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Annual Report 2024

Table of Contents Editorial

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Horizon Europe and Switzerland: Review of 2024

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The Euresearch Network

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Activity Report of NCPs and Regional Offices

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Activity Report of NCPs and Regional Offices: 2024 Figures

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Strategic Activities

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Financial Report

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Euresearch Offices

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The Association

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Editorial

However You Look At It, 2024 Was a Year of Change!

Uncertainty continued globally and local con- flicts influenced regional and broader decision- making and international policy. The elections in the USA raised new questions concerning that na tion’s long-term relationships with the rest of the world, not only in the geopolitical arena but also in terms of the nature and desirability of unrestrict ed scientific collaboration and exchange. Unlike many countries in Europe, Switzerland was affected by changes to the US export control regulations put in place on 15 January 2025, and only the future will reveal how potentially restricted access to next-generation chips will affect aspirations for competencies in artificial intelligence.

2024 was no less a year of change for Eure search. To begin at the end: December saw the protracted negotiations between Switzerland and the EU finally reach the stage where Swiss-based researchers could be beneficiaries of EU funding for calls in Horizon Europe and the Digital Europe Programme. The vision is to achieve Association status retroactively to 1 January 2025. Research- ers and innovators in Switzerland can now apply for all mono-beneficiary funding, such as the prestigious European Research Council Starting, Consolidator and Advanced Grants. Swiss re searchers can also become active coordinators of projects and participate more fully in the planning processes for the future programmes. For Euresearch financially, 2024 saw the beginning of the financing period 2024-2027 that was successfully negotiated with the State Secre tariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) in 2023. This seamless transition against a back ground of uncertainty was evidence of the dedicated commitment of the Euresearch and SERI teams to achieving a mutually acceptable contract to sup- port Swiss research and innovation. The year saw the closing of the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2021-2024 period. We look forward with enthusiasm to greater involvement in the second planning period.

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This year also saw some administrative changes at Euresearch. With sadness, I note Cornelia Spycher’s decision to step down from her role as Co-Director. I fully respect and understand her deci- sion and am pleased that she will remain a part of the Euresearch family in her role as a Euresearch National Contact Point. I take this opportunity, also on behalf of the Vice-President of the Eure search Board, Antonella Santuccione Chadha, to thank Cornelia for her contributions and collegial partnership in the directorship role. Change is also coming at SERI. After many years as our SERI contact, concluding with the successful end to the negotiations for renewed participation in EU funding programmes, Philipp Langer will be leaving for new pastures. It was a great pleasure to work with him over more years than I care to recall, and I wish him the best for his future at EPFL. So, as we enter into 2025, global uncertainty abounds, but we can anticipate a normalisation of our scientific relationships with our European neighbours and partners. I look forward to the rich- ness of the collaborations and results that this normalisation will engender.

Edwin C. Constable, President Euresearch

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Review of 2024

Horizon Europe and Switzerland: Review of 2024

Euresearch activities were influenced by the 2024 Work Programme, including delays in artificial- intelligence-related calls due to adjustments in the rapidly evolving field of generative AI. The year was also notable when it came to the preparation of the 2025 Work Programme. Due to the elections of the EU parliament and the formation of the new European Commission, the publication of the Work Programme was delayed and changes to the Commission’s priorities may affect its content. Finally, the year abounded in preparatory activities for the next EU Framework Programme, FP10. A wealth of position papers was published, with Euresearch contributing to the position paper by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Furthermore, the Heitor report on FP10, as well as the broader considerations addressed in the Letta report on the future of the single market and in the Draghi report on EU competitiveness, will serve as the basis to shape the future of the EU programmes and the suc cessor to Horizon Europe.

2024 closed the first Horizon Europe Strate gic Plan period (2021-2024) and served as a bridge to the second half of the 7-year Framework Programme. The modalities of participation for Switzerland as a “Third Country” not associated to Horizon Europe remained almost unchanged. The Swiss government continued its guarantee of national financing for successful Swiss entities in the 2024 calls. Additionally, complementary measures provided funding for the calls in Horizon Europe that were not accessible to Swiss entities, including some career funding schemes and critical technol ogy topics, such as space and cybersecurity. 2024 will certainly remain in our memories as the pivotal year in which Switzerland’s access to Horizon Europe progressively improved. After an- nouncing the preparation of the negotiation man- dates at the end of 2023, the negotiations started in March 2024 and a few days later, Swiss entities gained access to the European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant 2024 call. As the intense negotiations swiftly progressed, further ERC calls from the 2025 Work Programme became accessible in summer and autumn. Finally, as negotiations substantively concluded on 20 December, the European Commission simultaneously announced the activation of the transitional arrangement from 1 January 2025. This opened the door for research ers and innovators in Switzerland to almost all calls from the Horizon Europe 2025 Work Programmes, as well as the closely related Digital Europe Programme. However, Swiss entities can still not access the specific objectives on cybersecurity and semi-conductors.

Francesco Kienzle, Director

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The Network

The Euresearch Network The great news about the transitional arrange ment between the EU and Switzerland reached us as an early Christmas present in December 2024. We had grown accustomed to Switzerland being a Third Country – even if we had continually hoped it would change soon – so it was a gift to learn that the ‘temporary’ situation that had existed since 2020 would finally change. content and level of interaction of the activity. This holds true for our internal interactions as well as for our interactions with clients and the meet ings of the Euresearch Association.

In 2024, our efforts for our clients were once again focused on minimising the negative effects of Switzerland’s ongoing non-association to Horizon Europe, while maintaining optimism and interest in submitting to the many open calls to which we were eligible. Together with SERI, we again provid ed answers and solutions for researchers and innovators in Switzerland as well as their European collaborators. We are confident that the new situation awaiting us in 2025 will make our work at Euresearch even more visible to the research and innovation community, and that we will be able to guide our clients competently and successfully through the changes that the transition to “Associated Country” status will bring. Petra Hertkorn-Betz and Karl Kerschbaum, Regional Network Coordinators and Managment Board Members

The Euresearch Network remained resilient in the face of the challenges associated with Switzer land’s status, maintaining a positive attitude and a strong sense of commitment and community. Col- laboration remains a key strength within the Net work with both longstanding and new members, of which we had 14 in 2024 (4 in the Network Office and 10 in Regional Offices). We currently have 26 employees at the Network Office (19.3 FTE) and 93 in the now 17 Regional Offices (33.7 FTE), after the split of the Regional Office in Zurich into 2 separate offices (ETHZ and University of Zurich). The integration of most of the Euresearch Re gional Offices into Grants Offices means that the advisors there often work for Euresearch with a lower FTE (average 37%) because they also cover other programmes. This has not impacted the spirit of cooperation and identification with the Euresearch brand. The internal Euresearch digitalisation project was successfully wrapped up by the end of the year and the entire Network is now connected in one single Teams application that includes our intranet and internal weekly newsletter. This has reduced the number of sign-ins and improved access to up-to-date information and shared know ledge resources. Over the past few years, we have also become accustomed to working together in a mix of onsite and online settings and have come to appreciate the flexibility of choosing the setting to suite the

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Activity Report

Activity Report of NCPs and Regional Offices

Services

is very important to us and we regularly survey attendees for feedback on our performance. More than 95% of respondents rated our events as good or very good (3 or 4 on a scale of 1-4, respectively). In 2024, Euresearch held 140 events (27.3% more than in 2023) and reached 64.9% more participants (see Fig. 2). The majority of the client events were classified as “informing” (59.5%), followed by “advising” (38.1%) and “connecting” (2.4%) (data not shown). Several of them were a unique combination of event format, target audi ence and stakeholder involvement. Below we showcase selected examples: targeting companies, in collaboration with the non-profit agency for business and innova tion “BaselArea”. The online event “Finance your innovation – Funding and support for start-ups and SMEs”, featured presentations by the Euresearch National Contact Points (NCPs) on Horizon Europe innovation pro- grammes (EIC, EIE and EIT) as well as presentations on regional and national fund ing schemes. 84 people participated, and some additionally booked bilateral meetings to discuss their specific project ideas with the advisors. - The Euresearch Regional Offices in North western Switzerland organised an event - The event “Upcoming AI funding in Horizon Europe” took place at the newly established EPFL AI Center as a collaboration between Euresearch advisors at the EPFL and the NCPs for Digital. The event provided useful insights to EPFL researchers on the 2025 focus of AI calls across all fields. It was also an excellent

The types of clients making use of Euresearch services in 2024 remained unchanged to the previous contractual period. This year, again, clients from the universities and ETHs made up the larg- est group, followed by “others”, the private sector and the universities of applied sciences (UAS) (see Fig 1.1). Regarding the client segments, we no longer saw the trend observed in the last 3 years of a steady decrease in the proportion of “prospects” and corresponding increase in “grantees”. In 2024, the prospects made up the largest client segment served (39%), followed by applicants (37%) and grantees (24%, see Fig.1.2). Unchanged over the years however is that the proportion of “advise” service types is the highest (54%) followed by “inform” (45%) and “connect” (1%, see Fig 1.3). Euresearch offers 12 services. Amongst these, the 5 most frequently requested are listed in Figure 1.4. Interestingly, proposal advice and project advice make up nearly half of all the services offered. Events The advantages of offering events in addition to providing information online are numerous: for our client-directed work particularly relevant are (i) a more dynamic experience through direct engagement and interaction, (ii) real-time commu nication and personalised experiences (whether in-person or virtual), and (iii) fostering a sense of community and trust towards Euresearch by bringing people together. The quality of our events

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Activity Report

Website

opportunity to illustrate Euresearch’s services to the Centre’s directors and faculty members. It was one of the activities of the new Euresearch Cooperation and Relations (CAR) for AI (see Strategic Activities, p. 14). - The Regional Office University of Zurich offered training focused on ERC applicants in the social sciences and humanities (SSH). To develop tailored recommendations for appli cants in this research field, the organisers consulted with the ERC NCPs, an ERC SSH panel member and 2 ERC SSH grantees. These people also presented at the event. - For the first time, the Regional Office HES-SO offered an event in collaboration with the Grants Office of the Haute Ecole Pédagogique Vaud. The “Introduction to Horizon Europe” included presentations and testimonials in the morning and a practical workshop in the afternoon. The face-to-face format enabled participants to immerse themselves in the subject of Horizon Europe and exchange ideas with fellow participants.

Our website serves as a central hub for easily accessible real-time information. At the same time, it offers a very efficient and organised way to reliably present complex information. For the third year in a row, the total annual website views were above 200 000 clicks, with an average of 615 visits per day. The top 3 most-viewed pages were Open Calls, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, and Status of Switzerland in Horizon Europe (see Fig. 3).

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Newsletter and E-alerts Email alerts (e-alerts) are dispatched regularly to provide timely, tailored information to our sub scribers. In 2024, the number of e-alerts dispatched decreased (-14%), and accordingly the number of recipients (-16%, see Fig 4). In contrast, the “Eu- research Info” newsletter again increased its num ber of registered recipients (3.5%) to an average of 15 142 per month (see Fig. 5). In 2024, social media remained a critical tool for communication and outreach to the science and innovation community in Switzerland and beyond. Both on LinkedIn and YouTube, our community of followers increased (17.2% and 8.7%, respectively), whereas on X/Twitter it decreased (1.1%, see Fig.6). The platforms Threads, Facebook and WhatsApp were tapped for the first time in 2024 and will be evaluated as alternatives to X/Twitter in the coming year. Social Media

Cornelia Spycher, Co-Director until 31.10.2024

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Activity Report

Activity Report of NCPs and Regional Offices: 2024 Figures

1. Services

1.1 Client Types

1.2 Client Segment

Prospects 44%

Applicants 34%

Grantees 22%

Universities + ETHs 58.3%

UAS 11.3%

Private Sector 11.7%

Other 18.7%

2021

2023

32%

32%

36%

2022

2024

30%

36%

34%

2023

58.8%

8.0% 11.0% 22.2%

39%

37%

24%

2024

1.3 Service Types

1.4 Top Five Services 2024

Information on EU RDI Opportunities

2023

22%

Connect 3%

Proposal Advice

22%

Advise 60%

Inform 37%

Project Advice

18%

Proposal-related Information

10%

2024

Connect 1%

Project-related Information

6%

Advise 54%

Inform 45%

All other Services

22%

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2. Events

4 721 People reached

110 Events

2023

7 784 People reached +64.9%

140 Events (+27.3%)

2024

3. Website

4. E-alerts

656 140 Recipients

2023

2024

222 E-alerts sent

2023

224 677 Total page views (- 2.8%)

230 846 Total page views

551 065 Recipients (-16.0%)

191 E-alerts sent (-14.0%)

2024

Most-clicked websites 1 Open Calls 2 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions 3 Status of Switzerland

6. Social Media

5. Newsletter

2023

2024

LinkedIn Followers 2023: 5 094 2024: 5 969 +17.2%

15 142 Average recipients per month (+ 3.5%)

14 627 Average recipients per month

X/Twitter Followers 2023: 4 106 2024: 4 062 -1.1%

YouTube Subscriptions 2023: 1 214 2024: 1 320 +8.7%

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Strategic Activities

Strategic Activities

Euresearch’s long-term strategic activities are framed by 4 Strategic Areas for Action (SAfA), each addressing one or more key factors that ultimately influence the services provided to re- searchers and innovators in Switzerland. The annual objectives and measures defined for each of them in 2024 are detailed below.

SAfA 2: Community

The objective is to maintain regular exchange with Swiss communities identified as having potential and interest in the EU Framework Pro- grammes, through the “Cooperation and Rela tions” (CAR) structure. In 2024, we expanded our CAR initiatives to include the thematic fields of medtech and biotech, as well as to foster collabo ration with the organisation EURAXESS, in addi- tion to our existing collaboration with Movetia, and the focus areas of cybersecurity and AI. During the year, 2-4 activities were conducted within each CAR, as exemplified by the event at the EPFL AI Center (see Activity Report, p. 8). To support our communities with high-quality products and services, we are continuously developing our communication channels. In 2024, we focussed on improving our videos and intro ducing new video formats. Our advisors produced various informational videos, and we continued to produce Success Stories showcasing successful applicants from Swiss institutions and companies. To anticipate changes in social media usage, we expanded our presence to additional platforms on a trial basis (Facebook, Threads, and WhatsApp) and introduced visibility indicators to monitor our reach and impact. Analysis and further steps will be implemented in 2025. SAfA 3: Communication

SAfA 1: Customer Value Proposition

To encourage a high volume of top-quality proposal submissions, Euresearch is dedicated to maintaining excellence in its services while con tinuously assessing and refining them to meet the evolving needs of our clients. In 2024, 2 key pro cesses underpinning Euresearch’s services under went a thorough review: 1. Collaboration within the Euresearch Net work was reviewed, as it is essential to deliv- ering the best-possible services to clients in Switzerland and to maintaining Euresearch’s well-functioning network approach. 2. Proposal advice was assessed, in particu lar how Euresearch applicant training events support clients with the proposal writing process. Subsequently, the Network was briefed at 2 dedicated training sessions to ensure a consistent and high-quality experience across all the Eure search offices.

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SAfA 4: Operational Excellence

For 2024, the objective was for the Euresearch Network to deliver value to clients and stakeholders by leveraging the opportunities offered by digitali sation. The year saw the completion of the migration to Microsoft Teams and Sharepoint, accompanied by various training events and adjustments to inter- nal processes in collaboration with the Network. Furthermore, with the new digital environment, the internal workflow for personnel was streamlined. The second large initiative was the modernisation of the customer relationship management system, which will continue in 2025.

Francesco Kienzle, Director

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Financial Report

Financial Report

The 2024 financial year was planned on the assumption of persisting Third Country status in Horizon Europe, the renewal of Euresearch’s participation in EU NCP projects, and the conclusion of the internal digitalisation project. The year concluded with an overall balance of CHF 207 355. This resulted from the combination of underspending in the “Association” and “Horizon Europe” funding lines, and overspending in the “EU Project Participation” funding line. SERI’s stable funding is essential for main- taining a long-term, robust and high-quality support system that assists researchers and innovators to participate in Horizon Europe. 2024 was the first year under the 2024-2027 SERI subsidy contract. From the first payment of the subsidy contract (CHF 6 461 200), CHF 6 238 500 was budgeted for 2024, at the same level as for 2023. Horizon Europe

Personnel costs dominated expenditure, with CHF 3 280 501 in the Regional Offices (Koopera tionsaufwände) and CHF 2 360 907 in the Network Office, in line with the budgeted value of CHF 5 720 275. The Network Office had an underspending of CHF 121964 resulting from a combination of underspending in direct personnel costs, due to the reorganisation of the NCP sections and the vacancies in NCP positions, and overspending in indirect personnel costs due to the IT projects. The latter was due to the Network Office making the strategic decision to insource several IT pro ject activities rather than outsource them. Overall, this resulted in lower costs than expected. The operational costs were CHF 354504, which was CHF 128 211 below budget. This discrepancy was due to lower costs in IT projects (see above), office infrastructure, and events, either because the latter were held online or did not take place.

7. Horizon Europe: Distribution of SERI Funds

Regional O ces 52.7%

Network O ce 42.5%

Joint Expenses 4.8%

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Association

The employer’s reserve continued to be re- duced as planned, with a further reduction of CHF 161 941 in 2024. The surplus of CHF 212 095 adds to the prefinance of the first payment to a total amount of CHF 434 795 that can be trans ferred to 2025, thanks to the flexible contrac- tual conditions.

The revenue from the membership fees in creased slightly in 2024 with the new membership of the Universities of Teacher Education (see Members of the Association, p. 25). Expenditure was dominated by personnel costs (CHF 49 662 ), due in particular to investment in the preparation of proposals for the new EU NCP projects in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, and the Digital and Space domains. The EUR exchange rate remained relatively stable in 2024, with a minor impact on the financial outcome, in contrary to previous years. Finally, the investment of part of the equity capital generated a yield of CHF 8 046. The Association’s equity reached CHF 502 717 on 31 December 2024 (see Fig. 8). The operating costs amounted to CHF 4 541.

EU NCP Projects

Our participation in EU projects for NCPs main tains the visibility of the Swiss players as well as providing a regular and intensive exchange with our sister organisations throughout Europe. This is particularly important in the current circumstances. A major part of the grant (CHF 153 104) covered personnel costs in the projects, while the remaining costs amounted to CHF 4 930. The delayed final payment for the Space NCP project (COSMOS 2020+) resulted in a loss of CHF 1 885 due to the deterioration of the currency exchange rate since the start of the project in 2020.

Francesco Kienzle, Director and Chief Financial Officer

Overall, this funding line closed with a loss of

CHF 6 794.

507 457

500 684

502 717

498 860

479 868

8. Equity Capital

461 566

432 762 424 999

383 361

249 400

248 151

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

2020

2021

2022 2023 2024

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Income Statement

Horizon Europe

EU Project Participation

Verein

2024

2023

Ertrag

Bundesbeiträge

6 238 500 -6 238 500

-

- - - - - -

6 238 500

6 357 455

- Umlage Bundesbeiträge Horizon Europe

6 238 500

-

-

Mitgliederbeiträge

47 000

- -

47 000 153 104

47 000 198 916

EU NCP Projektbeiträge inkl. Abgrenzungen

-

153 104

Übrige Erträge

1 200

162

1 362

181

Ertragsminderungen Total übrige Erträge

- -

- -

- -

- -

Total Ertrag

48 200

6 238 662

153 104 6 439 965

6 603 552

Personalaufwand Geschäftstelle Personalaufwand

-30 677

-2 107 491 -172 033

-120 802 -2 258 970

-2 360 233 -201 524 -42 789 -113 076 3 301 523

Sozialversicherungen

-4 740 -5 135 -9 110

-18 659

-195 432 -44 641 -87 832 3 280 501 -117 524 -64 528 -120 147 -15 019 -39 230

Sonstiger Personalaufwand

-39 658 -64 974

152

Reise-/Verpflegungs-/Unterkunftsspesen

-13 747

Kooperationsaufwand

-

-3 280 501

-

Übriger betrieblicher Aufwand Raumaufwand inkl. Unterhalt/Reparaturen

-809 -573 -275

-113 247 -62 151 -118 694 -14 955 -38 491

-3 468 -1 805

-117 802 -47 517 -178 916 -6 309 -49 528

Allgemeiner Verwaltungsaufwand

Informatikaufwand (inkl. Telefonie und Internet)

-1 178

IT-Projekte

-12

-52

Marketing/Kommunikation

-140

-599

Anlässe Projekte

-2 732

-6 966

-

-9 698

-7 317

-

-

2 171

2 171

-181 293

Total Aufwand

-54 203 48 200 -54 203

-6 019 161 6 238 662 -6 019 161

-157 986 -6 231 350 -6 607 827

Total Ertrag

153 104 6 439 965 -157 986 -6 232 350

6 603 552 -6 607 827

Total Aufwand

Zwischenergebnis Abschreibungen

-6 003

219 500

-4 883

208 615

-4 275

Abschreibungen

-

-

-

-

-

Finanzerfolg Finanzaufwand / Kursverluste Finanzertrag / Kursgewinne

-1

-267

-27

-295

-26 648

8 046

3 686

1

11 734

1 834

Total a.o., einmal. od. periodenfr. Erfolg Ausserordentlicher Aufwand

-

-

-1 929

-1 929

-

Ausserordentlicher Ertrag

10

1 432

45

1 487

42 353 13 264 13 264 14 325 27 589 -

Jahresgewinn (+) / -verlust (-) Rückführung Gewinn ans SBFI Jahresgewinn (+) /-verlust (–) Abgrenzung Bundesbeiträge Vortrag auf neue Rechnung

2 053

224 352 -12 257 212 095 -212 095

-6 794

219 612 -12 257 207 355 -212 095

-

-

2 053

-6 794

-

2 053

0

-6 794

-4 740

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Balance Sheet

2024

2023

Aktiven

Kasse

1 035

903

FKB CHF-Konto FKB EUR-Konto Valiant CHF-Konto Total Flüssige Mittel Forderungen aus L+L

606 355

381 512 764 015

92 636

3 200

4 163

703 226

1 150 594

-

-

Übrige kurzfristige Forderungen

11 417

642

Abgrenzung Projekte

22 497 78 031 815 171

88 812 73 823

Aktive Rechnungsabgrenzungen

Total Umlaufvermögen

1 313 869

Finanzanlagen Sachanlagen

325 480

182 065

3

3

Total Anlagevermögen

325 483 1 140 654

182 068

Total Aktiven

1 495 937

Passiven

Verbindlichkeiten aus L+L

11 431 15 241 83 978 92 493 434 795 637 937 637 937 507 457

31 123

Übrige kurzfristige Verbindlichkeiten

96 966 204 927 655 465 988 480 988 480 479 868 0

Abgrenzung Projekte

Passive Rechnungsabgrenzungen Abgrenzung Bundesbeiträge Total kurzfristiges Fremdkapital

Total Fremdkapital

Vortrag 01.01.

Rückführung Gewinn an SBFI

-

-

Jahresergebnis Vereinskapital

-4 740 502 717

27 589

507 457

Total Passiven

1 140 654

1 495 937

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Explanations: Dr. Röthlisberger AG

Verein Euresearch, Bern

Anhang der Jahresrechnung

2024

2023

CHF

CHF

Angaben über die in der Jahresrechnung angewandten Grundsätze

Die vorliegende Jahresrechnung wurde gemäss den Vorschriften des Schweizer Gesetzes, insbesondere der Artikel über die kaufmännische Buchführung und Rechnungslegung des Obligationenrechts (Art. 957 bis 962) in Verbindung mit Art. 69a des Zivilgesetzbuches erstellt.

Angaben, Aufschlüsselung und Erläuterungen zu Positionen der Bilanz und Erfolgsrechnung

Abgrenzungen Projekte Diese Position betrifft durch den Verein Euresearch vorfinanzierte Kosten für EU-NCP-Projekte (aktive Abgrenzungen) bzw. Vorauszahlungen für entsprechende Projekte (passive Abgrenzungen).

Personalaufwand

161'941 161'941

165'973 165'973

Entlastung des Personalaufwandes durch Auflösung von

Arbeitgeberbeitragsreserven

Langfristige Mietverpflichtungen

Belpstrasse 11, 3007 Bern (01.05.2024 - 30.04.2029)

425'880

33'775

Erläuterungen zu ausserordentlichen, einmaligen oder periodenfremden Positionen der Erfolgsrechnung

Ausserordentlicher Ertrag

1'487

42'353 15'722

- Allianz, HK/NK-Abrechnungen aus Vorjahren

0

- CO2-Rückerstattung

1'487

1'481

- EU-NCP-Projekte, Anp. Abgr. an Schlusszlg.

0 0

25'150

- Diverses

0

Ausserordentlicher Aufwand

-1'929 -1'929

0 0

- EU-NCP-Projekte, Anp. Abgr. an Schlusszlg.

Fremdwährungskurse

Bei der Fremdwährungsumrechnung werden für die Bilanz Stichtagskurse eingesetzt, für unterjährige Transaktionen und die Erfolgsrechnung werden Durchschnittskurse herangezogen. Einzig für Projektbeiträge der EU erfolgt die Bewertung in der Erfolgsrechnung per 31.12. ebenfalls zum Stichtagskurs. Projektbeiträge in Euro, welche 1:1 weitergeleitet werden, werden nicht zum Stichtagskurs bewertet, da die Verbuchung eines Kursverlustes/-gewinnes nicht sachgerächt wäre. EUR EUR - Bilanz per 31.12. 0.94160 0.92710

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Verein Euresearch, Bern

Anhang der Jahresrechnung

2024

2023

CHF

CHF

Anzahl Mitarbeiter Geschäftsstelle

Anzahl Mitarbeiter Geschäftsstelle per 31.12.

25

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Andere Angaben

Arbeitgeberbeitragsreserve AXA Stiftung

36'767

198'707

Finanzierungsquellen - Subventionsvertrag 2021-2023

Der Informations- und Beratungsdienst für die EU Forschungsrahmenprogramme des Vereins Euresearch wird seit dem 1. Januar 2021 erneut mittels eines Subventionsvertrags vom Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation (SBFI) finanziert. Die Laufzeit beträgt drei Jahre. Erhaltene, aber noch nicht verwendete Bundesbeiträge dürfen während der Vertragslaufzeit auf das Folgejahr übertragen werden: CHF CHF Vortrag aus Vorjahr -14'325.31 1'009'799.84 Tranche - Erhalten im 2024/2023 2'068.00 5'207'655.00 Verwendung 2024/2023 0.00 -6'231'780.15 Abschluss Vertrag 12'257.31 0.00 ./. Vortrag auf neue Rechnung 0.00 -14'325.31 - Subventionsvertrag 2024-2027 Der Informations- und Beratungsdienst für die EU Forschungsrahmenprogramme des Vereins Euresearch wird seit dem 1. Januar 2024 erneut mittels eines Subventionsvertrags vom Staats- sekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation (SBFI) finanziert. Die Laufzeit beträgt vier Jahre. Erhaltene, aber noch nicht verwendete Bundesbeiträge dürfen während der Vertragslaufzeit auf das Folgejahr übertragen werden: CHF CHF Vortrag aus Vorjahr 0.00 0.00 Tranche - Erhalten im 2024 6'461'200.00 0.00 Verwendung 2024 -6'026'405.11 0.00 Abschluss Vertrag 0.00 0.00 ./. Vortrag auf neue Rechnung 434'794.89 0.00

- EU-Projekte Der Verein Euresearch war per Ende 2024 an 4 EU Projekten beteiligt.

- Mitgliederbeiträge Die Vereinsaktivitäten werden durch jährliche Mitgliederbeiträge gedeckt.

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Financial Report

Auditor’s Report

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Euresearch Offices

Euresearch Offices

Euresearch is a non-profit organisation funded by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Euresearch is an information and advisory service on the European Research and Innovation Framework Programmes. It has offices across Switzerland and a Network Office in Bern. The Regional Offices are the first point of contact for all research and innovation questions. The Network Office hosts the National Contact Points and the central Network services.

Map of Switzerland indicating the locations of the Euresearch Regional Offices and the Network Office. Abbreviations of the Euresearch Offices are explained on the following page.

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The Association

The Association

Members of the Association and their representatives as at 31.12.2024 are:

Bern University of Applied Sciences - BFH

Corina Caduff

Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences - OST Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne - EPFL Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich - ETHZ

Laurent Metzger

Viktor Sigrist

Pierre Dillenbourg (ad interim)

Christian Wolfrum

Swiss National Science Foundation - SNSF

Laure Ognois

Swissmem

Adam Martin Gontarz Patrick Gagliardini

Università della Svizzera italiana - USI

Universities of Teacher Education (represented by the Chamber of Universities of Teacher Education of Swissuniversities) Dorothee Brovelli University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland - FHNW Falko Schlottig University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland - SUPSI Emanuele Carpanzano University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland - HES-SO Christine Pirinoli University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons - FHGR Ulrike Zika University of Basel - UNIBAS Primo Schär University of Bern - UNIBE Hugues Abriel University of Fribourg - UNIFR Sarah Progin-Theuerkauf University of Geneva - UNIGE Sébastien Castelltort University of Lausanne - UNIL Estelle Doudet University of Lucerne - UNILU Alexander Trechsel University of Neuchâtel - UNINE Felix Kessler University of St. Gallen - HSG Monika Kurath University of Zurich - UZH Elisabeth Stark Zurich Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts - ZHAW Andreas Gerber-Grote

Members of the Euresearch Board as at 31.12.2024 are:

President

Edwin C. Constable

University of Basel

Vice-President

Antonella Santuccione Chadha

Women's Brain Foundation

Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member

Corina Caduff

BFH

Emanuele Carpanzano

SUPSI EPFL

Pierre Dillenbourg (ad interim)

Adam Martin Gontarz

Swissmem

Benedetto Lepori

USI

Laure Ognois

SNSF

Sarah Progin-Theuerkauf

University of Fribourg

Christian Wolfrum

ETHZ

Members of the Management Board as at 31.12.2024 are:

Director

Francesco Kienzle Karl Kerschbaum Petra Hertkorn-Betz

Vice-Director

Member Member Member

Sibylla Martinelli Markus Weber

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Impressum

Authors Petra Hertkorn-Betz, Karl Kerschbaum, Francesco Kienzle, Cornelia Spycher, Markus Weber

Planning and Coordination Denise Erpen, Maya Meier

Copyediting Leah Witton, theenglisheditors.com

Visual Concept & Design Heyday, Bern

Photography Tamara Janes, Bern (pp. 1, 11, 23 and 28)

Printing Länggass Druck, Bern

Published by Euresearch Belpstrasse 11, CH–3007 Bern info@euresearch.ch

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April 2025

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