The EU's Horizon 2020 research funding programme has now a more specific set of rules on research integrity to be followed by beneficiaries. This is thanks to the new provisions in the Horizon 2020 Model Grant Agreement.
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.
On 29 June 2016, come and learn about MSCA opportunities within the private sector!
A lunch workshop on the SME Instrument will be held at the Industrial Technologies Conference in Amsterdam on 24 June 2016.
Four SMEs will be pitching their projects from 12.20-12.45, and you will receive more information about the Horizon 2020 SME Funding Instrument which is targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises.
A more advanced computer model and measurement approach enable manufacturers to more accurately predict tyre performance on the road. Developed by an EU-funded project, the model and approach could aid in the design of higher-performing, safer and quieter tyres and boost the industry's competitiveness.
As people age, the more likely they are to be reaching for their reading glasses due to failing near sight or presbyopia. But thanks to EU research, contact lenses providing correct vision at all distances could be on the horizon.
A long-lasting and cheap alternative to wood for use in bathroom furniture could be on sale soon, thanks to an EU-funded project that has developed an economic rival to imported materials.
The EU-funded BrightWall project has created a translucent concrete wall that allows in natural lighting without the associated loss of heat. This could help Europe cut its electricity usage to save money, conserve the environment and strengthen the economy.
189 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 26 countries have been selected for funding in the latest round of the Horizon2020 SME Instrument.
Transport Research Arena (TRA) is the most important Transport research event in Europe, gathering every two years key stakeholders: researchers, experts, operators, industry and policy-makers.
#TRA2016 Conference will contribute to innovation in sustainable mobility for Europe, by bringing together all the stakeholders of the transport system.
For Horizon 2020, the Commission has a legal obligation to monitor continually and systematically its implementation, to report annually and to disseminate the results of this monitoring. The first Annual Monitoring Report under Horizon 2020 is a comprehensive publication encompassing the analysis of Horizon 2020 through its calls closed in 2014
50 SMEs from 14 countries have been selected in the latest round of Horizon2020 SME Instrument Phase 2. Each project, 47 in total, will receive up to € 2.5 million (€ 5 million for health projects) to bring their product from pilot-phase to the market. The European Commission received 553 project proposals involving 689 participants by 3 February, the first cut-off date for Phase 2 in 2016.
Innovative Enterprise is an initiative by the European Commission to raise awareness of the European Union’s investment programme, such as InnovFin and the European Fund for Strategic Investments, instruments at national and local level as well as alternative sources of finance, such as crowd funding.
You will learn which finance options are available and get connected with the right people, learn more about InnovFin, the European Union investment programme for innovation.
45 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 19 countries have been selected in the latest round of Horizon2020 SME Instrument Phase 2. Each project, 30 in total, will receive between €0.5 and €2.5 million (€5 million for health projects) to bring their product from pilot-phase to the market.
185 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 26 countries have been selected for funding in the latest round of Horizon2020 SME Instrument, for Phase 1.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in seven countries in South-eastern Europe – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Romania and Serbia - will get easier access to risk capital.
The Canadian partners of ERA-Can+ invite European and Canadian entrepreneurs and Small and Medium Enterprises to learn about our project and Horizon 2020—Europe’s current Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.
This webinar will also features the services as well as research and commercial opportunities offered by the Enterprise Europe and Enterprise Canada networks.
An EU-funded project to design a simple and secure means of collecting online payments will enable more SMEs to efficiently and cost-effectively access the full potential of Europe’s burgeoning e-commerce market.
Innovative snow-making technology may help winter tourism destinations boost snow cover and extend their ski seasons.
The FET Proactive call "Boosting emerging technologies" of the FET Work Programme 2016-2017 has 3 topics: "Emerging themes and communities" (deadline April 2016, check more information below); "FET ERANET Cofund in Quantum Technologies" (deadline April 2016);"FET ERANET Cofund" (to be opened for proposals submission in September 206).
There is also a dedicated call for proposals on High Performance Computing (which will be opened for proposals submission in April 2016).
