Open meeting 2014 presentation - David McCleery

Dr David McCleery, the Northern Ireland Contact Point for agri-food for the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, described how NI agri-food companies can benefit from the the world’s largest research and innovation fund- with €3.9bn set aside for agri-food research. The funding programme focuses on bringing research to the field/market, supplies a Europe-wide networking opportunity, gives projects access to state-of-the-art knowledge and technology and provides opportunities in new markets.