08/02/2022: Info-days on Horizon Europe, EIC 2022 work programme released tomorrow, EU’s battle against cancer, US-EU Energy Council, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Info-days regarding Horizon Europe;
– European Innovation Council’s 2022 work programme to be released tomorrow;
– Is ERC open to higher TRLs?;
– How can the EU do more to fight cancer?;
– Top experts to advise the Commission on transformative R&I policy in support of social, green and digital transitions;
– The 9th US-EU Energy Council;
– New software to calculate ammonia emissions in agriculture and livestock;
– New rules for reporting on the reduction of single-use plastic food containers adopted.

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01/02/2022: Freedom and independence of R&I, European Health Data Space, Climate change is citizens’ main priority in EU reforms and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Freedom and independence of R&I – The Insider Weekly episode;
– INESC Brussels Hub participates in IGLO Open on European Health Data Space (EHDS) and the Nordic Commons Project;
– Survey to evaluate environmental requirements for future EU-funded bio-based demonstration and flagship projects;
– International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre Innovation Challenge 2022;
– European Commission and IOC UNESCO join forces for stronger ocean literacy in Europe;
– Climate change is citizens’ main priority in EU reform agenda.

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21/01/2022: French Presidency and CEA Conferences, R&I Manifesto, Workshop on Energy Transition, Artificial Intelligence, Science Advice Under Pressure 2022.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Save the Date(s): French Presidency of the Council of the European Union and CEA High-Level Conferences;
– Stakeholders submit R&I manifesto to Conference on the Future of Europe;
– Energy Transition Expertise Centre Stakeholder Workshop;
– New Commission strategy for universities is hard to achieve;
– European Commission’s JRC is hiring for Quantitative Policy Analysts;
– European Commission seeks revision of REACH, the EU’s chemical legislation;
– Calls for proposals to promote European agri-food products launched;
– Science Advice under Pressure 2022;
– Artificial Intelligence searches for the human touch.

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20/01/2022: Deep Tech and Horizon Europe, Technology Infrastructures, European Health Data Space, COMPIE’2022.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Deep Tech and Horizon Europe – with Stéphane Ouaki (European Innovation Council);
– Recommendations for the Implementation of an EU Strategy on Technology Infrastructures (EARTO and JRC);
– Workshop on European Health Data Space and Nordic Commons project;
– EU overachieves 2020 renewable energy target;
– Counterfactual Methods for Policy Impact Evaluation – COMPIE’2022;
– €60.5 million available to reform and enhance the European R&I system;
– Finland to build testing platform for clean energy innovations.

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07/01/2022: Energy Transition Expertise Workshop, French EU presidency conference on R&I, Hydrogen wells, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Energy Transition Expertise Centre Stakeholder Workshop;
– ‘Liquid tree’ in Belgrade fighting back against air pollution;
– France to hold EU presidency conference on international cooperation in R&I;
– Hydrogen could be taken straight from the ground;
– Europe needs to understand Chinese research – or risks being exploited.

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03/12/2021: ICoWEFS 2022, European Business and Nature Summit 2021, Germany’s new government and R&I, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– International Conference on Water, Energy, Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2022);
– European Business and Nature Summit 2021;
– Research to be part of EU rival to China’s Belt and Road initiative;
– European Commission welcomes political agreement on the 8th Environment Action Programme;
– What Germany’s new government means for R&I;
– Data Governance: Deal on new rules to boost data sharing across the EU;
– UK-EU row may leave Copernicus €750M short.

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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.

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