EU member states have concluded discussion on eliminating obstacles to the development of the Single Market and developing a data-driven economy at this week’s Competitiveness Council.

KIC InnoEnergy has announced the results of its 2014 sustainable energy innovation project support programme, resulting in a €80m investment in high potential project consortia.

The German capital is getting ready for the Co-summit 2015.

The National Institutes of Bioscience of the United Kingdom has urged the European Parliament and EU member states to safeguard the Horizon 2020 budget from the proposed diversion of funds to the proposed European Fund for Strategic Investment.

The Graphene FET Flagship has launched an open invitation for Expressions of Interest for new industrial partners working on Biomedical Technologies.

The European Commission has released initial results regarding two health calls under the Societal Challenges pillar.

Carlos Moedas has reaffirmed his commitment to fostering research and innovation in Europe, drawing attention to the benefits of both the EFSI and Horizon 2020.

The European Commission has launched a new Policy Support Facility to help EU member states reform their research and innovation policies.

A €3.6m project investigating the role of nuclear power on the energy map of Europe has received funding from Horizon 2020.

Participants from across Europe have finished Climate-KIC’s first executive education course in London, UK, following earlier workshops in Copenhagen, Denmark, Paris, France, and Rotterdam and Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

The European Commission’s European IPR Helpdesk is hosting a webinar on intellectual property (IP) in EU-funded projects and Horizon 2020 on 6 March at 10:30 CET.

Mobile location technology and services company Rx Networks has announced that it will, along with four European industry leaders, be developing a European-based location service.

The European Commission has announced that a prize of €1m is to be awarded to the person or team that develops a rapid test to tell whether a patient needs to be treated with antibiotics or not.

Lomiko Metals (TSX-V: LMR, OTCQX: LMRMF) spent the autumn and winter of 2014-2015 advancing its graphite projects and moving forward with graphene technologies. It also stepped out into the growing electronics space. If you haven’t followed Lomiko, it may seem odd to be talking about mining and technology projects in one company. We spoke to [...]

A study part-funded by the ERC has revealed that sexual biology may be the key to uncovering why Anopheles mosquitoes are unique in their ability to transmit malaria to humans.

Horizon 2020 is funding a project to cater for the growing demand of knowledge and the lack of qualified workers in wind farm management and maintenance.

A UK university is benefitting from Horizon 2020 funding with the aim of equipping SMEs with smart technologies as well as bringing new products to market.

European industry and science ministers will discuss the development of the EU Single Market and encourage industrial competitiveness when the Competitiveness Council meets next week in Brussels.

DG Research and Innovation in the European Commission has announced that Horizon 2020-funded projects will bring particular benefits to the European Energy Union.

The European Commission will support Europe’s fight against terrorism with financial support for research projects under Horizon 2020.