by ATHENA | Mar 25, 2026 | News
The European Commission is presenting AGILE, a €115 million pilot funding tool to rapidly move disruptive defence technologies from lab into practical use. It targets AI, quantum, drones and other advanced solutions, with a strong focus on SMEs, including start-ups...
by ATHENA | Mar 25, 2026 | News
The European Commission will support 141 doctoral programmes to train and develop the skills of around 2 115 doctoral candidates. The European Commission has announced the results of the 2025 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks call. The Commission...
by ATHENA | Mar 25, 2026 | News
Queen’s University Belfast has signed a Letter of Intent for Collaboration with the George Washington University (GW), opening the door for potential new opportunities for student and staff exchanges and research collaboration....
by ATHENA | Mar 24, 2026 | News
A major new study has revealed that Europe’s university spinout companies have grown into a technology ecosystem worth hundreds of billions of euros – with photonics playing a vital enabling role across many of its most strategic sectors. Called “European Spinouts...
by ATHENA | Mar 24, 2026 | News
The EPO Technology Dashboard (formerly Patent Index) shows strong growth in demand for patents for digital and energy technologies. The US and Germany remain top countries of origin, while China enters top three for first time. Uptake for Unitary Patents was high,...
by ATHENA | Mar 24, 2026 | News
The Australian Government is set to begin treaty negotiations on association to Horizon Europe, which will give Australian organisations access to the world’s largest pooled research fund in 2027. Horizon Europe is the European Union’s flagship research and innovation...
