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Horizon Europe Widening calls receive more than 2,500 proposals

A total of 2,562 applications were received under the calls for the Teaming Synergies, Research Management Facility, Hop-on Facility and ERA Fellowships actions, competing for a total budget of €52 million. The two new instruments – Teaming Synergies and Research...

New EIT Regional Innovation Scheme report showcases impact across Europe

The EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) Annual Activity Report 2025 highlights strong progress in strengthening regional innovation ecosystems, with supported ventures attracting €579 million in external investment in 2025 – a 147% increase compared with 2024. The...

European Innovation Council launches €1.8 billion in funding for 2027

In 2027, the EIC will continue to support high-potential innovators from early research to commercialisation and scale-up. The new programme also delivers on the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy and the Competitiveness Compass by making EIC support simpler, faster and...

Commission to propose legal status for European Universities alliances in Q4 2027

The European Commission will introduce a formal proposal for a legal status for European Universities alliances, in the last quarter of next year, according to its 2027 work programme.  To do so, it will amend the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation...

€525 million investment set to drive new generation of European chip design companies

European Chip Design Platform will mobilise €525 million in investment to stimulate a new generation of European chip design companies. Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Henna Virkkunen launched the project, a key initiative under...

Eligibility to publish in Open Research Europe without fees expands to researchers in 11 countries

Open Research Europe (ORE), the open access publishing platform launched by the European Commission in 2021, is expanding beyond EU-funded research to welcome work by affiliated researchers across 11 European countries. Eligible researchers will be able to publish...

Jordan and Europe innovating together under Horizon Europe

Over 150 researchers, university leaders, innovators, companies, officials and European diplomats gathered today for “Jordan–EU: Innovating Together”. The high-level event on Horizon Europe was organised by the Delegation of the European Union to Jordan and Jordan’s...

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European Quantum Technologies Conference

The European Quantum Technologies Conference is a Quantum Flagship event dedicated to showcasing the latest advances in research and innovation in Quantum Information Science and Technology. The mission of the European Quantum Technologies Conference (EQTC) is to...

Online Info Day: Accelerator Challenges 2027

aking place the morning after the EIC Work Programme 2027 Info Day, this dedicated online session will focus on the EIC Accelerator Challenges for 2027. Join us to discover the new Challenges and learn more about the opportunities available to EIC applicants in 2027....

Scaleup Europe Fund Online Info Session

n August 2026 the Scaleup Europe Fund was launched and has started to make major investments to build up a portfolio of European growth-stage companies across strategic technologies. An information session is being organised to provide further insights about the...

 Digitalisation and AI in the energy sector

The Energy Transition Expertise Centre - ENTEC2  is organising a series of 3 online workshops from October to December 2026, to present and discuss the findings of the recent ENTEC2 studies on the following topics  digitalisation and AI citizen energy...

EduCafé: European Degree Label & Its Implementation, Video Available

The last EduCafé of 2026 focused on implementing the Joint European Degree Label and the potential future development. On Tuesday, 6 October, CZELO hosted our traditional informal discussion evening, EduCafé. This time, the discussion focused on the Joint European...

EC publishes draft programme for R&I Days 2026

The European Commission has published the draft conference programme for the European R&I Days 2026, due to take place in Brussels on 10 and 11 November 2026. In addition, all sessions will be live streamed on YouTube and the R&I Community platform The R&I...

Horizon Europe info days—Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space, 14-15/10/2026

About the event Are you looking for research & innovation funding opportunities to develop a competitive, digital, low-carbon and circular industry? Join the Horizon Europe Cluster 4 info days on 14 and 15 October 2026 to learn more about the topics of the 2027...