#111 Contract negotiations - The Implementation Series (1)

It is time to finally make a continuation series that follows up on The Timeline Series. The Timeline Series breaks down the proposal preparation process into every single step towards submitting an EU R&D funding proposal. Now, it is time to look at what happens after submission. Welcome to The Implementation Series where I together with guests will zoom in on all aspects and elements of the process of implementing an EU funded project. And following the same method I start from the beginning: the contract negotiations. I have allied myself with Georg Melzer-Venturi – old friend of The Grant house – who has done lots of contract negotiations in his career. So, we have a look at the pre-preparations for the negotiations, preparations, the negotiations themselves and then we have a talk about the exchange with the EU Commission and the importance of building a solid trustful collaboration at the earliest stage. This will be a great series! Episode page Time codes: 00:01:48 Introduction 00:05:52 When you get the message 00:11:32 GAP pre-preparations 00:32:57 GAP preparations 00:38:17 The negotiations themselves 00:49:42 Post-negotiations 01:02:52 Communication with the Commission 01:09:05 Coordinating the consortium 01:16:33 Learnings, do's and don't's 01:19:17 The toughest challenge