CINEA has received 62 proposals for the Blue careers and Regional Flagships calls for proposals under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). The total budget is EUR 15.1 million. CINEA has received 62 proposals for the Blue careers and Regional Flagships calls for proposals under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). The calls …
The European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund) has taken 42 new investment decisions into deep-tech companies for a total of €331 million since the last announcement in November 2022. 13 companies have already signed their investment agreements. These are pioneering start-ups that are poised to bring breakthrough innovations to citizens and businesses: a new type of computer vision software …
The Commission held a first meeting of the new High-Level Forum on European Standardisation, which will help set priorities, advise on standardisation needs and contribute to the EU’s role as a global standard-setter. The Forum was chaired by Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton. During the meeting, members discussed several focus areas – such as clean tech, …
On 19 January 2023, the COST Association, jointly with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), hosted a workshop to help interested COST Innovators Grant recipients prepare applications for the EIT Jumpstarter scheme in 2023. Following the Memorandum of Understanding signature last year, both institutions agreed to share their initiatives to support researchers and innovators identify areas of collaboration …
Europe’s got talent. But talent needs to be nurtured, especially as the EU is going through important demographic transition. This is even more needed in regions that suffer from a shrinking labour force and a low share of persons with a tertiary education, and in regions hit by the departure of young people. If left unaddressed, …
The European Commission and the European Union Intellectual Property Office launched the new 2023 EU SME Fund, which offers intellectual property vouchers for EU-based SMEs. EU SMEs represent 99% of all businesses and provide around three-quarters of all EU jobs. To scale up and attract investment, SMEs need to protect their intangible assets with a …
The Commission together with industrial actors, research institutes, associations and other relevant parties launched the European Solar PV Industry Alliance. The alliance will help mitigating supply risk by securing diversification of supplies through more diverse imports and scaled up solar PV manufacturing of innovative and sustainable solar PVs in the EU. In a joint statement, the Commission …
The EU and Japan have intensified their cooperation on hydrogen with the signature of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to spur innovation and develop an international hydrogen market. As frontrunners in hydrogen technology, the EU and Japan will work together for sustainable and affordable production, trade, transport, storage, distribution and use of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen. The …
Another milestone towards deeper science collaboration between the European Union and Canada has been achieved: the Commission and the Canadian Government are launching formal negotiations for Canada to join Horizon Europe. Association to Horizon Europe is the strongest form of collaboration offered by the EU in the area of research and innovation. It will enable researchers and …
The proposal will support the creation of a network of sovereign and interconnected digital public administrations and will accelerate the digital transformation of Europe’s public sector. It aims to make cross-border data exchanges for digital public services more efficient and secure. The main highlights of the proposal for Interoperable Europe Act are: A structured EU cooperation where …