Reports and Studies about Electronics

A remarkable line up of speakers and an engaged audience led to an inspiring session. Here is a report of that session.

This report covers the 11th edition of the EU-funded MicroNanoBio Systems cluster annual MNBS Bioelectronics Workshop, which took place in Amsterdam at the Beurs van Berlage on 12th-13th December 2017 and was included as part of the International Micro Nano Conference 2017, of which the main topics were Microfluidics and Analytical Systems, Fabrication and Characterization at the Nanoscale, and Organ-on-a-Chip.

In today's world, semiconductors have become essential components of virtually all aspects of our daily lives, so much so that the business of producing semiconductors is of key strategic importance to all major regions. A report has been produced that sets out a proposal to combine strengths and resources at European and National levels, in partnerships that reinforce the industry's capacity to deliver such highly innovative digital technologies and components to essential sectors of the economy.

10 projects related to smart textiles, flexible and wearable electronics were funded under FP7, the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (2007-2013). These projects have now been analysed in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the relevant work, developments and problems found in this area.

The reports for the Interim Evaluation of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking and the Final Evaluation of the ARTEMIS and ENIAC Joint Undertakings have been produced by a panel of independent experts.

The first European Stakeholder Forum gathered about 500 delegates for consultation and discussion on the Digitising European Industry initiative. The Forum aimed to raise awareness and to foster networking between all stakeholders, in particular between the various national and regional initiatives, Digital Innovation Hubs and platforms.

This report covers the EU funded Research and Innovation MNBS cluster workshop held in Otranto, Italy, from 27th to 28th June 2016. The workshop was held within the “ISOCS-MiNaB-ICT-MNBS” Joint Event on "Sensing for Smart Anything Everywhere: Materials, Technologies, Applications". A brief review gives a snapshot of the current state of MNBS technology and the market for its products.

The combination of various technologies in groups, commonly known as "Key Enabling Technologies (KETs)" is expected to bring unprecedented innovations in health and care. What is being done in Europe today to accelerate the development and the use of these advanced technologies, enabling new solutions for health and care? What role can Horizon 2020 play in supporting innovation hubs for health, in the development of smart connected devices and the digitisation of health and care? What are the opportunities for researchers and other actors in the field?

Digital technologies transform entire business sectors with major impacts on the labour market and the society at large. They don't transform the high-tech sector only: they are disruptive for the industry at large, high-tech and low-tech industry alike. This public workshop brought together high-level speakers from the European Commission and relevant industries, competence centres, and key players in European digital technologies to share ideas on topics related to the reindustrialisation of Europe and the key role played by SMEs.

This Report covers the "Information and Stakeholders' Day on Wearables" organised by DG CONNECT on 11 December 2015.