Euresearch


Euresearch is a non-profit organisation that provides a Swiss guide to European research and innovation. It was founded in 2001 and become a Swiss association in 2004.
Euresearch is federally funded and mandated by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation to provide information and advisory services on the European Union Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation to researchers and innovators in public institutions and the private sector in Switzerland.
Euresearch has been active since FP6 and the mandate from SERI has been renewed several times. Euresearch was evaluated in 2010 and 2015.

Services

Euresearch provides services for all the stages of the EU funding process. Services include individual consultation, training and events, and publications such as factsheets and a monthly newsletter.

Organisation

Euresearch is made up of the Network Office in Bern and Regional Offices located at Swiss universities, federal institutes of technology and universities of applied sciences. The EU FP for Switzerland, who specialise in topics and areas of the EU FPs, are located at the Network Office. The Regional Offices have advisors who know the specifics of their own institution and company advisors who provide support to businesses.

Association bodies

The Euresearch Association comprises three bodies:
  1. Euresearch Association Members
  2. Euresearch Association Board
  3. Euresearch Management Board

    Euresearch association members

Association members are the Swiss universities, federal institutes of technology, universities of applied sciences and other organisations who host a Euresearch office and/or pay a membership fee. Each member nominates a representative, who serves a four-year term. The composition of members is:

Universities

The Association Board is the executive body of Euresearch and consists of 10-12 members elected by the Association members. Board members serve a four-year term.

Euresearch Management Board

The Management Board is the operational body of Euresearch and consists of the director, vice-director and representatives from the offices.