Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek

EU Legislative Interests

VITO as a top Research and Technology Organisation addressing the EU and global societal challenges seeks to increase its impact by advocating and acting on EU policies. VITO’s policy impact areas: A regenerative economy: economy and ecology in balance – we aim to drive economic prosperity through te sustainable use of resources while reinforcing planetary boundaries. Resilient ecosystems: we help companies and governments with climate mitigation and adaptation solutions. We aim to create ecosystems that are more resilient to disasters, thereby enhancing our overall resilience and security. A healthy living environment: a healthy and sustainable living environment for all is a core element of VITO’s vision. Here, we focus on how to maintain a harmonious balance between the human environment, nature, agriculture and industry.

Communication Activities

Communication and outreach activities in relation to VITO R&I via social media and newsletters, networking activities (section 12), as well as research & innovation projects within the European Commission Framework Programmes, Cohesion Funds, ESA and other EU R&I programmes. A list of the latter projects can be provided on request.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

- EU Environment Agency and EU Topic Centres on Climate Change Mitigation (EEA-ETC CM), Circular Economy and Resource Use (EEA-ETC CE), ETC Climate change adaptation and LULUCF (ETC CA), ETC Human Health and the Environment (ETC HE); - IEA International Energy Agency initiatives Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technologies HEV, Energy Conservation through Energy Storage ECES, District Heating and Cooling including Combined Heat and Power (DHC), Energy Technology Systems Analysis Program (ETSAP), Power Systems Programme (PVPS); - ESA advisory Group for Earth Observation, THRUTS and Land Surface Temperature Missions, ESA/Copernicus Sentilel-2 and -3 advisory groups, ProbaV & IOD, Agriculture Science Cluster, Ecodesign taskforce; - EU Energy research Alliance and its Joint Programmes Smart Cities EERA-JPSC, Smart Grids EERA-JPSG, Energy Storage EERA-JPES, Economic, Environmental and Social Impacts EERA-JPe3S, EERA Geothermal, Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes EERA-EEIP; - EU Green Deal New Industrial Strategy alliances EU Battery Alliance EBA, Clean Hydrogen Alliance, Raw Materials Alliance ERMA, Circular Plastics Alliance, Low-CO2 emission industry, Smart Health initiatives; - EU Technology Platforms Forest-based sector FTP, Water Europe, European Steel ESTEP, Advanced Engineering Materials and Technologies (EuMaT), ETP Nanomedicine, ETIP Deep Geothermal, ETIP Renewable Heating and Cooling, ETIP Smart Networks for Energy Transition (SNET); ETP Advanced Materials 2030 Initiative - AMi2030; - EU Innovation Partnerships (EIP) Water, Raw Materials, and Smart Cities and Communities SCC; - HorizonEU Missions Climate, Ocean and Waters, Cities, Soil, NEB Facility; - HorizonEU Institutionalised Partnerships IHI Innovative Health Initiative, Global Health, Clean Hydrogen, Clean Aviation, CBE Circular Bio-based Europe; - HorizonEU Co-Programmed Partnerships AI, Data and Robotics, Clean Steel, Processes4Planet, IAM4EU, Textiles for the Future, Batt4EU Batteries EU, Built4People; - HorizonEU Co-Funded Partnerships Assessment of Risks of Chemicals PARC, Driving Urban Transitions DUT, Water4All, Agriculture of Data, Future Foods; - BRIDGE Horizon cooperation group Smart Grid, Energy Storage, Islands and Digitalisation, SPHERA Single Planet Health & Environment Research Agenda; - EU Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)’s Knowledge and Innovation Communities KICs RawMaterials, InnoEnergy, Water, Marine and Maritime Sectors and Ecosystems; - Public-Public Partnerships JPIs Agriculture, Food Security & Climate Change FACCE, Neurodegenerative Disease Research JPND, Climate, Oceans; - Associations incl EMIRI Energy Materials Industrial Research Initiative, CO2 Value Europe, Water Reuse Europe, SUNERGY, ZEP Zero Emissions and DHC+ Euroheat & Power’s European hub, BIP Biomethane Industrial Partnership, Water Reuse EU, EARTO, WAITRO, Big Data Value and AI BDVA, and AI-enabled Manufacturing & Maintenance Lab AIMM; - CEN and ISO Technical Committees for Standardisation; - Intergovernmental Panels on Climate Change IPCC, Chemicals, Waste and Pollution ISP-CWP, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services IPBES; - EU Research Area Policy Actions Global Approach to R&I, SET Plan, Science for Policy, AI in Science, Research Security, Industrial Transformation and Research Management; - S3 Smart Specialisation thematic platforms S3P4PM, platform for Personalised medicine, Advanced materials for batteries, Bio-economy; Vanguard Smart Health and Bioeconomy pilots; - ESF European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC); - Eureka networks, COST actions, and HorizonEU CSA projects; - Flanders Dept of Work, Economy, Science, Innovation and Social Economy (WEWIS) EU-Platform (VEP) WG1-2 EU Framework Programme and Partnerships, VEP WG3 EU Infrastructures, VEP WG4 Knowledge Security, WG5 Digitalisation, Open Science & Data Management; - FL Coordination Committee on Integrated Water Policy (CIW) EU-Platform; - Liaison agency Flanders-Europe VLEVA.

Organisation Members

Affiliates: 1) SOV (Site-Ontwikkeling Vlaanderen); 2) Clean Vision Invest. Participations: 1) Campus Energyville; 2) KIC InnoEnergy; 3) Qbic Feeder Fund; 4) QBIC II Arkiv Fund; 5) BlueChem; 6) EnergyVille SON; 7) HYVE; 8) Bluebridge; 9) Poolstok; 10) Qbic III Fund; 11) Pleevi; 12) Open Thor Living Lab; 13) Orion Memberships: - Belgian Energy Research Alliance (BERA) VZW; - KIS VZW.

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