• Posted 19-Apr-2022

European Innovation Council publishes a report on realising the deep-tech entrepreneurial talent of Europe

In this report, the expert group recommends that the European Innovation Council (EIC) creates two ambitious deep-tech training programmes - the Trailblazer and the Pioneer - to foster technological solutions and realise human entrepreneurial talent.


  • Posted 19-Apr-2022

World Health Day and beyond: Horizon 2020 projects for an innovative and resilient health industry

On World Health Day we highlighted some of the projects that we have supported in the field of health research and innovation.


  • Posted 19-Apr-2022

GALATEA blue growth accelerator: 42 innovative SMEs granted more than € 2.2 million of financial support

The 23 projects involve at least 2 SMES from 2 different European countries and sectors (digital or aerospace technologies applied to maritime sectors) and address at least one of the 22 “blue growth” challenges in the following domains: smart port, smart ship, smart shipyard and maritime surveillance.


  • Posted 19-Apr-2022

Green Deal: EU announces €1 billion worth of commitments to protect the ocean

On 14 April, at the Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Palau, the EU has renewed its pledges towards international Ocean governance. Presenting a list of 44 commitments for the 2020-2022 period for an amount of almost €1 billion, the EU has brought forward its most important commitments ever offered during an Our Ocean Conference, in terms of value.


  • Posted 19-Apr-2022

Fossil-free heating and cooling: Act!onHeat Support Facility opens first call for applications

The EU-funded project Act!onHeat has launched its first call for applications for technical advisory services. Open until 29 April 2022, it will provide municipalities with support in the development of high quality strategic heating and cooling plans based on the Hotmaps and THERMOS tools, previously developed within the Horizon 2020 programme.