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This edition adopts a shorter format, providing links to the most significant news articles recently published in areas such as Microelectronics and the Chips Act, Security and Defence, Knowledge Valorisation, FP10, and Data Spaces, alongside the latest updates from our INESC institutes.
Stay informed with the Morning Brief!
Microelectronics and Chips Act
- UK and EU renew research ties with new London hub and chips partnership
- Silicon box invests 3,2 billion in microelectronics in Italy
- UK chips in $44M for a piece of Europe’s $1.4B pot for semiconductors
- Non-Initiative Calls 2024
- Chips Act – Q&A
Security and Defence
- Germany’s Zeitenwende turning point comes for military research
- Germany launches funds to boost fusion energy development
- FP10 papers: Technical universities back call for €200
- NATO’s DIANA innovation accelerator doubles size of its network
Knowledge Valorisation
FP10
- Helmholtz – Policy Considerations on the future EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
- Towards FP10: EU-LIFE’s vision for MSCA
Data Spaces
- Key LERU messages on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) for the ongoing trialogue negotiations
- Commission welcomes political agreement on European Health Data Space
- First version of the European energy data space is up for funding
- European Green Deal Data Space (call – Horizon Europe)
- A European strategy for data
- Common European Data Spaces
INESC News
- First prototype that applies AI to colorectal diagnosis was developed in Portugal
- Portugal contributed to the digitalisation of the European electricity sector with interoperable solutions that connect homes and buildings to the grid
- INESC MN successfully tested a revolutionary printable conductive ink for textile manufacturing
- Isabel Trancoso (INESC-ID) appointed IEEE Fellow Committee Chair
- In the Media: Hugo Morais featured in “90 Segundos de Ciência” Podcast
- INESC TEC will test a salt and water-based storage system in a new European project
- Europe discusses collaboration opportunities in high-frequency wireless communications
- INESC TEC welcomed a delegation from one of the largest electric power companies in Japan
- Researchers support the manufacturing industry by anticipating disruptions in supply chains
- INESC TEC champions international cooperation and national progress in research assessment
Job Opportunities
– INESC Brussels HUB is hiring for Strategic Administrative Management and Executive Support in R&I Institution Representation. Learn more about this position and apply here.
– INESC TEC has 28 vacancies in different work areas, such as Mobile Robotics, Computer Science, and more. Find more at INESCTEC website and via LinkedIn
– INESC ID has 9 open positions (Research Grants). More info
– INOV is hiring a infrastructure manager and a processing engineer. More info
– INESC MN is seeking candidates for PhD in Industry. More info
Events & Training
MARCH
– International conference CBRNE Research & Innovation, March 19, 2024 – March 21, 2024, Strasbourg. Register here.
R&I Week 2024, the European Commission’s flagship event on research and innovation, will take place from 18 to 21 March 2024 in Tour & Taxis, Brussels. The event marks the 40th anniversary of the Research and Innovation Framework Programmes and will focus on discussions on the future of R&I and its role in EU priorities such as technological sovereignty and competitiveness.
During the event, participants will be able to attend various sessions:
– 18 March: Opening of the R&I Week. Know more here.
– 19 March: The 2024 EIC Summit. Register here.
– 19-20 March: Belgian Presidency Conference on Innovation Procurement. here.
– 20-21 March: The European R&I Days 2024. Register here.
APRIL
– Connecting Europe Days, 2 April, 11:00 – 5 April, 12:30, Brussels. More info here.
– 4th Workshop on Neuroengineering: Brain-on-a-Chip Platforms. 4-5 April 2024. i3S – Institute of Research and Innovation in Health. More information here.
– MSCA Presidency conference: Researcher’s careers – multiple pathways, 18 – 19 April 2024, Mons, Belgium. Register here.
JUNE
– 8th World Conference on Research Integrity, 2-5 June 2024, at Megaron Athens International Conference Centre (MAICC), Athens. Travel Grant applications open on 26 June 2023. More info here
– INDTECH 2024 Conference on Industrial Technologies, 3-5 June, Namur, Belgium. More info here
– European Sustainable Energy Week 2024, 11 June 2024, 09:00 – Thursday 13 June 2024, 18:00 (CEST), Brussels. More info here.
JULY
– Conference: IAMOT – International Association for Management of Technology 2024, 8-11 July 2024. Porto, Portugal. Organised by INESC TEC and FEUP. More info
-14th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing – CSNDSP 2024, 17-19 July 2024, 9:00 – 17:30, Rome, Italy. Register here.
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