The European Commission presented the Work Programme 2021 for the European Research Council. This is the first work programme under Horizon Europe, Europe’s new Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for 2021-2027. It includes three main calls for proposals for frontier research actions for a total amount of €1.9 billion. The European Research Council (ERC) […]
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Genetics and their role in small and large birth weight
An EU-backed study has shown that the genetics of mother and baby contribute to very small and large birth weight. Genetics play an important role in small and large birth weight, according to a new study supported by the EU-funded DYNAHEALTH, LIFECYCLE, EDCMET, EUCAN-Connect and CAPICE projects. The study showed that the genetics of both […]
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UAL and Nostoc Biotech study on the efficacy of earthworm humus on the productivity and quality of peppers
This research, framed within UALtransfierE, a program of the UAL together with pioneering companies in the area, aims to promote knowledge transfer in the social and economic environment in R+D+i projects. A study conducted by the University of Almeria (UAL) and Nostoc Biotech, a company specialized in natural fertilizers and biological control based on earthworm […]
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COVID-19 Evolution – 2020
This document collects and analyzes the data on the evolution of COVID-19, collected by the Johns Hopkins University and published daily by the European Documentation Center of Almeria during the year 2020. On January 24, 2020 France reported the first case of COVID-19, being the first case, being the first known case of COVID-19 in […]
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CBRN SaaS project enters operational phase
EDA’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological Nuclear Surveillance as Service (CBRN SaaS) project entered its operational phase. Representatives of the 12 industry members of the consortium in charge of implementing it met for the first time albeit only remotely due to the Covid pandemic. The aim of the Austrian-lead project, initially launched as a PESCO project but […]
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Smart tech for more sustainable seas
An EU-funded project team is developing and testing smart nets, smart scanners and other technologies to help combat overfishing. The growing consumer demand for seafood over the last few decades is depleting fish stocks in our seas and oceans. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in 2017 only 65.8 % […]
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Seaweed and solar energy join hands at sea
Two EU-backed Dutch companies have created the first offshore solar and seaweed farm in the North Sea, making solar energy production and seaweed cultivation possible in the same space. An offshore solar energy system developer and a seaweed company have created the world’s first combined solar and seaweed farm in the North Sea. The two […]
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EIC-EIT: working closer together for Europe’s innovators
The European Commission has announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) to reinforce their cooperation to support the best European entrepreneurs. This will enable innovators, innovative SMEs and start-ups, higher education institutions and research organisations to receive quality support services […]
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EDA to support ‘European Patrol Corvette’ PESCO project
EDA’s Steering Board recently approved the launch of a specific EDA ad hoc project which will contribute to the implementation of a Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) project aimed at developing a European Patrol Corvette. Italy, which leads a group of four PESCO participating countries involved in EPC (together with France, Spain and Greece), had requested the Agency’s support for moving […]
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