ESFRI News
The strategic role of ESFRI back on stage - 94th Forum Plenary outcomes published
The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) has published the key outcomes of its 94th Forum Meeting, held online on 11–12 December 2025. During the meeting, ESFRI Delegates discussed major strategic developments, including progress on the ESFRI Roadmap 2026, the implementation of the European Strategy on Research and Technology Infrastructures, the definition of priority actions for ESFRI, and preparations for the next ESFRI... |
CERIC-ERIC Call for Proposals: Access to Multidisciplinary Facilities for Materials & Biomaterials
CERIC-ERIC has opened a new Call for Proposals offering researchers worldwide access to more than 60 state-of-the-art techniques and support laboratories across 11 European countries, through a single-entry submission system. The call supports single- or multi-technique proposals in materials and biomaterials research, with access provided free of charge following... |
ESFRI Publishes Position Paper on the European Research Area Act (ERA Act)
The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) has published a new Position Paper on the European Research Area (ERA) Act, outlining its perspectives and recommendations ahead of the forthcoming legislative initiative. In the paper, ESFRI welcomes the ERA Act as a key opportunity to strengthen the European Research Area and enable the so-called “fifth freedom”: the free movement of researchers,... |
ESFRI publishes Concept Paper on strengthening the ERIC framework
ESFRI has published a new Concept Paper examining how the European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) legal framework can be further strengthened to better support pan-European Research Infrastructures. Adopted in 2009, the ERIC framework has enabled the successful establishment and operation of numerous multinational Research Infrastructures. However, experience over more than a decade has also revealed structural, operational, and... |