(Brussels, 20 January 2017) The European Commission has announced the 15 members of the new High Level Group that will advise the Commission on how to strengthen support for breakthrough, market-creating innovation in Horizon 2020 and future research and innovation programmes.

The High Level Group of Innovators brings together leading personalities from across Europe with a wide range of expertise in business innovation, including entrepreneurs, CEOs, investors and other major players in the innovation ecosystem.

Among 15 members balanced in terms of skills, experience, knowledge, geographical diversity, gender and age, Slovenian Dr Jana Kolar (CEO of CERIC-ERIC and governing board member of the European Institute for Innovation and Technology - EIT) has been selected among 469 candidates.

Source: European Commission

Associated News – Slovenian Press Agency (STA)