This call (MSCA-IF-2019) aims to improve the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers, and it is part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions sub-program of the Horizon 2020 Program. Aim The goal of the Individual Fellowships is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers, wishing to diversify their individual competence in terms of […]
Horizon 2020: Horizon Prize – Cleanest Engine of the Future : FutureEnginePrize-01-2016
This call (H2020-FutureEnginePrize-2016) aims to reduce the pollution produced by future new vehicles that use gasoline or diesel, and it fits into the sub-program Horizon Award – The cleanest engine of the future. Aims Cleanest engine of the future prize aims at reducing the pollution produced by future new vehicles using either gasoline or diesel […]
European Institute of Innovation and Technology: Commission proposes strategy for 2021-2027
The European Commission has proposed an update of the legal base of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) as well as its new Strategic Innovation Agenda for 2021-2027. The EIT is an independent EU body created in 2008 that is strengthening Europe’s ability to innovate. The proposals adopted today will align the EIT […]
European technology allows fast and secure transfer of data from space to Earth
The European External Action Service and the European Commission hosted a live demonstration of the European Data Relay System (EDRS), also known as ‘Space data highway’. Laser technology The system is the world’s first laser-link in the sky, based on cutting-edge European laser technology. It allows transferring large volume of data, in particular images, from […]
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: support for almost 7,300 researchers and innovators
As part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, the Commission has selected 67 consortia under the 2019 Research and Innovation Staff Exchange call for proposals. This will allow almost 7,300 excellent researchers and innovators to collaborate with their peers abroad. Sectors and disciplines They will work across different sectors and disciplines to tackle societal challenges such as the economics […]
H2020: BBI-RIA: Model the composition of bio-based residual streams and its evolution to optimise its management and processing
This project to model the composition of bio-based residual streams and its evolution to optimise its management and processing is part of the Bio-based Industries Research and Innovation sub-programme (BBI-2019-SO2-R7) of the Horizon 2020 Programme. Variations in composition of bio-based residual streams are a major drawback for their effective management and processing. Better insight into […]
EUREKA: Research, development and innovation projects Turkey – Spain
This project to develop research, development and innovation projects between Spanish and Turkish partners is part of the EUREKA Programme. TÜBİTAK from Turkey and the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, EPE (CDTI) from Spain are announcing this call for proposals for joint R&D projects, focusing on the development of innovative products and applications […]
2019 Innovation Scoreboards: The innovation performance of the EU and its regions is increasing
The European Commission’s 2019 European Innovation Scoreboard and Regional Innovation Scoreboard recently published show that the EU’s innovation performance has been improving for four years in a row For the first time ever, Europe’s innovation outperforms that of the United States. However, the EU continues to lose some ground to Japan and South Korea, and China is […]
The metals that hold the key to curing cancer
A Spanish institute developed drug candidates containing metals to target cancer cells. A Madrid laboratory developed families of drug candidates to treat cancer, using metals like iridium, ruthenium and osmium, during four-year EU-funded project MEMOTUMCELLMACH. The IMDEA Nanoscience Institute, with support from the Marie Curie programme, says its research on metallodrugs based on iridium shows […]