Horizon 2020 Projects

The Clean Sky Joint Undertaking has said it is “delighted” to be present at the Innovation Zone at the Farnborough International Airshow from 14-18 July.

A study has found the first evidence of an intercellular bacterial infection in natural populations of two species of Anopheles mosquitoes, the major vectors of malaria in Africa.

InnovaResistance, the first joint transnational call of the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance, has been launched.

The University of Falmouth, UK has been awarded €2.4m for a European Research Area (ERA) Chair to promote research excellence in digital games technology.

The Partnering Platform for the Innovative Medicines Initiative has been re-launched.

Climate-KIC project Biohorizons has launched an online survey inviting stakeholders to help determine ways the bioeconomy can mitigate the effects of climate change.

Climate-KIC has launched Europe’s largest business idea competition, CleanLaunchpad, with the opportunity to receive funding of up to €95,000.

The tranSMART Foundation, U-BIOPRED and eTRIKS have won the Bio-IT World Best Practices Award for the U-BIOPRED knowledge portal.

The JRC has has published its 2014 edition of the ‘Smart Grid projects outlook’, presenting a comprehensive database of smart grid and smart metering initiatives of the first quarter of 2014.

KIC InnoEnergy has announced it is developing credible future technology cost models for four technologies using a consistent and robust methodology.

Climate-KIC has begun its first Start-up Tour of 2014 in Israel, as part of its role in supporting cleantech innovators to expand their business opportunities outside of Europe.

Not enough countries are using the information they collect on higher education to improve their universities and the opportunities they offer for students, according to a Eurydice report.

Michel Barnier has awarded three European Social Innovation prizes to groundbreaking ideas to create new types of work and address social needs.

The EU has invested in the WiBRATE project, which has analysed vibrations and developed a wireless sensor system that collects vibration information and prevents machinery failures.

European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has launched an Irish-led EU research programme into autism and intellectual disability.

The European Commission Directorate General for Research and Innovation is hosting a thematic session on 20 May in Bremen, Germany.

Bike Intermodal, funded by the EU, has developed a prototype of a folding bicycle that weighs just 7.5kg and folds into a 50cm x 40cm x 15cm box.

Meta Heat’s heat dissipation solutions has won the CleanTech Challenge £10,000 prize and a place on the UK Accelerator Programme following a competition.

The World Research and Innovation Congress for Health 2014 will take place at the EUREKA Secretariat’s premises in Brussels on June 4-5, it has been announced.

Climate-KIC has announced that it is supporting four new flagship programmes to accelerate its efforts in climate change mitigation and adaptation.