Objectives ERC Advanced Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are already established research leaders with a recognised track record of research achievements. Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal. Profile of the ERC Advanced Grant Principal Investigator ERC Advanced […]
Commission launches one-stop shop for coronavirus research and innovation funding
The European Commission launched the new European Research Area (ERA) corona platform. The platform provides useful information, dedicated support and real-time updates on funding opportunities for coronavirus related research and innovation. Since the Covid-19 outbreak, the scientific community is facing unprecedented challenges in the search for solutions against coronavirus. Good coordination and quick mobilisation […]
First EIC COVID-19 Response certificates
On 8 May, the European Commission granted the first batch of the EIC COVID-19 Response Seal of Excellence to 82 excellent proposals addressing the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak. The proposals were submitted under European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Pilot March 20 cut-off. A second batch of COVID-Seals (and standard Seals) will be awarded at the […]
#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), […]
MSCA IF 2020 Individual Actions Webinar: Practical Aspects
The aim of the Individual Actions (IAs) is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers through individual projects. The aim is to promote international and intersectoral mobility in universities, research centres, research infrastructures, enterprises, SMEs and other socio-economic groups throughout Europe and beyond. Webinar On Wednesday 6th May at 15:00 (CEST) the MSCA IF […]
MSCA IF 2020 Individual Actions Webinar
The aim of the Individual Actions (IAs) is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers through individual projects. The aim is to promote international and intersectoral mobility in universities, research centres, research infrastructures, enterprises, SMEs and other socio-economic groups throughout Europe and beyond. The MSCA IF 2020 call has a budget of […]
Calls of proposals for the promotion of business R+D+I in Andalusia
The general objective of this Order is to increase the competitiveness of companies through the generation and incorporation of knowledge, technologies and innovations aimed at improving processes and creating technologically advanced products and services with greater added value. FEDER financing These grants are part of the Programme for Industrial Research, Experimental Development and Business Innovation […]
Contract for a graduate in Health Sciences/Experimental Sciences
The Medical Research Institute of the Hospital La Fe announces a position for a qualified researcher to assit in the project “CHARACTERIZATION OF EXOSOMS OF BREASTMILK FOR SCREENING OF NUTRITIONAL COMPONENTS ADAPTED TO PREEMIES”. Place Valencia, Spain Tasks to be developed Study of the differential expression of exosomes obtained from breast milk by means of […]
Medical sensors boost response to Italy’s COVID-19 crisis
An ERDF-funded project is helping to tackle the COVID-19 crisis in Italy. New sensors created by the project allow healthcare staff to monitor patients suffering from the disease at a distance. MEDIWARN Project The biosensors, created by the MEDIWARN project, can monitor a patient’s vital signs such as heartbeat, respiratory rate, blood pressure and body […]