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2018 06 01
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EU ministers endorse Commission’s plans for research cloud
The European Open Science Cloud, which will support EU science in its global leading role by creating a trusted environment for hosting and processing research data, is one important…
2018 05 31
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Million-dollar Kavli prize recognizes scientist scooped on CRISPR
Award goes to biochemists Virginijus Siksnys from Vilnius university, whose lab independently developed the gene-editing tool, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna. CRISPR has hauled in yet another big…
2018 05 29
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EIT Health's Final Report 2017 has been published
2017 was a good year: EIT Health trained 8 035 graduates, executives and professionals in healthcare, the start-ups supported by EIT Health attracted EUR 28 million in external investment. These and…
2018 05 16
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A renewed agenda for Research and Innovation: Europe's chance to shape the future
The Commission today presents its contribution to the informal discussion that Heads of State and Government will hold in Sofia on 16 May 2018 on research and innovation and…
2018 05 09
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JRC’s Work Programme for 2018-2019 adopted
The European Commission has adopted the JRC’s Work Programme for 2018-2019, running under Horizon 2020, the current EU Framework Programme for funding research and innovation up to 2020.…
2018 05 02
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From Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe
It is hard to overestimate the importance of naming something. The very act itself captures hopes and expectations, and it marks the first step on the road to the future.…
2018 05 02
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EU budget: Commission proposes a modern budget for a Union that protects, empowers and defends
The Commission is today proposing a pragmatic, modern, long-term budget for the 2021-2027 period. It is an honest response to today's reality in which Europe is expected to…
2018 04 26
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Artificial intelligence: Commission outlines a European approach to boost investment and set ethical guidelines
The European Commission is presenting a series of measures to put artificial intelligence (AI) at the service of Europeans and boost Europe's competitiveness in this field. The Commission…
2018 04 25
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Data in the EU: Commission steps up efforts to increase availability and boost healthcare data sharing
Today, the European Commission is putting forward a set of measures to increase the availability of data in the EU, building on previous initiatives to boost the free…
2018 04 13
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Making Europe Safer. Data, networks and cloud: drivers of cyber security in Europe?
On Wednesday April 11th, I-Com organized the public conference “MAKING EUROPE SAFER – Data, networks and cloud: drivers of cybersecurity in Europe”. The event was hosted by MEP Andreas SCHWAB. Cybersecurity is a priority…
2018 04 13
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Preparing FP9: Designing the successor to the Horizon 2020 research and innovation framework programme
The preparation process for an EU framework programme for research and innovation includes a variety of activities: evaluation of the previous programme; expert studies to define the scope and priorities…
2018 04 10
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EU Member States sign up to cooperate on Artificial Intelligence
Today 25 European countries signed a Declaration of cooperation on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Whereas a number of Member States had already announced national initiatives on Artificial Intelligence, today they declared…
