Division Article 1 Tasks

The BBI Joint Undertaking shall carry out the following tasks:

1. (a)

   ensure the establishment and sustainable management of the BBI Initiative;

2. (b)

   mobilise the public and private sector resources needed;

3. (c)

   establish and develop close and long-term cooperation between the Union, industry and the other stakeholders;

4. (d)

   ensure the efficiency of the BBI Initiative;

5. (e)

   reach the critical mass of research effort to embark on a long-term programme;

6. (f)

   monitor progress towards the achievement of the objectives of the BBI Joint Undertaking;

7. (g)

   provide financial support to research and innovation indirect actions mainly through grants;

8. (h)

   engage in information, communication, exploitation and dissemination activities by applying mutatis mutandis Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013, including making the detailed information on results from calls for proposals available and accessible in a common Horizon 2020 e-database;

9. (i)

   liaise with a broad range of stakeholders including research organisations and universities;

10. (j)

    any other task needed to achieve the objectives set out in Article 2 of this Regulation.