Eureka (organization)

EUREKA is a European research initiative for application-oriented research and development in international project cooperations. It provides companies and scientific institutions, the framework for cross-border co-operation on innovative and market-oriented and individual topics.

EUREKA was established in 1985. Currently includes 40 states and the European Commission to the full members: In addition to all the member countries of the European Union, these are Iceland, Israel, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Monaco, Norway, Russia, San Marino, Switzerland, Serbia, Ukraine and Turkey.

Basic aims

• Development of products, processes and services to market
• Promote European competitiveness on world markets
• Use the existing potential in Europe for professionals, knowledge, research-active institutions and financial resources better
• Solve transnational problems
• Develop European infrastructures and standards
• Strengthen the European internal market

Membership

• Member country
• Associated country
• NIP

Projects

• Prometheus ( driverless cars)
• Eureka -147 (Digital Audio Broadcasting, DAB)
• MUSICAM (System for lossy data compression of audio signals )

Awards

• EUREKA Innovation Award