Preface Horizon 2020 has a simple programme architecture, a single set of rules, an easy-to-use reimbursement model, less paper work and reduced time from grant proposal to award. Copenhagen Research Forum welcomes and appreciates this approach and would like to present in the following report our practical suggestions for how to implement these good intentions. As the Copenhagen Research Forum’s second report, it builds on the positive results of CRF I, which invited a broad spectrum of Europe’s top scientists to share their ideas, visions and comments on Horizon 2020, the EU’s next research and innovation programme. Organised as a virtual hearing for 600 leading researchers, CRF I made it possible for them to present and discuss their input at a January 2012 workshop with six panels comprised of 90 researchers. The outcome was the CRF I report, which was presented to the European Commission, the European Parliament, the member states at the informal Council of Ministers meeting in February 2012, and at numerous confer- ences and meetings in 2012. This CRF II report represents the unfiltered recommendations of the scientific community to the European Commission and the member states on how to structure, implement and organise the societal challenges in Horizon 2020. Offering the frank views of the scientific community, the CRF II report can hopefully once more bring the scientific community and the European Commission together in a constructive, open dialogue on the key issue of how to govern Horizon 2020 using “best practices”, simplified rules, straightforward instruments and clear, transparent procedures designed to support excellent research and innovation. The University of Copenhagen, the Technical University of Denmark and the Capital Region of Denmark have sponsored the initiative to give the scientific community the opportunity to present its unbiased views and ideas. A sincere thank you to our sponsors and the CRF steering group, Anna Haldrup, Kristian Johnsen and Claus H. Andersen. Special thanks are due Jonas Bak from creoDK, who has served as a dedicated project leader in collaboration with Anne Line Mikkelsen, Torben Høøck Hansen and Jan Andersen. This team drafted the report and executed the conference in a highly professional and dedicated manner. Warm thanks also go to everyone who participated in Copenhagen Research Forum II for their efforts and dedication. We hope that our recommendations will be well-received and followed. We believe that by doing so, the European Commission will achieve the best results from Horizon 2020 and thereby secure a better European future through research and innovation. Professor Liselotte Højgaard, President of Copenhagen Research Forum Copenhagen, October 2012
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