Most Horizon 2020 projects are collaborative research and innovation projects where at least three organisations from different countries work together. Here is a list of services which assist you in finding the right partners for your next project.
The Information Day on the 2017 funding opportunities under Horizon 2020's Societal Challenge "Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials" will be webcast. You can follow the event live from your office on 14 September 9:00-13:00 CET. You are also invited to ask your questions on twitter using #H2020SC5.
The list of evaluators who select the most promising projects for the SME Instrument has been published today. The list contains more than 1200 experts that have worked for us in 2015. Evaluators are categorised by nationality and topic. Publishing the list is meant to increase transparency and avoid conflicts of interest. This is of course part of a set of measures taken to ensure funds are distributed in an equal way. So how does the system work?
The European Commission is awarding nearly €32 million to bring innovative ideas to market quicker. The 15 benefitting projects, involving 70 partners in 19 countries, will receive around €2 million each under the fifth round of the Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) scheme run under the EU's research and innovation programme Horizon 2020.
We would be very grateful if you could take a brief moment to answer our survey so we can learn about how you perceive the SME Instrument brand. This will help us make our work more relevant to you. The survey shouldn't take more than 3-5 minutes of your time. Your answers will be confidential. The survey is open until 2nd October 2016.
65 small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) from 18 countries have been selected in the latest round of Horizon2020 SME Instrument Phase 2. Each project, 56 in total, will receive up to € 2.5 million (€ 5 million for health projects) to finance innovation activities. The total amount to be distributed between the 65 SMEs is € 89.57 million.
Graphene has been heralded to revolutionise high-tech industry thanks to its ground-breaking physical and mechanical properties. Since it was discovered in 2004, the wonder material has attracted interest from industry across the board, but its potential has so far reached few concrete applications on the market
In April 2015, IBIS Power, a Dutch company providing renewable energy solutions, obtained € 1,7M under the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument programme for the IRWES project (Integrated Renewable Wind Energy System). This investment helped create 16 high qualified jobs during the last year. On top of that, IBIS Power sold one of its solar combined power PowerNEST system to Rabobank, one of the largest banks in the Netherlands.
Natural Grass is an innovative French company specialized in developing and selling innovative natural surfaces. In close partnership with French research laboratories, the company developed technologies for landscape architecture, building integrated vegetation and top level sport facilities such as Euro 2016 stadiums.
Holoxica, the specialist holographic 3D visualisation company, has created the first ever 3D digital hologram of the human brain fibre connections from an MRI scan which will have a profound impact on medical science, giving neurosurgeons and clinicians a fresh insight into identifying, diagnosing and treating a wide range of neurological conditions.
The European Commission is awarding nearly €36 million to 16 innovative projects under the fourth round of the Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) scheme, run under the EU's research and innovation programme Horizon 2020.
For the second Phase 2 cut-off in 2016 on 15 June, EASME received 1,189 project proposals from 35 countries. ICT was the most popular topic with 259 proposals submitted or 22% of the total of applications.
The European Commission will invest a total of €86 million coming from new Horizon 2020 grants in 236 innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 31 countries. These are the latest results of calls under the €3 billion SME Instrument, launched under Horizon 2020 to help innovative small firms get ideas from the lab to the market and help generate growth and jobs in Europe. This latest round brings the total number of companies funded by the SME Instrument so far to 2116, with more than € 694,8 million in EU grants.
The European Commission has started to prepare the grants for 28 new projects to be funded through Horizon 2020's Societal Challenge "Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials". In total, the new projects will receive an EU contribution of about € 119.5 million. The launch of the new projects is planned for December.
More than €330 million in funding is available in 2016 under the EU's LIFE programme for the environment and climate action. The European Commission invites businesses, NGOs and public bodies to submit proposals for climate change adaption and mitigation, resource efficiency, biodiversity and governance & information projects by September 2016. And if you still need a project partner, have a look at this list of partner search tools.
How can innovators bring circular economy solutions to the market? What are the regulatory challenges at EU, national and local level? The European Commission invites innovators to join a new pilot scheme – the Innovation Deals for a Circular Economy – to find answers to these questions. Apply by 15 September 2016.
Registration opened for our Energy Efficiency Info Day this coming 19 September 2016 in Brussels. We have limited places, so make sure you register early to secure your spot. Here are 5 reasons why you should join us:
Vultures Return in Bulgaria aims at recovering the populations of the three large European vulture species through conservation measures and improving the institutional capacity for their conservation.
Poisoning presents a serious threat to wildlife and ecosystems. A LIFE projects networking meeting on this issue was held recently in Athens, Greece.
For over 10 years the EUSEW has been gathering thousands of stakeholders in the sustainable energy field. This year at EUSEW16 the EASME highlights current sustainable energy issues at the heart of the policy conference in Brussels from 14th-16th June by delivering four events on: global perspectives on boosting energy efficiency in today's buildings; innovative financing for sustainable energy; energy efficiency as a business opportunity for SMEs; and consumers at the core of the Energy Union. Find out more below and register now for these events via http://eusew.eu
