28/04/2022: INESC Lisboa seminar, Sustainable Chemicals, DSA, EU and AI, Climate, Energy, Data Planes, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– INESC Lisboa – Identifying synergies;
– Innovative Health Initiative (IHI)’s first calls;
– Sustainable Chemicals: The Commission advances work on restrictions of harmful chemical substances;
– EU reaches deal on pioneering rules curbing big digital platforms;
– The future of AI: The Parliament’s roadmap for the EU;
– BSC study lays out methodology to mitigate Europe’s energy crisis through climate predictions;
– Webinar: User-level Software-defined storage data planes;
– Gender equality in research and innovation.

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26/04/2022: Post COVID-19 world, Circular Cities and Regions Initiative, Digital Services Act, Sustainability, EUSEW Awards, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– After the new normal: Scenarios for Europe in the post Covid-19 world;
– Circular Cities and Regions Initiative;
– Biotech industry calls for rule revamp to enable innovation and market take up;
– EU institutions reach agreement on Digital Services Act;
– Digital Services Act: Agreement for a transparent and safe online environment;
– Shaping the Climate Transition: Citizens take the floor;
– Sustainable Chemicals: Commission advances work on restrictions of harmful chemical substances;
– 157 project proposals submitted to latest promotion of agricultural products’ calls;
– Commission delays giving new cybersecurity centre full autonomy;
– German government approves funds for quantum research at DESY;
– EUSEW Awards 2022;
– Webinar: Leadership for strategic change and development in teaching and learning in European universities;
– Second Extraordinary Industrial Forum meeting addresses impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on EU industries;
– Recent boom in aquaculture under threat in the Black Sea region.

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20/04/2022: Energy Infrastructure Forum, Computational Biology, AI, DSA, Single Market Emergency Instrument, EIC, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– 8th Energy Infrastructure Forum;
– Looking at life in context: Computational biology and artificial intelligence break new ground;
– Second meeting of the High-Level Construction Forum;
– Commission seeks views on the upcoming Single Market Emergency Instrument;
– Ukraine: The DSA cannot let filters blind us to war crimes;
– China denies claims its researchers paused cooperation with Russian Academy of Sciences;
– Symposium: Vaccination and the pandemic – Lessons from behavioural sciences;
– Workshop: European Innovation Council (EIC) funding opportunities for space start-ups and SMEs.

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21/03/2022: The Insider, Space research, Widening, biodiversity, Mediterranean Forest Week, Energy, Green Deal, EU mapping of Technology Centres, 10-year anniversary of INESC P&D Brazil & more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– “The Insider” – New episode is out!;
– INESC TEC and INEGI renew Advanced Program in Industry 4.0;
– 130 million euros to enhance research in Widening countries;
– European Space Agency and top organisations pile on extra sanctions against Russia;
– Biodiversity: Commission seeks views on strengthening actions to reverse the decline of pollinating insects;
– France awards almost €46 million to 73 innovation projects;
– 7th Mediterranean Forest Week;
– Why natural gas is neither just nor transitional;
– EU mapping of Technology Centres focused on Advanced Technologies for Industry (ATI);
– Public sector capacity building for innovation and industrialisation in developing countries;
– 10 year anniversary of INESC P&D Brazil;
– EU executive split on ‘suspending’ Green Deal goals in farming due to food security fears;
– Event: What will Europe’s Digital Economy look like after the DSA?.

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04/03/2022: INESC TEC signs MoU, EU Green Week 2022, Top 100 Global Innovators 2022, Soil Health, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– INESC TEC and the Atlantic Technical University signed a Memorandum of Understanding;
– EU Green Week 2022;
– Universities and researchers decry war in Ukraine;
– EU actions must match words as DSA negotiations enter endgame;
– Action Plan for Diamond Open Access;
– Soil health: contribute to call for evidence ahead of new proposal;
– “Spotlight on recognition” project conference;
– Scoping GovTech dynamics in the EU;
– In search of EU unicorns – What do we know about them?;
– EU Knowledge Valorisation Week;
– Top 100 Global Innovators 2022.

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19/01/2022: Renewables, Solar Energy consultation, Plastics, Reforming Research, Quantum in Germany, New European Bauhaus 2022.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– €162 million available to fund Research Infrastructure projects;
– New European Bauhaus 2022 – applications open;
– Call of expression towards an agreement on reforming research;
– Eureka R&D network to announce first grant winners in new €1B Eurostars 3 programme;
– European Commission publishes a toolkit to help mitigate foreign interference in R&I;
– Digital Services Act cramped with amendments ahead of key vote in the European Parliament;
– Germany commissions world leading computer as it eyes quantum leadership;
– European Commission launches public consultation on renewables;
– European Commission launches public consultation to feed into new EU strategy on solar energy;
– European Commission launches public consultation on plastics;
– H2020 Research & Innovation workshop on waterborne transport.

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