1 Day 2, Track 1, Session 1 INNOVATION WITHOUT BORDERS: INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS TO SOLVE GLOBAL CHALLENGES Vanessa Campo-Ruiz, ESF (Chair) Claire McNulty, British Council, UK Johanna Adami, VINNOVA, SE Ralf Altmeyer, Institut Pasteur Shanghai, FR

2 Improving competitiveness through international collaborations: a European perspective Vanessa Campo-Ruiz, MD PhD Science Officer to the Chief Executive, European Science Foundation (ESF)

3 Do you want to exploit your assets in a more efficient way?

4 Do you want to find opportunities to renew your strengths?

5 Do you want to find people who can help you solve your challenges with complementary resources and approaches?

6 Do you want your work to have a greater global impact & help more people?

7 International Collaborations can help you achieve these goals

8 One possible approach: How ESF promotes international collaborations from the individual to the group

European Science Foundation 9 Association of 67 national research organisations Research funding organisations Research performing organisations Academies and learned societies in 29 countries

10 Scientific Domains Scientific Review Groups: Biomedical Sciences Humanities Social Sciences Life, Earth & Environmental Sciences Physical and Engineering Sciences Expert Boards and Committees: Marine Board European Polar Board Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee European Space Sciences Committee Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies Material Science and Engineering Expert Committee

11 ESF serves researchers & organisations through collaborative instruments strategy & policy actions

12 from the individual researcher to the group

13 European Young Investigator Awards EURYI ( ) Outstanding young scientists of any discipline € for creating their own team at European centres of their choice

14 Exploratory Workshops 1-3 day international meetings, to brainstorm around a specific topic Outcomes: new networks sharing ideas & resources, common guidelines, joint funding applications, joint doctoral programmes….

15 Programmes for Collaborative Research, Networking and Dissemination Activities: RNPs and EUROCORES Topics from scientists, € from ESF member organisations Exchange visits, workshops, seminars, publications, training programmes, internet activities… Virtual & physical interactions; leveraging complementary strengths

Exploratory Workshops Conferences RNPs EUROCORES FUNDING RESEARCHERS k€ 100 k€ 1 m€ ECOSYSTEM OF INSTRUMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

17 For researchers + administrators + KOLs: POLICY domain-specific & transdisciplinar

18 Domain-specific Scientific Policy Position papers on emerging issues Foresight reports Domain-specific strategies Conferences

19 European Medical Research Councils 74 Publications Strategic activity Forward Looks8 Science Policy Briefings13 Position Papers6 White Papers2 Networking activity Research Networking Programmes 10 EUROCORES6 Miscellaneous publications Journal articles6 EMRC newsletters20 Other3

20 Overarching, Transdisciplinary Policy Publications: European Guidelines & Codes Research Integrity, Peer Review Advocacy Actions: Gender Balance, Open Access, ….Internationalisation of research, Evaluation, ….Research Infrastructures

21 High-level contributions to the Innovation Union, the European Research Area, and international collaborations: European Union: EC, EP, advisory bodies International R&I stakeholders: LERU, EUA, ALLEA, ScienceEurope, Euroscience, NSF, NIH, AAAS Intergovernmental organisations: Council of Europe, United Nations´ WHO & UNESCO…

22 Take-home messages

IC are often decentralised processes led by champions. More successful outcomes when researchers can chose what to study & with whom.

Invest in building trust among people. Informal networks and pilot projects are efficient to share ideas, shape more robust projects, and lower risks of failure.

Groups are often asymmetric. Design win-win scenarios for all partners. Start with bottom-up rules and agreements (codes of good practices, MOUs) that reassure participants, minimise risk of drop-outs and misunderstandings, and incorporate contingency plans.

Partnerships become vulnerable in the implementation phase (specification of deliverables, timelines, transfer of funds, etc). Experienced research leaders and administrators are paramount to success.

Neutral coordinators can serve as the honest broker, help minimise conflicts, help drive forward the agenda, and ensure multiannual funding.

WE CAN BUILD OUR JOINT WAY FORWARD

29 Thank you for your attention Vanessa Campo-Ruiz

30 Day 2, Track 1, Session 1 INNOVATION WITHOUT BORDERS: INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS TO SOLVE GLOBAL CHALLENGES Vanessa Campo-Ruiz, ESF (Chair) Claire McNulty, British Council, UK Johanna Adami, VINNOVA, SE Ralf Altmeyer, Institut Pasteur Shanghai, FR