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  Simplified evaluation and financing formats should be adopted to increase SMEs participation. It is important to encourage SMEs participation in projects with other companies (also larger companies) and public and private research centres and universities. In parallel with the goal of conceiving new instruments for innovation support, the Commission needs to promote a more effective management and use of the results and IPR originated by the international R&D collaboration, with the aim of increasing the impact of the projects on competitiveness and business innovation. Re-introduce Industry Host Fellowships used under the 5th Framework Programme. These ‘Marie Curie’ Fellowships are useful tools to give young researchers – particularly those without previous research experience in business – the opportunity to receive international industrial research training in companies. Strengthen the emphasis on applied R&D, validation and demonstration of innovations and reinforce the link between research and future market demand to increase the impact-orientation of R&D activity in the EU. Streamline application and approval processes, so that a project can start at the latest six months after the submission deadline (reduced time – to – contract). To that end, reduce the overall administrative burden, especially by simplifying application and reporting processes. In particular apply more flexibility in cost accounting and reporting. A common system with common eligibility rules that will allow simplification and a better management of the several initiatives and programmes launched at European level is of major importance. Harmonization of participation rules between different programmes. Introduce additional ad hoc SMEs programmes and measures at EU level in order to foster the Transfer of Technology from Research to Industrial Application. Such projects could allow for a better exploitation of the results from successful research projects, including crucial elements, such as limited additional research or demonstration, market feasibility studies and suitable dissemination actions, possibly involving a wider audience (geographical or sectoral) than the original research project(s). Research inevitably involves risk, so the regulatory framework must be established on the basis of a widely shared definition of “tolerable risk”. The scientific results should be checked with the “tolerable risk” perspective in mind and the risk management of the consortium should be taken into consideration. A more structured approach to the timing of the call publication is required (avoid deadlines directly after common break periods and have fixed launches and deadlines as well as permanently open calls. Proposal submission should follow a 2 steps evaluation procedure. Concerning personnel average costs, the costs reporting within EU projects should start when the project negotiation starts.