16/03/2022: Renewal of AER agreement, INESC TEC develops autonomous robot, NeuralShift, a spinoff of INESC-ID, European Growth Model, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Greater networking collaboration between Asia-Pacific and Europe with renewal of AER agreement;
– Ukraine: EU agrees fourth package of restrictive measures against Russia;
– CEF Energy: New call for cross-border renewable energy projects;
– Russian participation in ITER nuclear fusion project ‘not an easy subject’ in wake of invasion;
– Towards a green, digital and resilient economy: the European Growth Model;
– Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoc fellowship results postponed;
– EU Summit draft backs urgent refiling of gas stores for next winter;
– INESC TEC develops autonomous robot to prevent pests, diseases and insects on mountain vineyards;
– NeuralShift, a new spinoff of INESC-ID;
– UK extends Horizon Europe guarantee until end of 2022.

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15/03/2022: Contract to design app for cancer prevention, Cryptocurrencies in the EU, IbPRIA 2022, New TPI 2021, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Service Contract to Design, Develop, Pilot and Deliver an ‘EU Mobile App for Cancer Prevention’;
– Research Fund for Coal and Steel Summit 2022;
– Cryptocurrencies in the EU: New rules to boost benefits and curb threats;
– The Commission is launching the Investors Dialogue on Energy;
– Ukrainian researchers pressure journals to boycott Russian authors;
– IbPRIA 2022: 10th Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis;
– Towards a green, digital and resilient economy: our European Growth Model;
– COP15 global biodiversity negotiations: EU leading the ambition for a new deal to protect people and the planet;
– Extraordinary Industrial Forum discussed impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on EU countries;
– New Transitions Performance Index 2021.

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14/03/2022: “The Insider” new episode, InvestEU: support for investment projects, EC seeks candidates for ERC Scientific Council, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– “The Insider” – new episode with Marta Agostinho from EU-Life!;
– Commission seeks candidates for the ERC Scientific Council;
– InvestEU: €19.65 billion to support investment projects across Europe;
– The Joint Research Centre and the European Training Foundation publish new report on impact investment for skills creation;
– Transport Research Arena 2022;
– Ukraine demands journal publishers and university ranking agencies stop working with Russia;
– EU-initiated impact fund oversubscribed with €300 million;
– Commission advises Member States how to improve national marine strategies;
– Canada hits science ties with Russia, creates fund for Ukrainian students;
– The EU and International Responses to People Fleeing War from Ukraine – Webinar;
– The EU can stop the import of Russian gas;
– Digital Europe Programme Info Day : Second wave of calls for proposals.

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11/03/2022: Technology for detecting presence of antibiotics in water, REPowerEU, FAO publication on agri-food, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Technology allows detecting the presence of antibiotics in environmental waters with a mobile phone;
– REPowerEU: Joint European action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy;
– New EU rules for international research already outpaced by shifting geopolitics;
– Using foresight to prepare what the future may bring for tomorrow’s food;
– Viewpoint: Time for a long-term strategy on Russian science relations and academic collaborations;
– Commission seeks views on reviewing rules on hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment;
– France to invest €1 billion in nuclear reactor R&I;
– New method matches drugs with faulty DNA replication, helping identify childhood cancer drug candidates.

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10/03/2022: Operational Digital Platforms, EU ministers reinforce need for common values in international R&I, Science Diplomacy and Emerging Technologies event, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– EU ministers reinforce the need for common values and principles in international research and innovation’
– Connecting Europe Facility: Operational Digital Platforms;
– Russia’s war in Ukraine: Why doubling down on the Green Deal is the best strategy;
– EU Organic Awards 2022;
– EU leaders seek escape route from Russian fossil fuels;
– Science Diplomacy and Emerging Technologies – Online Event;
– 505 proposals submitted for the 2022 calls on healthy food, climate action and resilient communities.

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07/03/2022: “The Insider” podcast’s new episode, Horizon Impact Award 2022, Swiss replacement for Horizon Europe, Copernicus and the Green Deal Workshop, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– “The Insider” podcast – The 100 Top Global Innovators;
– Towards stronger and more accountable EU-wide disaster risk management;
– A rocky start for the new Erasmus+ programme in 2021;
– European Commission suspends cooperation with Russia on R&I;
– Horizon Impact Award 2022;
– Switzerland replacement scheme for Horizon Europe start-up funding to launch in April;
– The Future of Tech Governance;
– The road to European energy independence could start this week;
– Copernicus and the Green Deal – Online Workshop;
– Science community continues cutting links with Russia and Belarus;
– Open letter of Russian scientists and science journalists against the war in Ukraine.

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03/03/2022: OLISSIPO Twin Seminar III, EU suspends payments to Russia, updated summaries of EU recovery plans, Nord Stream 2 files for bankruptcy, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– OLISSIPO Twin Seminar III – Protein driven ML and network approaches;
– Commission invites interested parties to share views on the Revision of the Detergents Regulation;
– EU suspends research payments to Russian partners;
– Improving citizens’ participation in cancer screening programmes will help save lives, EU Chief Scientific Advisors recommend;
– INESC-ID featured in the March 2022 issue of Exame Informática;
– Viewpoint: The science world should keep talking to Russia;
– EU Innovation Consultants update summary of EU recovery plans;
– #EU4Health Calls for Proposals – Info Session;
– LEAK: EU drafts plan to ditch Russian gas;
– TinyML Enabling Low-Power Inferencing, Analytics at the Edge;
– Nord Stream 2 files for bankruptcy, fires employees.

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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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28/02/2022: UT Austin Portugal Program Webinar, Energy Inflation, EU should sever scientific ties with Russia, Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Towards a New Generation of Big Data & HPC Applications – First Webinar;
– Energy inflation rate continues upward hike, hits 27%;
– EU should sever scientific ties with Russia, says leading German MEP;
– The Clean Energy for EU Islands secretariat launches its new website;
– Ukraine’s energy system coping but risks major damage as war continues;
– Commission supports the creation of a skills partnership in agri-food ecosystem;
– 5th Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference;
– US, EU and allies rachet up moves to isolate Russia technologically;
– EU at UN Environmental Assembly: seeking to secure launch of negotiations for global agreement on plastics.

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