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The European Commission has launched the work on five major research and innovation missions that will be part of Fís Eoraip, which is the next framework programme (2021-2027) and has a proposed budget of €100 billion. The European research and innovation missions aim to deliver solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing our world, including cancer prevention and treatment, climate change, healthy oceans, carbon-neutral smart cities and healthy soil and food. 

At the occasion of the Informal Council for Research Ministers in Helsinki, Finland, Research, Science and Innovation Commissioner Carlos Moedas announced the appointment of five prominent experts to chair the mission boards: Connie Hedegaard, Professor Harald zur Hausen, Pascal Lamy, Professor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz and Mr Cees Veerman. Among their tasks will be to identify and design the missions as well as propose specific targets and timelines. Also today, Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Special Advisor for Mission Driven Science and Innovation to Commissioner Moedas, presented a new report, Governing Missions in the European Union, which outlines the conditions of making missions a success.

Commissioner Moedas said: “I am excited to see the mobilization of such high-profile people to help us solve our generation's biggest challenges through research and innovation missions. The missions will be in good hands with the commitment, drive and leadership that these outstanding individuals will bring. The new report from Professor Mazzucato, who has already been such a decisive source of inspiration, will give us further insights into how we make the missions a success.”

For more information about the newly launched work on research and innovation missions see anseo. 

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