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

04/05/2021: EU Industrial strategy, Health Data, EuroHPCH, EU defence fund, IP, OECD survey, workshops on batteries and on Horizon Europe

In today’s Morning Brief: Call for transparency for the new EU Industrial Strategy proposal | European Health Union: Commission publishes open public consultation on the European Health Data Space | EU supercomputer partnership now headquartered in Luxembourg | European Parliament approved €7.9B European defence fund | EC public consultation on IP for industrial designs | OECD Survey addressed to all researchers | Batteries Europe hosts a workshop on the digitalisation of batteries | Webinar on latest Horizon Europe updates

29/04/2021: EU Space programme, Innovation Fund, marine protection and fisheries, EIT, EARTO paper, gender equality, and the European Council think tank review

In today’s Morning Brief: Parliament finalises €15 billion EU unified space programme | Innovation Fund presentation available | EU seminar on fisheries sciences | NTNU Oceans organizes Ocean Week | New COST project to advance international research in marine connectivity | EIT Digital to invest in skills gap | First financial programme to boost the single market | New position paper by EARTO and the Vanguard Initiative on new cohesion tool for research and innovation -I3 | Gabriel meets female investors to discuss gender equality in EU innovation ecosystem | Deep-Dive: European Council Think Tank Review April 2021