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Lombard inter-cluster collaboration in support to the transition towards Circular Economy

On May 5th Lombardy Region has officially approved The Lombardy Roadmap for Research and Innovation on Circular Economy which is providing a framework for the development of a sustainable, low carbon, resource efficient and competitive strategy for the transition to a more circular economy in the...
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MAD for MED! MESAP flights in Tunisia

MESAP takes part to the 2nd edition of the TechDays, EU & MENA Innovators Matchmaking Event organised by THE NEXT SOCIETY in Tunis, including clusters, researchers, SMEs, industry experts and policy makers to encourage collaboration between these actors of the two shores of the Mediterranean through...
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THE NEXT SOCIETY’s 2nd #TechDays: EU & MENA innovators meet again!

Following the success of the 1st edition organised in Casablanca, THE NEXT SOCIETY organises a second meeting in Tunis between EU and MENA innovators including clusters, researchers, SMEs, industry experts and policy makers. The objective of the #TechDays is to encourage collaboration between these...
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Call for proposals: Blockchain for the Next Generation Internet

Deadline: 16 January 2020 17.00 CET Starting July 9, 2019 the submission session is available for ICT-54-2020 (RIA). Building on important pan-European initiatives such as the European Blockchain Observatory and Forum and the European Blockchain Partnership the call aims at fostering research and...
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European Commission appoints top innovation leaders to guide the European Innovation Council

The European Innovation Council (EIC) was established through the provisional agreement reached in March 2019 by the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on Horizon Europe, as a one-stop-shop for innovation funding to turn science into new business and accelerate the scale-up of companies...
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Horizon Impact Award

Deadline: 28 May, 2019 17:00:00 Brussels time Call ID: H2020-HIA-Prize-2019 Aiming at championing the uptake and use of EU funded project results, thus boosting their potential to achieve economic societal, and/or policy impacts, the Commission awards on an annual basis a recognition prize for...
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MarTERA- Transnational Call for Research & Innovation Projects in Maritime and Marine Technologies

MarTERA launched a joint call for transnational research and innovation projects on different thematic priority areas. This call is initiated by ministries/funding organisations from 11 countries:Belarus, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain and Turkey . The...
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New Tools for Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation in Research and Innovation Programmes

16 November 2017, Tallinn, Estonia The Baltic Science Network announces the upcoming transnational seminar “New Tools for Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation in Research and Innovation Programmes” which will be taking place on 16 November 2017 in Tallinn at the helm of the Estonian EU...
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High-level mission to the U.S. and cluster matchmaking event: opening research and innovation collaboration opportunities for European clusters and their members!

High-level mission to the U.S. and cluster matchmaking event: opening research and innovation collaboration opportunities for European clusters and their members! From the 15th to the 19th of May 2017, a delegation visit of 19 European cluster organisations from 10 EU countries to the United States...
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A NEW DEAL FOR EUROPEAN DEFENCE

Several ECCP profiled clusters were represented at the Project workshop “European Defence Action Plan: New Opportunities for Regions” co-organised by DG GROW, EURADA and ERRIN and held in Brussels on the 9th of March. The meeting highlighted several new funding opportunities for defence related...
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Seminar for Cluster Managers to be held in Kiev, Ukraine, on the 15th of February – Registrations Open

On February 15th 2017, The Institute for Economics and Forecasting Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences (IEF – www.ief.org.ua), together with Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI – www.spieurope.eu) and the Project Management Agency at the DLR (German Aerospace Center) (DLR – http://www.dlr.de)...
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The Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platforms to support cooperation for cluster policy development

The Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platforms – launched in Brussels during the European Week of regions and Cities - form the second pillar of initiatives under the Interreg Europe Programme, alongside the interregional cooperation projects. They offer a space for continuous learning where any...