28/04/2023: The importance of Open Strategic Autonomy, the robotics industry, academic publishing, and more

In today’s Morning Brief:
Horizon Europe
– Lukewarm letter from Sunak offers little clarity over UK’s future in Horizon Europe
– ‘Time is now’ to shape successor to Horizon Europe
– A complete list of Horizon Europe calls is available in our repository
– Open calls in the cluster Digital, Industry and Space
Research & Innovation:
– GEE Papers – Open Strategic Autonomy in the EU: Challenges and opportunities in the age of digital technology
– AI Watch – Evolution of the EU market share of Robotics
– Gospel of hope: Commission’s new research chief calls for optimism in the race against climate change
– EU governments to rein in unfair academic publishers and unsustainable fees
– Commission Plans to launch a European Standardisation Panel survey
News from INESC institutes:
– INESC TEC research integrates reference journal in immersive learning
– Diogo Nunes is using computational analysis to understand how chronic pain is felt
– INOV projects: get to know RESCUER and Back Office GO Mobile
– Job Opportunities
Events & Training workshops

21/04/2023: Discover the new Public-Private Partnerships, Chips Act, open calls in Agri, Food and Forestry, and more

In today’s Morning Brief:
Horizon Europe
– New Horizon Europe public-private partnerships are in the making
– The EU Mission Soil launches its Manifesto
– The ERC selects partner for its Science Journalism Initiative
– Shaping Europe’s Horizon and the top priorities of the next phase of Horizon Europe
– Open calls in Agriculture, Food and Forestry
Research & Innovation:
– Cyber: towards stronger EU capabilities for effective operational cooperation, solidarity, and resilience
– Commission calls for massive boost in enabling digital education and providing digital skills
– Commission welcomes political agreement on the European Chips Act
– Summary report 2022 on the implementation of the European Structural and Investment Funds
– EU member states set out to reform scientific publishing
– AI technologies need closer political attention say MEPs in open letter
– The ELIXIR innovation and industry programme
News from INESC institutes:
– INESC TEC’s annual report
– Inês Lynce discusses AI and ChatGPT in “Comunicações” magazine
– INESC TEC joins project to address the challenges of efficient computing
– Job Opportunities
Events & Training workshops

14/04/2023: All Horizon Europe “health” open calls, the new Regional Competitiveness Index, upcoming events, and more

In today’s Morning Brief:
Horizon Europe
– “Health” related open calls
Research & Innovation:
– EU4Health Programme: Consultation on future priorities
– The European Commission published a new version of the Regional Competitiveness Index
– Evaluation of the Research and Technological Development (RTD) infrastructures and activities supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in the period 2007- 2013
– Top performing universities in Horizon Europe so far
– The UK alternative if Horizon Europe negotiations fail: the Pioneer programme
– Foresight Report 2022 presented in EP ITRE Commission last week
– Future of industries – Case studies: Textile and non-ferrous metals industries
– Blockchain4EU: Blockchain for Industrial Transformations

– Commission Declaration on ‘EU Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) 2030
News from INESC institutes:
– INESC Brussels HUB will host the Kick-off meeting of the EU project RITIFI
– Smart Factories: INESC TEC support the digital transition of the automotive components industry
– Driving Towards Sustainability: The Power of Energy-Efficient Software
– Carolina Carreira awarded a Huawei scholarship
– “Microfluidic Detection of Adenylate Kinase as a Cell Damage Biomarker” in Chemosensors Journal
– Job Opportunities
Events & Training workshops

07/04/2023: The Morning Brief is back, the Annotated Model Grant Agreement is now available, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
Horizon Europe
– An Updated version of the Annotated Model Grant Agreement is available
– Commission boosts Research and Innovation budget for civil security for society and renewable energy
– Call for expression of interest for Regional Innovation Valleys is now open
– ERC grant competitions 2024 – New panels and lump sum funding
– Implementation of co-funded partnerships: In-kind activities and in-kind contributions
– European Partnership Stakeholder Forum – Report published
– Michiel Scheffer is the new president of the European Innovation Council board
– Highlight of funding opportunities: Partnership calls (PPPs)
Research & Innovation:
– Towards an EU Roadmap for Hydrogen Valleys
– Making sense of research and innovation spending through the EU’s Recovery and Resilience fund
– Spain to pilot flexible open-ended funding for researchers
– US research translation push is making strides in getting science to the public
– Translating research into innovation: Lessons from 3 case studies in health partnerships
News from INESC institutes:
– Four decades contributing to the development of science and technology
– Mobility Opportunity: short-term internships in National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs) in Taiwan
– Job Opportunities
Events & Training workshops

Roundtable: Towards FP10

Roundtable: Towards FP10 11h to 13h00 (PT Time/GMT) Roundtable dedicated to a discussion with with peer-organizations, EU platforms and EU experts on the main issues regarding the public consultation on […]