Making the most of microalgae

Date: 19/05/2016High in oils, protein and other valuable compounds, such as antioxidants and enzymes, microalgae grow in water in large concentrations using few resources. They have potential for many industries, but so far their main commercial use is in health products such as … | Continue reading


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Cities test green energy and transport solutions

Date: 19/05/2016The project’s approach encourages individuals and communities across Europe to work together on implementing sustainable, green solutions to meet energy and transport needs. The approach is in line with the EU’s plan to develop smart cities that integrate informat … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

Improving SME's access to public procurement

Identifier: COS-APP-2016-2-05Pillar: Improving access to marketsOpening Date: Deadline: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading


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Lowering aircraft emissions with next-generation engines

Date: 17/05/2016Bringing together 35 partners from 10 countries, the ENOVAL project is one of a family of European research initiatives aimed at cutting aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise. In combination, these initiatives provide the basis for the next generation of … | Continue reading


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Hack the brain

Date: From 24/06/2016 to 26/06/2016Venue: Amsterdam, NetherlandsUsually hackathons are events that bring together people dealing with IT software and hardware for them to share their ideas and work on a common project. The hackathon organised in Amsterdam on 24-26 June by FET pro … | Continue reading


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How simulating behaviour can help policy makers

Date: 13/05/2016We are faced nowadays with complex problems such as climate change, financial instability, epidemics, social inequality, to name just very few. In addition, human society itself has become ever more complex with interactions taking place not face-to-face but digit … | Continue reading


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Catching the tide for marine observation

Date: 13/05/2016The OSS2015 team delivered methodology, data and insights that could help to further improve the marine data products and services offered by Copernicus, the European Earth Observation programme, previously known as Global Monitoring for Environment and Security ( … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

My-AHA | An ICT platform for healthy ageing

Date: 12/05/2016my-AHA, a 4-year Horizon 2020 funded project, will empower older citizens to better manage their own health, resulting in healthcare cost savings. This project will use state-of-the-art analytical concepts to provide new ways of health monitoring and disease preve … | Continue reading


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EU project to delay frailty among older persons by bridging health data and new technologies

Date: 12/05/2016The FrailSafe project aims to delay frailty by developing a set of measures and tools, together with recommendations to reduce its onset. Frailty is a syndrome characterized by diminished strength, endurance, and reduced physiologic function that increases an indi … | Continue reading


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A more efficient aero-engine to reduce aviation's carbon footprint

Date: 12/05/2016Air traffic around the world continues to increase by an average of 5 % per year. With aviation currently responsible for around 2 % of all human produced global carbon dioxide (CO2), any annual increase adds up fast. For every 100 kilometres flown by just one pas … | Continue reading


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A trace gas analysed in mineral spring water in Germany gives clues on the origins of the Earth

Date: 11/05/2016Illustration © Eifel forest near the Viktoriaquelle water well.  Photo © Centre de Recherches Petrographiques et GeochimiquesHow the Earth formed about 4.54 billion years ago remains quite enigmatic. Because of their multiple isotopes (or forms) of various origins … | Continue reading


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ERC grantee uncovers genetic clue to animals' evolutionary success

Date: 11/05/2016We know that animals evolved from their single-cell ancestors. What we don't know is how that happened? What mechanism led to the development of animals' complex bodies? This is one of the unsolved mysteries of the evolution.ERC grantee Professor Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo … | Continue reading


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A more accurate imaging probe for cancer surgery

Date: 11/05/2016Fluorescence imaging probes play an increasingly important role in cancer surgery. Probes help to guide surgeons by providing real-time visualisations of the areas on which they are operating during surgery.Read more … | Continue reading


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Mitigating the impact of natural disasters through multi-sector partnership

Date: 11/05/2016Remember back in 2010, when the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland erupted throwing thousands of tonnes of mineral ash into the air, bringing chaos to the European air industry and costing the economy billions? What about the wildfires that swept through Portugal … | Continue reading


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Horizon 2020 Information Day: Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency & Raw Materials

Date: 14/09/2016Venue: BrusselsMore informationThe European Commission is organising an Information Day to present the 2017 calls for proposals of Horizon 2020's Societal Challenge 5 "Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials".Representatives of the resea … | Continue reading


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New building material lets in light but keeps out cold

Date: 10/05/2016Electric lights ensure Europe’s cities glisten and sparkle, with architectural wonders lit up for all to see . The downside to this permanent glow is the energy that the cities’ buildings consume. Construction materials, such as glass, regular concrete and steel, … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

An empirical approach to climate change adaptation

Date: 10/05/2016While a large volume of macro-level data exists on how the global climate is changing, there is little empirical and comparable information on the impact at a local level, and even less on how municipalities, societies and industries are reacting. By analysing res … | Continue reading


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InfoWeek on calls in 2017 for Societal Challenge 2

InfoWeek on 2017 calls for Societal Challenge 2 - The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation | Continue reading


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Simple apps transform advanced manufacturing

Date: 03/05/2016Although consumers will pull out their phones and use simple apps for banking, shopping or planning a journey, businesses have tended to head in the opposite direction. They favour complex software, such as enterprise resource planning tools, to optimise their act … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

Joint Action - General Product Safety Directive (GPSD)

Identifier: CONS-GPSD-2016Pillar: Product safety (non food)Planned Opening Date: Deadline: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading


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Spotting pancreatic cancer early

Date: 02/05/2016The Immpact project, which focuses on the final stages of the development of the new blood test, was launched in June 2015 for a duration of two years. It is implemented by Swedish start-up Immunovia. “The objective is to carry out the studies and commercialisatio … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

Georgia joins Horizon 2020, the EU's Research and Innovation Programme

Georgia joins Horizon 2020, the EU's Research and Innovation Programme - The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation | Continue reading


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EU and Canada join forces to better understand the Atlantic

Date: 29/04/2016Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, and Hunter Tootoo, the Canadian Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, agreed today in Brussels to further align funding and pool resources dedicated to innovative rese … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

European Commission commits €1m to help stamp out death during childbirth

Date: 28/04/2016Up to three cash prizes will be awarded to the innovator(s) with the most effective solutions, to assist in the realisation of their idea or development. Proposed solutions could be of a clinical, technological or managerial nature, and should take full account of … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

Horizon Prize - Birth Day

Identifier: H2020-BirthDayPrize-2016Pillar: Societal ChallengesPlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading


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The European Green Vehicles Initiative presents impact assessment and success stories of Green Cars Initiative

Date: 27/04/2016On 20th April - in the framework of TRA 2016 - EGVIA organised a successful workshop to present the main findings of the impact assessment of the European Green Cars Inititiative. Jean-Luc di Paola-Galloni, EGVIA Vice Chairman from the automotive industry, present … | Continue reading


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H2020-JTI-IMI2-2016-09-two-stage

Identifier: H2020-JTI-IMI2-2016-09-two-stagePillar: Societal ChallengesPlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading


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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Forum 2016 – Where business and research talent meet

Date: 29/06/2016The objective of this event is to discuss the role of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) in supporting researchers to develop their careers outside academia and in businesses in particular.In the morning, representatives of EU institutions, MSCA fellows, bu … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

New light on emulsions

Date: 21/04/2016Emulsions are mysterious phenomena – at the molecular level, at least. Found in industrial products such as lubricants, foods such as milk and in each of our cells, emulsions are made up of tiny droplets of one liquid that are dispersed in another.Read more … | Continue reading


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Latest SME Instrument results: European Commission to invest €8.7 million in 189 innovative businesses

Date: 21/04/2016The funding is provided under Phase 1 of the Instrument, which means that participants in each project will receive €50,000 to finance feasibility studies for new products that can disrupt the market. They can also ask for up to three days of free business coachin … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

€5 million in Horizon Prizes to help create clean engines

Date: 20/04/2016A €3.5 million Horizon Prize for the Cleanest Engine of the Future and a €1.5 million Horizon Prize for the Engine Retrofit for Clean Air, funded by the EU's research programme Horizon 2020, will be awarded to the individuals or teams with the most effective solut … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

Horizon Prize - Cleanest Engine of the Future

Identifier: H2020-FutureEnginePrize-2016Pillar: Societal ChallengesOpening Date: Deadline: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016Latest information: The submission session is now available for: H2020-FutureEnginePrize-2016(IPr) | Continue reading


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LiveDiverse protects livelihoods and biodiversity

Date: 20/04/2016In answering this question, the EU-funded LiveDiverse project worked with rural people in and around protected areas in Costa Rica, India, South Africa, and Vietnam to balance the need to preserve their livelihoods with maintaining the rich biodiversity of the are … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

European Cloud Initiative to give Europe a global lead in the data-driven economy

Date: 20/04/2016A new European Open Science Cloud will offer Europe's 1.7 million researchers and 70 million science and technology professionals a virtual environment to store, share and re-use their data across disciplines and borders.Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, S … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

Horizon Prize - Engine Retrofit for Clean Air

Identifier: H2020-EngineRetrofitPrize-2016Pillar: Societal ChallengesPlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

ETSI - From Research To Standardisation

ETSI - From Research To Standardisation - The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation | Continue reading


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Israel Water Association Annual Conference: EU water and energy Initiatives in the region

Date: 23/05/2016Venue: Tel Aviv, IsraelMore informationOn 23 May 2016, the EU Delegation, together with ISERD - the Israel-Europe R&D Directorate, will be holding a workshop devoted to EU water and energy initiatives in the region. The workshop will take place within the Israeli … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

No More Food to Waste - FUSIONS European Platform Meeting

Date: 19/05/2016Venue: BrusselsMore informationFUSIONS is the European FP7 project committed to contribute to halving per capita food waste at the retail and consumer level, and reducing food waste along production and supply chains, a target that was adopted by the international … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

Final Conference and Workshop of the Silver project

Date: 07/06/2016Venue: Amsterdam More informationThe Conference will share the SILVER experience with Pre-Commercial Procurement as an innovative tool for bringing new care technologies to the market. Participants will have an op … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

European High Performance Computing Summit week

Date: From 09/05/2016 to 12/05/2016Venue: Prague (CZ) More informationThe coordination action EXDCI - European eXtreme Data and Computing Initiative - will host the first edition of European HPC Summit. The event's programme incl … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

EMiT 2016: EMerging Technology Conference

Date: From 02/06/2016 to 03/06/2016Emerging Technology: Revolutionising Computing!Computational hardware is changing rapidly. Two decades ago, all we needed to know was the speed of upcoming hardware, not its form or the state of its software frameworks. This is no longer true wi … | Continue reading


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Driving down CO2 emissions with fuel-efficient trucks

Date: 19/04/2016Working in the EU-funded CORE project, truck manufacturers, component-makers and academic institutions have come together to reduce pollution and improve fuel efficiency in a key segment of the transport sector: the heavy duty vehicles that form the backbone of tr … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

BIO BASED INDUSTRIES PPP

Identifier: H2020-BBI-JTI-2016Pillar: Societal ChallengesOpening Date: Deadline: Thu, 8 Sep 2016 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading


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FET Innovation Launchpad Info Day on 20th April 2016 in Brussels

FET Innovation Launchpad Info Day on 20th April 2016 in Brussels - The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation | Continue reading


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Vehicle safety systems to better protect pedestrians and cyclists

Date: 18/04/2016Even though road safety has improved in recent years, accidents remain a serious problem on European roads – on average 75 people lose their lives every day and 750 are seriously injured. Vulnerable road users (VRUs) such as pedestrians, cyclists, motorbike and mo … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

Tackling maritime accidents with better ship design

Date: 18/04/2016Did you know that the majority of maritime accidents are caused by human error? Although steps have been taken to remedy this, their scope tends to be limited to implementing safety management systems (SMS). And although an SMS can go a long way towards decreasing … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

All-natural driving study hits the road

Date: 18/04/2016The Udrive project is collecting data from 200 vehicles (lorries, cars and scooters), keeping track of the actions and reactions of the participating motorists as they engage with everyday traffic. “Our objective is to gain insight into real, 'natural' driving beh … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

New solar-powered electric vehicle to lower daily travel costs

Date: 18/04/2016Most people living in cities drive less than 50 km per day, using their vehicle to commute from home and work. If the PLUS-MOBY vehicles are mass-produced as planned, this daily commute could be powered by the sun for many drivers in southern EU countries, says pr … | Continue reading


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