March 7-8, 2013 in Dusseldorf (Germany) will be the 5th networking event «Successful R&D in Europe 2013». Take off for Horizon 2020.

  For the fifth time, the conference invites researchers and entrepreneurs from North Rhine-Westphalia and partner regions in Europe to find new partners for European Research & Innovation (R&I) projects. The series of events has been a great success with over 1100 participants since 2009. In 2013, partner regions are: Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland and Russia. The networking event will be structured in parallel brokerage sessions focussing on seven topics:

• Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
• Energy
• Nanotechnology, Materials and Manufacturing
• Sustainable Economy
• Health
• Bio-based Economy
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

  The event addresses especially universities, research institutes and small and medium-sized enterprises. Participants are invited to become involved in established and new technology networks. Giving a short presentation or finding a partner by talking to decision-makers opens doors for new projects in the last FP7 calls and in those expected in Horizon 2020.

Call for presentations is open until 22 February 2013 under www.frp.nrw.de/call