EU funding for Russia and Belarus reallocated towards Ukraine and Moldova

by ATHENA | Aug 17, 2023 | News

The Commission has decided to transfer €135 million of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument, originally planned for 2021-2027 Interreg NEXT programmes with Russia and Belarus, to other Interreg programmes with Ukraine...

Israel Innovation Authority will invest up to 30 million NIS in establishing the infrastructure to serve companies and researchers throughout Israel.

by ATHENA | Aug 17, 2023 | News

Israel Innovation Authority will invest up to 30 million NIS in establishing the infrastructure to serve companies and researchers throughout Israel. The R&D Lab will support accelerated research and development in hardware components, communication, and software....

Cyprus : New Call for Proposals of the “Creation and Initial Development of Startups with International Orientation (PRE-SEED)” Programme.

by ATHENA | Aug 17, 2023 | News

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) has announced a new call for proposals under its PRE-SEED programme offering aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage startups equity-free funding of up to €119,999 and free-of-charge knowledge transfer and innovation support...

Swiss National Science Foundation : Funding programmes for countries in Central and Eastern Europe

by ATHENA | Aug 17, 2023 | News

SNSF is launching 3 new funding programmes as part of the second Swiss contribution to selected EU member states. The programmes will strengthen research in these countries as well as collaboration with researchers in Switzerland. Second Swiss contribution: Funding...

Call for Expression of Interest for Venue Providers – Cluster Booster Academy #3

by ATHENA | Aug 17, 2023 | News, Uncategorized

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) is excited to announce a Call for Expression of Interest for universities, education institutions, research centres, regional agencies/authorities, and clusters themselves to host the upcoming third Cluster...

Phasecraft, a spin-out of University College London and the University of Bristol, raises £13 million in funding to develop quantum algorithms for practical real-world applications

by ATHENA | Aug 16, 2023 | News

Spun out of University College London and the University of Bristol, quantum tech start-up Phasecraft is in the race to realise the advantages of quantum. Already claiming its quantum algorithms are primed for the imperfect quantum computers of today, the UK...