05/05/2022: INESC Brussels HUB Summer Meeting 2022, Lisbon Machine Learning School, Health Data, Fisheries in Portugal, Carnegie Mellon University, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– INESC Brussels HUB Summer Meeting 2022;
– The 12th Lisbon Machine Learning School – LxMLS 2022;
– Universities welcome new health data regulation but urge EU to go further;
– New European Bauhaus: Five lighthouse projects to be financed across Europe;
– Commission wants GDPR+ protection to facilitate health data revolution;
– Euronews OCEAN – Innovation in fisheries in Portugal;
– EDMO 2022 Annual Conference;
– ‘Europe is never going to be capable of producing its own hydrogen in sufficient quantities’: EU climate chief;
– CMU Portugal Visiting Students Program: Call for up to 8 visits to CMU in 2022;
– DIGI-HE Workshop 2: Developing a high-performance digital education ecosystem – Institutional self-assessment.

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21/04/2022: Fossil Fuels, Photonic Sensing, Climate Change, Tech2Market, IIAS International Collaboration, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– In focus: Reducing the EU’s dependence on imported fossil fuels;
– GreenComp: The European sustainability competence framework;
– Call for projects on next generation integrated photonic sensing;
– Germany’s global hydrogen plans could accelerate climate change;
– WIRE 2022;
– Tech2Market;
– IIAS announces new international collaboration;
– EUA Annual Report 2021;
– Energy Poverty Advisory Hub Conference;
– Stakeholder event on the common fisheries policy

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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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09/11/2021: Cluster 4 info-days, Tidal energy, Smart Cities Mission, EU Energy Day 2021, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Save the date: Info-days for Horizon Europe Cluster 4 to take place between 29 November and 1 December 2021;
– Tidal energy: a missing piece in moves to replace coal;
– Viewpoint: More work needed to lay foundations for the Cities Mission;
– Webinar: “Connecting to the ecosystem of innovation”;
– EU Energy Day 2021;
– Registrations open for agri-food high-level mission in Singapore and Vietnam;
– New strategy for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture;

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26/10/2021: Registration is open for two of our workshops regarding Health Technologies and Agro, Food and Forestry, COP26 is fast approaching, and more

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Scientists Identify Biotech Techniques to Improve Space Agriculture;
– Action Plan to Conserve Fisheries Resources and Protect Marine Ecosystems – Targeted Consultation;
– WG Agro, Food and Forestry Workshop – 2 December 2021;
– WG Health Technologies Workshop – 3 November 2021;
– EIC Summit: Registration is now open;
– EC Workshop on Green Deal funded projects – 27 October;
– CO26 Climate Summit: A Scientists’ Guide to a Momentous Meeting.

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8/7/2021: Switzerland still out of HE, HE focus on Africa launch event, EU battery value chain, Single European Sky, sustainable oceans, France’s 5G investments, and issues with the Energy Charter Treaty

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Switzerland participation to Horizon Europe frozen
– Horizon Europe launch event – focus on Africa (12 July, in Portuguese)
– EU training programme for battery industry
– Single European Sky to lower emissions
– European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund approved
– France raises its investments in 5G
– Leak: limited progress in Energy Charter Treaty reform talks

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23/6/2021: R&I Days live now, EIC calls, MSCA 2021, INESC TEC in best-practice study, Portugal in EU&Regional Innovation Scoreboard, EU Space Programme, health innovation projects, innovation procurement, sensors for fisheries, and new genomic techniques

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Research and Innovation Days 2021 – Live online today and tomorrow
– EIC Pathfinder Challenge calls
– Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: Commission supports researchers and organisations with €822 million in 2021
– Poland’s R&I institutional system reform: INESC TEC among the 7 EU institutes in best-practice study
– European & Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2021: PT decreases innovation capacity
– Launch of the new EU Space Programme
– IMI successor to launch 30 large scale health innovation projects by 2030
– New guidance for innovation procurement
– Fisheries control in the EU
– [Video] EC study on new genomic techniques – What’s next?

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10/6/2021: New INESC article on Science|Business, exclusive Horizon Europe guide, Horizon Europe dissemination, sustainable fishing, forest protection, and the future of CBDC

In today’s Morning Brief: New INESC article published on Science Business: “The AI Act: getting the first step right” || Exclusive Horizon Europe guide now available in the Private Area || Commission webinar on Horizon Europe “Dissemination and Exploitation” || Commission’s annual state of play on sustainable fishing ||
MEPs call for binding measures to protect Europe’s forests || The future of CBDC: new EUBOF report on the possible structures of the digital euro

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