management”

– Opening: António Fontainhas Fernandes, Rector of UTAD 

– Interventions: Jörg Laschke and Ingolf Voigt, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and Fraunhofer IKTS; Liliana Ferreira; AICOS, Fraunhofer-Portugal, Univ. Harbor; Gottlieb Basch; Fraunhofer-Portugal

– Debate with the participation of Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education

22 MARCH 2019

– 8:30 am – 11 am, ALTRAN, Lisbon : Inauguration of the VORTEX Collaborative Laboratory in Cyber-Physical Systems and Cyber Security;

– Celia Reis, CEO Altran Portugal

– Cyril Roger, Vice President of the Altran Group

– Round table with partners from the VORTEX Collaborative Laboratory and the participation of Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education

– 3pm, INIAV, Oeiras : Workshop – “How to double the Portuguese presence in European programs?…from the role of GPPQ to the promotion of PERIN-Portugal in Europe Research and Innovation Network”

– Opening: Eduardo Maldonado, President of ANI and Nuno Canada, President of INIAV

– Invited speakers: Helena Pereira, Vice-President of FCT; Carlos Borrego, UA and PERIN Coordinator; Isabel Ferreira, CIMO, IP Braganca; INESC TEC

– Debate with the participation of Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education

25 MARCH 2019

– 9am – 1pm, Kaleidoscope in Lisbon : Symposium “Polar research and Europe: new challenges and opportunities”, within the scope of the European Commission’s EU-PolarNet project, the UL Space Network and the Propolar Programme

– Antje Boetius (AWI)- International challenges and opportunities in polar research  

– Antonio Quesada (AEI) – Significance of Polar research for Spain

– Attillio Gambardella (EC)- EU Polar Research Strategy: Actions and Objectives

– Nicole Biebow (AWI) – EU-PolarNet Strategic Research Planning Efforts (preliminary)

– Joaquin Hernandez Brito (AIR Center CEO): talk about AIR Center strategy and Polar interactions with the Atlantic

– John Canary (UL)- T-MOSAiC

– G. Vieira (IGOT) – Portuguese research in the Polar regions: history and perspectives 

– 3pm, INESC-TEC, Porto : Workshop “MANUFUTURE Vision 2030”

– Jose Carlos Caldeira/Luis Carneiro, MANUFUTURE ISG, INESC TEC

– Joaquim Menezes, President of EFFRA, IBEROMOLDES

– Debate with the participation of Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education

27 MARCH 2019

– 10am, IP Leiria : welcome coffee

– 11am, IP Leiria : Workshop “How to double the Portuguese presence in European programs?…from the role of GPPQ to the promotion of PERIN-Portugal in Europe Research and Innovation Network”

– Opening: Rui Pedrosa, President of IP Leiria, and Eduardo Maldonado, President of ANI

– Interventions: Carlos Borrego: UA and PERIN Coordinator: Han Brezet, TU Delft; Ruaidhri Neavyn, Higher Education Policy Adviser, Higher Education Authority (HEA) & Department for Education and Skills (DES), Ireland; Eduardo Tovar, CISTER, IP Porto; Carlos Salema, IT; Marco Lemos, IPLeiria

– Debate with the participation of João Sobrinho Teixeira, Secretary of State for Science, Technology and Higher Education 

– 2:00 pm, IP Leiria : “2nd Public Procurement Forum” ( postponed to a date to be announced later)

– Opening: João Sobrinho Teixeira, Secretary of State for Science, Technology and Higher Education

– Interventions: Paulo Ferrão, President of the FCT; European Polytechnic tbc; Isabel Ferreira, IPB and CIMO; Fausto Lopo de Carvalho, Institute of Molecular Medicine; Tiago Carvalho, LabOrders; John Bald, ROC; Fernando Baptista, Institute of Public Markets, Real Estate and Construction, IP; Alexandra Vilela, COMPETE

28 MARCH 2019

– 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm , Workshop PORTUGAL SPACE, ESA and the European Space Programme (2021-2027)

– Opening: Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education

– Invited speakers: Chiara Manfletti, ESA; Jaime Silva, European Commission tbc

– Debate with experts

3 APRIL 2019 ( Register )

– 10am – 12pm (welcome coffee at 9:30am) Faculty of Medical Sciences – UNL : Event within the scope of the European Research Council – “ERC Event: More Science for a Better Europe”

– Opening: Antonio Jacinto, UNOVA

– The ERC Mission and Vision, Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, ERC President

– Debate with the participation of Helena Pereira (FCT), Jean-Pierre Bourguignon (ERC), António Jacinto (UNOVA), Helena Machado (University of Minho), Ana Mafalda Dourado (ANI)

– The ERC after 2020: the challenges ahead, Eduardo Maldonado, ANI

8 AND 9 APRIL 2019

– INL, Braga : ERC@INL: INL – ERC Summit 2019

– Opening: Lars Montelius, General Director of INL

– Invited speakers: Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation; Pedro Duque, Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities of Spain; Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education; ERC grant recipient

The INL – ERC Summit 2019 was designed to bring together European Research Council (ERC) grantees from Portugal and Spain, from the last 5 years (2014 – 2018), to highlight the importance of the ERC instrument, share experiences, promote new applications for Studentships of the ERC, identify common challenges, synergies and also discuss how to maintain the sustainability of research groups after the end of the ERC funding period.

11 APRIL 2019

– 9:15 am, Lisbon, Teatro Thalia : Workshop “Policy Dialogue: evolving measurements and practices in S&T Indicators in Europe” – Research Careers; Clinical Research; Digital Skills for the Future of Work

– Opening: Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education and Francisco Lima, INE

– Interventions: Rémi Barré, IFRIS; Patricia Santos, ISCTE; Ana Sofia Ribeiro, ICS; Josep Tabernero, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology; Joaquim Murta, Health Cluster; Catarina Oliveira, AICIB tbc; Fred Gault, UNU MERIT; Alessandra Colecchia, OECD tbc; Helena Silva, CEIIA; Paul Pereira, Altice; Miguel Portela, U. Minho), among others.

This international workshop aims to promote dialogue between experts, practitioners and policymakers, to discuss quantitative and qualitative approaches to R&D activities, increase knowledge in this area and stimulate the development of pilot projects in European collaboration in areas as diverse as research careers, clinical research, skills and the future of employment.

12 APRIL 2019

– 9:30 am, Faro, Higher Institute of Engineering of the University of Algarve : Workshop “Energy Sustainable Communities”

– Opening: Paulo Águas, Rector of the University of Algarve

– Interventions: Eduardo Maldonado, President of ANI; experts within the scope of the project “Culatra 2030 – Sustainable Energy Community” and the European Commission (to be confirmed)

– Debate

This Workshop will focus on the theme of Energy Sustainable Communities, but will also address topics such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart cities and the connection with InnoEnergy, the Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).

*News initially published on February 15, 2019