Ivan Sotiriadis 
The University of Nicosia, as a partner of the NEOLAiA Alliance of European Universities, participated in the official Kick-off Meeting of the Alliance, which took place in Brussels, on 07-08 February 2024. In this context, the Rectors and Vice-Rectors of the 9 universities participating in the Alliance attended the festive ceremony of the project’s official …
This MSCA COFUND call has attracted considerable interest from the research community, with 106 proposals submitted. The third call under Horizon Europe of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-funded COFUND scheme closed on 8 February 2024. The European Research Executive Agency (REA) received 106 proposals. By comparison, 107 proposals were submitted in 2022 and 30 were eventually selected for funding. This …
The European Innovation Council (EIC) launches the SPIN4EIC Strategic Innovation Procurement Programme, an innovative and unique initiative dedicated to delivering unmatched support services to EIC innovators. Its purpose is to enhance their ability to access procurement markets both in Europe and worldwide. The program is committed to promoting the entry of outstanding EIC innovators into procurement markets, …
The Semiconductor Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) announced the launch of €216 million in calls for proposals to support research and innovation initiatives in the fields of semiconductors, microelectronics and photonics. This announcement follows a first round of calls for innovative pilot lines, announced in November 2023, which secured €1.67 billion in EU funding. This new …
While cancer survival rates have significantly increased thanks to advances in prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment, the number of people with a history of cancer in the EU is growing annually and is now estimated at over 12 million. Fortunately, cancers can be detected in time thanks to screening programmes. Moreover, cancer management plays an …