Innovation news
December 22, 2022
77 Horizon Europe call topics relevant for the forest-based sector – FTP Call Topics Manual 2023-2024
To support FTP stakeholders, FTP analyzed the published Horizon Europe Work Programmes 2023 -2024 and identified the Call topics relevant for the forest-based sector. As a result, around 70 Call topics with a budget of € 1 billion were identified as relevant or indirectly relevant to the forest-based sector. These relevant Calls topics were mainly […]
November 4, 2024
FTP joins EFFRA to advocate for relevant manufacturing equipment
FTP represents its members and the forest-based value chain in several key European Partnerships, including Processes4Planet, Built4People and CBE JU. These partnerships bring together stakeholders from industry, research, and public sectors to address pressing societal challenges and foster innovation within specific industries. To further expand its influence, FTP has now joined another important partnership, Made […]
October 31, 2024
Joint Statement: Leveraging European Technology Platforms to boost Europe’s public and private R&I outcomes
FTP joined 17 other European Technology Platforms (ETPs) to call on the European Commission to reaffirm their support for the strategic role of ETPs in the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation succeeding Horizon Europe (FP10). The statement reminds the role and importance of ETPs as platforms that mobilised a broad range of […]
October 29, 2024
European Commission prepares a Consolidated Competitiveness Fund to streamline Research and Innovation
According to an internal memo, the European Commission proposes consolidating existing research and innovation funds, including the European Research Council (ERC) and European Innovation Council (EIC), into a unified European Competitiveness Fund. Expected to launch under the next multiannual budget in 2028, this “mega-fund” aims to simplify and strengthen EU initiatives for innovation, productivity, and […]
October 14, 2024
FTP’s Position on FP10: the importance of an innovative forest bioeconomy
FTP published its Position Paper on FP10, the upcoming EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. FTP calls for a stronger emphasis on the forest bioeconomy and wood-based products as building blocks of European competitiveness and a sustainable future. The forest-based sector is uniquely positioned to contribute to Europe’s strategic objectives. Its renewable raw material […]
October 3, 2024
FTP exploring innovations in Slovakia
On 24 and 25 September 2024, the Forest-based Sector Technology Platform (FTP) embarked on a trip to Slovakia, immersing participants in technologies developments in the wood and paper sectors. The first day of the visit was marked by a meeting of the FTP Advisory Committee at the Pulp & Paper Research Institute in Bratislava. During […]
