The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) is one of the largest hospitals in the Netherlands and has extensive experience in European Programmes. The UMCG welcomes the idea behind the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) and its integration into the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), together with the next Horizon Europe programme (FP10), as tangible evidence of the importance the Commission attaches to…
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University Medical Center Groningen
Academic / research · Netherlands · EU Transparency Register 021901530468-42
4
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 665 tracked
1
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 163 think tanks and research institutions on this site, they rank #56 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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EP accreditations
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2018
in the register since
Declares membership of
- EIT Health - https://eithealth.eu/
- ERN EURACAN - https://euracan.eu/
- MetabERN - https://metab.ern-net.eu/
- ERKNet - https://www.erknet.org/
- ENLIGHT - https://enlight-eu.org/
- The Guild - https://www.the-guild.eu/
- Coimbra Group - https://www.coimbra-group.eu/
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Think tanks and research institutions
- Registered as
- University Medical Center Groningen/Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen (UMCG)
- Head office
- Groningen, Netherlands
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
University Medical Center Groningen filed 4 positions between 9 Sept 2025 and 12 Nov 2025, across 3 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 1 time.
What they argued
Explicit inclusion of European Reference Networks (ERNs) in the ECF is vital for health competitiveness and rare disease care The current proposal for the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF), specifically Chapter V (Articles 36 and 37) on Health, biotech, agriculture and bioeconomy, aligns perfectly with the mission of European Reference Networks (ERNs).
The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) is a university hospital with strong clinical research and testing infrastructure, an active valorisation chain (TTO, spin-offs), and intensive public-private collaboration. From this position, we support a European Innovation Act (EIA) that removes practical bottlenecks for health innovation and accelerates the path from lab to clinic and market.
The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) welcomes the European Commissions initiative to prepare a legislative proposal for an ERA Act. With regard to the Call for Evidence: R&D investment target: UMCG supports achieving the 3% R&D investment target but emphasizes that this must not come at the expense of basic or clinical research, nor result in disproportionate emphasis on defense-related R&D.
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