Participation from associated countries on the rise – and it’s not just the newcomers

Photo credits: ThreeArt / BigStock It might be easy to see why countries associated to Horizon Europe are participating more than in previous Framework Programmes – there are more of them. Between FP7 from 2007 – 2013, and now, there are four new associate partners, with a fifth… … | Continue reading


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European universities are taking control of academic patenting

European Patent Office in Rijswijk, Netherlands. Photo credits: EPO European universities have increasingly taken direct control over academic patents during the last two decades, apeing the system in the US, a new study shows,… Subscribe to read more | Continue reading


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French researchers and start-ups raise alarm over spending cuts

Michel Barnier, prime minister of France. Photo credits: Service photographique de Matignon / info.gouv.fr Start-ups in France are calling on the government to reverse plans to cut fiscal incentives as proposed in its 2025 budget, which is up for discussion in the National Assemb … | Continue reading


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Funding Radar: This week’s round up of calls in climate adaptation

Photo credits: zverge / BigStock In September, three firefighters died tackling wildfires in Portugal, while severe storms and heavy rainfall lashed <… Subscribe to read more | Continue reading


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Winning formula: putting the ‘Eurovision’ moment into a European Research Council proposal

Marcus Collier, ERC evaluator and grantee. Photo credits: Marcus Collier / X Want to secure a European Research Council (ERC) grant? Plant a ‘Eurovision moment’ in your proposal, says Marcus Collier, ERC evaluator and grantee. … Subscribe to read more | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 17 hours ago

Researchers who got funding from Horizon Europe’s Pillar I have tapped €4.5B from other EU funding streams

Photo credits: Kevin White / Flickr Participants in Horizon Europe’s Pillar I for basic science are reaping billions from other EU funds, and since 2021 have secured almost €4.5 billion from EU programmes such as Erasmus+, Digital Europe and EU-LIFE, according to a European Commi … | Continue reading


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BSC launches new spin-off Galtea, a pioneer in advancing the safe and responsible use of generative AI by companies

Backed by the research of BSC's Language Technologies Unit and the computational power of MareNostrum 5, Galtea is the first company in Spain to provide a technological and scientific basis for the technical evaluation and regulatory compliance of generative AI. This new technolo … | Continue reading


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Korea-EU Strengthen Data Cooperation with Launch of GAIA-X Korean Hub

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Monday that it will deepen cooperation with the European Union (EU) through the launch of a Korean hub for Gaia-X, the EU’s flagship data platform aimed at building a unified digital market and driving the data economy. This … | Continue reading


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Knut Steffensen becomes new director of Karolinska ATMP Center

On 4 November, Knut Steffensen will be taking up office as the director of the Karolinska ATMP Centre, a leading centre for advanced therapy medicinal products, with research, manufacture and treatment all under one roof. The Read more here | Continue reading


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AI tops €550M digital R&D agenda in Horizon Europe, leaked document shows

Photo credits: Mike MacKenzie / Flickr If you’re having a hard time keeping track of the new artificial intelligence and data laws in Europe, then you’re in luck: as part of its planning for Horizon Europe research grants, the Commission is considering harnessing AI to monitor… R … | Continue reading


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Stockholm University: Six researchers share €15.3 million from Wallenberg Foundation

The importance of Arctic methane emissions for the climate, how matter is formed and broken down, evolutionary shifts in the plant kingdom, and new effective methods for producing bioactive substances that will meet future needs for medicines and advanced electronics. These are j … | Continue reading


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EIB and European Environment Agency deepen cooperation over biodiversity and climate action

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Environment Agency (EEA) will strengthen collaboration to promote climate action, environmental sustainability, and sustainable finance. In a new agreement, the EIB and the EEA pledged deeper Read more here | Continue reading


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Programme Delivery Expert job opportunity at Eureka

Eureka is the world’s biggest public network for international cooperation in R&D and innovation. Since 1985, governments and public funding agencies in our network have supported the R&D of over 7,000 ground-breaking commercialised innovations that have positively… Read more her … | Continue reading


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Eureka is looking for a Programme Management Officer

Eureka is the world’s biggest public network for international cooperation in R&D and innovation. Since 1985, governments and public funding agencies in our network have supported the R&D of over 7,000 ground-breaking commercialised innovations that have positively… Read more her … | Continue reading


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EU research community reacts to the Heitor report

Portugal’s former science minister Manuel Heitor. Photo credits: European Union After months of waiting and speculation, the European Commission’s expert group led by Portugal’s former science minister Manuel Heitor has published a bombshell of a report calling for a momentous ov … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 5 days ago

European Research Council needs to remain independent in FP10, Maria Leptin says

Maria Leptin, president of the European Research Council. Photo: European Union European research and innovation policy will be undergoing a major restructuring in the coming years, and for Maria Leptin, president of the European Research Council (ERC), it’s not good news if the … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 5 days ago

Regions ring alarm bell over proposed EU competitiveness fund

The European Committee of the Regions' building in Brussels, Belgium. Photo credits: European Union / Nuno Rodrigues The European Commission’s proposal to bundle most EU research programmes into a competitiveness fund spells trouble for regional innovation, according to the Europ … | Continue reading


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LIVE: Brave new world: Building Europe’s capacities for defence and security R&D

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LIVE NOW: Brave new world: Building Europe’s capacities for defence and security R&D

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A lab to grow tech entrepreneurs: what ‘big science’ can offer

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EU needs to experiment with new R&I funding mechanisms, Heitor report says

The way the EU funds research and innovation isn’t really working, and the European Commission urgently needs to experiment with new ways to do it, according to a new Read more here | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 6 days ago

News analysis: EU needs to experiment with new R&I funding mechanisms, Heitor report says

The way the EU funds research and innovation isn’t really working, and the European Commission urgently needs to experiment with new ways to do it, according to a new Read more here | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 6 days ago

Time for a major shakeup of how the EU funds research, expert group says

Manuel Heitor, chair of the European Commission's high-level group on Horizon Europe and FP10. Photo: Council of the EU A group of experts tasked with advising the European Commission on the next Framework Programme for research and innovation is recommending a major overhaul of … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 6 days ago

Vinnova to prepare regulatory sandbox on net-zero technologies

Vinnova is commissioned by the government to analyze how a contact point for a regulatory sandbox for net zero technology can work in Sweden. It is about experimental activities to develop technology and regulations in, for example, the energy field, by letting companies test new … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 6 days ago

Elsevier Health expands access to ClinicalKey AI to individual medical residents and physicians

ClinicalKey AI is a leading clinical decision support solution that offers the latest evidence-based clinical information at the point of care. The AI-powered solution answers clinical questions – from simple to complex - enabling reliable and secure access to some of the world’s … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 6 days ago

CNRS defends the future of EU space research

The European Commission's recent work on new space legislation is an opportunity for the CNRS to defend the importance of preserving space research at a time when new threats are arising because of the multiplication of orbital objects. It has been customary since ancient times t … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 6 days ago

CNRS defends the future of EU space researc

The European Commission's recent work on new space legislation is an opportunity for the CNRS to defend the importance of preserving space research at a time when new threats are arising because of the multiplication of orbital objects. It has been customary since ancient times t … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 6 days ago

CERN teams up with Luxembourg and the World Food Programme to tackle global hunger

A new partnership funded by the Government of Luxembourg, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) and CERN aims to use expertise in AI… Read more here | Continue reading


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Fitness trackers can provide useful information for patients with heart disease

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Fitness trackers can provide useful information for patients with heart disease

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EMBL is seeking an International Relations Officer

EMBL is Europe’s life sciences laboratory – an intergovernmental organisation with more than 110 independent research groups and service teams covering the spectrum of molecular biology. It operates across six sites in Heidelberg (headquarters), Barcelona, Cambridge, Grenoble, Ha … | Continue reading


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European Investment Bank hatches plans to keep start-ups in Europe

EIB Group president Nadia Calviño before the Eurogroup meeting. Photo credits: Liam McEvoy / EIB The European Investment Bank (EIB) has proposed new measures to support companies in scaling up, to ensure that technologies developed in Europe remain here. At a meeting with… Subscr … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 7 days ago

Non-associated countries participate less, but get more money, Horizon data says

“As open as possible, as close as necessary” is the mantra for international collaboration under Horizon Europe. And looking at the participation of international partners, it seems that the EU has indeed become more selective. <… Subscribe to read more | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 7 days ago

European Research Council winners and losers in Horizon Europe

Photo credits: Thijs ter Haar / Flickr Recently released data from the European Commission has shone a light on which countries do particularly well or poorly at winning grants from the European Research Council (ERC) and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), compared to their… … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 7 days ago

The Ecosystem: Milan moves to bridge the gap between basic research and start-up formation

The Tech Europe Foundation will be based at Milan’s Parco dei Gasometri, currently being redeveloped as an innovation hub for the Politecnico di Milano. A plan to build up Milan’s innovation ecosystem unveiled in September spans basic research, entrepreneurship and company innova … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 7 days ago

CEPI and the Gates Foundation are looking for epidemic modellers

Photo credits: digitalista / BigStock CEPI and the Gates Foundation are building a network of infectious disease modellers in the Global South. As a first step, they’re looking for experts to train the future networks of researchers. Subscribe to read more | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 7 days ago

Funding Radar: This week’s round up of calls in mental health research

Photo credits: zverge / BigStock Last Thursday was World Mental Health Day, an event dedicated to raising awareness about mental health that dates back to 1992. The EU too has a… Subscribe to read more | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 7 days ago

Dialogue-based funding is making headway in university budgets

Ben Jongbloed, senior researcher at the Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS) at the University of Twente. Photo credits: University of Twente As university to-do lists expand inexorably, with new societal and labour challenges to tackle, experts believe this is ushe … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 7 days ago

EMBL: This year's Nobel Prize in chemistry acknowledges advancements in protein science

David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. One half of the prize has been awarded to David Baker “for computational protein design” and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure predic … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 8 days ago

Innovate Together 2024 launches €5 million call

EIT Manufacturing and EFFRA call for innovative green manufacturing projects Launching its second call, Innovate Together is inviting previous Made in… Read more here | Continue reading


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CSC announces new service for publishing sensitive medical research data

The FEGA service, developed for sensitive biomedical research data, enables the secure publication of research data. The Federated European Genome-phenome Archive (FEGA) differs from other available publication and analysis services in that the data are not exported from the serv … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 8 days ago

Committee of the Regions and EIB Group partner for more cohesion in Europe

During a plenary debate of the Committee of the Regions with European Investment Bank (EIB) Group President Nadia Calviño, the two institutions renewed their common goal to promote convergence and economic growth across the EU’s regions, both in urban and rural areas, with a spec … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 8 days ago

Elsevier and Times Higher Education sign new partnership

Elsevier, a global leader in scientific information and analytics, and Times Higher Education (THE) opens in new tab/window, the provider of insights that evaluate university excellence in every… Read more here | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 8 days ago

UT Arlington research contributes $302M to U.S. economy

A new report shows that research projects at The University of Texas at Arlington contributed nearly one-third of a billion dollars—$302.1 million, to be exact—to the national economy through 976 vendor contracts and subcontracts between 2018 and 2023. Of those contracts, 124 wen … | Continue reading


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New report: photonics key to limitless clean energy

Fusion energy, the ultimate tool for generating endless clean, safe and decarbonised energy sources, depends on advanced light technologies, according to a new report. A report published today by Europe’s premier platform for light-based… Read more here | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 11 days ago

Viewpoint: EU needs to boost investment in research infrastructures

Katarina Bjelke, director general at the Swedish Research Council. Research infrastructures have been notably absent in the ongoing discussions about the next EU framework research programme FP10. But without strong investments in these large scale and expensive facilities, we… R … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 12 days ago

New UK technology secretary promises new era of cooperation with Europe

Keir Starmer (left), Leader of the Labour Party, and Peter Kyle (right), Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, visit AstraZeneca in Macclesfield, 2023. Photo credits: Keir Starmer / Flickr The UK’s new secretary of state for technology has talked up sc … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 12 days ago

New UK technology secretary promises fresh era of cooperation with Europe

Peter Kyle (right), UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, on a tour of CERN earlier this month. Photo credits: Adam Rennie / 2024 CERN The UK’s new secretary of state for technology has talked up scientific and technological cooperation with the EU, in a … | Continue reading


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