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2020 05 04
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Additional €150 million for the European Innovation Council to fund breakthrough ideas tackling coronavirus
The European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Pilot will work with an extra €150 million to support game-changing innovations to tackle the coronavirus crisis. The additional budget, approved by the European Commission…
2020 04 30
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EUvsVirus hackaton results
The EUvsVirus Hackathon Jury identified the best solutions to support European and global in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. In collaboration with private and public partners from Europe…
2020 04 28
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European Commission hosted #EUvsVirus hackathon gives rise to over 2,000 pioneering solutions to fight the outbreak
Over 20,900 participants from across the EU and beyond joined the #EUvsVirus Hackathon led by the European Innovation Council this weekend to offer their time, talent and business ideas to help support…
2020 04 28
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Pan-European Hackathon: Engineers and developers join forces in bid to find COVID-19 solutions
An entrepreneur from Lithuania is developing an app to connect volunteers with elderly people in need during coronavirus lockdown. Andrius Milinavičius says many organisations have databases of who is…
2020 04 27
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Coronavirus: Commission launches data sharing platform for researchers
Today, the European Commission together with several partners launched a European COVID-19 Data Platform to enable the rapid collection and sharing of available research data. The platform, part of the ERAvsCorona Action…
2020 03 09
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JRC launches online survey on innovation and impact of biomedical research
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…
2020 03 09
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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…
2020 03 09
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The 2020 European Capital of Innovation contest opens: Apply by 23 June
Cities that excel in putting innovation to the service of their citizens have once again an opportunity to win the European Capital of Innovation award. Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research,…
2020 03 09
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Shaping Europe's digital future: Commission presents strategies for data and Artificial Intelligence
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…
2020 03 09
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COVID-19: Commission steps up research funding and selects 17 projects in vaccine development, treatment and diagnostics
Following the publication of a €10 million call in January, the Commission has secured an additional €37.5 million for urgently needed research on COVID-19 vaccine development, treatment and diagnostics.…
2020 02 26
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IMI2 - Call 21 on the development of therapeutics and diagnostics combatting coronavirus infections
IMI is planning a fast-track Call for proposals on combatting coronavirus infections (particularly COVID-19) to be launched in early March. Draft Call documents Draft Call text Draft Q&A document
2020 02 05
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European Commission 2020 Work Programme: An ambitious roadmap for a Union that strives for more
European Commission adopted its 2020 Work Programme. It sets out the actions the Commission will take in 2020 to turn the Political Guidelines of President von der Leyen into tangible benefits for European citizens,…
