Horizon 2020 Projects

Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Environment, has said that “public authorities have an important role to play in this promoting our eco-industries”.

Climate-KIC CEO Mary Ritter has said it is vital that businesses and local and national governments understand the real risks and opportunities presented by climate change.

Fifteen companies from across the EU have been recognised for their energy-saving initiatives in the GreenLight and GreenBuildings awards.

The Joint Research Centre has provided access to its unique nuclear forensic capabilities. Its facilities include methodologies for recovering fingerprints from contaminated surfaces, assisting national authorities.

UCB chief executive Roch Doliveux has been appointed chair of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) governing board for a second term.

A public hearing of the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘One of Us’ has been organised for 10 April at the European Parliament in Brussels.

Homes, businesses and cities must be prepared for the impact of irreversible change and reap the economic benefits in the process, according to a group of experts working for the EU’s main climate innovation initiative.

Four Climate-KIC start-ups have travelled to San Francisco to participate in the annual Clean Tech Forum.

A new Dutch consortium, initiated by Climate-KIC, has signed an agreement to help reduce methane emissions from dairy farming.

The inventor of the most famous cube in the world, Professor Ernő Rubik, has met European Commission President José Manuel Barroso to celebrate the game’s 40th anniversary.

The deadline for contributions to the Socientize consortium’s citizen science white paper is fast approaching.

A new understanding of proteins at the nexus of a cell’s decision to survive or die has implications for researchers who study cancer and age-related diseases, according to a new study part-funded by the ERC.

Banana stems are being converted into transportation pallets to deliver a cost effective and climate-friendly solution for the transportation of refrigerated products.

Climate-KIC, has stepped up efforts to leverage the combined strength of Europe’s top businesses, scientists and policy makers to manage the impact of global warming and stop further climate change.

A new study, part-funded by the ERC, has shown a connection between the ‘maps’ of a genome or in-reversible chemical changes to DNA, often known as the epigenome

The European Commission Directorate-General for Research & Innovation has organised a half day event on 6 May in Brussels on climate change.

A new method for examining patients for prostate cancer has been developed. The process reduces the need for biopsies and may eliminate them altogether.

A new study has been published on the progress on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions estimates of Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) from biofuels.

The University of Central Lancashire has been awarded a €2m European Research Council grant to investigate how access to medicines could be improved across the globe.

A team of physicists has used ERC funding to reveal how Oxygen-16’s nuclear shape changes depending on its state. Their findings could help expose how oxygen is produced.