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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
The Work Programme will focus on the following: Interregional cooperation in shared or complementary smart specialisation areas; Promoting innovation and smart economic transformation for addressing societal challenges in the EU; Supporting innovation and development of value chains in less developed regions; Next Steps – New I3 Instrument grants New calls will be launched in second …
In 2022, 18 innovative companies joined the EIT InnoEnergy equity portfolio, and in the last quarter, they welcomed five new companies: Prime Battery Technologies, Nevomo, Empyrio, Voltaro and Coat-it. EIT InnoEnergy supports companies in different portfolios, such as: Energy Storage, Fusion, Sustainable Cities and Buildings, Green Hydrogen, Circular Economy, Renewable Energies, and Transport and Mobility. With these expanded portfolios, they are …
The Commissioner Mariya Gabriel and the Latvian Minister for Education and Science, Anda Čakša, met in Stockholm to formally initiate the ‘Enhanced Dialogue’ between the European Commission and Latvia. The two parties expressed their strong commitment to this strategic partnership, which aims to strengthen Latvia’s research and innovation ecosystem through regular discussions. The meeting will …
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions have a vital role in supporting Europe’s progress towards gender equality in research and innovation. On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, three MSCA fellows about women leadership and empowerment in science were interviewed. Making progress on gender equality Gender equality is a cornerstone of the European Commission’s agenda …
The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge has launched the Collaboration Platform for Climate Neutrality of Spanish Cities, developed by EIT Climate-KIC together with The Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. The Collaboration Platform will help cities become climate neutral by 2030, within the framework of the European Climate Neutral Cities Mission. The effort is linked to the programme …