SwissCore, Contact Office for European Research, Innovation and Education

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Overview

Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

Lobbying Costs

None declared

Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

4 Fte (4)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

3

High-level Commission meetings

10

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    SwissCore, Contact Office for European Research, Innovation and Education   (SwissCore)

    EU Transparency Register

    94320538514-40 First registered on 05 Apr 2012

    Goals / Remit

    We are the Swiss information and liaison office for European research, innovation and education in Brussels.

    Our mission is: to act as a bridge between Swiss and European knowledge institutions; to support Swiss participation in European knowledge programmes.

    Main EU files targeted

    European research, innovation and education policies - European Framework Programme for Research and innovation (Horizon Europe) - European Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport (Erasmus+)​ ​- EUREKA - ERA - European Education Area - Innovation Union - Digital Skills Strategy - Digital Europe Programme

    Address

    Head Office
    Wildhainweg 3
    Bern 3012
    SWITZERLAND
    EU Office
    Rue du trône 98
    BRUSSELS 1050
    BELGIUM

    Website

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    4

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%4

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    4

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 14 Mar 2025

    Name Start date End Date
    Luca CRUCIATO 07 Oct 2024 06 Oct 2025
    Laurin REDING 09 Oct 2024 08 Oct 2025
    Sandra Gillner 26 Sep 2024 25 Sep 2025
    Laurin REDING 14 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024
    Simon MARTI 14 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024
    Sarah BÜHLER 14 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024
    Luca CRUCIATO 14 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024
    Laurin REDING 26 Oct 2022 14 Oct 2023
    Sarah BÜHLER 21 Oct 2022 14 Oct 2023
    Mr Otto BRUUN 21 Oct 2022 04 Oct 2023
    Simon MARTI 20 Oct 2022 14 Oct 2023
    Laurin REDING 10 Nov 2021 26 Oct 2022
    Sarah BÜHLER 27 Oct 2021 21 Oct 2022
    Mr Otto BRUUN 27 Oct 2021 21 Oct 2022
    Simon MARTI 26 Oct 2021 20 Oct 2022
    Simon MARTI 21 Jul 2020 21 Jul 2021
    Ms Rahel BYLAND 25 Oct 2019 24 Oct 2020
    Mr Otto BRUUN 01 Oct 2019 01 Oct 2020
    Simon MARTI 20 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020
    Mr Martin Müller 08 May 2019 06 Jul 2019
    Ms Julia Grünenfelder 08 May 2019 01 Jun 2020
    Ms Rahel BYLAND 03 Oct 2018 25 Oct 2019
    Mr Otto BRUUN 02 Oct 2018 01 Oct 2019
    Mr Martin Müller 20 Apr 2018 20 Apr 2019
    Ms Florence Balthasar 18 Apr 2018 01 Dec 2018
    Ms Julia Grünenfelder 18 Apr 2018 18 Apr 2019
    Ms Julia SINGEWALD 31 Aug 2017 17 Dec 2017
    Mr Sönke Bauck 16 Jun 2017 15 Nov 2017
    Ms Florence Balthasar 25 Apr 2017 11 Apr 2018
    Mr Martin Müller 25 Apr 2017 11 Apr 2018
    Ms Charlotte Geerdink 25 Apr 2017 11 Apr 2018
    Ms Julia Grünenfelder 25 Apr 2017 11 Apr 2018
    Ms Florence Balthasar 16 Apr 2016 14 Apr 2017
    Mr Martin Müller 16 Apr 2016 14 Apr 2017
    Ms Charlotte Geerdink 16 Apr 2016 14 Apr 2017
    Ms Julia Grünenfelder 16 Apr 2016 14 Apr 2017
    Mr David Bohmert 10 Jun 2015 08 Jun 2016
    Ms Florence Balthasar 05 Jun 2015 16 Apr 2016
    Mr Martin Müller 05 Jun 2015 16 Apr 2016
    Ms Charlotte Geerdink 05 Jun 2015 16 Apr 2016
    Ms Florence Balthasar 05 Jul 2014 05 Jun 2015
    Mr David Bohmert 05 Jul 2014 10 Jun 2015
    Mr Martin Müller 05 Jul 2014 05 Jun 2015
    Ms Florence Balthasar 13 Jun 2013 06 Jun 2014
    Mr David Bohmert 13 Jun 2013 06 Jun 2014
    Mr Martin Müller 13 Jun 2013 06 Jun 2014
    Ms Maria Youssefzadeh-Ghazvini 13 Jun 2013 12 Jun 2014
    Mr Martin Müller 16 May 2012 17 Jun 2013
    Ms Florence Balthasar 11 May 2012 17 Jun 2013
    Ms Maria Youssefzadeh 10 May 2012 17 Jun 2013
    Mr David Bohmert 10 May 2012 17 Jun 2013

    Complementary Information

    The persons engaged are the Head of Office dealing with Research, the European Advisor for Research, the European Advisor for Innovation and the European Advisor for Education.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Think tanks and research institutions

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    SwissCore is member of the Informal Group of RTD Liaison Offices in Brussels for EU and R&D (IGLO). For more information: http://www.iglortd.org/

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Does not represent commercial interests

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

    Total organisational budget in closed year

    1,081,890€

    Major funding types in closed year

    Public funding

    Major contributions in closed year

    TypeNameAmount
    Contribution SNSF 456,890€
    Contribution State Secretariat for Education, Innovation and Research (SERI) 500,000€
    Contribution Innosuisse 125,000€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None declared

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    We organise briefings and events on education, research and innovation policy and release a free and open monthly newsletter.

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    10 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below covers meetings with Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general (high-level) Commission meetings published December 2014 to December 2024, and the meetings of Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general and officials holding "management functions" in the Commission published since 1 January 2025. Other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may well have taken place, but the Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. All information below comes from the Commission and not from the registrant.

    1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.

    • Date 05 Feb 2025 Location ORBN 08/A149 - Brussels
      Subject Exchange of views with the new President of the Scientific Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation on the future of science funding in the EU and the road to the FP10 in the light of the Draghi, Letta and Heitor Reports.
      DG Research and Innovation
      Attending
      • Carole Mancel-Blanchard (Head of Unit)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 28 Jan 2025 Location COMET LOUISE, Brussels, Belgium
      Subject The road to FP10: evolution vs revolution
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva
      Attending
      • Manuel Aleixo (Cabinet member)
    • Date 26 Oct 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Radicalisation and foreign terrorist fighters
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King
      Portfolio Security Union
      Attending
      • Silvio Mascagna (Cabinet member)
    • Date 07 Sep 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Innovation support
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas
      Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation
      Attending
      • Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
    • Date 16 Nov 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Interaction with Innovation Agencies
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas
      Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation
      Attending
      • Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
    • Date 06 Jul 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject EU support for innovation
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas
      Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation
      Attending
      • Katarzyna Bitka (Cabinet member)
      • Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
    • Date 01 Dec 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Research and innovation priorities
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas
      Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation
      Attending
      • Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
    • Date 20 Oct 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Engaging stakeholders in the R&I aspects of the Energy Union
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Energy Union
      Attending
      • Manuel Szapiro (Cabinet member)
    • Date 17 Jul 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject EFSI
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas
      Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation
      Attending
      • Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
    • Date 13 May 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject ERA and Horizon 2020
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas
      Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation
      Attending
      • Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
      • Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente (Cabinet member)
      • Maria Da Graca Carvalho (Cabinet member)
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