23/06/2023 – Commission’s STEP Platform, R&I G6 Meeting, Lund Declaration on research data, EU Budget Review, INESC TEC Project Shape European Innovation Landscape.

In today’s Morning Brief:
Horizon Europe
The European Commission opens call to pilot European fellowship scheme for researchers at risk
MSCA and Citizens call opens: €15.4 million to bring research closer to education and society
European prize for women innovators launched
The ‘Guide to EU Funding – 2023’ edition is now available
Research & Innovation
Circular economy: New rules to make phones and tablets more durable, energy efficient and easier to repair, enabling sustainable choices by consumers
EU budget: Commission proposes Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) to support European leadership on critical technologies
The future of European research: G6 calls on the EU to embrace research as the top priority to tackle today’s and tomorrow’s grand challenges
Lund Declaration on Maximising the Benefits of Research Data
ESFRI Policy Brief on Impact Assessment of Research Infrastructures (RIs) Approved: Enhancing Decision-Making and Stakeholder Engagement
Political shakeups could further disrupt EU R&D leadership
National consultations to inform next ERA priorities
European Innovation Council in line for an extra €2.6B in EU budget review
Artificial Intelligence Act restrictions mean make or break for Europe’s emotion AI start-ups
Auditors warn EU risks being an also-ran in the global electric vehicle battery race
Sanofi Consumer Healthcare launches new portal to unlock science and solve key challenges in self-care
The view from UCL: Recommendations on proposed European Health Data Space regulation
European Groups Pile On Pressure For Greater Regulation Of Generative AI
News from INESC institutes
INESC TEC-Led Project Secures One Million Euros to Fund Up to 10 Technological Solutions in the European Electrical Sector
INESC TEC Collaborates with the Technical University of the Atlantic to Promote Smart Grid Training
INESC TEC Showcases Technological Solutions at International Event on Healthcare Digitalization
INESC MN Contributes to Breakthrough Development of Ultra-Compact Flowmeter for Organ-on-Chip Platforms
INOV Projects
Job Opportunities
Events & Training workshops

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22/03/2022: Silicon Photonics, AI and healthcare, European Circular Cities, Biodiversity, Cyber Resilience, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– KTD Consultation Workshop on Silicon Photonics;
– LEAK: EU to mandate 90% gas storage refill for next winter;
– Will AI turbocharge the hunt for new drugs?;
– A radical, carbon-negative project in Turkey is turning algae into bio-jet fuel;
– EU holds pesticide reduction, biodiversity preservation proposals amid Ukraine war;
– ENISA and CERT-EU’s joint publication on boosting cyber resilience;
– Open Call: European Circular Cities and Regions Initiative;
– Universities call for coordinated EU support for Ukrainian students and researchers;
– EU is committed to the protection of biodiversity in the ocean.

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02/03/2022: Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference, EU Knowledge Valorization Week, Consultation on CFP, Denmark to suspend research cooperation with Russia, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference 2022;
– 2022 Common Fisheries policy and Common Market organization reports: still time to take part in consultation;
– Denmark tells universities to suspend all cooperation with Russia;
– EU Knowledge Valorization Week 2022: Join, Discuss, Exchange!;
– The Guild warns EU data does not ensure fair access to research data;
– European Innovation Council opens €1.7 billion funding round;
– Commission announces first 50 recipients of Women TechEU grants;
– Creating a hydrogen economy: a bumpy road ahead for the EU;
– Commission appoints top scientists as members of the European Research Council’s governing body.

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28/02/2022: UT Austin Portugal Program Webinar, Energy Inflation, EU should sever scientific ties with Russia, Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Towards a New Generation of Big Data & HPC Applications – First Webinar;
– Energy inflation rate continues upward hike, hits 27%;
– EU should sever scientific ties with Russia, says leading German MEP;
– The Clean Energy for EU Islands secretariat launches its new website;
– Ukraine’s energy system coping but risks major damage as war continues;
– Commission supports the creation of a skills partnership in agri-food ecosystem;
– 5th Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference;
– US, EU and allies rachet up moves to isolate Russia technologically;
– EU at UN Environmental Assembly: seeking to secure launch of negotiations for global agreement on plastics.

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01/10/2021: EIT, G20, Energy efficiency, Circular Plastics, Soil farming & carbon capture, EU Unitary Patent, Data Act, and some WE readings

In today’s Morning Brief:
– EIT Governing Board call
– G20 Research Ministers adopt declaration on research, higher education and digitisation
– Commission publishes recommendation and guidelines on the energy efficiency first principle
– Circular Plastics Alliance: a new step towards 10 million tonnes of recycled plastics
– Soil, farming and carbon capture
– EU closer to a long-awaited Unitary Patent Court
– The Netherlands publishes non-paper on upcoming Data Act
– Another increase in research budget in a EU country: Austria
– Starting in science: the real story
– EU Council Think Tank September Review

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