NEWS
It is again time to celebrate the contribution of research to standardization as well as the important contributions that bring standardization into the classrooms.
CEN and CENELEC are pleased to share the report from the joint CEPS event, "From Research to Market: Standardization in FP10 and the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF)", held in Brussels on 10 September 2026. The event brought together policymakers, researchers, industry representatives, SMEs and standardization experts to discuss how standardization can strengthen the impact of European research and innovation and support Europe's competitiveness. More than 100 participants attended the event.
Similarly to previous years, CEN and CENELEC invite our Members to nominate those who have made a difference for the work on standardization for the 8th Standards+Innovation Awards. The awards provide an occasion to celebrate the contribution of research to standardization.
By printing living cells layer by layer, this emerging technology can create biological tissues and could one day enable patient-specific organs that are fully compatible with the body.
Over the last few months, CEN and CENELEC have been reaching out to the European Parliament regarding the drafting of the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) and the 10th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10, 2028-2034), the successor to Horizon Europe. Together with national Members, CEN and CENELEC will continue to reach out to the Members of Parliament in the ITRE committee to convince them to build on the European Standardization Strategy and the Guiding Principles of Knowledge Valorisation and Code of Practice on Standardization in the European Research Area (full article here).
On 19 November, the Horizon Europe funded project Stan4SWAP marked the project’s final event. The event was opened by MEP Pierfrancesco Maran and brought together industry experts, researchers, policymakers, and city representatives to discuss how swappable batteries for light-category electric vehicles (L-cat EVs) can support Europe’s transition to sustainable urban mobility.
On 12 November 2025, over 100 stakeholders from industry, standardization bodies, research organizations and EU institutions gathered for the RISERS Plenary on Industrial Symbiosis (IS). Co-organized by CEN and CENELEC with RISERS partners at the EIT House in Brussels, it marked an important step toward developing a European Standardization Roadmap for Industrial Symbiosis.
The European Commission has launched the second edition of the European Standardisation Panel Survey. A key initiative designed to gather comprehensive input from industry and other stakeholders on their standardization needs, supporting innovation and strengthening Europe’s global competitiveness.
On 13 November, CEN and CENELEC revealed the winners of this year’s Standards+Innovation awards at the European Commission’s flagship event titled “From knowledge to impact: Shaping Europe’s next innovation wave”.
Following the publication of their Position Paper on the 10th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10) in January 2025 (here), CEN and CENELEC have now submitted their feedback to the European Commission’s legislative package for FP10 and the new European Competitiveness Fund (ECF).