Two FET projects – HERMES and STARDUST – aim to improve the treatment of widespread brain disorders such as Parkinson’s and epilepsy by developing and adopting the latest neurotechnology techniques: “biohybrid...
The sense of touch has been mostly neglected so far in technology. However, research in haptics applied to virtual and augmented realities is opening up new possibilities in endless fields, from surgery to gaming. Wit...
A new super-resolution system microscopy can assess the pluripotency and differentiation of live stem cells, spearheading a new era in stem-cell research and systems biology. This technology can help in cancer researc...
We would like to share our 4th newsletter of EnDurCrete project! In this edition you can take a look to Casting of EnDurCrete elements, Deployment of EnDurCrete elements at the demonstration sites for further testing ...
European researchers are working on a novel hybrid device to better understand the metastatic process of cancer cells travelling from breast to bone and fast screen new drugs against it
Partners from the BioMonitor project published its latest paper in the Sustainability journal on the drivers and indicators that will measure the development of the bioeconomy
Proteins in biopharmaceutical productions are usually separated and purificated through the expensive chromatography technique. European researchers are developing an innovative membrane crystallization technology to ...
Current and former early-career scientists share their stories and tell how Europe has bet on them, making their high-risk research possible: from intelligent wireless sensors with vision abilities to RNA-based techni...
Dear followers, The CPIP team is very pleased to make known among you the third Newsletter developed within the SENSE project - „Shaping, Enhancing and Nurturing STEM in Europe”. The Newsletter developed is ve...
The BioMonitor project is setting up its storylines and narratives that can best reflect our bioeconomy futures. To meet the need of its users, the consortium is asking for your help by participating in a survey
A new project – ULISES – is set to develop an immunologic-based treatment strategy where cancer cells are reprogrammed to become “visible” to the patients’ immune system.
Could your smartphone analyse the coronavirus on surfaces? European researchers are developing a new generation of optical microscopes for mobile phones whe re LEDs and tiny detectors in the camera can analyse very sm...
Time is always of the essence when it comes to grant writing and meeting deadlines, but this year’s ERC 2021 Starting and Consolidator Grants have their own unique constraints. In years past, it was mostly the Conso...
Die Bescheinigungsstelle für die Forschungszulage (BSFZ) hat die digitalen Antragsformulare für die neue steuerliche Zulage veröffentlicht. Damit ist es allen steuerzahlenden Unternehmen ab sofort möglich, ihre Pe...
The FETFX team published a booklet that recounts 30 Years of Breakthrough Technologies in Europe that took place under the research and innovation framework programmes, including Horizon 2020 FET programme and its evo...
When applying for a research grant, the primary goal of applicants is to convince the reviewers that their research project is substantially important, highly competitive and that it will bring forth great impact. To ...
Workshop Proceedings DMM 2019, Petra Perner (Ed.), International Workshop on Data Mining in Marketing DMM 2019 New York, USA, July 19, 2019, ibai publishing, ISSN (Print) 1864-9734, ISSN (Online) 2699-5220, ISBN 978-...
Poster Proceedings 2019, Petra Perner (Ed.), 19th Industrial Conference, ICDM 2019 New York, USA, July 17 to July 21 2019, ibai publishing, ISSN (Print) 1864-9734, ISSN (Online) 2699-5220, ISBN 978-3-942952-61-3 http:...
Proceedings, Petra Perner (Ed.), 19th Industrial Conference, ICDM 2019 New York, USA, July 17 to July 21 2019, ibai publishing, ISSN (Print) 1864-9734, ISSN (Online) 2699-5220, ISBN 978-3-942952-60-6 http://www.ibai-...
Proceedings, Petra Perner (Ed.), 15th International Conference on Machine Learning and Data Mining, MLDM 2019, vol.II, New York, NY, USA, July 20-25, 2019, ibai-publishing, ISSN (Print) 1864-9734, ISSN (Online) 2699-5...
Proceedings, Petra Perner (Ed.), 15th International Conference on Machine Learning and Data Mining, MLDM 2019, vol. I, New York, NY, USA, July 20-25, 2019, ibai-publishing, ISSN (Print) 1864-9734, ISSN (Online) 2699-5...
Bitumen is a by-product of oil production and is used to bind the surfaces of paved roads. Some researchers, concerned about its environmental impacts and future supply if petroleum refining slows down, have started t...
Innovative Enterprise Week conference sees scientists and policymakers scan the monetary horizon of Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) research and its evolution in the European Innovation Council (EIC) Pathfinder...
Ten years ago the octopus inspired the world's first entirely soft robot, made with silicone. The artificial octopus allowed researchers to simplify control and sensory-motor behaviour of robots, enabling them to be m...
Robots are usually inspired by humans and animals. But the very last frontier is the ‘plantoids’ – plant robots able to move and explore the environment with their smart sensors. Their ‘mother’ is researcher...
Successfully acquiring funding for a Horizon 2020 research project is no doubt the first hurdle any researcher must overcome. Once such a feat is accomplished – it is time to set out and officially execute your rese...
Disposing of agricultural waste is an expensive and complicated issue for many farmers. But now a number of innovative companies are turning this waste into clothes for us to wear
The European project FETFX was launched in January 2019. Its goal is to bring EU-funded research on Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) and society closer to each other via dedicated communication and dissemination...
ERC projects are expected to introduce significant high gain to the scientific ecosystem (and beyond). Such “high-gain” essentially means that the impact of the project should not be limited to the specific, tangi...
At the end of January, the role of Emerging Technologies and Innovation Ecosystems in Europe was discussed during the High-Level Roundtable event held in Brussels
Beverage cartons have already been on the market for over 100 years. The milk carton, originally entirely made of paperboard and thus 100% bio-based, was patented in 1915. A century later, beverage cartons are the mos...
CRAETE project proudly share with you the sixth newsletter of the CREATE project. The aim of this newsletter is to provide you with an overview of the progress achieved so far in the CREATE project as well as elaborat...
Applying for a Horizon 2020 funding scheme is truly a long and meticulous process. It goes without saying that the content of the proposal is the most important aspect. But, second to the content are the visual aspect...
EENSULATE project consortium are delighted to introduce the third edition of the newsletter. In this edition, we will share with you the progress made in the development of the EENSULATE module, highlights of the work...
EENSULATE project consortium proudly present the second newsletter. The aim of this newsletter is to provide you with a summary of the news and progress achieved so far in the project as well as to inform you about ou...
EENSULATE project proudly present the first newsletter. This newsletter was created to introduce the project more in detail and to provide you with an overview of the progress of the EENSULATE project. The project has...
Across the world enthusiastic pioneers, social and/or environmentally concerned entrepreneurs and established commercial businesses try making a living by producing valuable products from coffee waste.
On 23 October 2018, the first workshop organised by the BioMonitor project took place in Brussels (Belgium). The report D7.2 “First Stakeholder Workshop” with the conclusions of the workshop is now available on th...
Risk is probably the most important aspect of ERC. Unfortunately, it also happens to be the most elusive one. Many researchers often wonder what high-risk research means and how to express it in their application. Con...
When it comes to bio-based products consumers still have many doubts that need to be reassured. Which bio-based products are already available? Do they work? Does a bio-based soap clean just as good as a regular one? ...
Construction industry stakeholders and policy makers gathered on 29 January in Brussels to discuss the potential of natural bio-based materials to help Europe meet its climate obligations.
This is the third article in our series dedicated entirely to the Horizon 2020 Impact section. In the previous post we began to explore the foundations for curating a professional Horizon 2020 commercialisation plan. ...
All Horizon 2020 projects must appoint a Coordinator to lead and manage the project efforts. This role is an immensely important one. There is a lot to be considered in order to take on the role, and then soon after t...
This is the second article in our series dedicated entirely to the Horizon 2020 Impact section. In the previous post, we laid the foundations for understanding the common pitfalls researchers experience when writing t...
With the onset of winter, Europe's ski season is in full swing. To help you perfect your turns and hold your line down the slope, ski and snowboards are surprisingly complex pieces of equipment, but they are also incr...
Wageningen University and Research attended the ERIAFF network - The European Region for Innovation in Agriculture, Food and Forestry workshop that took place on November 14th, 2018 in Brussels.
Across Europe rules about the disposal of organic household rubbish vary. Some waste management companies let people line their food waste caddies with compostable plastic bags, while others ban all plastics from orga...
Today whoever decides to invest in biobased buildings is a pioneer in the construction sector, as it is still a niche market. But latest research about industrial hemp materials have developed products that may be mor...
The European Future and Emerging Technologies Programme has turned 30. A video is celebrating the extraordinary results and impacts from FET-funded research
December 5 is UN World Soil Day. The building industry has thus been called to account for its role in the massive use of mineral raw materials and environmental pollution. One solution comes from the bio-construction...
fetfx.eu has won the 2018 .eu Web Awards in the “Laurels” category, an acknowledgment of fetfx.eu’s mission to inform society of the benefits from European research on Future and Emerging Technologies
Every year the European car industry uses around 80,000 tonnes of wood and plant fibres to reinforce composites, instead of employing synthetic fibres like glass and carbon fibre
