08/02/2022: Info-days on Horizon Europe, EIC 2022 work programme released tomorrow, EU’s battle against cancer, US-EU Energy Council, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Info-days regarding Horizon Europe;
– European Innovation Council’s 2022 work programme to be released tomorrow;
– Is ERC open to higher TRLs?;
– How can the EU do more to fight cancer?;
– Top experts to advise the Commission on transformative R&I policy in support of social, green and digital transitions;
– The 9th US-EU Energy Council;
– New software to calculate ammonia emissions in agriculture and livestock;
– New rules for reporting on the reduction of single-use plastic food containers adopted.

07/02/2022: EU birthday, COVID-19 travel measures, European Code Against Cancer Webinar, STEM Out of the Box, European Industry Days 2022, European energy crisis, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– 30 years ago, the European Union was formally created;
– A common approach to COVID-19 travel measures in the EU;
– European Code Against Cancer (ECAC) Webinar;
– STEM Out of the Box: Women Imagining New Career Paths Beyond Hard Science;
– European Industry Days 2022 – European Research Agency’s contribution to the Green and Digital transitions;
– Digital Industry sets out laundry list for EU-US Trade and Technology Council;
– Ukraine at the crossroads of a European energy crisis;
– Blue Farming: New Strategic Vision for Sustainable Aquaculture;
– Transition Pathway for Tourism published.

04/02/2022: 2023 research budget, Innovative Health Initiative call, Open Science, Data Act, forests, green gas, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Fight begins over 2023 research budget;
– Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) launches call for Science and Innovation Panel;
– LEAK: Data Act’s proposed rules for data sharing, cloud switching, interoperability;
– European Research Council to launch first 2023 budget calls this July;
– The EUA Open Science Agenda 2025;
– Optimising the contribution of forests to mitigate climate change;
– “Erro de Pandora” – Podcast with Arlindo Oliveira, President of INESC Holding;
– EU agri-food trade continues to grow in the first ten months of 2021;
– Digital industry sets out laundry list for EU-US Trade and Technology Council;
– Investors warn ‘green’ label for gas undermines EU taxonomy.

03/02/2022: ERC Calls 2023, Europol reform, EC Complementary Climate Delegated Act, young researcher mobility scheme, launch of the European Cancer Inequalities Registry, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– ERC CALLS 2023 – TENTATIVE DATES;
– Europol reform: agreement between EP and Council to boost data analysis and safeguards;
– EU Taxonomy: Commission presents Complementary Climate Delegated Act to accelerate decarbonization;
– Coimbra Universities opens young researcher mobility scheme;
– The launch event of the European Cancer Inequalities Registry (ECIR);
– New approach to enable global leadership of EU standards promoting values and a resilient, green and digital Single Market;
– ‘Imperfect but real solution’ – Brussels weathers backlash over gas and nuclear;

02/02/2022: Deep tech in the agrisector, , Digital Identitity, Research Infrastructures, Ethics in ERC, Lump sum funding and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Deep Tech in the Agrisector – a podcast episode with Armando Fernandes (INOV);
– ICRI – International Conference on Research Infrastructures;
– Ethics in ERC projects, Seminar, 17 February;
– Member States break European Innovation Council’s work programme deadlock;
– Renewables on the rise, coal continuously falling;
– Plans for lump-sum funding in Horizon Europe move forward amid scepticism;
– Digital Identity: Leveraging the SSI Concept to Build Trust;
– Identification and assessment of existing and draft EU legislation in the digital field;
– Turning harmful CO2 into useful chemicals;
– High electricity prices, renewables and windfall profits – all paid for by EU citizens.

01/02/2022: Freedom and independence of R&I, European Health Data Space, Climate change is citizens’ main priority in EU reforms and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Freedom and independence of R&I – The Insider Weekly episode;
– INESC Brussels Hub participates in IGLO Open on European Health Data Space (EHDS) and the Nordic Commons Project;
– Survey to evaluate environmental requirements for future EU-funded bio-based demonstration and flagship projects;
– International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre Innovation Challenge 2022;
– European Commission and IOC UNESCO join forces for stronger ocean literacy in Europe;
– Climate change is citizens’ main priority in EU reform agenda.

31/01/2022: Horizon Europe twinning call, EU Soil Mission Board, EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, Europe’s energy and climate security policy.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Horizon Europe twinning call receives 391 proposals;
– Call for applicants to join the EU Soil Mission Board;
– EU Members push to get EIC investment fund moving, breaking policy deadlock;
– Biodiversity: EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030;
– UK Government launches new scheme for technologies producing hydrogen from biomass;
– The missing element of Europe’s energy and climate security policy;
– Launch of the stakeholder community of practice on the smart use of intellectual property.