The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has selected six sites across the European Union (EU) to host and operate the first EuroHPC quantum computers: Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, and Poland. These new systems will be available primarily for R&D purpose to a wide range of European users, no matter where in Europe …
Alain Aspect, Anton Zeilinger and Morten Meldal join the gallery of MSCA fellows, scientists and supervisors who have received the high-profile award. Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 to Alain Aspect and Anton Zeilinger The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 has been awarded to Alain Aspect and Anton Zeilinger, both of whom took part in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions …
Following an open call for members announced last year in the new EU urban mobility framework, EIT Urban Mobility is pleased to announce its membership in the European Commission’s Expert Group on Urban Mobility (EGUM). What is the Expert Group on Urban Mobility? The group brings together Member State representatives, local and regional authorities as well …
The Staff Exchanges action offers a unique opportunity to gain wide-ranging international experience. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges 2022 call is open. The deadline for submission of proposals is 8 March 2023. Under this call, the European Commission will award €77.5 million to support international consortia of universities research institutions businesses SMEs other non-academic organisations …
Proof of Concept Grants funded by the European Research Council (ERC) have just been offered to fifty-five successful frontier researchers. Worth €150 000 each, the grants will be used to explore the commercial or societal potential of the results of their research projects. This funding is part of the EU’s research and innovation programme, Horizon …
Are you a university-based tech project or game-changing tech companies interested in obtaining support from the EIC, Europe’s flagship innovation programme? Are you wondering how deep-tech start-ups move out of the lab and successfully make it to market? The EIC new podcast series The game changers: from radical idea to innovative business may help to address some …
The European Sustainable Energy Awards took place on 26 September and rewarded clean energy champions in four categories: Innovation, Local Energy Action, Woman in Energy and Youth Energy Trailblazer. Two prizes were awarded to EU-funded projects managed by CINEA: The Innovation prize went to MUSE GRIDS, a Horizon 2020 funded project demonstrating a set of both …
The second edition of the Women TechEU call showed an increasing demand for funding targeting women-led deep-tech start-ups. On 4 October, the European Commission received 467 applications from 35 Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries. Spanish women led start-ups submitted the highest number of proposals, similarly to the pilot edition. Companies from Germany and France …
EIT Urban Mobility is excited to announce that 15 start-ups and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) have been awarded tailored mentoring and support plus €30 000 in funding through the RAPTOR programme, which focuses on developing agile solutions for cities. The start-ups and SMEs are implementing their winning solutions between September and December. They will work with the …
The EIT community shares the wider European Union position in condemning in the strongest possible terms Russia’s unprecedented military aggression against Ukraine. We deplore the loss of life and human suffering, and stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. That’s why we’re joining the wider effort to support the Ukrainian people in any way we can whether …