SET-Plan Conference 2019 - R&I in the energy sector, to enhance European industrial leadership - 13 November 2019, Helsinki

[Source: Research & Innovation] The 13th Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) Conference will take place on 13–15 November 2019 in Helsinki, Finland. The event will begin on the afternoon of 13 November with technical visits. The official programme starts on 14 November at 9.00 at Finlandia Hall and will end on 15 November at 14.00, after which lunch will be served. Sessions will address, among other topics, the decarbonisation of industry, sector coupling and developments in renewable energy. Financing of low-carbon technologies, small modular nuclear reactors and the role of women in clean energy transition will also be discussed. Please contact setplan2019@setplan2019.fi should you have any questions. Further information available at: www.setplan2019.fi Twitter: ‎@SETPlan_eu

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Modern trends in cognitive architectures and systems: From theory to implementation in natural and artificial agents - 11-13 December 2019, Glasgow, UK

[Source: Research & Innovation] In order to understand and implement cognitive systems, recent developments in neuroscience need to be brought together with computational techniques that integrate models and simulations. The goal of this workshop is to provide an overview of the latest developments in the understanding of how the brain works, computes and generates behaviour.Application deadline: 31 October 2019

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Research Headlines - An app to keep elderly heart patients active and independent

[Source: Research & Innovation] Older people recovering from cardiac problems regularly miss out on life-changing rehabilitation. An EU-funded project has harnessed new technology to include this often-forgotten population.

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Horizon Europe - European Research and Innovation Days: Europe needs an ambitious Horizon Europe programme

[Source: Research & Innovation] Europe must take the lead and use its unlimited creativity to achieve solutions for sustainable growth. This was one of the recurrent themes of the first European Research and Innovation Days in Brussels this week. Its participants also agreed that the structure and priorities for the first years of Horizon Europe, the EU’s next research and innovation programme, are well defined to support this ambition.

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Events - NUTRISHIELD project 1st workshop on Optimized nutrition for infants and lactating mothers - 26 September 2019, Valencia, Spain

[Source: Research & Innovation] NUTRISHIELD is an EU funded H2020 project. NUTRISHIELD aims at creating a personalised platform for the young. The platform will consist of novel methods & techniques, which analyse a wide range of biomarkers related to nutrition and health disorders. Based on findings, the platform then uses ICT, by expanding existing nutrition assistive mobile apps, in order to provide feedback and steering people towards a better nutrition. This takes into account the way each person responds to different nutrients and food types, by also analysing phenotype, genome expression, microbiome composition, health condition, mental & psychological condition, as well as financial capabilities for procuring food. NUTRISHIELD organises its 1st pilot workshop on Thursday, September 26, 2019 in Valencia, Spain at Health Research Institute La Fe, Hospital La Fe (HULAFE) Tower A-Auditorium (online at bit.ly/2kqD6pV). The workshop focuses on one of the NUTRISHIELD use cases, that of Personalised nutrition of lactating mothers, aiming at augmenting the nutritional value of human milk (HM). This focuses on prematurely born infants, which have increased needs in supplied nutrients.

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Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - Commission announces winners of the Horizon Impact Award 2019

[Source: Research & Innovation] The European Commission has announced the winners of the first Horizon Impact Award, a prize dedicated to EU-funded projects that have created societal impact across Europe and beyond. The winning projects have come up with a new drug for a rare disease, helped prevent child abuse, increased security of browsing the web and protected coastal areas against the effects of climate change.

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Research Headlines - How data demystifies sudden cardiac arrest

[Source: Research & Innovation] Researchers have long struggled to study sudden cardiac arrests that take place outside of hospitals. An ongoing EU-funded project is harmonising research from across Europe to bring clarity to this complex disease.

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Scientific Advice Mechanism - How can science better support EU policymaking?

[Source: Research & Innovation] Scientific advice for policy is increasingly under attack, which is undermining trust in both science and policymaking. A new opinion from the European Commission’s Chief Scientific Advisors recommends a number of changes in scientific advisory processes, and proposes that these are formalised in a Code of Practice.

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Research Headlines - Microcapsules promise long-lasting treatment for diabetes

[Source: Research & Innovation] Innovative biomedical technologies and biomaterials developed in an EU-funded project promise to improve the quality of life for millions of people suffering from type 1 diabetes, eliminating the need for regular insulin injections.

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Horizon prizes - Horizon Prize for Social Innovation: Commission awards three outstanding projects

[Source: Research & Innovation] The European Commission awarded today €1.5 million to three innovative solutions that are aimed at improving the life of aged people, whose mobility is compromised. The prizes are funded under Horizon 2020, the EU research and innovation programme.

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Events - Capacity Building Seminar for EU and UN Agri-Food R&D in Brussels - 24 September 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] Organised by UCD Research and Innovation the seminar will explore potential synergies between EU Research Programmes and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with specific reference to research in the Agrifood sector and enable engagement with potential partners. Specifically this seminar will focus on the second UN SDG - end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. It will coincide with the European Commission’s research and innovation days in Brussels and the United Nations SDG Summit in New York.

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Events - Contribution of Radio Astronomy research to Europe and Africa science and innovation collaboration - 24 September 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] Brussels, 31 August 2019: The African Europe Radio Astronomy Platform (AERAP) will organise a meeting on 24 September 2019 entitled “Contribution of Radio Astronomy to Europe and Africa science and innovation collaboration”. The event will take place within the context of the European Union's Research and Innovation Days. AERAP resulted from the European Parliament's written declaration on support for science capacity building with Africa, prioritising radio astronomy. The September meeting is intended to explore how the radio astronomy community in Europe and Africa can advance collaboration and how to provide input into relevant European Union programmes which support science and innovation. The focus programmes will be Horizon Europe and the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI). Both programmes have been agreed at political level, while agreement on the respective budgets will take place later this year

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Research Headlines - Designing organisms to process waste

[Source: Research & Innovation] The EU generates more than 600 million tonnes of plant-based waste every year, containing valuable compounds that could be used to produce chemicals which are currently derived from oil. EU-funded researchers have now designed a safe soil bacterium that could convert waste into useful products in a single step.

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NUTRISHIELD project 1st workshop on Optimized nutrition for infants and lactating mothers - 26 September 2019, Valencia, Spain

[Source: Research & Innovation] NUTRISHIELD is an EU funded H2020 project. NUTRISHIELD aims at creating a personalised platform for the young. The platform will consist of novel methods & techniques, which analyse a wide range of biomarkers related to nutrition and health disorders. Based on findings, the platform then uses ICT, by expanding existing nutrition assistive mobile apps, in order to provide feedback and steering people towards a better nutrition. This takes into account the way each person responds to different nutrients and food types, by also analysing phenotype, genome expression, microbiome composition, health condition, mental & psychological condition, as well as financial capabilities for procuring food. NUTRISHIELD organises its 1st pilot workshop on Thursday, September 26, 2019 in Valencia, Spain at Health Research Institute La Fe, Hospital La Fe (HULAFE) Tower A-Auditorium (online at bit.ly/2kqD6pV). The workshop focuses on one of the NUTRISHIELD use cases, that of Personalised nutrition of lactating mothers, aiming at augmenting the nutritional value of human milk (HM). This focuses on prematurely born infants, which have increased needs in supplied nutrients.

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Research Headlines - Growing importance of making plants drought-resistant

[Source: Research & Innovation] Stressed plants typically stop growing. An EU-funded project has developed and is applying an innovative approach to generate drought-resistant plants that continue to grow. This could play an important role in ensuring food security in areas where water is scarce.

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Press Centre - Horizon Impact Award 2019: 10 finalists short-listed

[Source: Research & Innovation] The European Commission has announced the 10 projects to reach the final stages of the first Horizon Impact Award – a prize dedicated to EU-funded projects whose results have created societal impact across Europe and beyond.

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Research Headlines - Genes may hold key to slowing Alzheimer’s disease

[Source: Research & Innovation] EU and industry funded researchers are shedding light on genes that influence the progression of Alzheimer's disease, paving the way for the development of novel drugs and therapeutic strategies that could delay or slow cognitive decline.

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Research Headlines - Data-driven personalised care for Alzheimer's patients

[Source: Research & Innovation] EU and industry-funded researchers are testing wearable devices, Internet of Things technologies and smartphone apps to transform the lives of people with Alzheimer's disease. The innovative approach promises to enable people with declining cognitive health to live independently for longer, while lowering costs for public health services.

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4th HBP Student Conference on Interdisciplinary Brain Research - 21 January 2020, Pisa, Italy

[Source: Research & Innovation] The human brain is such a complex system that it can only be understood by combining knowledge and practices from multiple scientific fields. The 4th HBP Student Conference provides an open forum for the exchange of new ideas among young researchers working across various aspects of science relevant to the Human Brain Project (HBP). The conference offers a space for extensive scientific dialogue, both intra- and interdisciplinary, among peers and faculty through a variety of discussion sessions, lectures and social events. We invite original high-quality submissions describing innovative research in all disciplines addressed in the HBP. These contributions can emphasise theoretical or empirical works relating to a wide spectrum of fields including but not limited to: neuroscience, computer science, robotics, medicine, psychology, cognitive science or philosophy. We particularly encourage submissions with a potential to inspire collaboration in the research community by introducing new and relevant problems, concepts, and ideas, even if the work is at an early stage of development.

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DRIVER+ Final Conference - 18-20 February 2020, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] With DRIVER+ ending in April 2020, the Final Conference will give you an exciting overview on the project’s achievements and results. - Discover DRIVER+ key outcomes and trialled solutions and benefit from workshops, roundtables, demonstrations and high-level keynotes. - Learn more on the DRIVER+ lasting impact and how you can benefit - for example by joining the DRIVER+ CMINE community or by becoming an early adopter of a DRIVER+ result. The DRIVER+ Final Conference is anticipated to convene up to 300 international participants, bringing together policy makers, solution providers, and crisis management practitioners and experts, which makes it the perfect networking occasion for the European Crisis Management community.

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Capacity Building Seminar for EU and UN Agri-Food R&D in Brussels - 24 September 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] Organised by UCD Research and Innovation the seminar will explore potential synergies between EU Research Programmes and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with specific reference to research in the Agrifood sector and enable engagement with potential partners. Specifically this seminar will focus on the second UN SDG - end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. It will coincide with the European Commission’s research and innovation days in Brussels and the United Nations SDG Summit in New York.

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Contribution of Radio Astronomy research to Europe and Africa science and innovation collaboration - 24 September 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] Brussels, 31 August 2019: The African Europe Radio Astronomy Platform (AERAP) will organise a meeting on 24 September 2019 entitled “Contribution of Radio Astronomy to Europe and Africa science and innovation collaboration”. The event will take place within the context of the European Union's Research and Innovation Days. AERAP resulted from the European Parliament's written declaration on support for science capacity building with Africa, prioritising radio astronomy. The September meeting is intended to explore how the radio astronomy community in Europe and Africa can advance collaboration and how to provide input into relevant European Union programmes which support science and innovation. The focus programmes will be Horizon Europe and the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI). Both programmes have been agreed at political level, while agreement on the respective budgets will take place later this year

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The UN’s “Age of Digital Interdependence - 26 September 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] ISC, in cooperation with UN International Telecommunication Union, will organize a seminar on entitled “The UN’s “Age of Digital Interdependence” Report and opportunities for alignment with the EU’s Horizon Europe research programme and the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI)” The seminar will take place in Brussels on 26th September 2019 within the context of the EU’s Research and Innovation Days on 24th – 26th September 2019.

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Seminar on challenges for health research arising from the GDPR - 19 November 2019, brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] The impact of the GDPR on health research will be the subject of a seminar taking place in Brussels on November 19, 2019. Entitled “Challenges for health research arising from the GDPR”, the meeting will examine impacts of GDPR on entities conducting health and related research, including universities, life sciences companies, medical schools, and academic medical centers, all of whose research activities are subject to the GDPR. Specifically, the seminar will address data transfers, data processing and national derogations.

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Research Headlines - Keeping a closer eye on non-invasive microscopic bio-imaging

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project has created an ERA Chair to improve research management in the Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, where a new research group is developing an innovative optical-imaging method for biomedical applications, such as the diagnosis of eye diseases.

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EU Contest for Young Scientists - 31st EU Contest for Young Scientists: and the winner is…

[Source: Research & Innovation] The winners received their prizes from the Bulgarian Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev, and Signe Ratso, the European Commission's Deputy Director General for Research, Science and Innovation. The jury was chaired by Dr Attila Borics from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

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European Innovation Council - European Commission awards €210 million to 108 innovative projects to help them access the market faster

[Source: Research & Innovation] 108 innovative projects have been selected for funding under the European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot in the latest funding round. The total amount to be distributed to the projects under the EIC Accelerator and the Fast Track to Innovation strands of the EIC pilot is €210.2 million.

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Workshop on adaptation measures for Climate Change and Health in Europe - 24 September 2019, Brussels / RTD Building ORBN

[Source: Research & Innovation] The Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (GCSA) provides the College of Commissioners with independent scientific advice on specific policy issues. Their Scientific Opinions are informed by evidence reviews. The GCSA intends to develop an Opinion on the topic of climate change-related health impacts in Europe. The Opinion will focus on adaptation measures, which could effectively strengthen the resilience of the European health in view of climate change, with special regard to vulnerable groups, regions and the urban environment, considering specifically impacts from vector-borne infectious diseases and the combined effect of climate change (especially heat waves) and air pollution. The workshop is a second workshop on the theme « Adaption to impacts of Climate Change on Health”. These workshops are organised in order to solicit expert knowledge to support the writing on a scientific opinion on the topic. In a first workshop, the different impacts from climate change on health were analysed. In this second workshop, the aim is to focus more specifically on possible adaptation measures, rather than the impacts themselves. Insights from a preliminary review of literature will be discussed with key experts in the field, with the Advisors responsible for the opinion and with representatives of relevant Commission services.

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Low Emission Development Strategies around the World: Linking climate action and sustainable development based on the experience of two EU-funded projects - 27 September 2019, Borschette Conference Centre (Room 3A)

[Source: Research & Innovation] This conference will bring together stakeholders, policy experts and two ground-breaking EU-funded projects that have been working in this area to present the project results and discuss implications for climate, energy and development policies. CD-LINKS is a H2020 project focused on linking climate and development policies. It has brought together leading institutes from G20 countries and beyond to improve the global knowledge base, strengthen the global research network and reinforce each country’s capacity to build global and national low emission pathways. Africa-LEDS has been working with 7 African countries on Low Emission Development Strategies. It focuses on working with policymakers to demonstrate how NDC implementation can contribute to socioeconomic priorities.

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Horizon Europe Lunch Workshop - 22nd European Health Forum Gastein - 3 October 2019, Kursaal C - European Health Forum Gastein

[Source: Research & Innovation] The Commission is preparing Horizon Europe, the next and most ambitious EU research and innovation programme (2021-2027) with a proposed budget of €100 billion, in an intensive codesign process. The co-design process ensures that Horizon Europe is directed towards what matters most, improves our daily lives and helps turn big societal challenges into innovation opportunities and solutions for a sustainable future. By bringing together speakers from the EHFGs ‘four pillars’ and drawing on the Forum’s expert participants from health and other relevant sectors and stakeholder groups, an interactive, outcomes-oriented session will be shaped. DG RTD will showcase the outcomes of the co-design process (focusing on the Health-related impacts), to reach a full range of stakeholders and gather feedback on the projected direction of the Horizon Europe. Maggie DE BLOCK, Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health, and Asylum and Migration, Belgium, Belgium Irene NORSTEDT, Director of People Directorate (health and social sciences), Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), European Commission Fiona GODFREY, Secretary General, European Public Health Alliance Nathalie MOLL, Director-General, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) (tbc) Moderated by Nick FAHY, Senior Researcher, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford

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Horizon Europe - Have your say on the next generation of ambitious research and innovation partnerships

[Source: Research & Innovation] How can the EU best support impactful, inclusive research and innovation partnerships with industry, Member States and other stakeholders? Now you can share your views on the 12 proposed institutionalised partnerships under Horizon Europe, the next EU research and innovation programme (2021-2027).

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Sustainable Food - A systems approach for EU Policy - 19 November 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] At this event, we will examine the need for a systems approach to EU food policy including the tensions between agro-ecological approaches and advocates of ‘sustainable intensification’, the need for enhanced biodiversity and steady crop yields, new systems for environmental land management and public engagement in this process. Our wider picture will consider how EU agricultural trade policy and trade governance will need to be reconsidered in order to play a positive role in creating an EU-wide sustainable food system. Our proposed system needs concerted action across governments, an interdisciplinary approach and collaborative policy solutions. The White Rose Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York have key expertise in the benefits of creating sustainable food systems and this event will present their policy recommendations from a UK and EU perspective. Our expert Panel will hear contributions from Professor Sue Hartley OBE, Director of the University of York Environmental Sustainability Institute and former advisor to the European Food Safety Authority and the European Commission on the ecological effects of genetically modified crops; Professor Peter Jackson, Co-Director of the University of Sheffield Institute for Sustainable Food and chair of the current SAM Expert Working Group for the Evidence Review ‘Towards an EU Sustainable Food System’; and Professor Fiona Smith, in International Economic Law at the University of Leeds and invited expert for the DG SANTE Working Group on EU Food Safety in Nutrition in 2050.

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ICSD 2020 : 8th International Conference on Sustainable Development - 9-10 September 2020, Rome, Italy

[Source: Research & Innovation] European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with Canadian Institute of Technology will organize the 8th ICSD 2020 International Conference on Sustainable Development, with particular focus on Environmental, Economic and Socio-Cultural Sustainability. The Conference theme : Creating a unified foundation for the Sustainable Development: Research, Practice and Education The 8th ICSD 2020 will be an excellent opportunity to share your ideas and research findings relevant to the Sustainability Science, through the European network of academics. This interdisciplinary forum is for scholars, teachers, and practitioners from any professional discipline who share an interest in—and concern for— sustainability in an holistic perspective, where environmental, cultural, economic and social concerns intersect. Papers will be published in Open Access EJSD Journal (Thompson Reuters) and Proceedings. This ambition will proceed in a multidisciplinary way across the various fields and perspectives, through which we can address the fundamental and related questions of Sustainable Development. We invite you to submit an abstract in the range of the following streams within the ICSD 2020 program: 1.

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“ENERGY in BUILDINGS” International Conference - 28 September 2019, The Wyndham Grand Athens Hotel, Megalou Alexandrou 3, Plateia Karaiskaki, Athens

[Source: Research & Innovation] “ENERGY in BUILDINGS” is an International Conference that will take place for the eighth consecutive year. It brings together Engineers, Architects, Stakeholders, Academia and Professionals of different disciplines that contribute and advance the state of art of the built environment. The Conference will host accepted papers and posters as well as presentations and workshops of invited speakers. There is no conference registration fee. The official language of the Conference is English.

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Research Headlines - Linking business and climate services to create market growth

[Source: Research & Innovation] Currently, there is a large, untapped market for climate services with gaps in the demand and supply. An EU-funded project is providing insight into the climate service market - reducing barriers for business and encouraging European market growth.

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Research Headlines - Neural networks could reveal how the brain understands time

[Source: Research & Innovation] EU-funded researchers have developed a framework for understanding how we record memories by creating a model that simulates the behaviour of single neurons across different timescales. The research could help build on our understanding of how human memory works and lead to developments in the burgeoning field of artificial neural networks, as well as areas as far-reaching as genetics and ecology.

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Research Headlines - New treatment on the horizon for Graves' disease

[Source: Research & Innovation] Treatment options for the immune system disorder Graves' disease have remained unchanged for over 70 years, and all bring serious side effects. An innovative EU-funded project is helping scientists and doctors move closer to finding a safer, more effective alternative.

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Research Headlines - Mobile app helps fish farmers to boost their yields

[Source: Research & Innovation] Fish farming has become an important source of high-quality protein. But aquaculture farmers often suffer high losses. A mobile application developed by an EU-funded project offers farmers much-needed, near-real-time support to increase yields - boosting their sustainability and competitiveness.

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Research Headlines - Traditional pig breeds could boost pork industry's sustainability

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project has researched lesser-known and not industrially farmed pig breeds in a bid to help Europe's pork industry diversify and become more sustainable. This could help save endangered breeds, benefit the environment and result in new, high-quality meat options for consumers.

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Employability & Skills for the Dairy Industry - Future needs? - 17 September 2019, Luxembourg

[Source: Research & Innovation] Green Skills, Digital Skills, Lifelong Learning and Recruitment in the dairy sector. These are the 4 topics of the conference, which are a result of a vast research conducted in 14 European countries to identify the skills gaps between the dairy industry and the dairy educations. With a draft report on recommendations to the sector based on the analysis of the research, the organizers invited expertise input to these recommendations before the report is finalized - hence this expertise conference.

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Research Headlines - Taking deep-sea technology to new heights

[Source: Research & Innovation] Underwater sensing, robotics, communications - the scope for innovation in maritime technology is broad. An EU-funded project enabled research institute INESC TEC in Portugal to expand its capacity to devise new systems for marine environments, which could ultimately help to generate smart growth and jobs.

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Science Café with Luděk Hynčík - 3 October 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] Czech Liaison Office for Research, Development and Innovation (CZELO) and its partners are pleased to announce that the fifteenth Science Café, an unconventional open discussion with scientist, will take place on 3 October 2019 in the Pilsen House in Brussels. Our guest will be Luděk Hynčík, the Vice-Rector for Research and Development and vice director of the New Technologies – Research Centre at the University of West Bohemia. He is also vice president of the International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies (FISITA) and Visiting Professor at the Tianjin University of Science & Technology, China. His research interests include human body modelling, biomechanics and mechanics of discrete systems. He focuses on virtual human body models used for injury analysis related to vehicles impact. The debate will be followed by a glass of wine. More information here https://bit.ly/2kk9QRq and registration here https://ift.tt/2ZHqeKB . Science Café is jointly organized by the CZELO, Czech Centre Brussels, Representation of the South Moravian Region to the EU, Representation of the Pilsen region in Brussels, Delegation of Prague to the EU and Embassy of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of Belgium.

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Research Headlines - Why humans have very big brains

[Source: Research & Innovation] Our brains are larger than those of most other species, and hefty even in relation to our body mass. Is this the result of an 'arms race' triggered by social drivers such as competition? Probably not, according to EU-funded research that points primarily to environmental challenges and provided fresh food for thought on human evolution.

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