Tag: innovation

Research Headlines – EU and Indonesian researchers coordinate on community healthcare

With a focus on strengthening maternal healthcare service to rural Indonesia, researchers with the Eijkman Institute, in partnership with the EU-funded REACHOUT project, have developed new training manuals geared specifically towards volunteer community health workers. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – Deep-Science, Deep-Tech, Deep-Mind – 31 January 2019, Brussels, Belgium

While legislative negotiations on Horizon Europe are under way in the European Parliament and the EU Council, the proposal presented by the European Commission entrusts the Strategic Planning process with the definition and implementation of the most significant novelties of the next Framework Programme (i.e. intervention areas, R&I Missions, new

Events – Building a climate-neutral Europe with natural bio-based construction materials – 29 January 2019, Brussels, Belgium

To debate policies and initiatives to promote the use of innovative materials to decarbonise construction the ISOBIO Horizon 2020 project partners invite policy makers, industry, civil society groups and all interested stakeholders to an event on 29 January in Brussels. The event is free of charge, but registration is mandatory.

Events – DEMETER Concluding Symposium on Rare-Earth Permanent-Magnet Motors and the E-Mobility Revolution – 5-7 February 2019, Leuven, Belgium

Imagine the current growth rate of (Hybrid) Electric Vehicles is maintained worldwide. There are already 4 million electric vehicles on the road and the IEA expects this number to increase to 70 million in 2025. But which technologies will make up the future EVs? Which e-motor will dominate? And what

Research Headlines – Empowering research into devastating insect-borne diseases

Researchers are gaining unprecedented access to mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies and the diseases they carry, thanks to a groundbreaking EU-funded initiative that pools resources, technology and expertise to counter the world’s most devastating insect-borne pathogens. Powered by WPeMatico

European Innovation Council – EIC pilot: €173.4 million for top-class innovators to bring their innovations faster to market

The European Commission will support 283 innovative projects under the European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot to bring their innovations faster onto the market. 278 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 27 countries have been selected for funding in the latest round of the SME Instrument. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Infrastructure to accelerate vaccine development

An EU-funded project is developing infrastructure to support innovation and accelerate the development of new vaccines. This will enhance European competitiveness in this field and bring major societal benefits. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Fast-tracking European innovations to the global market

An EU-funded project is building bridges between fundamental research in detection and imaging technologies and the world of business. The network it is creating will channel breakthroughs that push the frontiers of science on to the global market. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Connecting the dots for multi-messenger astrophysics

How do you see the invisible in our Universe? Various types of detectors can be used, and an EU-funded project is making it easier to piece together the bigger picture from the different signals they observe. In the process, it is helping to strengthen Europe’s position at the leading edge