Here are some highlights from the EARTO Annual Conference 2024 in Warsaw!

We were thrilled to be part of the EARTO – European Association of Research and Technology Organisations Annual Conference 2024. The conference was hosted by Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz, and guests were welcomed by President Hubert Cichocki, who delivered an insightful speech on EU R&D&I policy.

Our institute Łukasiewicz – Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics showcased its latest technologies in dedicated display cases. Visitors could see a graphene Hall sensor GET, the construction of a cascade laser QCL or the GaN – based transistors developed by our institute. It was a fantastic opportunity to get a close look at the innovations we are working on.

Other Łukasiewicz institutes also presented their scientific projects and products (e.g. Łukasiewicz – Łódzki Instytut Technologiczny, Łukasiewicz – Instytut Nowych Syntez Chemicznych, Łukasiewicz – Krakowski Instytut Technologiczny, Łukasiewicz – PIAP – full coverage will surely be on the Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz website, so stay tuned). And all this was happening at the Łukasiewicz – ILOT.

Jesús Valero, CEO of TECNALIA Research & Innovation and Vice President of EARTO, moderated the panel “The Role of European RTOs in the Reindustrialisation of Europe” with the participation of:

◽ Brigitte Bach, CEO of AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
◽ Alexandre Pauchard, CEO of CSEM
◽ Chris Dungey, CTO of High Value Manufacturing Catapult
◽ Inge Neven, CEO of VITO

Throughout the conference, we engaged with thought leaders and experts: Anna Szerling, Grzegorz Janczyk, Kamil Pierściński.

EARTO Secretary General Muriel Attané participated in a panel discussion organized by The Research Council of Norway on European Research & Innovation Framework Programme FP10. An interesting discussion focused on the structure and synergies for FP10.

See you next year!