News

• Commission launches €2 million Horizon Prize in Social Innovation

  On 27 November, the European Commission launched a Horizon Prize in Social Innovation which is meant to improve the mobility of older people.

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• Experts say European Innovation Council is essential to empower breakthrough innovators

  On 20 November, the independent High-Level Group of Innovators published their recommendations on the European Innovation Council (EIC), indicating it should support breakthrough innovation for the benefit of all, meeting the needs of high potential innovators from across the EU from start-up to scale-up.

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• EU grants €630 million to over 300 top researchers

  On 28 November, the European Research Council (ERC) awarded Consolidator Grants to over 300 researchers across Europe.

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• Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council wants to put Balkans at heart of European agenda in 2018

  The deputy minister delegated by the incoming Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU (first six months of 2018) for relations with the European Parliament, Monika Panayotova, made clear on 24 November the importance of its presidency for the Western Balkans.

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• The European Medicines Agency relocates to Amsterdam

  During a General Affairs Council meeting on 20 November, the EU27 ministers decided on the new location of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA).

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• TRM Forum on Computer Simulation of Cardiac Function

  On December 4th and 5th, the 9th TRM Forum on Computer Simulation of Cardiac Function took place in Lugan and was attended by our Executive Director, Prof Lies Geris.

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