Horizon Europe - Have your say on shaping the way Horizon Europe is implemented

[Source: Research & Innovation] How should the next EU research and innovation programme be implemented, to ensure that it achieves its ambitious objectives? Where can we simplify further? How should we deal with the novel features in the new programme? What should the legal documents, processes and tools for the programme look like? Share your views now with the European Commission.

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Research Headlines - A monitoring system for carbon dioxide emissions

[Source: Research & Innovation] A transparent system for monitoring and reporting CO2 emissions is needed to support climate-change mitigation goals. To this end, an EU-funded project is combining satellite and ground-based data with Earth system modelling to provide detailed information about worldwide anthropogenic CO2 emissions and their evolution over time.

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Research Headlines - Give us a twirl: virtual garment prototypes on the move

[Source: Research & Innovation] Dreaming up new clothes? Animation techniques shaped by EU-funded researchers can show you how your designs would turn out by simulating the behaviour of the yarn in the fabric. A spin-off is about to launch a first product based on this approach, for use in the fashion industry - potentially boosting its competitiveness.

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Horizon Europe - Commission announces top experts to shape Horizon Europe missions

[Source: Research & Innovation] Today, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas announced the names of the experts who have been selected as members* of the mission boards to work on five major European research and innovation missions. The missions will be part of Horizon Europe, the next EU research and innovation programme (2021-2027). This follows the announcement of the Chairs of the mission boards made at the Informal Council for Research Ministers in Helsinki, Finland.

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Research Headlines - Putting smartphones at the centre of online security

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project has launched a smartphone-centric authentication platform securely connecting all online accounts with a user's identity, putting an end to having to remember myriad PINs and passwords. This could help protect against hacking and boost confidence in online commerce amid privacy concerns.

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Research Headlines - Phages, a bacteria killer with a twis...

[Source: Research & Innovation] Putting a fresh spin on the proverb 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend', EU-funded researchers have developed and tested an innovative treatment for infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, which have developed into a major public health threat. This new weapon is a cocktail of bacteria-killing viruses called 'phages'.

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Research Headlines - A pan-European approach to research on radioactive waste management

[Source: Research & Innovation] The European Commission is supporting a new European Joint research Programme on radioactive waste management, building on the far-reaching results of an EU-funded project that explored how best to pool resources, expertise and research and development efforts for the safe, efficient and secure treatment and storage of radioactive waste.

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Research Headlines - Should central bankers fight inflation or go for growth?

[Source: Research & Innovation] Since 1998, the European Central Bank's priority has been to maintain price stability in the euro area. However, EU-funded researchers have proposed that central bankers should place more emphasis on boosting the economy in difficult times. The project's recommendations could feed into policies for a more prosperous Europe.

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ANYWHERE Final Conference - 29-30 October 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] The EU-funded ANYWHERE project aims to enable PPDR (Public Protection and Disaster Relief) institutions as well as society as a whole to enhance their responsiveness in front of extreme weather-induced events and to better cope with the high social, environmental and economic impacts related.The project works are being held by means of a co-creation and co-ownership framework among the organisations involved, including Universities and research centres, developers of forecasting techniques, national, regional and local emergency management authorities, and also technological companies (both industry and SMEs). The developments achieved include operational platforms for decision-support currently running operationally in real-time in 7 pilot sites across Europe. The platforms integrate state-of-the-art forecasting products for a variety of hazards (floods, flash-floods, snowfall, convective storms, severe winds, heatwaves, forest wildfires, droughts, marine storms, among others). After four years of working collaboratively, the project Consortium wants to showcase the major outcomes to an interested audience. The Final Conference will include a Hands-on demonstration and the Final workshop.

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Research Headlines - Directed polymorphism may lead to better treatments

[Source: Research & Innovation] In the field of pharmaceuticals, the term 'polymorphism' refers to the existence of a single substance in two or more crystalline forms. These different forms can vary widely in their efficacy, bioavailability and even toxicity. An EU-funded project is working to develop a method for directing polymorphism in pharmaceutical compounds, thus promising better drug treatments for patients everywhere.

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Research Headlines - Mimicking lizard skin to save energy on an industrial scale

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project is set to drive the commercial development of breakthrough laser-engineered products inspired by the unique skin and scale textures of animals and insects, potentially leading to entirely new applications across industry, energy and medicine.

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Spiking neural networks: Applications to computing, algorithmics, and robotics - 18 September 2019, Munich, Germany

[Source: Research & Innovation] Spiking neural networks (SNN) are a special class of artificial neural networks (ANN), in which the information is transmitted by means of pulses (or spikes) rather than by firing rates. As SNNs have shown to be excellent control systems for biological organisms, they have the potential to produce good control systems for autonomous robots. This workshop aims to bring together neuroscientists with roboticists and computational researchers developing biologically-inspired learning algorithms for scientific and industrial applications. In order to enrich the discussions of SNN and its applications to computing, algorithmics and robotics, we will have a hands-on session on spiking neural networks on the Neurorobotics Platform (HBP SP10). The programme will combine lectures in the morning and hands-on sessions in the afternoon. The sessions will finish around 3:30 p.m. to allow participants to also attend the IEEE International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

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SAVE THE Date for the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum - 6-7 February 2020, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] SAVE THE DATE All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum Charlemagne Building, Brussels, 6 – 7 February 2020 Join us to witness what policymakers, stakeholders from many Atlantic coastal countries and beyond, and our many EU funded projects have achieved since we navigated together on our Atlantic Journey in 2013 with the signing of the Galway Statement and the signing of Belém Statement in 2017. The All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum will gather political and community leaders, researchers, industry, Youth Ambassadors and, inspirational speakers from along and across the Atlantic, from the Arctic to Antarctica, to showcase the results of cooperation and their impact on the citizens living on the shores of the Atlantic. So save the date and spread the word: we already look forward to welcoming you to the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum on 6 – 7 February 2020!

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Research Headlines - EU-China cooperation ensures safe and secure food supply for all

[Source: Research & Innovation] By sharing advanced methodologies and practical solutions for growers, traders, food and feed manufacturers, and policy makers, the EU-funded MycoKey project is strengthening the partnership between China and the EU.

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Research Headlines - Science shops inspire better research and innovation

[Source: Research & Innovation] Poor communication can have dire consequences in vital areas like the environment and health. Innovative 'science shop' projects, which translate society's questions into a language that scientists understand, are making a difference in remote Bolivian communities learning about Chagas disease, among Hepatitis C patients in Tunisia, and in projects closer to Europe's shores, too.

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Research Headlines - Gender equality in research aims to boost EU competitiveness

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project is developing tools to improve gender balance in research institutions and higher education, helping to sustain female talent in research-based careers over the long term.

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Research Headlines - Hope for better cancer treatment in scientific 'blind spot'

[Source: Research & Innovation] EU-funded researchers have discovered an important new mechanism by which cells flag and repair damage to their DNA - an unexpected finding that could improve the treatment of diseases such as cancer.

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Research Headlines - Protecting cultural monuments from climate change

[Source: Research & Innovation] EU-funded researchers are designing and testing a systematic approach to defining the risks posed to ancient monuments by climate change - and how to predict and prevent these.

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Research Headlines - Terahertz waves orient gas molecules

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project has developed the ability to rotate molecules in a gas to point in any desired direction, opening up new possibilities for probing the dynamics of complex molecules.

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Research Headlines - New dual-action weapon in war against antibiotic resistance

[Source: Research & Innovation] An organic molecule composed of simple sugars could become a potent weapon in the fight against rising antibiotic resistance, according to EU-funded researchers who have developed a novel, targeted drug-delivery technique to treat deadly tuberculosis and other lethal pathogens.

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Research Headlines - New processes for safer medicines

[Source: Research & Innovation] The EU-funded CORE project is helping to develop safer, more effective medicines by improving the processes pharmaceutical companies use to separate mirror-image pharmaceutical molecules, which will boost the industry's efficiency and competitiveness.

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Research Headlines - Propelling wind turbines further offshore

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project has developed an innovative substructure for wind turbines that dramatically cuts the cost of their installation in deep water. This could help harness wind energy further offshore.

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Research Headlines - Seeking better treatments for endometriosis patients

[Source: Research & Innovation] EU-funded researchers are studying the molecular mechanisms behind endometriosis in the hope of finding new treatment options for the millions of women around the world who suffer from the chronic inflammatory disease.

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Research Headlines - Electronic music plug-in is laying down new beats

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project has developed a software tool composers and producers of beat-driven electronic music can use to generate loops of chord sequences. This enables them to create entrancing soundscapes while turning up the volume on Europe's competitiveness in the music production software market.

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Research Headlines - Freight firm digitalises and creates jobs

[Source: Research & Innovation] A EUR 2.4 million loan extended under the InnovFin-EU finance for innovators initiative under the EU's Horizon 2020 programme and backed by the European Investment Fund has helped Bulgarian freight transporter Discordia digitalise, develop an innovative business model and create jobs.

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Research Headlines - How to protect privacy in the age of big data

[Source: Research & Innovation] When companies collect and analyse data about consumer behaviour, they provoke profound questions about privacy rights. But a group of EU-funded researchers has struck a balance between privacy and the private sector. Their goal is to allow consumers to select the level of privacy protection that suits them best.

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Research Headlines - Software tells tired drivers to take a break

[Source: Research & Innovation] A EUR 850 000 loan extended under the InnovFin SME Guarantee Facility under the EU's Horizon 2020 programme and backed by the European Investment Fund has helped Swedish company Smart Eye secure contracts for its software that alerts sleepy drivers. As well as making roads safer, this has created jobs.

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Research Headlines - Microorganisms to clean up environmental methane

[Source: Research & Innovation] Methane has a global warming impact 25 times higher than that of carbon dioxide and is the world's second most emitted greenhouse gas. An EU-funded project is developing new strains of microorganisms that can transform methane into useful and bio-friendly materials.

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Research Headlines - New cameras to make X-rays safer for patients

[Source: Research & Innovation] CT scans have revolutionised the fight against human illness by creating three-dimensional images of the body's inner workings. Such scans, however, can deliver high doses of radiation. Now EU-funded researchers have built special cameras that limit radiation while delivering images vital for patient health.

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Research Headlines - New animal vaccines aim to save livestock and protect humans

[Source: Research & Innovation] Novel livestock vaccines developed by EU-funded researchers could improve animal welfare, save money, reduce the need for environment-damaging chemicals, and tackle alarming levels of antimicrobial resistance.

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Research Headlines - New research opportunities open at University of Verona

[Source: Research & Innovation] The EU-funded INVITE project has boosted the profile of the University of Verona and is helping it to attract international research students.

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Research Headlines - Agile auto production gets a digital makeover

[Source: Research & Innovation] Global markets for cars are becoming increasingly competitive, forcing manufacturers to find cost savings while meeting greater demand for customisation. Advances in technology, known as 'Industry 4.0', make these seemingly contradictory demands possible. The EU-funded AutoPro project found a solution.

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Research Headlines - From agricultural waste to marketable products

[Source: Research & Innovation] Agricultural waste represents a huge pool of untapped resources that can be turned into valuable assets with many potential industrial applications. An EU-funded project is looking for innovative approaches to convert the growing amount of human-produced agricultural waste into eco-efficient, bio-based products.

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HBP Curriculum Workshop - Neuroscience, robotics, AI and medical informatics: New insights with dive - 26-27 September 2019, Graz, Austria

[Source: Research & Innovation] In this 2-day workshop, scientists from different fields like neuroscience, robotics, AI and medical informatics will provide you with insights on how they consider variables such as sex, gender, age etc. Additionally, experts in ethics and diversity will introduce you to Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) concepts and their practical application. This workshop addresses researchers and students who want to… • explore and make best use of gender and diversity in their field of expertise • get to know and apply RRI and ethical standards and useful tools for “Diversity in research” • share experiences and gain innovative insights from cross-science perspectivesThis event is paid

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Research Headlines - Solving the core cooling problem for safer nuclear energy

[Source: Research & Innovation] Decay heat must be removed from the core of nuclear power stations. An EU-funded project demonstrated a reliable and efficient way of removing decay heat, without the need for external power sources, to enhance the safety of nuclear power plants even under potential (Fukushima-like) severe accident conditions.

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Research Headlines - Taming terahertz radiation for novel imaging applications

[Source: Research & Innovation] An underexploited band of the electromagnetic spectrum is set to enable new imaging systems that are capable of peering into complex materials and the human body, thanks to innotivative research in an EU-funded project.

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Monitoring Fish Skeletal Anomalies - A Course by BioMedaqu Project - 23-25 September 2019, Rome, Italy

[Source: Research & Innovation] The H2020 project BioMedaqu is organising a training course on the most adequate procedures for monitoring fish skeletal anomalies. Topics to be covered include:- Differences in skeletal tissues among basal and derived teleosts and mammalians. - Sampling methodologies, staining protocols and procedures. - Survey, data input.- Data analyses.The course will comprise 11 lectures and 3 practical (laboratory, computer) lessons. This event is paid.

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Research Headlines - Novel protein product offers taste of success

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU industry-funded project is transforming by-products from green vegetables and field crops into high-grade protein for the food industry. The finished product is a viable alternative to egg whites and whey protein - and has huge commercial potential.

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For a Strong Digital Europe - 10 September 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] The 4th edition of the EIT Digital annual conference will gather more than 1,000 digital experts & opinion leaders on September 10 at The Egg in Brussels. Inspiring speakers from politics, industry, research and academia will share their views on Europe’s challenges and opportunities on the global digital market, ground-breaking digital deep tech innovations and live demos will be on display at the Innovators’ Village, and participants find new collaboration and business partners in more than 500 matchmaking sessions.

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Research Headlines - Closing the loop in a circular plastics economy

[Source: Research & Innovation] Electrical and electronic equipment is a growing source of waste in Europe and is difficult to recycle. Now EU-funded researchers have found a cheaper way to sort and reuse such waste. Their results could help close the loop in a circular plastics economy and power a more sustainable European future.

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Research Headlines - Greater biodiversity means new, improved food culture

[Source: Research & Innovation] The introduction of intensive farming has increased productivity but has also led to crop standardisation and a dangerous loss of biodiversity. EU-funded research is looking at ways to reverse this process and ensure future food quality and sustaina-bility.

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100% Renewable Heating & Cooling for a Sustainable Future - 28 October 2019, Helsinki, Finland

[Source: Research & Innovation] Original Sokos Hotel Presidentti The European Technology & Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC ETIP) organises the event 100% RHC for a Sustainable Future, the opportunity for RHC experts to learn, network and present their RHC innovative projects. Why joining? The RHC ETIP gathers industry representatives, researchers and policy makers to network and exchange their expertise on RHC innovative projects, challenges and opportunities to thrive in the long term. 100% RHC for a Sustainable Future includes: • The 100% RHC Workshop • Call for projects Read more • The 100% RHC Conference • Agenda • An evening reception hosted by the Mayor of Helsinki at the City Hall.

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Research Headlines - Energy-saving nano-surfaces inspired by nature

[Source: Research & Innovation] More efficient, longer-lasting machine and vehicle components, improved medical implants and novel fluid control technologies are just a few of the potential applications emerging from an EU-funded project inspired by the unique ways in which the skins of some animals interact with water.

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Micro-Nano Technologies for Integrated Microscopy - 16 September 2019, Belgrade, Serbia

[Source: Research & Innovation] The EU-funded project ChipScope is developing the first chip-sized optical microscope with super-resolution capabilities. We invite you to our next public workshop in which researchers from 6 partner universities and research institutes will present latest findings and results.

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Research Headlines - Biomaterial breakthrough offers hope to diabetes patients

[Source: Research & Innovation] A special capsule that shields transplanted insulin-producing cells from a recipient's immune system represents a cost-effective improvement in treatment for diabetes patients. The biomaterials developed and put through preclinical trials by an EU-funded project could also have other applications, such as repairing organs.

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Horizon Europe - Commission launches work on major research and innovation missions for cancer, climate, oceans and soil

[Source: Research & Innovation] Today, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas officially launched the work on five major European research and innovation missions that will be part of Horizon Europe, the next EU research and innovation programme.

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Research Headlines - Research to help battle breast cancer

[Source: Research & Innovation] The ability to control key forces that drive biological functioning would be a boon for a number of medical fields. With a focus on breast cancer, an EU-funded project is bringing together different research communities to work towards understanding and controlling cellular mechanics.

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Press Centre - Commission to invest €11 billion in new solutions for societal challenges and drive innovation-led sustainable growth

[Source: Research & Innovation] The European Commission today announced how it will spend the last and biggest annual tranche - €11 billion - of the EU research and innovation funding programme Horizon 2020 in the final year of the programme.

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Research Headlines - Streamlining the biofuel production process

[Source: Research & Innovation] Working with Latin American partners, such as the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the EU-funded BABET-REAL5 project is proving the social and economic value of its compact biofuel production process.

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Research Headlines - Boosting innovation in bioenergy

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project has helped bioenergy SMEs in six EU countries to become more economically sustainable/profitable and more competitive on the market by supporting them with technical, funding and management guidance, as the EU seeks to meet its climate and energy goals.

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GIURI Annual Event 2019 - Horizon Europe - The Way Forward - 11 July 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] Following the EU political agreement on Horizon Europe - the Research and Innovation Framework Programme 2021-27 - a window of challenges and opportunities opens up to R&I actors, to develop a new strategic vision. Starting from the main agreed upon legislative elements of Horizon Europe, the 2019 GIURI Annual Event will offer a setting for illustrating and debating on how the European Commission is going to co-design the next Programme through the strategic planning: defining the EU’s Research and Innovation 2021 to 2024 priorities and launching Missions and new R&I partnerships, in line with the agenda of the next European Commission. The event will address the most relevant European R&I stakeholders that are engaged in the process of outlining and co-designing the new Horizon Europe, heading towards the R&I Days in September.

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