2. IGLO Aim IGLO is an informal association of Brussels- based non-profit R&D Liaison Offices. The aim of IGLO is: to facilitate and enhance the interaction, information exchange and co-operation between Members of IGLO, their national research systems and the European institutions on issues related to EU RTD, in particular, the Framework Programme.

3. Portugal Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland The Netherlands United Kingdom Finland France Germany Hungary Italy Israel Poland IGLO members IGLO membersFIFR DE HU IL IT NL PL PT SL ES SE CH UK

4. Member countries PRELO Portugal SOST Spain CLORA France UKRO United Kingdom NEST Netherlands The Swedish EU-R&D Council Sweden KBN Poland FURAD Israel KOWI Germany CNR and ENEA Italy SBRA Slovenia SwissCore Switzerland HunOR Hungary FiLi - Finnish Liaison Office for EU R&D Finland IGLO members offices IGLO members offices

5. Exchange of information about EU S&T policies Links with Commission officials Links with European Parliament Members and associates. Analysis of relevant Commission Documents and discussions with Commission officers. Partner search. IGLO achievements IGLO achievements

6. Partnering Service. With our European collaborators we offer a fast and targeted online support to find potential project partners. IGLO services IGLO services You are looking for a specific competence lacking in your joint project in preparation You want to contribute to a joint project with a specific competence You can enter your project description You can enter your qualification IGLO PARTNER DATABASE

7. IGLO as a platform for the exchange of good practices in: –Consortia building. –Opening of national programmes. –Project management training. –Developing ERA-NET projects. ERA and the future of IGLO ERA and the future of IGLO

8. IGLO Project Search (IPS) ERA in action: –exchange of good practices on S&T policies, programmes, instruments, implementation tools, etc. Work in progress.