This programme of work is a patnership between NHS R&D NW and the EU office for the NHS Confederation, to provide up to date information on Horizon 2020 which is the new EU Framework programme for research and innovation running from 2014 to 2020 with a budget of just over €70 billion. This workshop is  for NHS Clinical academics, R&D managers, researchers from local HEIs and local SMEs to provide information on the funding programme, early intelligence on call topics and the sharing of personal experiences about working on European funded research projects.