Dedicated mobile apps could play a key role in the fight against Covid-19 and the EU has been working with member states to develop effective solutions. As apps could expose sensitive user data, Parliament has underlined the need to ensure they are designed carefully. The European Commission has recommended a common EU approach towards contact-tracing apps, designed […]
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Winners of the European Research Council Proof of Concept Grant Call 2020
The 55 ERC project beneficiaries who have been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant call 2020 – first cut have been announced and will receive around 8,250,000. Of these, 5 projects will go to Spanish centres, where 5 researchers will be able to explore the marketing and social potential of their research results. Spain […]
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Catching up with ColRobot: a ready-to-use robotic device for industry
ColRobot is an EU-funded project that had been working to revolutionise the use of collaborative industrial robots, specifically designed for use on production lines. For 3 years, ColRobot (Collaborative Robotics for Assembly and Kitting in Smart Manufacturing) worked on the development of collaborative robotics to help overcome some of the biggest common challenges in the […]
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Cuidados con Compasión: A tool for heatlh professionals to face COVID-19
“Cuidados con Compasión” is a web environment aimed at health professionals that emerged as a result of a research project, funded by the Regional Goverment of Andalucía, Health and Families Department “Burnout and Compassionate Fatigue in Nursing Professionals in the Andalusian Public Health System” (AP-0100-2016). This project is led by the principal researcher and professor […]
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Extension of deadline calls due to Covid-19
Due to the Covid-19 crisis, deadlines for some calls are extended to give more time for applicants to prepare their proposals. This concerns the following calls: PRIMA Call The new closing dates of the call are: + info o Section 1: until 6 May 2020. o Section 2: until 13 May 2020. H2020 Call Deadline extended to: […]
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Galileo Return Link Service delivers excellent performance
The first performance evaluation of the Galileo Return Link Service (RLS) following its launch has revealed excellent service provision that exceeds set targets. The Galileo RLS, which allows people in distress to receive automatic acknowledgement that their signal has been received, was declared operational at the 12th European Space Conference on January 21. Excellent performance […]
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New project to improve biological detection, identification & monitoring equipment
A new phase in EDA’s testing and evaluation project of biological detection, identification and monitoring (DIM) equipment was launched on 26 February at a kick-off meeting at the Agency. Aims Dubbed ‘T&E Bio DIM Phase 2’ (2020-2023) the project aims to deliver improved testing and evaluation capabilities to ensure the performance of biological DIM systems […]
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