EU research commissioner Iliana Ivanova and Willy Borsus, vice-president of the Walloon government at a press conference in La Hulpe on Thursday. Photo: European Union European research and innovation ministers and Commissioner Iliana Ivanova have affirmed a joint commitment to s … | Continue reading
EU research commissioner Iliana Ivanova EU research commissioner Iliana Ivanova urged the research and innovation community in Europe to make the case for a bigger budget for the next framework programme for research and innovation. “If we make the value of the programme clearer … | Continue reading
Irina Sandu, Director of Destination Earth 2023 was the hottest year on record, replete with extreme weather events, many of them resulting in economic damage and loss of life. There is an urgent need to enhance prediction capabilities to better respond and adapt to the environme … | Continue reading
Sustainable defence might sound like an oxymoron, but both industry and governments are increasingly realising the sector cannot be excluded from Europe’s climate ambitions. “There’s a perception of defence as not only bad, but also dirty. And that’s something we’re trying to cor … | Continue reading
Michael Makanga (Left), executive director of the Global Health EDCTP3 joint undertaking and Luis Pizarro, executive director of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative. Photo: Michel Mees / EDCTP & Ariane Mawaffo / DNDi We received our medical training on opposite sides of t … | Continue reading
German research minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger. Photo: Sanjar Khaksari / Flickr Chip production and artificial intelligence are increasingly becoming weapons in geopolitical competition, according to a report, published to coincide with the Munich Security Conference (MSC), whi … | Continue reading
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen first mentioned the idea of a European Sovereignty Fund in her 2022 State of the Union speech. This idea later evolved into the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform. Photo: Dati Bendo / European Union Strategic Technologies … | Continue reading
Engineering biology is the application of rigorous engineering principles to the design and fabrication of biological components and systems, from modifications of natural systems to new forms of artificial biology. It encompasses the entire innovation ecosystem, from breakthroug … | Continue reading
In this podcast, the fourth of a series of 15 interviews with women university rectors and president, Kerstin Tham, Vice Chancellor of Malmö University gives insights into her own journey, the importance of the role of female Rectors to establish arenas for young researchers, and … | Continue reading
EIB building in Luxembourg. [Shutterstock/nitpicker] Safer and faster train connections, more green energy for households and businesses and support for small and mid-sized companies are some of the main results expected from EIB Group investment in Czechia in 2023. The biggest l … | Continue reading
NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is pleased to announce the release of its Research Data Framework (RDaF) Version 2.0, both as a traditional publication and an interactive web application. The RDaF V2.0 is a unique, multifaceted, and customizable tool for … | Continue reading
Wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, civil war in Yemen, conflict in Sudan: around the world, military conflicts affect millions. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is committed to helping these people by stocking medical facilities with supplies. Getting those su … | Continue reading
Marc Lemaître, director general for research and innovation at the European Commission's research directorate, speaking during Science|Business' annual conference on 13 February in Brussels Marc Lemaître, director general for research and innovation, appears receptive to calls to … | Continue reading
UASNL is the strategic alliance of 19 Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences (https://www.uasnl.eu/ ). We are looking for a colleague who can enthusiastically and convincingly represent the interests of UASNL within Europe in the field of research and innovation. What will you be … | Continue reading
One of the greatest shortcomings of EU framework research programmes is they are not usually designed with appropriate due care or consideration of the other funding mechanisms managed by the European Commission. Let’s take for example the Digital Europe Programme (DEP) and the s … | Continue reading
The Resilient Delta Initiative, part of the Convergence Alliance, is a partner in two Regio Deals. For these deals, the central government has allocated €25 million to Smart Delta Drechtsteden and €17.7 million to the Waterweg Region. These funds are aimed at improving the qualit … | Continue reading
A new position paper, published jointly by the European Technology Platform Photonics21 and the VR/AR Industrial Coalition, outlines how photonics plays a critical role in the future of Virtual Worlds and thus also Web 4.0, the next generation of the internet. Titled ‘Optics an … | Continue reading
Europe’s biodiversity continues to decline at an alarming rate, with most protected species and habitats confronting poor conservation status. Facing the pressure, it is important to understand and model the forces and processes shaping biodiversity with novel tools and methods f … | Continue reading
Startups suffered a “crisis” last year for the first time in a decade. The amount of capital raised by new businesses fell 30% in the US, 35% in Switzerland and 38% in France, for example, on the back of a slowing global economy. But startups coming out of EPFL were undaunted, an … | Continue reading
The need for increased cyber security is growing exponentially. The Swedish government is investing just over SEK 100 million in the coming years in Cybercampus Sweden, an initiative inaugurated today at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The purpose of the investment is to stren … | Continue reading
The number of private universities in Germany has skyrocketed in recent years. Twenty years ago, there were 49, now according to a recent analysis by the Centre for Higher Education, there are 115 – more than twice as many. Over the same time, the number of students attending the … | Continue reading
EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson first announced the plans to create a small modular reactor alliance in September 2023. Photo: European Union The European Commission this week opened a call for industry partners to join a new alliance to advance the development and deployment … | Continue reading
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In this podcast, the first of a series of 15 interviews with women university rectors and president, UCD President Orla Feely gives insights into her own journey, the rise of women leaders in Irish universities, and the importance of role models for younger female researchers. To … | Continue reading
In recent years industrial biotechnology – also known as “white” biotech – has emerged as a high-value driver of industrial modernisation and the green transition. Through the innovative use of microorganisms and enzymes, it has transformative potential for manufacturing, waste … | Continue reading
Christian Ehler MEP, Parliament’s lead negotiator on the Net-Zero Industry Act. Photo: Emilie Gomez / European Union EU negotiators from the Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the Net-Zero Industry Act on Tuesday, to support domestic production of the t … | Continue reading
The Chips joint undertaking, the EU public-private partnership which funds semiconductor research, has launched a call for collaborative research projects with South Korea. The call is one of three launched this week with a total EU budget of €216 million. “We are very happy to s … | Continue reading
Science|Business plans to roll out a newsletter tailored for research and innovation professionals. This inaugural article provides a sneak peek into the kind of information you may expect in the coming weeks, ahead of a full launch this spring. The European Health Initiative (IH … | Continue reading
Imperial and the University of Liverpool will lead a £12 million research Hub to develop state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) for chemistry. The £12m funding from the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is supplemented by £19m from consortium partner … | Continue reading
Coventry University is seeking to forge new collaborations with health organisations in Singapore following a visit by the university’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Health and Life Sciences. Professor Ann-Marie Cannaby travelled to Singapore in January, visiting the National Health In … | Continue reading
Professor Sakis Mantalaris, a leading figure in cell therapy research, has been awarded €4.88 million as part of the prestigious Science Foundation Ireland Research Professorship Programme. The award will facilitate Professor Mantalaris and a team of researchers in spearheading a … | Continue reading
Increasing security in cyberspace, securing data processing infrastructure and digitisation of the infrastructure of security services are the objectives of the new call for proposals, announced by the National Centre for Research and Development as part of the National Recovery … | Continue reading
Latest news DANISH WIDENING POLEMIC: Government ministries and research and innovation stakeholders from central and eastern Europe have given a resounding no to a suggestion by the Danish government to take Widening measures out of the next framework programme (FP10) and fund th … | Continue reading
Andrea Putzu, member of the Regional Council of Marche in Italy and member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Committee of the Regions. Photo: ECR Regions should be placed at the heart of the EU’s industrial policy and the next Framework Research … | Continue reading
A sign marking the building housing the former Ministry of Education and Science, which has now been separated into the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Ministry of National Education. Polish academics and scientists have welcomed the new government’s move to sep … | Continue reading
Pitching the regions along Danube as a single innovation valley is a seductive idea, but the reality is more challenging. A report released at the inaugural Danube Tech Summit in December shows that investment and start-up activity is heavily skewed towards the Danube’s source, i … | Continue reading
Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, the seat of the Danish parliament. Government ministries and research stakeholders from central and eastern Europe say they are open to discussing the future of Widening measures but disagree with a suggestion by the Danish government that the … | Continue reading
The CERN Council has completed the midterm review of a feasibility study for a new particle accelerator that is set to replace the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), marking another step towards building the Future Circular Collider (FCC). Last Friday, the Council discussed the feasibi … | Continue reading
BAM has been appointed as the official body for pyrotechnics testing in the United Kingdom (UK). The appointment underlines BAM's expertise in the field of pyrotechnics, which is increasingly being used in the automotive sector. It enables BAM to provide conformity assessments, c … | Continue reading
Insights from the EIB Investment Survey reflect cautious optimism in Hungary’s investment climate, with primary concerns including uncertainty and rising energy costs. The EIB Group allocated €288 million for climate investments, driving the country's green transition. Out of the … | Continue reading
TwinEU will gather the expertise of different institutions: transmission, distribution, and market network operators, technology providers, and research centres, to create a pan-European digital twin based on local federated digital models. The project will apply and demonstrate … | Continue reading