The 3rd Semantic Interoperability Conference (SEMIC), organised by the European Commission and the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU, took place on 6 December 2022 at 9.00 (CET) in Brussels, the Square Meeting Center. Iwas a hybrid event, and the streaming was available on their website. The overarching theme of this year is ‘Data …
Four hundred eight researchers have won this year’s European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants. The funding is worth in total €636 million and is part of the Horizon Europe programme. It will help excellent younger scientists, who have 2 to 7 years’ experience after their PhDs, to launch their own projects, form their teams and …
EIT Urban Mobility’s latest study about Mobility Data Spaces in the Spanish ecosystem was presented during the Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress organised last week in Barcelona. The study has been developed by Fundació i2CAT, Factual Consulting and EIT Urban Mobility. The presentation of the study was followed by a Workshop of the Mobility Working Group of …
The finalists have innovative solutions to advance Eramet’s goal of zero-workplace accidents EIT RawMaterials and Eramet are delighted to reveal the four start-ups who are through to the Open Innovation Challenge final on occupational safety in the sector. Eramet, a leading international mining company and EIT RawMaterials partner, has a mission to achieve zero workplace accidents in …
Four ground-breaking tech solutions awarded the EIT Circular Economy Prize Four European start-ups are pushing technological boundaries in their mission to advance a circular society across the continent. A circular economy is necessary for Europe’s green and digital transitions, and ultimately, for carbon-neutrality. It is a framework for industry and consumers to re-use, recycle, refurbish, …
Congratulations to EIC-funded NVision (MetaboliQs project) and Polytechnic University of Madrid (AMADEUS, NATHALIE and Thermobat projects). The European Commission awarded prizes to Europe’s most promising innovations that have emerged from EU-funded research and innovation projects. Innovation Radar Prize 2022 overall winner NVision – NVision Imaging Technologies (Germany) received EU funding via the MetaboliQs project. They won the …
Congratulations to EIC-funded NVision (MetaboliQs project) and Polytechnic University of Madrid (AMADEUS, NATHALIE and Thermobat projects). The European Commission awarded prizes to Europe’s most promising innovations that have emerged from EU-funded research and innovation projects. Innovation Radar Prize 2022 overall winner NVision – NVision Imaging Technologies (Germany) received EU funding via the MetaboliQs project. They won the …
The COP27 has shown a light on Africa’s response to the climate crisis. One of area of potential is growing the African climate-tech sector with private and public sector help. EIT Climate-KIC’s panel on Tuesday 8 November at the UNFCCC Global Innovation Hub, brought together entrepreneurs, investors, government and research representatives to take a closer look at what …
The European Commission has announced the selection of European Digital Innovation Hubs. And EIT Digital has successfully participated in or led eight of the winning consortia. European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) are one-stop shops for companies to respond to digital challenges and become more competitive. They provide access to technical expertise and testing (as well as the possibility to ‘test …
The ERC announced the winners of the Starting Grants 2022 call on 22 November 2022. 408 projects have been selected for funding. Below you will find six examples: How courts of justice are shaping access to asylum The number of asylum seekers is at a historical high and is likely to increase further over the next decade. …