The Knowledge and Innovation Community of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology EIT Digital has published its Strategic Innovation Agenda (SIA) 2020-2022 entitled “For a strong digital Europe”. The SIA outlines plans to strengthen Europe’s position in the digital world and to help businesses and entrepreneurs in the forefront of digital innovation. It […]
On 5 June 2019 Czech Liaison Office for Research Development and Innovation (CZELO), Lithuanian RDI Liaison Office (LINO) and the Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD) together with other associated Brussels based RTD liaison offices from EU member states and H2020 associated countries jointly organise a half-day Consortium building workshop around selected topics […]
Group of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania information technology researchers together with colleagues from other countries have developed a computer game for dementia carers. In the game the players experience various everyday situations, face and deal with the challenges and in such a way build knowledge and skills on how to care for […]
The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency is now accepting submissions for its fourth annual Defence Innovation Challenge. The challenge is aimed at accelerating transformational, state-of-the-art technology solutions from start-ups, small and medium-sized businesses and academia to support NATO’s C4ISR* and cyber capabilities. It is open to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), start-ups and academic […]
As part of the debate on the future of Europe, launched with the Commission’s White Paper of 1 March 2017, the Commission is today publishing a Reflection Paper on a Sustainable Europe by 2030. Announced as a follow-up to President Juncker’s 2017 State of the Union Address, today’s Paper forms part of the EU’s firm […]
Friday, January 25, Klosters-Davos, Switzerland – President Dalia Grybauskaitė, currently attending the World Economic Forum, met with Dr. Fabiola Gianotti, Director General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). It was announced that Lithuania was going to host two CERN business incubation centers – one in Vilnius and another in Kaunas. An agreement on the establishment […]
The Turkish Research and Business Organisations (TuR&Bo) is an international non-profit association (a.i.s.b.l.) that was set up in Brussels in 2004 by four prominent public and private sector Turkish institutions that represent the research & innovation domains and the entire business communities of Turkey: TOBB, TÜBİTAK, KOSGEB and TESK. IGLO is an informal association […]
Brussels, Belgium, 22 January 2019 – New open access tools for drug development, obesity, and the environmental impacts of medicines are the focus of a new IMI2 Call for proposals launched today. The total budget of the Call is over EUR 80 million. Half of this comes from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme […]
IMI will hold webinars on IMI2 – Call 17 from Wednesday 23 January to Thursday 31 January 2019 inclusive. All webinars on the Call topics will feature a presentation by the EFPIA topic coordinator and time for questions and answers. The webinars represent an excellent opportunity to learn more about the Call topics, interact […]
The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity serves the European research community as a framework for self-regulation across all scientific and scholarly disciplines and for all research settings. The 2017 revised edition of the Code addresses emerging challenges emanating from technological developments, open science, citizen science and social media, among other areas. The European Commission recognises […]