17.12.2015

On 16 December 2015, the AEB Working Group on Modernisation & Innovations supported the 2^nd meeting of the R&D Club of the French Embassy in Russia. The meeting took place at AEB Conference Room. 

Aage V. Nielsen, Deputy Chairman of the Working Group on Modernisation & Innovations, made a welcome speech and introduced the work of the AEB Working Group on Modernisation & Innovations.

The keynote speaker was Richard Burger, Counsellor for Research and Innovation at the Permanent Representation of the EU in Russia, who spoke on “Horizon 2020: opportunities for cooperation with Russia”. The other speakers were Thierry Cellerin, President of French Tech Russia – a governmental initiative for innovative French start-ups and companies abroad, Sergey Krzhanovsky, Technopark Skolkovo.

The R&D Club was set up on the initiative of the French Embassy in Russia for French companies and groups in Russia working in R&D and innovation. The club's objectives are to share best practices, increase synergy between groups, and to help French companies and groups working in R&D and innovation.

Photo: Richard Burger, Counsellor for Research and Innovation at the Permanent Representation of the EU, and meeting participants.