Tag: innovation

European Innovation Council – Commitment to ensure ‘systematic and structural cooperation’ between the EIC and the EIT

A Letter of Intent was signed today setting out a common objective between the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology’s first Knowledge and Innovation Communities – KICs (EIT Climate-KIC, EIT Digital and EIT InnoEnergy) (EIT), to maximise EU support for game-changing innovators and entrepreneurs

European Innovation Council – EIC Horizon Prize on Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid: Commission awards five outstanding solutions

Five exceptional innovations that can make a big difference in the lives of the most vulnerable people around the world have won the EIC Horizon Prize on Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid. Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, and Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management, announced

Research Headlines – Better planned care improves cancer patient welfare

An EU-funded project carried out an ‘advance care planning’ trial on patients with late-stage cancer in a bid to improve their welfare and boost their involvement in care-giving decision-making. Powered by WPeMatico

Women Innovators prize – EU Prize for Women Innovators 2020: And the winners are…

Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, revealed today the four winners of this year’s edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators. The prize is funded under Horizon 2020, the EU research and innovation programme. Powered by WPeMatico

Press Centre – European Research and Innovation Days: Europe’s flagship event on the future of research and innovation starts today

The European Research and Innovation Days, Europe’s annual flagship event on the future of research and innovation are starting today and will take place online until 24 September. This year’s event will take place fully virtually, feature more than 100 different sessions and connect over 28.000 policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and

Horizon Europe – Top experts hand over their proposals for EU missions to the Commission for a greener, healthier and more resilient Europe

Today at the European Research and Innovation Days, high-level independent experts presented their proposals to the European Commission for possible EU missions on some of our most pressing societal challenges. By 2030, the proposed missions aim to find solutions for saving more lives from cancer, making Europe climate resilient, restoring

Press Centre – Fusion research and innovation: three researchers awarded

Today, the European Commission revealed the winners of the 2020 edition of the SOFT Innovation Prize. This prize, awarded at the 31st Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT2020), gives recognition to outstanding researchers or industries who have found innovative ideas or proposed new solutions in fusion research. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Nowe sposoby na zwiększanie pogłowia owiec i opłacalności ich hodowli w Europie

Wydajność chowu owiec w Europie spada, co oznacza, że importujemy więcej baraniny niż kiedykolwiek w historii. Z tego powodu zespół finansowanego przez UE projektu skupia największych europejskich producentów owiec, by wspólnie opracowywać nowe rozwiązania i najlepsze praktyki, które zapewnią europejskim hodowcom wzrost wydajności i opłacalności hodowli, co przełoży się na

Research Headlines – Nuovi metodi per aumentare la popolazione ovina europea e la sua redditività

In Europa la produzione ovina è in calo: l’UE sta dunque importando più carne ovina che mai. Perciò un progetto finanziato dall’UE sta unendo i paesi europei leader nella produzione ovina per nuove soluzioni e migliori prassi. Di conseguenza, gli allevatori in Europa stanno già assistendo a un incremento della