The EIT is proud to present the 12 finalists of the 2022 EIT Awards

The 2022 EIT Award Ceremony will be held during the EIT Summit on 11 October in Brussels, Belgium – the grand finale to the EIT’s flagship event series: INNOVEIT WEEKS. The winners will represent the most promising innovations emerging from the EIT Community – the largest innovation ecosystem in Europe. The EIT Awards recognise the immense talent and solutions emerging from …

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European Innovation Council Fund set to be fully operational

The Commission has taken a major step in the restructuring of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund with the appointment of an external fund manager to take investment decisions in the 139 start-ups and SMEs selected so far for EIC investments. This step means that the EIC is now fully operational in providing a unique combination of …

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A new approach for Industry-Academia Collaboration in Europe

EIT Manufacturing is part of the Horizon Europe project INDUSAC Under the lead of our EIT Manufacturing member Jozef Stefan Institute (JSI) from Slovenia, in total nine consortium partners from all over Europe met in Brussels in the beginning of September to kick-off a new European project on industry-academia collaboration, called INDUSAC. The consortium partners were kindly hosted at the Permanent …

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The European Researchers’ Night and Researchers at Schools: researchers meeting children and showing the wonders of science

On 30 September, the European Researchers’ Night, Europe’s largest science communication and promotion event, took place in 26 countries to showcase the diversity of European research and innovation and their impact on citizens’ daily lives. It took place in several EU Member States and countries associated to Horizon Europe. The event, which gathered over one …

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EU4Health Prior Information Notice for a study to increase access to healthcare for people with disabilities

HaDEA has published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for a call for tenders to be funded under the EU4Health 2022 Annual Work Programme. Interested parties are invited to consult TED and e-Tendering for the possible publication of the contract notice and tender documents. HADEA/2022/OP/0021 – PIN Service contract for a study on guidance to increase access to …

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INNOSUP-01 funded S3FOOD project awarded with the European Cluster Partnership of the Year

The Horizon 2020-INNOSUP-01 funded project S3FOOD, received the award of European Cluster Partnership of the Year at the European Cluster Conference in Prague, on 26 September. The award aims to enhance the achievements of cluster partnerships and their role as agents of positive change in their industrial ecosystem. This prestigious recognition marked the end of the S3FOOD …

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Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) & Horizon 2020 projects promote cybersecurity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the European Cyber Security Month

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the European Cyber Security Month (ECSM), a flagship campaign running annually throughout the whole month of October. The campaign promotes cybersecurity among EU citizens and organisations, and provides up-to-date online security information through awareness-raising activities and sharing of good practices. This year’s ECSM focuses on two topics: phishing: a social engineering technique with …

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CEF Transport: over EUR 1.3 billion requested for military mobility projects

CINEA has received 63 project proposals by the 29 September deadline requesting over EUR 1.3 billion in co-funding under the CEF Transport Military Mobility (MilMob) call for proposals. The MilMob call was launched on 12 May 2022, with a total budget of EUR 330 million. Military Mobility 63 1.389 billion 330 million Admissibility and eligibility of …

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Commission launches call for displaced researchers from Ukraine

On the 28 September, the MSCA4Ukraine scheme, funded by the Commission under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, has published its call for applications to support displaced researchers from Ukraine. With a total budget of €25 million, MSCA4Ukraine will provide fellowships for doctoral candidates and post-doctoral researchers. Interested host organisations and researchers can already start preparing their applications …

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Horizon Europe health addresses climate change concerns

The ongoing climate crisis poses an unprecedented threat to public health.  It affects our health and wellbeing through the impacts of extreme weather events, the worsening of air quality, changes in the spread of infectious diseases. It also exacerbates social inequalities, reduces food and water security and affects our mental health. Urgent action is needed …

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