The EU is set to invest billions in high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital skills after MEPs approved funding for these projects for 2012-27. The Digital Europe Programme is a new €9.2 billion funding programme whose goal is to ensure that all Europeans have the skills and the infrastructure needed to meet a full […]
R&I cooperation between EU and Middle East reaches new heights
Boosting international cooperation in research and innovation (R&I) requires a strengthened dialogue between actors from the EU and targeted regions. It also involves identifying obstacles to cooperation and solutions to overcome them. The EU-funded MERID project promoted and intensified EU-Middle East R&I cooperation by building on previous international cooperation experiences in the Mediterranean and Middle […]
Epigenetic therapy! Switching off your own cancer genes
Cancer, particularly acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), is aggressive and also resistant to anti-cancer therapy, resulting in poor patient outcomes. Understanding how genes can be switched on and off without affecting their DNA sequence is paramount for the development of new anti-cancer therapies. AML is characterised by the abnormal proliferation of immature myeloid cells. The standard […]
€2 billion to fast forward the creation of the European Innovation Council
Ahead of the 21-22 March European Council discussion on innovation, industry and competitiveness, the Commission takes decisive steps to set up a European Innovation Council. Global competition is intensifying and Europe needs to deepen its innovation and risk-taking capability to compete on a market increasingly defined by new technologies. That is why the Juncker […]
New intraoperative probe for breast cancer tissue
Breast cancer diagnosis has improved over the years, leading to an increasing number of surgical tumour resections in specific breast conservative surgery. An innovative probe for detecting breast cancer tissue during operation could improve retention of healthy tissue and improve local treatment outcome. As with most cancer operations, breast conserving surgery aims to completely remove […]
Imminent anti-metastatic vaccine for prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men with millions of new cases every year. European scientists have developed a novel vaccine to prevent disease metastasis, the main cause of mortality amongst advanced prostate cancer sufferers. The majority of prostate cancer patients are diagnosed at the localised, pre-metastatic stage of the disease. They […]
New technology is recognising affective states
Empathic machines and digital products may be just around the corner thanks to EU-funded project TAWNY. Today many smart products and services do not have empathy to understand humans and automatically adapt to the needs and preferences of users without explicit user interaction and feedback. The TAWNY project takes things a step further and introduce […]
European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency
Access to the official webpage and the social networks The Agency implements the European Innovation Council and manages other EU programmes focusing on SME support, innovation and the single market. The Agency is responsible for developing and implementing the European Innovation Council and manages other EU programmes in the fields of SME support, […]
European Research Executive Agency
The European Research Executive Agency is a funding body for research and innovation. It manages EU research grants. The REA is a funding body set up by the European Commission to manage EU programmes. The lifetime of an executive agency is limited and linked to the length of the programmes they manage. A more detailed legal framework for executive […]