Applications for ERC Consolidator Grants 2023: Facts and Figures

The ERC Consolidator Grants 2023 call closed for applications on 2 February 2023. These are the preliminary data on the submitted proposals: The ERC received 2,130 proposals. This is a decrease of 4.1% compared to the 2022 call when 2,222 applications were submitted. Physical Sciences and Engineering attracted the highest number of applications (881), followed by Social Science and …

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European Innovation Council Fund injects €331 million of equity into European deep-tech companies

The European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund) has taken 42 new investment decisions into deep-tech companies for a total of €331 million since the last announcement in November 2022. 13 companies have already signed their investment agreements. These are pioneering start-ups that are poised to bring breakthrough innovations to citizens and businesses: a new type of computer vision software …

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European Innovation Council (EIC) invests €79.3 million in new EIC Transition projects

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has selected 34 projects following September 2022 EIC Transition cut-off. These successful proposals, selected among 181 eligible submissions, will receive altogether €79.3 million of EU funding (up to €2.5 million each). The EIC Transition supports both single entities (research teams, SMEs, spin outs) and small consortia (up to 5 partners …

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Call for proposals 3 for HEI Initiative

The third Call for Proposals for the HEI Initiative (Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education) will remain open until 28 February. This call aims to increase the innovation and entrepreneurial capacity in higher education by bringing together HEIs in innovation value chains and ecosystems across Europe. The call will select up to 16 consortia, who …

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Apply now for the European Union Prize for Citizen Science

This new award recognises outstanding initiatives that put research, innovation, commitment and creativity at the service of our society. Citizen Science is the engagement of the general public in scientific research activities. It makes a significant contribution to a vibrant civil society – and an increasingly broad public fortunately perceives it as such. The European …

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MSCA publishes latest results of end-of-fellowship surveys

The surveys provide insights into MSCA researchers’ experience, skills acquired and career paths after their fellowship. All MSCA project participants must complete an evaluation questionnaire immediately after the fellowship a follow-up questionnaire two years later Since 2018, a total of nearly 18,000 MSCA fellows have completed the evaluation questionnaire and over 2,000 the follow-up questionnaire. …

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EIT Digital Challenge 2023: unleashing the potential of European deep tech scaleups

The deep tech sector in Europe is thriving, with many promising companies developing cutting-edge technology. However, these companies often struggle to scale up and compete on a global level. EIT Digital launched the tenth edition of its flagship competition for European digital deep tech companies, the EIT Digital Challenge, providing a platform for these companies …

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Applications for ERC Synergy Grants 2023: Facts and Figures

The ERC Synergy Grants 2023 call closed for applications on 8 November 2022. These are the data on submitted proposals: This year the ERC received 395 applications. In total, 1,350 principal investigators with 1,236 host institutions applied. An average proposed project involves three principal investigators and has a budget of about €9.4 million. Most of …

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Groundbreaking research demonstrates the power of using personalised approaches to select and correctly apply pharmaceuticals to patients

It is known, that between 4 and 10 percent of patients who have a particular genetic profile and receive certain prescribed drugs will experience serious adverse side effects that frequently require medical treatment and can lead to death. If all known interactions between genetic makeup and particular common drugs are taken together, this would concern …

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Commission announces plans for a Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine by mid-2023

The Commission announced that a new Horizon Europe programme (HE) office is expected to open its doors in Kyiv in 2023.  The office will provide support to the National Contact Points across Ukraine and strengthen research and innovation (R&I) networks between Ukrainian and European institutions. Hosted by the National Research Foundation, it aims to take …

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