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The EIC Accelerator Challenges 2021 call was launched (HORIZON-EIC-2021-ACCELERATORCHALLENGES-01)

The EIC Accelerator Challenges 2021 call supports companies (mainly start-ups and SMEs) to step up high-impact innovations with the potential to create new markets or change existing ones in identified areas of strategic relevance. Like the EIC Accelerator Open (Section II.3 of the EIC 2021 Work Program), the challenges of the EIC Accelerator focus on innovations based on scientific or deep-tech d...

The European Commission has officially launched Open Research Europe

We bring to your attention the fact that the European Commission has officially launched Open Research Europe, a publishing platform with open access for scientific articles presenting the results of research funded by Horizon 2020 and, soon, Horizon Europe. More details about the platform as well as the official press release about its launch can be found by accessing the following links: O...

Project proposals open for 2021 for researchers in Europe

Under the European Framework Program for Research and Innovation 2021-2027, Horizon Europe, three main calls for project proposals for 2021 are announced: 1. Grants for novice researchers, with a total budget of 619 million Euros, are addressed to young researchers in Europe who want to create their own independent research team or program. Deadline for submission of applications: April 8, 2021....

EU-Japan Center organizes 2 events of interest for the health, biotech and pharmaceutical fields

The EU-Japan Centre is organizing 2 below-listed events: 1.  Biotech Cluster/SME mission to be organised, from 13 to 15 October 2021, alongside “BioJapan” Expo (https://www.ics-expo.jp/biojapan/en/ ). 2. The "Biotech & Pharma Partnering event" that will take place from 27 to 30 September 2021. The EU-Japan Centre will organise a (free of charge) remote pa...

ASCAPE Project - Artificial Intelligence supporting cancer patients across Europe

The ASCAPE Project - Artificial Intelligence project that supports cancer patients across Europe The main objective of ASCAPE is to take advantage of recent advances in ICT in the field of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to support the quality of life and health of cancer patients. In order to achieve its goal, ASCAPE will create an open AI infrastructure, which will allow...