AlainTubiana, international expert and consultant on cluster management, announces the opening of a new Master Class for Management of Clusters and Territorial Networks at the University of Strasbourg. Aimed at training students to become cluster and territorial network managers, enabling them to manage innovative collaborative projects in a context of territorial dynamism, interculturalism and multilingualism, the course is accessible to students proficient in English and French
In order to support the European health sector, the European Commission announced published a Q&A guidance document on medical devices, active implantable medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices in the COVID-19 context, avaliable here.
For further informaion, pleaes refer to the European Commission website on Medical Devices. © European Union, 1995-2020.
To address the Coronavirus outbreak and to ramp-up overall production of personal protective equipment, the European Commission has already made available relevant European harmonised standards to interested companies, as well as revised harmonised standards that allow manufacturers to place on the market high performing devices to protect patients, health care professionals and citizens in general.
IP Protection in the Pharmaceutical Industry
The European Commission has launched its 2020 call for project proposals under the LIFE programme. In 2020 more than €450 million are earmarked for nature conservation, environmental protection and climate action projects.
The European Commission is supporting the Global Hack, an online hackathon, organised by Accelerate Estonia, Garage48, Guaana with the support of Devpost. The Hackathon is designed to share and rapidly develop ideas for the urgently needed solutions in the current COVID-19 pandemic.
The Global Hack aims to partner people from around the world with one another to exchange ideas, know-how and best practices to come up with creative and nimble solutions.
In the article published on April 2nd on the network's website, the European Aerospace Cluster Partnership informs on the actions taken to ease exchange and cooperation among its members under the current Covid-19 crisis.
The European Commission has created a useful translation tool that is available to all SMEs across Europe: eTranslation for SMEs.
The European Commission has published a Q&A on the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative Plus (CRII+), covering topics like the facilitation of EU-funded investments, measures to alleviate the impact on the most deprived, and the support of the seafood sector, farmers and rural areas. The CRII+ complements the first package of measures of the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative.
The European Commission has approved requests from Member States and the UK to temporarily waive customs duties and VAT on the import of medical devices, and protective equipment, from third countries in order to help in the fight against coronavirus. This will make it easier financially to get the medical equipment that doctors, nurses and patients desperately need. The Commission has swiftly approved requests received from all Member States. This measure includes masks and protective equipment, as well as testing kits, ventilators and other medical equipment.