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Science Business | 13/06/2024 | The Commission wants to help companies scale up and attract private investment by including specific challenges in biotech and biomanufacturing in the European Innovation Council (EIC) accelerator work programme for 2025. It is also planning to study ways to support the consolidation of investment funds, stock exchanges and post-trading infrastructure.

Joinup | 12/06/2024 | In a recent café, various stakeholders from the GovTech4All project and the SPIN4EIC initiative came together to discuss ongoing projects, potential collaborations, and future plans. The European Innovation Council (EIC) Innovation Procurement program powered by SPIN4EIC aims to establish EIC as the center of excellence on innovation procurement focusing on the supply side.

Event Industry News | 12/06/2024 | EIC President and Chief Executive Officer Amy Calvert congratulated PCMA on its achievement. “We are proud to see our EIC Members leading the way when it comes to sustainable events,” she said. “Achieving Silver Level Certification in their first year is a testament to PCMA’s dedication and sets a benchmark for others in the industry.”

NT Plus Diritto - Il Sole 24 Ore | 12/06/2024 | BetaGlue, a clinical-stage company developing a novel radiotherapy for the localized and targeted treatment of solid tumors, has announced the completion of a further investment round of €8 million from existing and new investors. The funds, together with those from the recently announced EIC Accelerator Award of €10 million, will be used to accelerate the development of the innovative YntraDose radiotherapy platform.

Mena Report | 10/06/2024 | Tenders are invited for european construction sector observatory. Estimated value excluding vat: 2 300 000,00 eur. Major organization: European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA).

Mena Report | 10/06/2024 | Tenders are invited for towards a pilot european startup scoreboard. Estimated value excluding vat: 500 000,00 eur. Major organization: European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (ESIMEA)

EIN Presswire | 11/06/2024 | GRAINS – Greening Agrifood in Social Economy – is a project funded by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency. The project aims at building the capacity of Social Economy SMEs in agrifood by providing training and workshops on sustainable practices and on how to reduce their environmental footprint.

Business Monitor Online | 11/06/2024 | On March 4 2024, the Bratislava-based medtech startup, Powerful Medical, secured a EUR7.5mn investment from the European Innovation Council, with a EUR2.5mn grant and a EUR5mn investment, in recognition of its innovative AI-driven ECG platform, PMcardio, for accurate early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases

Meccanica News | 11/06/2024 | The EIC Transition Open 2024 call aims to support innovation activities that go beyond experimental demonstration in the laboratory. The total budget amounts to 94,553,849 euros, with plans to finance about 36 project proposals. Applications can be submitted until September 18, 2024.

Horizonte Europa | 11/06/2024 | In the first presentation, the different instruments that it has to support business R&D&I will be discussed, as well as those aimed at business entrepreneurship, and in a second presentation, it will focus on commenting on both the EIC Accelerator program, as well as the different services that CDTI offers to Spanish entities to participate in this EIC Accelerator program that is within Horizon Europe financed by the European Commission.

InnovationQuarter | 11/06/2024 | In the summer of 2023, OrangeQS raised €1.5 million from QDNL Participations and Cottonwood Technology Fund. In addition to this investment round, OrangeQS received the EIC Accelerator grant from the European Innovation Council.

UK News Group | 09/06/2024 | The company, which recently won nearly €2.5million in funding through the European Innovation Council Accelerator programme, is pioneering the manufacture of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) on an industrial scale.

The "Intellectual Property (IP) Protection in China 2023" White Paper was officially released. It “highlighted China’s international cooperation in the Design Law Treaty and diplomatic conference on the proposed treaty on intellectual property, genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, diligent implementation of the agreement between China and the European Union (EU) on geographical indications protection and cooperation etc.”

The Commissioner of the CNIPA and the European Union Commissioner for Agriculture met in Beijing on April 25. Both sides acknowledged the steps taken towards improved protection of GIs and the need to further cooperate in this area.

The CNIPA recently released the "2023 China Patent Survey Report" on its website, “The report underscores the evolving landscape of patent utilization, collaboration, protection, and talent development in China”. It is said that China's rate of patent infringement has reached historically low level.

“China accelerated its legal steps to ensure data flow and protect cybersecurity last year to help build digital power and clean cyberspace through the rule of law,” according to the Annual Report on Rule of Law in China, which was released on May 20 by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of Law.

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty of the French Republic and the National Institute of Origin and Quality expressed that “both parties willing to strengthen cooperation through a renewal of the protocol for cooperation on agricultural and food geographical indications.”

The draft amendments to the Trademark Act were promulgated on May 24, 2023 in Taiwan and are set to take effect on May 1, 2024. The Trademark Act will improve the registration process as well as the enforcement of trademarks. Note, that in terms of IP Taiwan has its own jurisdiction of laws and regulations. The Trademark Act only applies to the jurisdiction of Taiwan.

"TIPO released a new AI "Search by Image" feature on March 25, which allows the public to upload trademark images and quickly verify whether identical or similar trademarks have already been registered or applied for”. The feature is still in the beta testing phase, and supplements the current image search system.

Impact Financial News | 04/06/2024 | To celebrate the first year of the Unitary Patent, representatives from across the European Union and the institutions involved in making the system a success have recorded statements in a short video. They include EPO President António Campinos; Klaus Grabinski, President of the Unified Patent Court ’ s Court of Appeal; Jérôme Debrulle, Chairperson of the Select Committee, Administrative Council; Dr Angelika Niebler, MEP; Michiel Scheffer, President of the Board, European Innovation Council; and Margot Fröhlinger, Former Principal Director, Unitary Patent and European and International Legal Affairs.