New agreement to involve French researchers in the utilisation of the laser centre in Szeged
József Pálinkás held talks on scientific relationships and cooperation between research institutions in Paris.
Publication date: 16 March 2017
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EU’s persistent research and innovation gap exposed in six charts
Post-communist central and eastern Europe still lags western Europe on the quality of its science and innovation outputs, according to six indicators collected by the European Commission. The gap may be persistent, but it does not appear to be widening. Investors are beginning to uncover more and more opportunities in CEE and east-west venture capital investment rates seem to be converging.
Publication date: 16 February 2017
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Strengthening Transnational Funding Cooperation to tackle the urbanization challenge – Opportunities for Danube Region Countries
The projects "Danube-INCO.NET", "JPI Urban Europe" and "EXPAND" are organising a joint workshop aiming at widening the participation in the JPI Urban Europe, exchanging on urban challenges and to matching JPI Urban Europe with the national and regional funding strategies and priorities of Danube Region as well as EU-Widening countries on 24 March 2017.
Publication date: 16 February 2017
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Health research: Commission awards €1 million to breakthrough test which distinguishes between viral or bacterial infections
Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, handed over a €1 million Horizon Prize for Better Use of Antibiotics, and Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, delivered the EU Health Award for NGOs fighting Antimicrobial Resistance, at an award ceremony hosted by the University of Leuven in Belgium.
Publication date: 16 February 2017
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Commission and EIF start selecting Pan-European Venture Capital Fund-of-Funds promoters
The European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have started selecting promoters of one or more private-sector led, market-driven Pan-European Venture Capital Funds-of-Funds. 17 applications were submitted by the 31 January 2017 deadline
Publication date: 16 February 2017
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New EU report hints at post-Horizon 2020 research priorities
Attracting more top global companies and boosting investment in defence are among the main avenues the European Commission could investigate as it lays the ground for a successor to Horizon 2020, according to a report examining ways of maximising the impact of EU research and innovation programmes.
Publication date: 16 February 2017
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Brexatom delivers first big blow to EU/UK science collaboration
Nuclear scientists have become the first to face up to the hard realities of what Brexit means for UK/EU research cooperation - and their future careers - following the announcement that Britain is to pull out of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) when it leaves the EU.
Publication date: 16 February 2017
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Science Europe policy brief on Research Infrastructures
RIs are of utmost importance for Europe’s global competitiveness. Science Europe has published its contribution to the review of the positioning of Research Infrastructures (RIs) in Horizon 2020 and in future Framework Programmes.
Publication date: 16 February 2017
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Nobel laureate Paul Nurse joins top EU science panel
Paul Nurse, geneticist who received the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and Director of the UK’s Francis Crick Institute, will be joining the EU’s Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) in March.
Publication date: 16 February 2017
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Commission to boost space research in Framework 9
Space research and innovation will be funded through three avenues: first, through related Framework 9 pillars, as with Horizon 2020; second, by establishing a Joint Technology Initiative for space; and third, through the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) by creating a Knowledge and Innovation Community for space.
Publication date: 16 February 2017
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Commission confirms the aim of new EU military R&D programme is to develop home-grown weapons
Research will support the modernisation and independence of Europe’s arms manufacturers, but the sensitive nature of the work means there will not be the usual oversight and scrutiny of the programme by experts or MEPs.
Publication date: 16 February 2017
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EU names star panel of innovation advisors
Commissioner Moedas’ plans for a European Innovation Council move a step forward with naming of 15 top investors and entrepreneurs to advise. The Commission said the new panel will advise on the effort targeting breakthrough innovation projects with the potential for scaling up, and also make recommendations for the future role of the EIC from 2021. The group will start meeting in March, and “feed into” another group planning the next Framework Programme for EU R&D.
Publication date: 16 February 2017
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ERA Progress Report 2016
The European Commission has published the European Research Area (ERA) Progress Report 2016 and Country Snapshots. The country report shows that Hungary is making progress towards achieving the ERA in areas related to access to and transfer of scientific knowledge and international cooperation, however, Hungary’s performance in priority on open labour market for researchers leaves significant room for improvement.
Publication date: 16 February 2017
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KSOP Master Program in Optics & Photonics
The Karlsruhe School of Optics & Photonics (KSOP) is offering a Master Program that bridges undergraduate optics classes with the in-depth knowledge essential for cutting-edge research. Scholarship programme is available for the best students.
Publication date: 15 February 2017
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ARAID Call for Recruitment of Researchers
ARAID, the Agency for Research, Development and Innovation in Aragon has launched an international call for applications to fill up to a maximum of 8 research positions in different research areas.
Publication date: 15 February 2017
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Policy brief - The role of the ERA-NET instrument in fostering inclusiveness
PLATFORM, a forum for funders and programme managers in European Research Area Networks (ERA-NETs) in the fields that make up the bioeconomy, has published a policy brief that provides recommendations for the European Commission (EC), ERA-NET initiatives and the so-called lower performing countries (LPCs) on how LPCs can become an integral and empowered part of the ERA-NET community.
Publication date: 15 February 2017
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Public stakeholder consultation – Interim evaluation of Joint Undertakings operating under Horizon 2020
The Joint Undertakings (JUs) are formalised public-private partnerships bringing together industry, the research community, in some cases Member States, regulators and the EU to define and implement common research agendas and invest in large-scale multinational research activities.
Publication date: 15 February 2017
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Public Stakeholder Consultation – Evaluation of Public-Public Partnerships
Horizon 2020 supports a number of Public-Public Partnerships allowing the EU to participate in research programmes undertaken jointly by several Member States. The objective of the consultation is to collect information from a wide audience on different aspects of the design and implementation of the Art.185 Initiatives, namely AAL2, Eurostars2 and BONUS. Consultation will be open until 30 April 2017.
Publication date: 15 February 2017
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Horizon Prize on Materials for Clean Air
To improve air quality in cities, the challenge set for this €3 million prize is to develop an innovative and well-designed material solution that will reduce the concentration of particulate matter in the air. The contest will run until 23 January 2018.
Publication date: 15 February 2017
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Horizon 2020 coordinators' day on 1 March 2017 in Brussels
On 01 March 2017 the Commission will organise a “coordinators’ day” for coordinators of successful proposals. The purpose of the event is to explain the details on the preparation and signature of grant agreements. This event on Grant Agreement Preparation will also be webstreamed and comes in addition to the one organised on Amendments and Reporting on the 14th February.
Publication date: 15 February 2017
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