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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …