Monthly Archives: March 2020

  • 45 new Actions launching in 2020

    On 24 March 2020, COST’s governing board, the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO), confirmed the funding of 45 new COST Actions, which will start in the late Summer and Autumn of 2020. A summary of the Actions is available by clicking...
  • New Online Tool to Validate Business Ideas

    There is a new free online e-learning course designed to introduce researchers and students to entrepreneurship and guide them through the main steps of how to validate the business potential of their idea. Starting from the market discovery, the researcher/student learns...
  • UKRO Webinar – MSCA Individual Fellowships call 20

    The latest webinars on MSCA announced, which will take place at 10.00-11.00 (UK time) on 8 April on the topic of the MSCA Individual Fellowships call 2020. The webinar will be delivered by the UK MSCA National Contact Point, and will cover: UK Participation in the...
  • 4 Reasons 4 Copyright: New Interactive Guide for SMEs

    The European IP Helpdesk teamed up with 4iP Council, a European not-for-profit dedicated to developing high quality academic insight and empirical evidence on topics related to intellectual property and innovation, to develop a new interactive guide helping innovative European businesses to understand the strategic...
  • H2020

    A shortage of fresh water has become one of the major challenges for societies all over the world 🌍.See how the #H2020 funded @MIDES2020 project aims to develop the world’s largest demonstrator of an innovative & low-energy technology for drinking water production. #worldmeteorologicalday https://youtu.be/sQbVm8IXNto...
  • IMI call for proposals for the Covid-19

    A call for research proposals (deadline 31 March 2020) was announced by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) on 3 March 2020 that aims to support projects that develop treatments and diagnostics to better tackle the COVID-19 outbreak and to increase preparedness for future possible...
  • Shaping Europe’s digital future

    The Commission unveils its ideas and actions for a digital transformation that works for all, reflecting the best of Europe: open, fair, diverse, democratic and confident. It presents a European society powered by digital solutions that put people first, opens up new opportunities...
  • Updated draft of EIC Work Program

    The European Commission has published a draft of the updated work program of the European Innovation Council. The document contains new calls that will be published by the end of 2020. Increased attention is paid to topics related to the priorities...
  • JRC survey on innovation and impact of biomedical resear

    The JRC has launched an online survey to gather feedback from researchers who received financial support from projects funded under FP5, FP6, FP7, or H2020 framework programmes. It is part of a bigger initiative to gain a better understanding of the...