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The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland, in collaboration with the European Commission, is organising a High-Level Conference on the Innovation Principle. The invitation-only conference will take place on 3 December 2019 in Helsinki under the auspices of Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The
Over the course of last week, the Nobel Foundation awarded the prestigious Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature and Peace. In addition, the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was announced on Monday 14/10. Several European researchers made it to the
An EU-funded project aims to develop and implement a circular economy approach for products and services which will get consumers more involved in design and production, supports sustainable consumption, increases recycling and reuse, and cuts waste. Powered by WPeMatico
Around the world, parallel environmental and societal crises are unfolding on an unprecedented scale, posing great threats to human health, well-being and our very existence. Time is running out. We need to take action now to ensure that these times of crises are the opportunity for a socially-just transition to
An EU-funded project is developing in-water and satellite-based digital monitoring systems that can detect threats to Europe’s drinking water supplies, improve water management and guard against dangerous water quality. Powered by WPeMatico
Installing wind turbines in deeper waters is an interesting proposition as wind speeds tend to be higher and more consistent further out to sea. An EU-funded project has built a new type of foundation for turbines that overcomes most of the technical challenges and reduces the cost of offshore installation.
A strong focus on sustainable solutions and simpler rules: these were the two recurrent themes shared by more than 8000 respondents who collectively completed two surveys on Horizon Europe. These surveys followed an innovative co-design approach. Powered by WPeMatico
The EU-funded ANTARES project is developing smart sensor and big data technologies that will help farmers produce more with fewer inputs and put Europe at the vanguard of the digital revolution in agriculture. Powered by WPeMatico
The theme of the EU Water Innovation Conference 2019 (EUWIC) is “Accelerating action to tackle water pollution and enhance EU preparedness to water-related climate change impacts” The European Commission aims to raise awareness about the need and urgency to improve water management across the European Union towards a water-smart society.
Any surgical procedure can be risky, especially for older people. To minimise the dangers, EU-funded researchers have developed the world’s first personalised test to assess the risk of patients developing post-surgical sensory and cognitive disorders, allowing doctors to choose the safest treatment. Powered by WPeMatico