5/7/2021: EIC-ERC collaboration, GÉANT network enlarged, WHO on AI for health, State Aid, EDF, energy efficiency platform and rules, EU rural areas and Green Deal blueprint for cities

In today’s Morning Brief:
– EIC and ERC strengthen collaboration in joint workshop
– FCCN first NREN to migrate to new GÉANT fibre network
– Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health (World Health Organisation)
– New state aid rules to facilitate researchers
– EU defence research fund to increase technological sovereignty
– Energy efficiency financing platform: DEEP 2.0
– New EU measures for energy efficiency of electric motors
– Long-term vision for EU rural areas
– A blueprint for cities to implement the EU Green Deal

02/7/2021: Horizon Europe Programme Guide, New Cancer Data HUB, Climate Change and Inequality in the EU, EU Digital COVID Certificate, Construction of World’s Largest Radio Telescope

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Participating in Horizon Europe: Programme Guide
– New cancer data hub to support Horizon Europe mission
– How climate change will widen Europe’s divides
– EU Digital COVID Certificate enters into application in the EU
– Green Light Given For Construction Of World’s Largest Radio Telescope Arrays

01/7/2021: ESFRI new 2021 Roadmap, ERC new President, Slovenian Presidency starts, EU-Africa, Synergies, Germany investment in R&I, European Defence Fund, Strategy for Rural Areas, Energy Transition

In today’s Morning Brief:
– ESFRI announces the 11 new Research Infrastructures to be included in its Roadmap 2021
– Maria Leptin appointed next President of the European Research Council
– Slovenian Presidency of the EU starts today
– Commissions launch one-stop-shops for EU-Africa cooperation in research and innovation
– The CoR and the Joint Research Centre step up their cooperation to pilot Smart Specialisation Strategies for Sustainability in EU regions
– Germany presents it High Tech Strategy 2025 goal: to lead the world in the next tech revolution
– Defence Industry: the Commission kick-starts the European Defence Fund with €1.2 billion and awards 26 new industrial cooperation projects for more than €158 million
– Long-term vision for rural areas: for stronger, connected, resilient, prosperous EU rural areas
– Decisive action needed now to achieve energy transition by 2050, EU science advisers say

30/6/2021: [Anaysis] Implementation of Horizon Europe, ERC institutional bias, Funding for Agri, International Cooperation, Portuguese Presidency finishes

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Implementation of Horizon Europe calls – a short analytical take from HE information days so far
– ERC: new study shows institutional background is key
– EU agreements on farming and cohesion open up research funding for agriculture and the regions
– International cooperation should be done on a mutual benefit basis
– The Portuguese presidency’s policy efforts (non-R&I)

29/6/2021: New cybersecurity centre, Ecosystems report, Research support staff, Energy, Open Data, Rural areas opinion survey

– EU cybersecurity research centre ready to launch
– [Report] Measuring what ecosystems do for us: new report on ecosystem services in the EU
– [Analysis] Technical staff left out as PhDs drive academic hierarchy
– Webinar on Iberian Electricity Market Simulation
– EU Open Data Days
– Long-term vision for rural areas: Commission publishes public opinion survey on rural areas

25/6/2021: HE Information Days, initiative for women-led start-ups, gender equality in PT research, HE research infrastructures, partnerships and associations, European Knowledge Act, banking innovation workshop, and the EU COVID certificate

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Reminder: Horizon Europe Information Days start next week (28 June – 9 July)
– EIC initiative for women founders of deep-tech start-ups
– Elsevier report: Portugal approaches gender equality in research
– Horizon Europe calls for research Infrastructures
– EC signs 11 Horizon Europe partnerships
– Horizon Europe associations: agreement to be reached by end of the year
– University stakeholders call for a European Knowledge Act
– Critical Chain Workshop (28 June)
– EU Digital COVID Certificate is active in 16 EU countries

24/6/2021: New INESC article on Science|Business, R&I Days, Knowledge Valorisation Platform, Coronavirus R&I collaboration, Switzerland out of HE, cybersecurity, and Cohesion Policy

In today’s Morning Brief:
– New INESC article on Science|Business: Tackling the challenges facing European industry
– Research and Innovation days 2021 – Day 2
– EU Knowledge Valorisation Platform launched to accelerate the uptake of research results
– Coronavirus: Commission launches the Coronavirus Global R&I Collaboration Portal
– Switzerland out of Horizon Europe until it pays the agreed contribution to Cohesion Policy
– Commission proposes ‘operational arm’ of European Cyber Shield
– {Quiz] Cohesion Policy Quiz: How much do you know about EU cohesion funds?

23/6/2021: R&I Days live now, EIC calls, MSCA 2021, INESC TEC in best-practice study, Portugal in EU&Regional Innovation Scoreboard, EU Space Programme, health innovation projects, innovation procurement, sensors for fisheries, and new genomic techniques

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Research and Innovation Days 2021 – Live online today and tomorrow
– EIC Pathfinder Challenge calls
– Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: Commission supports researchers and organisations with €822 million in 2021
– Poland’s R&I institutional system reform: INESC TEC among the 7 EU institutes in best-practice study
– European & Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2021: PT decreases innovation capacity
– Launch of the new EU Space Programme
– IMI successor to launch 30 large scale health innovation projects by 2030
– New guidance for innovation procurement
– Fisheries control in the EU
– [Video] EC study on new genomic techniques – What’s next?