Category: Tech

Research Headlines – EU dairy sector to get sustainability boost

EU and industry researchers are developing an innovative biorefinery which will convert by-products from the dairy industry into valuable materials that can be used to produce bio-based products, including biodegradable plastic, feeding into the EU’s expanding bio-based sector. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – “Renewable Solutions: looking towards 2050” workshop – 4 November 2020, Online

SAIMM and the PreMa project present the “Renewable olutions: looking towards 2050” workshop on 4 November 2020. Open discussion on three important questions: What actions should be taken to advance renewable solutions towards industry implementation? How important is international collaboration in advancing renewable solutions? How will decarbonisation, resource efficiency and

Health research and innovation – Commission awards €508 million to 75 health research projects

The final year of Horizon 2020 sees the largest total award for collaborative research for health. The 75 projects short-listed after evaluation will involve 1158 participants from 58 countries. Following signatures of grant agreements in the coming weeks, they should receive a total of €508 million in grants to address

Research Headlines – Strengthening European food research

The food industry will face significant challenges in the future. However, an EU-funded project has created an international research network capable of confronting environmental threats as well as consumer demand for traceable, ethical ingredients. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – SIBIU Innovation Days – 26-27 November 2020, Online & Sibiu (Romania)

Sibiu Innovation Days has emerged from the desire to bring closer academia, businesses and decision makers. The event closely follows the successful model of Cluj Innovation Days , which has proven over the years to be a platform among all the main stakeholders in the Cluj wider region interested in

European Innovation Council – European Innovation Council invests €191 million in 58 game-changing technologies

Fifty-eight novel, high-impact technologies have been selected in the last round of investment from the European Innovation Council (EIC) ‘Pathfinder Open’ Pilot, funded under Horizon 2020, the EU research and innovation programme. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – IMI Stakeholder Forum 2020 – 10 November 2020, Online

The IMI Stakeholder Forum 2020 will take place online on Tuesday 10 November. The theme this year is ‘Broader horizons: growing Europe’s health partnership’. IMI launched its last calls for IMI2 this year, and the Stakeholder Forum will allow to take stock of what was achieved, and the many lessons

Energy research and innovation – The Manifesto for EU Covid-19 Research celebrates its first 2000 signatories

The FuseNet PhD Event is an annual conference for PhD students in nuclear fusion, organised by FuseNet, powered by EUROfusion. It aims to enhance networking among early career fusion scientists and to provide opportunities to present and discuss their work and developments in the field in general. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Bankrolling a green revolution, one mortgage at a time

With some 210 million buildings in Europe, most of them energy inefficient, the scope for sustainability gains is huge. How would Europe deal with the cost of all those renovations? An EU-funded pilot scheme that already involves 65 banks is proposing incentivised mortgages as a way to leverage the necessary

Public Call For “Sustainable Urban Transport Implementing Cities”

The Urban Transports Community offers a peer-learning and mentorship opportunity to Mediterranean Cities and territories engaged in the development of sustainable urban mobility solutions in their territories. Active since November 2016, the Urban Transports Community gathers almost 200 partner organisations developing sustainable mobility solutions in Mediterranean Cities through the action