ELIXIR is an active participant in the Horizon 2020 programme, coordinating the ELIXIR-EXCELERATE and CORBEL grants, and partnering in several others including ENVRIPlus, EMBRIC, AARC2 and EOSCPilot. These grants are funded through the Research Infrastructures programme within Horizon 2020, though partners in ELIXIR are active in many other areas including Health, Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation and also the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking (IMI JU).
Summary of recommendations
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The budget allocation for the Research Infrastructure programme of Horizon Europe should reflect the fundamental role research infrastructures play in delivering scientific excellence and socio-economic impact
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Further steps should be taken to ensure Open Data is the default position for Horizon Europe
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The grant funding model for research projects is not suited to support the operations of core databases and infrastructure services; more appropriate mechanisms should be developed and sufficiently supported financially
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Horizon Europe should allow for linkages between Research Infrastructures and other themes of Horizon Europe and between other funding sources such as the European Structural and Innovation Funds (ESIF)
