On the occasion of the health emergency caused by the expansion of COVID-19, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Regional Government of Andalusia has launched PLAnd COVID-19, an Andalusian Platform for the Reception, Identification, Analysis and Transfer of Innovation Capacities and Solutions for the fight against COVID-19 by Andalusian companies and […]
#EUvsVirus hackathon: rise to over 2.000 pioneering solutions to fight the outbreak
Over 20,900 participants from across the EU and beyond joined the #EUvsVirus Hackathon led by the European Innovation Council this weekend to offer their time, talent and business ideas to help support Europe’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Over 2,150 solutions were submitted in areas including health and life (898), business continuity (381), remote working and education (270), […]
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 […]
European projects: The prostheses that could alleviate amputees’ phantom limb pain
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. […]
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 […]