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. Advancing knowledge for the clinical and public health response to the 2019-nCoV epidemic
On 31 December 2019, the local authorities of Wuhan, Hubei province, China, reported a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown origin. On 9 January 2020, the China Centre for Disease Control reported a novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) to be the causative agent. Scope Proposals submitted under this expression of interest are expected to advance the knowledge […]
H2020. Integrating Activities for Starting Communities
European researchers need effective and convenient access to the best research infrastructures in order to conduct research for the advancement of knowledge and technology. Specific Challenge The aim of this action is to bring together, integrate on European scale, and open up key national and regional research infrastructures to all European researchers, from both academia […]
100 proposals for the Researchers’ Night 2020
€8 million requested to fund science promotion events across Europe under the Marie Skłodowska Curie NIGHT action. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions support researchers at all stages of their careers, regardless of age and nationality. Researchers working across all disciplines are eligible for funding. The MSCA also support cooperation between industry and academia and innovative training […]
Radio Agora: Europa Cuenta
Europa Cuenta is an informative space about the way in which community aid contributes to the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the 786 rural and urban municipalities of the Andalusian territory. Radio time is dedicated to the analysis and reflection on how European funds influence the day-to-day life of our citizens. Europa Cuenta is […]
The innovative system to automatically translate sign language
Deaf people and the hard-of-hearing often struggle in today’s society, despite being many in number. The SignAll system directly translates sign language, which will not only help deaf people but teach others how to sign. Around 5 % of the global population, or 466 million people, have disabling hearing loss. Around 800 000 people in […]
Seeking answers to the great questions of the Universe
The ANGRAM project studied a new method for more efficiently detecting antimatter in order to help resolve questions like why there is more matter than antimatter in the universe and how antimatter falls. Antimatter fuels unanswered questions about the universe, which EU project ANGRAM set out to probe, trialling a new method for detecting antimatter, and […]
Seminar “The future is already present: research and innovation in the EU”
The European Documentation Centre organizes the Seminar “The future is already present: research and innovation in the EU” Investing in research and innovation is investing in the future of Europe. It helps us compete globally while preserving our unique social model and improves the day-to-day lives of millions of people in Europe and around the […]
H2020. Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing: Next generation organ-on-chip
Organ-on-Chip’ (OoC) is a promising technology for achieving more effective in-vitro research in a broad range of life science sectors, including medicine and pharmacy, cosmetics, agriculture and food, and for chemical safety testing including regulatory testing. Specific Challenge More effective drug development, efficacy, and safety screening, would reduce the need for animal testing and clinical […]