03/11/2021: Moldova joins Horizon Europe, Science Europe Panel on Lessons Learned from COVID-19 in one week, INESC Health Technologies Workshop today, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Climate Ideas Blog: Research, technology and opinions to help solve the global climate crisis;
– How to make good public policy in science and technology? Ask the Swedes.;
– Moldova joins Horizon Europe;
– International Methane Emissions Observatory Launched;
– EU-US Transatlantic Collaboration Platform on Agriculture;
– Commission vows ‘significant investments’ to improve satellite climate models;
– Science Europe Panel on Lessons Learned from COVID-19;
– INESC Health Technologies Workshop Today!

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30/9/2021: EU Missions, Tech Infrastructures, research publications, Lithium in Portugal, German elections and what they mean for R&I, EU citizens support to R&I, INESC Health Technologies Roadmap

In today’s Morning Brief:
– EU Missions official launch
– JRC-EARTO Workshop on Technology Infrastructures
– Publishers unite to tackle doctored images in research papers
– Portugal: Lithium preliminary environmental report identifies ‘some risks’
– A summary of Science Business’s take on what the German elections mean for R&I
– Europeans strongly support science and technology according to new Eurobarometer survey
– INESC Health technologies R&I Roadmap: a vision for 2030

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29/9/2021: Smart cities, Erasmus+ and MSCA, food systems research, PPPs, strategic autonomy and transatlantic relations, HE association agreements, AI global effect, LNG for maritime transport

In today’s Morning Brief:
– INESC Health technologies R&I Roadmap: a vision for 2030
– EC workshop on the Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission
– New brief on links between Erasmus+ and MSCA
– EU vows €140 million for sustainable food systems research abroad
– Deal on the 10 EU Public Private Partnerships is now complete
– EU Competitive Council (28 Sept): focused on global approach to innovation, strategic autonomy and gender parity
– Norway and Iceland: first associated country-members to Horizon Europe
– EC and its Western Balkan and Turkish partners concluded HE association negotiations
– Strategic autonomy in practice: the case of EU-US relations
– Will AI ease or exacerbate global instability?
– Lack of green maritime fuels makes liquid natural gas a necessity says Commission
– Webinar series: “A new world? Universities in changing international relations”

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5/7/2021: EIC-ERC collaboration, GÉANT network enlarged, WHO on AI for health, State Aid, EDF, energy efficiency platform and rules, EU rural areas and Green Deal blueprint for cities

In today’s Morning Brief:
– EIC and ERC strengthen collaboration in joint workshop
– FCCN first NREN to migrate to new GÉANT fibre network
– Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health (World Health Organisation)
– New state aid rules to facilitate researchers
– EU defence research fund to increase technological sovereignty
– Energy efficiency financing platform: DEEP 2.0
– New EU measures for energy efficiency of electric motors
– Long-term vision for EU rural areas
– A blueprint for cities to implement the EU Green Deal

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22/6/2021: Health Technology Assessment, Industry and technology, HE Science Business guide, coop EU-Canada, raw materials, forest fires, EU energy infrastructures and Renewable Energy Directive, a new hackathon, and the Twin Transition

In today’s Morning Brief: Political agreement on the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Regulation
|| Impact of technology on industry: New issue of Science&Society
|| Horizon Europe: the Science Business guide || Developments in international cooperation in R&I || Raw materials strategic partnership with Canada || Forest fires: European Commission is stepping up its preparations for the forest fire season 2021 || EU’s plan for optimising European energy infrastructures || [Opinion] “Not all renewables are created equal” – How the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive risks destroying Europe’s forests || Hackathon to identify and develop tools to serve the transplant patient community || [Video] The Twin Transition: How can Green Growth and Digital Transformation go hand in hand to drive Europe’s recovery?

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16/6/2021: HE Work Programmes published, New HT podcast on POCUS, launch of 11 HE partnerships, Launch of EIT, ERC Gender Equality Plan, COVID19 and Research Infrastructures, UNESC Science Report 2021, EU-US relations

Horizon Europe Work Programmes for 2021-2022 published || The INSIDER: New Health Technologies podcast on POCUS (Point of Care Ultrasound) || Launch of first 11 Horizon Europe industrial partnerships || Launch of EIT under a renewed paradigm || ERC Gender Equality Plan || How COVID-19 changed Research Infrastructures || UNESCO Science Report 2021: global research spending increased almost 20% || Biden in Brussels: a new phase in the strained EU-US relations?

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25/05/2021: HUB spring meeting events, new Health Tech podcast, ERC Advanced Grant, greener batteries, Turow mine dispute, and EU summit on green transition

In today’s Morning Brief: INESC Brussels HUB spring meeting (1-2 June 2021) | New podcast on smart medical devices published | ERC Advanced Grants call under Horizon Europe | University of Twente develops greener batteries | Turów mine: the intersection between national dispute and green transition | EU leaders to debate who will pay for the green transition

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20/05/2021: New HUB podcast on personalised medicine, Erasmus package, ERC and EIC closer to the market, EIC call extended, trade and biodiversity, EU Algae, EC strategy for international cooperation

In today’s Morning Brief: New INESC Brussels HUB podcast on personalised medicine available | European Parliament adopted the ERASMUS package worth €28 billion | EIC and ERC in search of adequate instruments for up-to-market solutions | EIC Pathfinder call deadline extended ‘due to technical problems’ | Impacts of trade on biodiversity | EC consultation on EU Algae initiative | EC adopted strategy for international cooperation

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