OLISSIPO Twin Seminars on Computational Biology

Speakers: Susana Vinga (INESC-ID/IST) & Valentina Boeva (ETH Zürich) Chair/Moderator: Niko Beerenwinkel (ETH Zürich) ZOOM link: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/84981014599 No password or registration needed for this session The Twin Seminars “Sparse regularization for multi-omics data” will contribute to […]

12/05/2021: Horizon Europe, research partnerships, EIC, EU start-up scoreboard, women’s cancer, renewable energy, chemical strategy, and the path to SDG 14

In today’s Morning Brief: New EC webinar on Horizon Europe | Launch of Horizon Europe work programmes postponed to late May | MEPs enquire about research partnerships in industrial strategy | EIC freezes funds for start-ups | EU-wide start-up scoreboard | Health Commissioner: EU cancer plan must ‘break the silence’ on women’s cancers | IEA: Renewable energy to account for 90% of new power expansion post-COVID-19 | EC Chemical Strategy: roadmap to revise REACH and CLP | New report on EU’s performance on the SDG 14 (Life under water)

07/05/2021: Reduction of fossil fuels, EU islands, new analysis on hydrogen, ELIIT project, COVID19 calls, the Conference of the Future of Europe, and the EU Council presidency

In today’s Morning Brief: Eleven EU countries call to ban fossil fuels from trans-European energy infrastructure | Clean Energy for EU islands forum | Using hydrogen for cars and homes is discouraged by climate researchers | Horizon Europe Covid-19 call deadline extended | Evaluation of the 2nd call of the ELIIT project | Launch of the Conference on the Future of Europe – we need to make our voice heard | Deep Dive: Slovenian Presidency Priorities for Research and Innovation (July-December 2021), What is the presidency of the Council of the EU?, Participation in the Trio Presidency

INESC TEC participates in key events at European level

José Manuel Mendonça, President of the National Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CNCTI, and João Claro, President of INESC TEC’s Executive Board, participated in the international conference Green and Digital […]

05/05/2021: Renewable energy, GMOs, leaked draft on renewables and industry green transition, Digital Europe, Datathon, and a new Quantum Computing HUB

In today’s Morning Brief: EC platform for renewable energy statistics transfer | EC study on gene editing in agriculture | EU’s draft renewables law confirms 38-40% target for 2030 | EC draft measures for a rapid green transition of industries | Parliament votes €7.5B Digital Europe programme | EU Datathon 2021 | ETH Zurich founds Quantum Computing Hub