Hungarian and international events

Ahead of the next cut-off deadline for Eurostars funding applications on 15 September 2016 at 20:00 CET, this webinar is organized to provide straightforward and comprehensive information to organisations wishing collaborate internationally in their field of innovation.

The Ministry of Science and Technology has invited applications for 'India-EU Research and Innovation 2016-17' under European Union Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement.

EU funding for farmers, scientists and other projects will be replaced by the Treasury after Brexit, Chancellor Philip Hammond has said.

The European Commission launched a "Common Exploitation Booster" pilot initiative providing four types of services:

• Analysis of Exploitation Risks, to scout the route towards the market and better tackle risks;
  
• Exploitation Strategy Seminar a joint working session to streamline the exploitation strategy and go to market action plan;
  
• Business Plan Development to design a convincing and actionable plan for exploitation;
  
• Brokerage and Pitching Event where partners present their results to peers, potential users and investors, in order to pave the way to follow-ups.
  

The European Commission in collaboration with the Belgian National Contact Points for SC6 is organizing an Information Day on the work programme update of 2017 of the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge ‘Europe in a changing world – Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies’.

The European Commission confirmed the calls and other actions of the second year of the two-year work programmes setting out funding opportunities for 2017. The current update with a budget of €8.5 billion introduces important novelties.

Enhancing trust in science through public engagement and open, transparent research is vital if we are to avoid descending into a 'post-factual society', according to Carlos Moedas, the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science.

Nominations for the European Inventor Award 2017 are now open. The Award recognises outstanding inventors from around the world, from all technical fields and backgrounds.

The European Commission has launched a competition to identify Europe's top future innovators and their innovations. During the entire month of August, people will be able to vote for their favourite among 40 nominees who have been developing digital innovations through EU-funded projects.

SEREN3 is the network of NCPs for Secure Societies in Horizon 2020 programme. The website operated by the network offers updated information on the news and events in the area of European security R&D, as well as a partner search tool.

European ministers for research, development and innovation discussed ways to improve the opportunities of young researchers and SMEs in the meeting of the Competitiveness Council held in Bratislava, on 19 July 2016. Hungary’s position was delivered by József Pálinkás, President of the NRDI Office.

The revamped model agreement of Horizon 2020 programme provides more clarity on previously general requirements contained in the agreement.

Sweden is once more the EU innovation leader, followed by Denmark, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands.

Brexit is an opportunity to push for more coordinated defence R&D investment by the remaining 27 member states, Ana Gomes MEP tells Science|Business.

The world’s second-biggest non-government funder of medical research, the Wellcome Trust, is launching an open access publishing website Wellcome Open Research, via which its grantholders will be able to rapidly publish all outputs from their research.

Being able to speak with non-academic audiences can help researchers and institutions demonstrate the value of their work to the public, explain the return on investment to funders, encourage donations and enhance a university’s reputation.

The event will contain information and networking sessions and will be followed by the Digital Assembly on 28-29 September.

The European Commission is organising an Information Day & Brokerage event on the upcoming calls for proposals which will be launched in autumn 2016. The event will take place in Brussels on 14 September 2016.

The event offers for the stakeholders in the area of marine and maritime research the opportunity to interact with the Smart Blue Regions initiative and to establish contacts with potential partners to address Blue Growth and Transport research topics of Horizon 2020 open for the year 2017. The event will take place in Gdansk on 19-20 September 2016.