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European Commission mobilises additional funds for COVID-19 research and innovation projects

The European Commission has mobilised additional €122 million from its research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, for urgently needed research dedicated to the Coronavirus . The new call is the latest addition to a range of EU-funded research and innovation actions to fight COVID-19. It complements earlier actions to develop diagnostics, treatments and vaccines by strengthening capacity to...Read more
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European Institute of Innovation and Technology looking for solutions to COVID-challenges

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), established in 2008, is an EU executive body that aims to strengthen Europe’s ability to innovate. The EIT is an integral part of the Horizon 2020 programme, the EU’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. In the recovery phase from the COVID-19 pandemic, the EIT Governing Board has decided to mobilise EUR 60 million of additional funding...Read more
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Research and Innovation to fight COVID-19

The European Commission has been at the forefront of supporting research and innovation and coordinating European and global research efforts. In addition to a number of past and ongoing research actions related to COVID-19 , the European Commission has launched several special actions in 2020 . These actions address epidemiology, preparedness, and response to outbreaks, the development of diagnostics,...Read more
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International Cluster to Cluster Meeting - C2C 2020 | Goes digital!

The International Cluster-To-Cluster Meeting - C2C 2020 will be held on the 10th June 2020 in digital mode. The International Cluster-To-Cluster Meeting is a summit gathering clusters from different regions and countries aiming at exploring common areas of interest, activating new partnerships with clusters and other innovation actors, and exchanging innovative models for cluster collaboration. The event...Read more
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MED-specific Scoreboard of Innovation

The Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Institutes of Economic Sciences (FEMISE) has created for THE NEXT SOCIETY a Scoreboard of innovation that includes particularities of the Mediterranean region while shedding light on the progress (or lack) achieved so far. Innovation scoreboards summarise different types of indicators that are related to the innovation process. The 78 selected innovation indicators in the...Read more
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Rethinking Innovation: Danish Clusters’ Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

Like the rest of the world, clusters are also affected by the corona crisis. Right now, they are taking action to mitigate the sudden changes which many member companies are experiencing in the current situation. Some services and activities change, new ones are added, and others suddenly become irrelevant. At a series of virtual knowledge sharing meetings facilitated by Cluster Excellence Denmark , the...Read more
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EUREKA Calls for projects

The EUREKA network, a leading facilitator of innovation, promotes and supports market-oriented international R&D&I project generation. EUREKA projects have a ‘bottom-up’ nature meaning that the project consortium defines the technology to be developed and how the project comes together as a whole. The consortium also agrees upon the intellectual property rights and how the partnership is built; it...Read more
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European Innovation Council pilot: €344 million to 107 visionary ideas of start-ups, SMEs and researchers

The European Commission announced the latest results of the European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot. Over 100 game-changing ideas from across Europe are on track to receive EIC support totalling €344 million. Funded by Horizon 2020, the EU’s research and innovation programme, the selected proposals include the Radical project, which is revolutionising local and global air quality monitoring, and FluoGuide...Read more
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How purpose-led missions can help Europe innovate at scale

Acknowledging the importance of innovating at scale in stregthening Europe's economic position relative to other global powers, the McKinsey & Company report " How purpose-led missions can help Europe innovate at scale " authored by Ilan Rozenkopf, Pal Erik Sjatil and Sebastian Stern addresses the challenge that European business is facing i.e. building new leading clusters or companies that can...Read more
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COSME programme supporting SMEs in Creativity and Innovation in the light industry sectors: textile/footwear/leather - The initiative European Light Industries Innovation and Technology project (ELIIT)  

Deadline of the call - 17 March 2020 17:00 CET Are you an SME working in the textile, clothing, leather or footwear (TCLF) sectors? Do you aim to integrate new and disruptive technologies to your business and need support throughout the process? The ‘ELIIT Project’, co-funded by COSME, supports TCLF SMEs in enhancing their competitiveness while integrating innovative technologies! The initiative provides...Read more
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