Research and Innovation

In the context of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2023, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and EIT Culture & Creativity made a joint statement of commitment to support cultural and creative sectors and industries. This collaboration will have the goal of improving lives, transforming communities, generating jobs, and increasing competitiveness as Europe’s innovation powerhouse. In signing the Memorandum of Understanding, Pia Sandvik, …

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Join the online info session on 15 March and learn how your organisation can grow with these services. The European Innovation Council (EIC) kicks off the EIC Tech to Market Entrepreneurship & Venture Building Programme to support EIC Pathfinder and EIC Transition innovators in their transition from lab to market. With the complementary approaches of Entrepreneurship …

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PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers will carry out their projects in 21 countries whilst maintaining links with their research communities in Ukraine. The European Commission has announced that the MSCA4Ukraine fellowship scheme, part of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, will support 124 displaced researchers from Ukraine. 13 doctoral candidates and 111 postdoctoral researchers will continue their important …

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On 30 January, the EU in collaboration with the UfM organised an event on the Mediterranean Initiative. It is part of Horizon Europe work programme for 2023-2024 and an immediate result of the roadmaps on common research and innovation priorities in climate change, health, and renewable energies endorsed at the UfM R&I Ministerial on 27 …

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The Commission and New Zealand Government have successfully concluded the negotiations for association of New Zealand to the Horizon Europe programme in December 2022. The signing of the Association Agreement is expected to take place in 2023, pending the completion of all necessary validations on both sides. Under the transitional arrangement, researchers and organisations in …

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More than 200 entrepreneurs supported, and 124 startups launched, several of which have quickly raised investment and signed outstanding clients. Launched six years ago, the EIT Digital Venture Programme, designed to support early-stage entrepreneurial teams from the Baltics, Eastern and Southern Europe in their journey to market, boasts a valuable track record. And the program keeps …

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During the next three years, EIT Digital and its project partners will deliver short-term training programmes for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises with a focus on three digital technology areas of strategic importance for Europe: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Cybersecurity. Europe needs to enhance digital skills of its workforce The EU has a significant and systemic …

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This call will fund doctoral and postdoctoral programmes promoting MSCA’s best practices and excellent working conditions for researchers. The second call of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-funded COFUND scheme closed on 16 February 2023. The European Research Executive Agency received 107 proposals. By comparison, 116 proposals were submitted in 2021 and 27 were eventually selected for funding. …

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It is important to ensure that the COST Actions’ scientific and technology related results, outcomes, and impacts are shared widely with the Research and Innovation community. To further support this, COST Actions were recently invited to start submitting their networks’ research to Open Research Europe (ORE), the European Commission’s Open Access publishing platform for research. The latest COST …

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The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership, co-funded by the European Union, has launched the first joint call for a thriving sustainable blue economy. The total estimated budget is about € 50 million. With financial support from the European Commission, the first co-funded call of the Partnership pools national and regional financial resources through the participation of …

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