Health Action International (HAI) and Commons Network (CN) invite you to a discussion on the opportunities and challenges ahead in the current medical Research and Development (R&D) system. The discussion will focus on alignment of public funded R&D with societal benefit in the context of the mid-term review of Horizon 2020 (H2020) and the drafting of Framework Program 9 (FP9). Concrete recommendations will be made to shape the upcoming FP9 in ways that guarantee a fair public return on public investment.