Monthly Archives: March 2021

EUROPEAN INNOVATION COUNCIL OUT OF THE STARTING BLOCKS

Posted on March 29, 2021 by tiiasbl

After a successful three-year pilot scheme, during which it funded over 5 000 SMEs and innovation projects, the European Innovation Council (EIC) was officially launched on 18 March 2021. “We, Europeans, are excellent making science with money. But we are … Continue reading →

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NEW ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME LAUNCHED WITH ALMOST TWICE THE PREVIOUS BUDGET

Posted on March 29, 2021 by tiiasbl

On 25 March, the European Commission adopted the first annual work programme of Erasmus+ for the 2021-2027 period. With a budget of €26.2 billion (almost twice as much as the previous programme), the revamped programme will fund learning mobility and … Continue reading →

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WOMEN TECH EU COACHING AND MENTORING PROGRAMME LAUNCHED

Posted on March 29, 2021 by tiiasbl

On International Women’s Day (8 March), Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, announced a new initiative called ‘Women TechEU’ to support women leading deep tech start-ups in Europe and help them take their business to the … Continue reading →

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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF HORIZON EUROPE WORK PROGRAMMES EXPECTED IN MAY

Posted on March 29, 2021 by tiiasbl

After reporting in our January blog that the drafts of the Horizon Europe work programmes had been leaked online and had been assembled for easy reference on the Science|Business website, we can now inform you that the publication of the … Continue reading →

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NEW JOINT IP HELPDESK GOES LIVE

Posted on March 29, 2021 by tiiasbl

The newly redesigned website of the European Commission’s Intellectual Property (IP) Helpdesk went live in March. Providing free-of charge, first-line support to European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on IP management, protection and enforcement, the IP Helpdesk now brings together … Continue reading →

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HORIZON IP SCAN

Posted on March 29, 2021 by tiiasbl

Horizon IP Scan is a free-of-charge, first-line intellectual property support service specifically designed to help European start-ups and other SMEs involved in EU-funded collaborative research projects to manage efficiently and exploit their intellectual property arising from such R&I efforts. Building … Continue reading →

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BUSINESS INSIGHT: OBSERVATION – A KEY TO UNLOCKING AMAZING INNOVATIONS!

Posted on March 29, 2021 by tiiasbl

A new business insight provided by Roger La Salle, innovation thought leader and pioneer of “Matrix Thinking” ™ The previous Business Insight was about process innovation, with more to follow on product innovation. However some readers commented that many Western economies … Continue reading →

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SEVEN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN BLOOMBERG INNOVATION INDEX TOP TEN

Posted on March 29, 2021 by tiiasbl

South Korea returned to first place in the latest Bloomberg 2021 Innovation Index, while the U.S. dropped out of a top 10 that features a total of seven European countries. Korea regained top place from Germany, which slipped to fourth … Continue reading →

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