URBANE: EIT Urban Mobility is decarbonising last mile deliveries in cities

EIT Urban Mobility is excited to announce its participation in the newly launched URBANE project. URBANE (Upscaling Innovative Green Urban Logistics Solutions Through Multi-Actor Collaboration and Physical Internet (PI) – Inspired Last Mile Deliveries) is a 42-month project co-funded by the Horizon Europe Programme with a budget of around EUR 9 million. It aims to develop novel …

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EIT Urban Mobility and Spain gear up for 2023 collaboration

EIT Urban Mobility (represented by Innovation Hub South) and the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) back in May 2022. They’ll use this as the basis for a promising set of new projects in 2023. The MoU provides the framework for collaborative initiatives to tackle current and future urban mobility …

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European Night at CES 2023: innovation made in Europe for the world

The European Innovation Council of the European Commission, along with representatives from the European National Pavilions are pleased to host the European Night Reception, in the framework of CES 2023, the world’s most influential tech exhibition. High-level representatives from the European Commission – European Innovation Council and from the European National Pavilions are joining forces to promote the European innovation excellence during CES 2023, organising an exclusive networking event to …

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European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency and European Patent Office join forces to ensure the right support for key technologies

The European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and the European Patent Office (EPO) have signed a letter of intent to provide informative reports on the proposals invited to panel interviews under the September 2022 EIC Transition Challenge Call. The letter of intent signed by both parties covers a pilot activity which saw EPO experts provide a non-binding view …

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The European Union recognised as innovation champion by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the North America largest technology trade association

Jean-David Malo, Director of the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency, received the innovation award on behalf of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel from the President of CTA, Gary J. Shapiro during the Consumer Electronic Show (CES), the biggest world tech that took place on 5-8 January 2023 in Las Vegas (US). The new ranking produced by …

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EU4Health projects to provide mental health support to Ukrainian refugees

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has had and is still having an unprecedented impact on the mental health of people who have taken refuge in the European Union. In this context, HaDEA has funded four projects supporting the call on promoting mental health under the EU4Health 2022 annual work programme. The call aims to implement promising best …

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HaDEA signs six service contracts to advance the implementation of the EU4Health programme

The EU4Health programme is the largest EU funding programme dedicated to health. The programme’s priorities and implementation actions are set out in the annual work programmes. HaDEA has launched fifteen calls for tenders under the EU4Health 2021 and 2022 work programmes and six service contracts have already been signed. 2021 work programme HADEA/2021/OP/0010 – Service contract to identify …

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Current Prior Information Notices and open tenders

HaDEA has published five calls for tenders to be funded under the EU4Health 2022 Annual Work Programme: Development of a code of conduct on fair access of cancer survivors to financial services The estimated total value is € 2 000 000 and all interested parties are invited to send their applications by 23 January 2023, 16:00 (CET).  Study on …

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Transport infrastructure: EU allocates further EUR 616 million to civilian-defence dual-use investments on the Trans-European Transport Network

The EU is supporting with EUR 616 million a total of 35 projects that will help deliver key infrastructure investments for dual civil/defence use, which is crucial in light of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The projects will also help strengthening the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes. The projects have been selected among those submitted under …

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What’s coming up for LIFE in 2023

Here’s what the next 12 months have in store for the LIFE Programme. New LIFE Integrated Projects The latest Integrated Projects (IPs) to receive LIFE funding from the LIFE 2021 Calls for proposals will be published in February. Integrated Projects support authorities in EU Member States to implement environmental and climate plans, programmes and strategies …

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