Category: Tech

Events – Pitch Perfect and boost the European Bio-Economy – 7 November 2018, Brussels, Belgium

The ‘Pitch Perfect and boost the European Bio-economy’ Event is a one-day event of pitching, intense cross-border matchmaking and networking, with the aim to create new partnerships for the future and the further development of innovative, cross-border and cross-sectoral industrial value chains in the bio-based economy. The organisers of the

Research Headlines – Graphene expertise for touch screens with a twist

Bendable, rollable, scrunchable – touch screen technology is on the move, and the scope for flexibility is just one of the possibilities that has emerged. With its many exciting properties, graphene is anticipated as a game changer for this shift. An EU-funded network is training a group of experts keen

Interreg MED participation at #EURegionsWeek: a success made of good cooperation projects

This years’ edition of #EURegionsWeek, formerly known as “open Days”, ended up in a deserved success for Interreg MED programme, thanks to the participation of Bluemed (Sustainable Tourism) and Locations (Urban Transports) projects. Bluemed alone took home two prizes, earned in the Interact’s “Project Slam” session: the social media prize,

Events – Social investment in affordable and quality long-term care. Theory, challenges and applications – 30 October 2018, Brussels

The conference on “Social investment in affordable and quality long-term care. Theory, challenges and applications” will take place on the 30th of October 2018, from 14:00 to 17:00, at the European Parliament, in Brussels. The SPRINT consortium is inviting policy makers, researchers, care providers and other key stakeholders, to discuss

Events – SET-Plan conference 2018 – R&I driving the energy transition to 2050 – 19-21 November 2018, Vienna, Austria

This year’s SET-Plan conference will take stock of progress on the SET-Plan implementation and aims to identify how research and innovation at European and national level with public and private funds contributes to the EU’s energy transition. The plenary discussions will address the challenges towards the objectives for 2030 and

European Capital of Innovation Award – Six cities reach the final stage of the 2018 European Capital of Innovation contest

Six cities championing outstanding innovation strategies to improve the lives of citizens and business entered the final stage of this year’s European Capital of Innovation contest funded under Horizon 2020, the EU research and innovation programme. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Solving the sand challenge for desert railways

EU-funded researchers are developing solutions to shelter train tracks from wind-blown sand, combining architectural, engineering and mathematical modelling innovations to improve safety, reduce maintenance costs and protect billions of euros’ worth of railway infrastructure. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – 4th Science Forum: Science for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework – 23-24 November 2018, Sharm el-Sheikh, Arab Republic of Egypt

This event takes place during the 14th Conference of the Parties on the Convention on Biodiversity and it is organised by the European Commission, the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), and the Secretariat of the CBD. The objective of this Science-Policy dialogue would be to bring together and engage