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Horizon 2020 SME Instrument
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Newsletter
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In this issue
- January 2017
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With the beginning of a new year, the list of countries eligible for the SME Instrument has expanded. As of 1 January 2017, Swiss businesses can also benefit from the programme whose budget will almost reach €440 million in 2017. In the articles below you can learn more about some of the SME Instrument innovators, or apply for our communication workshop. The next Phase 2 cut-off is on 18 January. Whether or not you plan to apply, we wish you a very successful year in 2017!
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News
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Swiss businesses eligible for SME Instrument as of 1 January 2017
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As of 1 January 2017, the family of associated countries that are able to fully participate in Horizon 2020 opened also to Switzerland. Consequently, Swiss companies can benefit from the SME Instrument programme, from which they were excluded until now.
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Results and Statistics
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SME Instrument: EU to invest €8.8 million in 184 innovative businesses
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184 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 28 countries have been selected for funding in the latest round of the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument.
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SME Instrument factsheets
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Learn more about Horizon 2020 SME Instrument and the impact of the programme in different countries and fields of activity and discover great examples of projects. We will publish a new factsheet every week.
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Meet the SME Instrument Innovators
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Learning a language in 200 hours? Lingvist has a solution
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Learning a foreign language is often tough and time consuming, as one of the co-founders of the Estonian start-up Lingvist, Mait Müntel, realised himself when living abroad. So he decided to face the challenge with a unique solution based on computational science.
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U2's Bono backs SME Instrument-funded company fighting against diabetes
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Horizon 2020's SME Instrument-funded company Nuritas has found a ground-breaking peptide molecule that regulates blood sugar – a real breakthrough in the battle against Type 2 diabetes. This recent discovery caught the eye of U2's Bono and The Edge, who brought added fame to the fast-growing Irish company by becoming investors.
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Augmented reality for more aviation safety
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Around two thirds of aviation accidents are caused by pilot errors who have to translate information from the control panel into a 3D environment. Aeroglass' head-mounted display shows the information in the lenses and help pilots visualise the information in 3D in real-time in front of them.
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Events
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60-minute workout to increase the communication impact of your project
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We want to give you some ideas on how to increase your outreach and learn from successful EU-funded projects. Join our communication colleagues for a 60-minute interactive #CommsWorkout webinar and get ready for your Horizon 2020 project. Registration will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
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World Circular Economy Forum 2017: Applications are open!
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Do you want to showcase your circular economy innovative project or organisation at the World Circular Economy Forum - WCEF 2017? Apply by 31 January 2017! The European Commission is co-organising this event that will take place on 5 and 6 June 2016, in Helsinki, Finland.
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