Innovation is essential for Europe to thrive, to boost its competitiveness and to ensure the health and well-being of its citizens. Innovation shapes markets, transforms economies, stimulates changes in the quality of public services and is indispensable in creating solutions to the most pressing global challenges. The European Commission unveiled the New European Innovation Agenda on 5 …
It’s no secret that women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The Nobel Run board game challenges gender stereotypes and highlights the important contributions women have made in STEM. The European Research Executive Agency is launching a social media contest. Five lucky winners will receive a copy of Nobel Run, aboard game developed by …
Hugo Duminil-Copin, from the University of Geneva and James Maynard from the University of Oxford, both grantees of the European Research Council, have won 2022 Fields Medals, one of the most prestigious prizes in mathematics. This year’s prize was also awarded to Maryna Viazovska from EPFL who has recently served as a panel member evaluating …
A total budget of €33.5 million is available for creating more connected, inclusive and efficient innovation ecosystems that support the scaling of companies and spur innovation. Enabling European innovation ecosystems that encourage innovation and stimulate cooperation among national, regional and local innovation actors is key to helping European innovators and European enterprises to achieve their …
The fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to impact global commodity markets and to represent a major threat to global food security. In a post-COVID-19 recovery already marked by market balance challenges and price surges, it brings additional instability and uncertainty. Ukrainian agriculture is directly impacted all along the supply chain, from production …
The European Commission has published its second semi-annual report on the NextGenerationEU funding programme, covering the period 1 January – 30 June 2022. The report reviews the implementation of the NGEU funding in the first half of the year. The Commission has so far raised €121 billion in long-term funding under NGEU since the start …
The EU4Health Annual Work Programmes (2021 and 2022) include a number of actions that will be implemented through procurements. This tentative calendar gives an overview of upcoming calls in the second semester of 2022. Interested parties are invited to regularly consult TED and e-Tendering for the possible publication of the contract notice and tender …
On 30 June, the EIC Programme Manager, Iordanis Arzimanoglou and the Health and Biotech team organised a “Licensing in Biotech” online workshop. In total, seven external speakers in the field were invited. The presenters talked about their proven international experiences in Licensing, Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property and are affiliated with institutions such as BioNTech, …
The European Commission adopted a New European Innovation Agenda. It will help Europe to develop new technologies with innovation to address the most urgent societal challenges, and to bring them on the market. The Board of the European Innovation Council (EIC) warmly welcomed the publication of the New European Innovation Agenda communication and its clear focus on …
The Commission welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, proposed by the Commission in December 2020. The Digital Services Package sets out a first comprehensive rulebook for the online platforms that we all depend on in our daily lives. These new rules will be applicable across …