The Commission has proposed an encompassing strategy to move towards EU industrial leadership in advanced materials, a key enabling technology highly relevant for the twin green and digital transition. The Communication on Advanced Materials for Industrial Leadership puts forward concrete steps enabling to align research and innovation priorities and investments in the EU, ensuring European …
The main results and lessons learnt from the provision of Horizon IP Scan services have been analysed and summarised in a study report. The Horizon IP Scan was a pilot operating from November 2020 until November 2023. The service helped European start-ups and SMEs involved in EU-funded collaborative research projects to efficiently develop and implement strategies to …
The foresight platform futures4europe was launched to support engagement with strategic foresight activities for Horizon Europe. It brings together foresight experts and R&I policy-makers from across the EU, collecting national and European foresight projects and promoting futures literacy through educational material and relevant newsletters. With a view to supporting the reflection towards for the next Framework Programme, …
MSCA and Citizens bring research and researchers closer to the public at large through the EU’s science engagement and communication initiatives, the European Researchers’ Night and Researchers at Schools. The European Commission will award 15.4€ million to fund 44 projects organising: two successive editions of the European Researchers’ Night in 2024 and 2025 the implementation of Researchers at Schools …
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 …
Horizon 2020, the EU’s research and innovation programme running from 2014 to 2020 with a budget of nearly €80 billion, made a major contribution to building an EU society and economy rooted in knowledge and innovation and benefitted Europeans far beyond what could have been achieved at national or regional level. Enabling rapid response to …
PRIMA announces the official launch of funding calls for 2024 PRIMA projects. In 2024, PRIMA is embarking on a transformative journey by integrating the WEFE Nexus approach into all its thematic calls. This strategic decision stems from the recognition that existing threats to natural resources, heightened by globalization, necessitate a comprehensive and interconnected response. PRIMA …
Nicosia, 26 January 2024 Announcement / Press Release Launch of the Cyprus Research and Innovation Managers and Administrators Network The European Office of Cyprus is pleased to announce the establishment of the Cyprus Research and Innovation Managers and Administrators Network (CyRIMA). The official launch of the network took place on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, highlighting …