Tag: innovation

Events – NUTRISHIELD project 1st workshop on Optimized nutrition for infants and lactating mothers – 26 September 2019, Valencia, Spain

NUTRISHIELD is an EU funded H2020 project. NUTRISHIELD aims at creating a personalised platform for the young. The platform will consist of novel methods & techniques, which analyse a wide range of biomarkers related to nutrition and health disorders. Based on findings, the platform then uses ICT, by expanding existing

Research Headlines – Designing organisms to process waste

The EU generates more than 600 million tonnes of plant-based waste every year, containing valuable compounds that could be used to produce chemicals which are currently derived from oil. EU-funded researchers have now designed a safe soil bacterium that could convert waste into useful products in a single step. Powered

Research Headlines – Growing importance of making plants drought-resistant

Stressed plants typically stop growing. An EU-funded project has developed and is applying an innovative approach to generate drought-resistant plants that continue to grow. This could play an important role in ensuring food security in areas where water is scarce. Powered by WPeMatico

Press Centre – Horizon Impact Award 2019: 10 finalists short-listed

The European Commission has announced the 10 projects to reach the final stages of the first Horizon Impact Award – a prize dedicated to EU-funded projects whose results have created societal impact across Europe and beyond. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Genes may hold key to slowing Alzheimer’s disease

EU and industry funded researchers are shedding light on genes that influence the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, paving the way for the development of novel drugs and therapeutic strategies that could delay or slow cognitive decline. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – Contribution of Radio Astronomy research to Europe and Africa science and innovation collaboration – 24 September 2019, Brussels, Belgium

Brussels, 31 August 2019: The African Europe Radio Astronomy Platform (AERAP) will organise a meeting on 24 September 2019 entitled “Contribution of Radio Astronomy to Europe and Africa science and innovation collaboration”. The event will take place within the context of the European Union’s Research and Innovation Days. AERAP resulted

Events – DRIVER+ Final Conference – 18-20 February 2020, Brussels, Belgium

With DRIVER+ ending in April 2020, the Final Conference will give you an exciting overview on the project’s achievements and results. – Discover DRIVER+ key outcomes and trialled solutions and benefit from workshops, roundtables, demonstrations and high-level keynotes. – Learn more on the DRIVER+ lasting impact and how you can

Events – 4th HBP Student Conference on Interdisciplinary Brain Research – 21 January 2020, Pisa, Italy

The human brain is such a complex system that it can only be understood by combining knowledge and practices from multiple scientific fields. The 4th HBP Student Conference provides an open forum for the exchange of new ideas among young researchers working across various aspects of science relevant to the

Events – Capacity Building Seminar for EU and UN Agri-Food R&D in Brussels – 24 September 2019, Brussels, Belgium

Organised by UCD Research and Innovation the seminar will explore potential synergies between EU Research Programmes and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with specific reference to research in the Agrifood sector and enable engagement with potential partners. Specifically this seminar will focus on the second UN SDG – end

Events – The UN’s “Age of Digital Interdependence – 26 September 2019, Brussels, Belgium

ISC, in cooperation with UN International Telecommunication Union, will organize a seminar on entitled “The UN’s “Age of Digital Interdependence” Report and opportunities for alignment with the EU’s Horizon Europe research programme and the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI)” The seminar will take place in Brussels on 26th