Horizon 2020 Projects

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has welcomed the adoption of the EU’s Innovation Investment Package by the European Parliament.

The head of Dundee University in Scotland has said that EU membership is “a must” for Scottish universities, regardless of the outcome of the upcoming independence referendum.

Màire Geoghegan-Quinn has delivered the keynote address at the Irish Science Teachers’ Association (ISTA) annual conference in Galway.

Dr Sean McCarthy, managing director of Irish company Hyperion Ltd, is set to deliver a workshop on EU funding opportunities for companies wanting to engage in new research and innovation.

The European Commission has proposed tough new standards to regulate the operation of civil drones, known as ‘remotely piloted aircraft systems’ (RPAS).

European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has met with representatives of the organising committee of the second European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), ‘One of Us’.

An international conference on clinical trials is to be held in Paris, France, on 16 May. It will focus on boosting competitiveness in Europe while complying with the EU 2014 clinical trial and data protection regulations.

Climate-KIC Germany has called on climate innovation start-ups to apply for the 2014 Climate-KIC Accelerator by 23 April 2014.

Maire Geoghegan-Quinn has said she was “delighted to be back in Rome for the launch in Italy of Horizon 2020” during her keynote address at the country’s launch event.

The JRC and the Greek General Secretariat for Research and Technology have signed a new agreement on research co-operation.

LERU has given its full support for DESCA, the most widespread consortium agreement model in the framework programme (FP). It has been updated for Horizon 2020.

Members of the ITRE Committee will travel to Milan and Venice between 26-28 March to visit Italian innovation and research centres.

The UK Government is creating a world class research institute specialising in data science dedicated to British World War II code breaker Alan Turing.

The General Affairs Council has approved the Presidency’s synthesis report on the European Semester 2014 established on the basis of the Annual Growth Survey (AGS)

The EU’s Chief Negotiator of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has confirmed that he and his US counterpart are committed to exploring how to make it easier for smaller firms to take advantage.

An information day on Horizon 2020 will be held at University College London on 28 March 2014.

Cutting-edge science projects to drive innovation, economic growth and create jobs in the UK’s high performing science sector will benefit from a £300m (~€359m) boost as part of the government’s long term economic plan.

The European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso, has stated that Horizon 2020 “will play an important role in the coming years in fostering industrial competitiveness”.

The European Commission has announced the winners of the 2014 EU Prize for Women Innovators.

The European Commission has published a Communication showing how the EU and individual member states are advancing towards the 2020 targets.