New prosthetic technologies that stimulate the nerves could pave the way for prostheses that feel like a natural part of the body and reduce the phantom limb pain commonly endured by amputees. Silvestro Micera, a professor of translational neuroengineering at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, has spent the past 20 years figuring out […]
H2020: Durability-Lifetime of stacks for Heavy Duty trucks
The call is included in the research and innovation actions (H2020-JTI-FCH-2020) of the H2020 programme. Specific Challenge Fuel cell powered heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) hold great promise for deployment at global scale. However, for HDVs, and more specifically trucks, we face new challenges compared to Light Duty Vehicles (LDVs), especially with respect to durability and robustness. […]
European Innovation Council pilot: €344 million to 107 visionary ideas of start-ups, SMEs and researchers
The European Commission announces today the latest results of the European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot. Over 100 game-changing ideas from across Europe are on track to receive EIC support totalling €344 million. Funded by Horizon 2020, the EU’s research and innovation programme, the selected proposals include the Radical project, which is revolutionising local and global […]
Jornada Informativa PRIMA 2020: La Red Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)
Título: Jornada Informativa PRIMA 2020: La Red Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) Autor: Centro de Documentación Europea de Almeria Duración: 02:28 Resumen: Cristina Cabeza de la Agencia del Conocimiento y encargada de la Red Enterprise Europe Network (ENN) nos cuenta el apoyo que ofrece la Red a la cooperación tecnológica internacional y a los investigadores y empresas […]
ESA Start-up Competition seeks Europe’s brightest innovation stars
ESA is calling on ambitious start-ups to join the new ESA Start-up Competition. This opportunity is open to entrepreneurs in all ESA Member States that are developing innovative services and/or products using space technology. The winners will be offered tailor-made ESA technical and business support in the development of their start-ups, within a mentoring programme. […]
EU Prize for Women Innovators 2020
Título: EU Prize for Women Innovators 2020 Autor: Comisión Europea Duración: 01:46 Resumen: Con motivo del Día Internacional de las Mujeres y las Niñas en la Ciencia, la Comisaria de la UE Mariya Gabriel pidió una representación mucho mayor de las mujeres y las niñas en la ciencia, la investigación y la innovación y lanzó la […]
PRIMA 2020 Call: Partnership for research and innovation in the Mediterranean area
PRIMA aims to promote research and innovation capacities and to develop knowledge and innovative solutions to improve the efficiency, safety, security and sustainability of agri-food systems and integrated water supply and management in the Mediterranean region. The program, with a duration of ten years and seven calls (2018-2024), will receive 220 million euros from H2020 […]
H2020. AI for Genomics and Personalised Medicine
Several national and regional initiatives already support the pooling of genomic and other health data to advance research and personalised medicine. The next step is to make use of the existing infrastructures and initiatives for the successful exploitation of genomic data to facilitate personalised medicine. Specific Challenge The challenge is to demonstrate the potential and […]
DIGIT: Blue Book remunerated traineeship
Digital Innovation Lab team looks for more efficient, effective, and agile ways of working across the entire European Commission, collaborating with different experts and partners on innovative ideas and new approaches to address concrete business problems through data technologies. The European Commission is taking a leading role in driving an innovative and digital data-sharing culture […]