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Apply now to become an EIC Programme Manager

Are you a manager at an innovative cluster or SME? The European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (​EISMEA) have published a call to recruit up to six European Innovation Council (EIC) Programme Managers (PMs). Programme Managers direct the best teams of researchers and innovators from...
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Supporting researchers and organisations in 2021

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) programme contributes to excellence in research, jobs, growth and investment by giving researchers new knowledge and skills. Between 2014 and 2020, the programme supported over 65,000 researchers from Europe and beyond. Under MSCA, the European Commission...
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Participate in a study on intra-cluster market intelligence

To bring key cluster issues to light, the University of Valencia has launched a survey on cluster internationalisation. According to past investigations, cluster members’ marketing cooperation and internationalisation are among the key challenges faced by cluster managers. The findings from this...
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The European Research Executive Agency launches new website

The European Research Executive Agency (REA) has relaunched its website to make it more user-friendly and keep users better informed about funding opportunities, events, and news. Background The REA funds high-quality research and innovation with the goal of building a greener Europe with prosperous...
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Horizon Europe: Research and innovation funding programme now open until 2027

Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation. With a budget of €95.5 billion, the initiative tackles climate change, helps to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU’s competitiveness and growth. The programme facilitates...
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European Commission mobilises additional funds for COVID-19 research and innovation projects

The European Commission has mobilised additional €122 million from its research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, for urgently needed research dedicated to the Coronavirus. The new call is the latest addition to a range of EU-funded research and innovation actions to fight COVID-19. It...
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Research and Innovation to fight COVID-19

The European Commission has been at the forefront of supporting research and innovation and coordinating European and global research efforts. In addition to a number of past and ongoing research actions related to COVID-19, the European Commission has launched several special actions in 2020. These...
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Commissioner Breton's speech on the future of EU industry

On 24 April, the current Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton (France), delivered a speech in front of the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. In his speech, addressed to Davide Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, Christian-Silviu Busoi, Chair of...
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Call for Experts: MINERVA EU-JAPAN Market & Policy Intelligence Programme

Deadline to apply: 22 May 2020 MINERVA is a 6 month in-house research scheme in Japan, designed to support its research and policy analysis of EU-Japan economic and industrial issues. Experts selected by the EU-Japan Centre will undertake research work on a selected priority topic of the Centre...
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Call for expressions of interest - Pilot living labs at the JRC

Deadline for application: 31 December 2020. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) - the European Commission's science and knowledge service which employs scientists to carry out research in order to provide independent scientific advice and support to EU policy - launched a call for expressions of...
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IraSME: The 25th call for proposals

Deadline: March 26th, 2020 IraSME, a follow-up initiative of an ERA-NET by ministries and funding agencies, is a network of funding programmes from different countries / regions that share the same goal: supporting small businesses in their innovation efforts. The network is coordinated by AiF...
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Industrial policy: recommendations to support Europe's leadership in six strategic business areas

On 5 November 2019, the European Commission published recommendations by a group of experts, the Strategic Forum on Important Projects of Common European Interest, to boost Europe's competitiveness and global leadership in six strategic and future-oriented industrial sectors: Connected, clean and...