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The European Innovation Council (EIC) warmly welcomes its 10th Programme Manager. Carina Faber covers the field of renewable energy conversion and alternative resource exploitation. One of her focus areas will be the production and utilisation of alternative fuels and chemicals. It means that renewable energy and simple feedstock, such as CO2, nitrogen or waste are employed …
The EU-funded project Southern European Entrepreneurship Engine (South3E) aims to accelerate deep tech projects and solutions coming from research teams, start-ups and SMEs, which can positively affect social development and economic growth for a more sustainable future. South3E is a joint initiative funded by the European Commission under the European Innovation Ecosystems SCALEUP call, part of the Horizon Europe Programme. The …
The European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) have signed the very first project (DIGIT-PRE) funded under the Interregional Innovation Investment (I3) Instrument. Its main objectives are: 1. Build portfolio of demand-led solutions for digitalising prevention, prediction and remote care in health and care ecosystems. 2. Build capacity in less developed regions to take part …
The European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have signed a service level agreement to assist beneficiaries of the Horizon Europe – European Innovation Council funding scheme. The agreement, signed on Friday 28 October 2022 by the Director of the EISMEA Jean-David Malo and the Executive Director of …
Funded via the COSME Programme, WORTH is all about creating and supporting transnational partnerships between designers, crafters, SME manufacturers, tech-firms and start-ups across EU-27, UK or COSME countries looking to develop design-driven and innovative products. The project focuses on lifestyle industries, including fashion and textile, footwear, leather and fur, furniture/home decoration/interior design, jewellery and accessories. WORTH II is the second edition of the …
The Info Days for Horizon Europe Cluster 5 – Climate, Energy & Mobility – will now be held fully virtually instead of hybrid on 15-16 December 2022. The virtual Info Days will present the research and innovation topics proposed for 2023 under the Work Programme 2023-2024 of Horizon Europe Cluster 5 – Climate, Energy & …
The winners of the European Green Capital and Leaf 2024 Awards were announced at a ceremony in Grenoble, France, this year’s European Green Capital. The Spanish city of Valencia will become the European Green Capital for 2024 and the title of European Green Leaf 2024 went jointly to Elsinore in Denmark and the Slovenian city …
The interest in the European Student Card (ESC) is growing as our numbers are steadily increasing, and it’s because of you! 1.55 million European Students with an active ESC The number of students has more than doubled since a year ago, and the number of Higher Education Institutions issuing ESCs has increased by 120% compared …
At the end of an exciting, exclusive, closed-door event in Brussels, EIT Digital has awarded the 5 winners of the EIT Digital Challenge scaleup contest 2022. The prizes went to Covision Quality (Italy), Vottun (Spain), Loupedeck (Finland), W-Sense (Italy), Jentis (Austria). The award winners were selected following pitches of the 20 most promising European deep tech companies …
EU Cities invited to apply for seed-funding to implement sustainable mobility solutions EIT Digital and EIT Climate-KIC have announced an open call for submissions in the first edition of a Sustainable Climate Impact Challenge for Cities. Made possible via a charitable grant from express transportation provider, FedEx, applicants are invited to request seed funding, to implement solutions that accelerate the …