Horizon 2020 – INESC Brussels HUB

21/07/2023 – European Commission proposes new research programs, ResearchComp Enhances Skills, EU Missions Progress and Budget, Tokyo and Brussels cooperate on Semiconductors & much more

In today’s Morning Brief:
Horizon Europe
Commission proposes 10 new industrial Horizon Europe partnerships
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions’ Staff Exchanges equip researchers and organisations worldwide with future-proof skills and cutting-edge innovation capacity
Commission press release – Horizon Europe: EU Missions on track to meet their 2030 ambition towards a greener and healthier continent
EIT Digital Grow Digital 23 Conference
Europe looks to virtual factories in new industrial revolution – EU R&I Magazine Article
Introducing ResearchComp: Empowering Researchers with Transversal Skills
Call for evidence period ongoing for the Governance Regulation Report on Energy Union and Climate Action
Call for Evidence: Empowering the EU through Hydrogen Valleys
Open innovation test beds for advanced materials report is out
Assessing European Partnerships against European policy priorities – Independent Expert Report
Commission to propose new research Mission on New European Bauhaus
Research & Innovation
ESFRI publishes Report on Energy and Supply Challenges of RIs
Germany moves to create new restrictions on research cooperation with China
Japan and EU reach deal on semiconductor R&D
Spanish researcher Martínez Peña to take over as ESFRI chair in January
New Nature Restoration Law boosts biodiversity and climate action across Europe
Deep-tech not aligned with multiple vote share structures
ZERO POLLUTION: Commission proposes to ban all remaining intentional uses of mercury in the EU
EU and Chile strengthen cooperation on critical raw materials
News from INESC institutes
INESC TEC develops high-power fiber optic laser for powering nanosatellites
INESC-ID Leads New Horizon Europe Project, SHIFT2DC
Job Opportunities
Events & Training workshops

20/07/2023

14/07/2023 – New Zealand joins Horizon Europe, EU strengthens semiconductors supply, enhances ERA Careers & much more

In today’s Morning Brief:
Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe Policy Support Facility is out
New Zealand joins Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme
Semiconductors: MEPs adopt legislation to boost EU chips industry
Horizon Europe deal needs to work for UK taxpayers, says Rishi Sunak
Excellence Hubs: strengthening regional innovation in Widening countries
Initial Open Innovation Test Beds Encounter Financial Challenges in the First Year
New €100M fund to back SMEs developing medical solutions for major health threats
EIT Climate-KIC launches new Investing for 1.5C initiative
Research & Innovation
New initiatives to empower research careers and to strengthen the European Research Area
Sweden’s researchers outraged at decision to axe development-research funding
Towards the next technological transition: Commission presents EU strategy to lead on Web 4.0 and virtual worlds
Transition Pathway for the Chemical Industry: Commission launches call for transition initiatives
Parliament adopts new rules to boost energy savings
EU policymakers prepare to close first aspects of AI regulation
Sweeping reforms aim to make French research system stronger
France’s downward trend and three more takeaways from EU’s latest Innovation Scoreboard
News from INESC institutes
Researcher from INESC TEC appointed as editor-in-chief of an international publication on data analysis and science
Human-drone interaction: INESC TEC demonstrates technology in exercise promoted by the Portuguese army
Job Opportunities
Events & Training workshops

14/07/2023

07/07/2023 – The European Innovation Scoreboard 2023, the Spanish EU presidency, clean technology, blue economy & much more

In today’s Morning Brief:
Horizon Europe
EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters”: €106 million for 18 new projects for protection, conservation, depollution and innovation
UK talks on Horizon Europe still ongoing, Brussels sources say
Let Knowledge Serve the City: The Urban Transitions Mission Centre launches its Knowledge Repository
New study highlights Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions’ contribution to the objectives of Horizon 2020
Research & Innovation
The European Commission releases the 2023 edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard and the Regional Innovation Scoreboard
Spanish EU presidency to spearhead strategic direction for research and innovation policy
Commissioner-designate Ivanova to audition in Parliament after the summer break
EIC Accelerator open to initial pitches again after month’s hiatus
Science Europe´s 2022 Annual Report is out
Think Tank E3G Report: “Making clean technology value chains work for EU economic convergence. A case study on Portugal”
Commission updates the eInvoicing Country Factsheets
France plans UK-inspired tax relief for early-stage investors in technology start-ups
Josep M. Garrell takes office as EUA President
EIT Health partners with PSCC to drive innovation
European Commission cooks up GDPR steroids shot
Barcelona Supercomputing Center and Prado Museum teach AI to view and interpret works of art
European Green Deal: more sustainable use of plant and soil natural resources
News from INESC institutes
Applications are open for the “Vencer o Adamastor” Prize
The latest issue of INESC TEC Science & Society is out
INOV takes part in the PASITHEA project
Hate Speech in Social Media – a new research study by INESC ID researchers
INESC TEC Contributes to Reinforcing Security in Urban Mobility
Job Opportunities
Events & Training workshops

07/07/2023

13/04/2022: Low-carbon technologies, New European Bauhaus, NATO and cyber security, AI in Bulgaria, Lisbon Machine Learning School, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– EU sets out plan for developing and scaling up low carbon technologies;
– EIT to fund 20 companies in New European Bauhaus drive;
– Protecting the most vulnerable must be foremost in addressing economic fallout of war in Ukraine;
– Webinar: Avoiding errors in declaring personnel costs in Horizon 2020 grants;
– ERC issues ultimatum telling 150 UK-based grant holders to move to the EU;
– The Ecosystem: Fab labs can also make start-ups;
– Info-day for Horizon Europe’s WIDERA programme;
– Environmental Information and Data Management in the Marine Environement (INESC TEC);
– Bulgaria launches AI centre to woo science and tech talent;
– The 12th Lisbon Machine Learning School will take place in July with CMU Portugal support (INESC ID);
– Fighting scientific disinformation: A first Europe-wide online course launches;
– NATO’s role in global cyber security;
– Commission research chief eyes role as EU ambassador to Japan.

13/04/2022

15/02/2022: Workshop with INESC Coimbra and EURO WG, EU Green Taxonomy, INESC INOV in SPARTA, 20 years of the Euro, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– EURO Working Group on Behavioral O.R. – Spring Workshop 2022 with INESC Coimbra;
– EU Green Taxonomy: nuclear and gas are included;
– Training data stewards for life sciences;
– Connecting the dots: Interoperability in the field of educational technology;
– Eurostars joint transnational call for proposals – March 2022;
– Farm to Fork Q&A – new rules for micro-organisms used in plant protection products;
– European Conference H2020RTR – results from road transport research in H2020 projects;
– INESC INOV in SPARTA: workshop on the European cybersecurity Competence Centre;
– 7th Republic of Korea-EU Joint Science and Technological Cooperation Committee Meeting;
– MEPs commemorate 20 years of Euro banknotes and coins;
– EU in balancing act over carbon border levy, industry concerns;

15/02/2022

26/01/2022: “The Insider” – new episode out, Science|Business event on Horizon Europe, Conference on the Future of Europe, Erasmus+.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– “The Insider”- new episode with Christoph Beuttler;
– Horizon Europe: The first assessment;
– Member States urged to convene for discussions on supporting young researchers;
– Future of Europe: people’s ideas for democracy and the planet;
– Universities call for support adapting to new Erasmus+ programme;
– European Investment Bank boosts COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to countries in need;
– Webinar: Avoiding errors in declaring personnel costs in Horizon 2020 grants.

26/01/2022

29/11/2021: Citizen’s Energy Forum 2021, Pact for R&I approval, EC indicators of gender balance in R&I, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Evolution of the EU market share of robotics: Data and methodology
– Proposal success in Horizon 2020: A study of the influence of consortium characteristics;
– EC indicators of gender balance report in R&I (SHE Figures 2021);
– New rules for Important Projects of Common European Interest;
– UNESCO sets international open science standards;
– Commission welcomes approval of the Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe and future governance of the European Research Area;
– Citizen’s Energy Forum 2021.

29/11/2021

15/11/2021: Horizon 2020 public-private partnerships are cleared, Horizon Europe call for space research, Mission Innovation’s new objectives, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Court of Auditors clears Horizon 2020 public-private partnerships;
– EUSPA opens first Horizon Europe call for space research;
– European Commission’s Webinar in declaring personnel costs in Horizon 2020 grants;
– Armenia joins Horizon Europe;
– Mission Innovation sets fresh objectives for international cooperation at COP26;
– Commission takes action against five Member States to improve waste management;
– German pro-nuclear activists make rare appearance in Berlin.

15/11/2021

12/11/2021: Digital Europe, Innovation ecosystems, IP and market uptake, Metrology, COP26 R&I conclusions, academic freedom as law?

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Five EU countries form an anti-nuclear alliance at COP26;
– Digital Europe programmes adopted by the Commission;
– Innovation ecosystems and the open-access checklist;
– MEPs push to include academic freedom in EU treaties;
– Intellectual Property support to Market uptake;
– Horizon 2020 suggest the need for training researchers in ethics;
– Metrology partnership approved by the Parliament;
– COP26: The most important research and innovation announcements.

12/11/2021