Horizon 2020 Projects

The European Commission has presented a revised list of critical raw materials. The 2014 list includes 13 of the 14 materials identified in the previous list of 2011.

Funded by the ERC, scientists are aiming to further our understanding of dark energy, the mysterious and unknown force that powers the accelerating expansion of our Universe.

The latest meeting of the Competitiveness Council will take place on 26 May. Research and innovation in the space sector will be discussed.

The European Commission has published its 2013 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard.

EIT ICT Labs in Italy has launched an innovation centre in Milan which will function as a satellite of the Italian node based in Trento.

EIT ICT Labs has announced that Outreach scholarships are now available to students wanting to study at this year’s Summer Schools but are not part of the EIT ICT Labs Master School.

The EIT Foundation is encouraging talented young academics and entrepreneurs to apply to join its ‘Young Leaders Group’.

In a meeting with Guy Verhofstadt, Councillor Mary Fitzpatrick has raised concerns regarding the low level of application by SMEs when applying for EU funding.

At the launch of the ‘e-Skills for Jobs’ campaign in Athens, Greece the European Commission identified ICT as one of three employment growth areas.

To accelerate the market entry of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies, the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (FCH 2 JU) is to go ahead with a €1.33bn investment.

An FP7-funded team has developed the GiraffPlus system, a robot that assists older people in their homes and connects them to family, friends and healthcare professionals.

The European Commission is launching the Watify website together with ICT stakeholders to promote digital entrepreneurship by eliminating “the fear of turning ideas into reality”.

French MEP Gaston Franco has called on the European Commission to make smart textiles one of its priorities under Horizon 2020.

The first submission wave of EIT ICT Labs Idea Challenge has resulted in over 300 applications and more than 600 registrations on its application platform.

Up to £2.75m (€3.34m) is to be invested in collaborative feasibility studies to stimulate innovation, the UK’s Technology Strategy Board has announced.

Researchers have predicted that by the year 2020, over seven trillion devices would be connected to the global mobile network, and that the current technology will not cope.

The European Commission has announced it is looking for new partners from cities and industry in the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC).

In the last plenary sitting of the European Parliament before the European elections, the next phase of Eurostars under Horizon 2020 has received full endorsement from MEPs.

Ten finalists have been selected for the second Social Innovation Competition.

A new EU atlas of ICT hotspots has revealed where digital technologies thrive. The report published by the European Commission has also examined the factors contributing to their success.