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?
22/6/2021: Health Technology Assessment, Industry and technology, HE Science Business guide, coop EU-Canada, raw materials, forest fires, EU energy infrastructures and Renewable Energy Directive, a new hackathon, and the Twin Transition
In today’s Morning Brief: Political agreement on the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Regulation
|| Impact of technology on industry: New issue of Science&Society
|| Horizon Europe: the Science Business guide || Developments in international cooperation in R&I || Raw materials strategic partnership with Canada || Forest fires: European Commission is stepping up its preparations for the forest fire season 2021 || EU’s plan for optimising European energy infrastructures || [Opinion] “Not all renewables are created equal” – How the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive risks destroying Europe’s forests || Hackathon to identify and develop tools to serve the transplant patient community || [Video] The Twin Transition: How can Green Growth and Digital Transformation go hand in hand to drive Europe’s recovery?
21/6/2021: Horizon Europe platform and work programmes, experts for I3, EARTO webinars, personnel costs in H2020, guide for hydrogen projects, and IP summit
In today’s Morning Brief: New information portal on Horizon Europe || Horizon Europe work programmes ||
Experts wanted for the new I3 || EARTO webinars now available in the Private Area || Commission webinar on personnel costs within Horizon 2020 || Commission’s guide on funding opportunities for hydrogen projects || Intellectual Property Enforcement Summit
16/6/2021: HE Work Programmes published, New HT podcast on POCUS, launch of 11 HE partnerships, Launch of EIT, ERC Gender Equality Plan, COVID19 and Research Infrastructures, UNESC Science Report 2021, EU-US relations
Horizon Europe Work Programmes for 2021-2022 published || The INSIDER: New Health Technologies podcast on POCUS (Point of Care Ultrasound) || Launch of first 11 Horizon Europe industrial partnerships || Launch of EIT under a renewed paradigm || ERC Gender Equality Plan || How COVID-19 changed Research Infrastructures || UNESCO Science Report 2021: global research spending increased almost 20% || Biden in Brussels: a new phase in the strained EU-US relations?
11/6/2021: Horizon Europe launch, EIC Overseas Trade Fairs, IP Enforcement Summit, EIB funds IE University, research infrastructures, EU semiconductor manufacturing, and EU 2030 digital targets
In today’s Morning Brief: Member states call for Horizon Europe to go full steam ahead || Open Call: The EIC launches the Overseas Trade Fairs Programme 2.0 || International IP Enforcement Summit 2021 || EIB supports IE University in Spain with a financing plan of up to €30 million || ESFRI: the coronavirus pandemic changed research infrastructures || Intel answers EU call to scale up European capacity for semiconductor chips || Analysis: EU will fall short of meeting 2030 digital targets
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10/6/2021: New INESC article on Science|Business, exclusive Horizon Europe guide, Horizon Europe dissemination, sustainable fishing, forest protection, and the future of CBDC
In today’s Morning Brief: New INESC article published on Science Business: “The AI Act: getting the first step right” || Exclusive Horizon Europe guide now available in the Private Area || Commission webinar on Horizon Europe “Dissemination and Exploitation” || Commission’s annual state of play on sustainable fishing ||
MEPs call for binding measures to protect Europe’s forests || The future of CBDC: new EUBOF report on the possible structures of the digital euro
9/6/2021: Horizon Europe missions, 2022 R&I funding, ERC gender balance, Pact for Skills, and new digitalised chip plant
In today’s Morning Brief: Horizon Europe 5 missions are ready to launch ||
European Commission to spend €13.1 billion on R&I in 2022 ||
ERC plans to attract more female applicants ||
Commission hosts Pact for Skills roundtable with energy-intensive industry stakeholders ||
Europe’s first digitalised chip plant opens in Dresden ||
8/6/2021: Ocean literacy, EIC for female entrepreneurs, France for tech entrepreneurship, and Green Cities
In today’s Morning Brief:
EMODnet Open Conference and Online Ocean Literacy Workshop ||
EIC sets ups mentoring scheme for female entrepreneurs ||
France moves to become a nation of ‘large tech companies’ ||
Fifty cities so far in the Green City Accord ||