Month: September 2018

Events – The impact of EU research and innovation on our daily life – 27 November 2018, Brussels, Belgium

Discover how EU research and innovation improves everyday life in a conference organised by the European Parliament and European Commission on 27 November. The conference is open to everyone so please register to take part. Over the last 30 years, the EU has invested €200 billion in research and innovation

Research Headlines – Beating immune reactions for healthier heart valve implants

Existing data suggest that immune reactions reduce the lifespan of animal-derived heart valves implanted in cardiac patients. An EU-funded project discovered how to overcome this limitation, to produce valves with improved biocompatibility and novel immunological strategies that will benefit younger patients in particular. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Rebuilding young lives with cell-free heart valves

Various options exist for the replacement of failing heart valves. However, none of the conventional ones are particularly well suited to persons in their teens or twenties, say EU-funded researchers who have developed an innovative solution to boost such patients’ chances of leading normal lives. Powered by WPeMatico

Youth Guarantee – New report highlights innovative approaches to reach out to young people

The report highlights concrete practices, building on the first five years of implementation of the Youth Guarantee to draw out lessons learned and challenges on improving outreach to NEETs. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – Traffic Safety of Vulnerable Road Users – European projects’ final event – 12 October 2018, Sitges, Spain

InDeV, XCYCLE and PROSPECT are three R&I projects funded by Horizon 2020. All focus on traffic safety of vulnerable road users (VRU) and aim at significantly improving it. They strive to improve VRU safety by: – Providing methodologies and technologies for understanding risk factors of VRU accidents and assessing the

Events – 7th International Cycling Safety Conference – 10 October 2018, Barcelona, Spain

The International Cycling Safety Conference (ICSC) is a forum for researchers and experts in the field of cycling safety to exchange their knowledge and bring up new research topics or safety solutions. The Conferences are organised in a way to facilitate the interaction between the participants. All conference papers are

Events – Our Atlantic Ocean for Growth and Well-Being – 21-22 November 2018, Mindelo, Cape Verde

The event will start on 21 November with a Projects, Initiatives and Ideas Meeting Place for Atlantic Ocean Stakeholders to discuss how we can collectively contribute to achieving sustainable development goals by addressing climate change, biodiversity, and food security throught science, research and innovation activities between Europe and Cabo Verde.