Online “European Conference on Access to Risk Finance for Clean Energy Technologies” will be held on 25-27 May 2021 by SMARTSPEND project in order to gather clean energy technology stakeholders from all over Europe.

The objective of the Conference is to display the EU’s funding offers for clean energy demonstration projects, offer private finance actors the opportunity to present their involvement in new energy technologies and provide the possibility for both energy projects developers and finance providers to meet during a matchmaking event. 

For more information about the event, please click here.

On behalf of AICIB and Portugal's Presidency of the European Council I am excited to invite you to the upcoming Conference on “Emerging Infectious Diseases and related environmental, clinical and translational challenges”, focused on the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (free event, 27th of April) #EU2021PT

The meeting will cover SARS-CoV-2 variants, drugs and vaccines. Speakers include Özlem Türeci BioNTech SE and Mariagrazia Pizza GSK on vaccine development, Nevan Krogan on molecular studies for drug discovery and Eran Segal on the real world impact of vaccination.

It also features a high level round-table discussion with Jeremy Farrar (Wellcome Trust), Sylvie Briand (WHO), Ewan Birney (EMBL) and Dominique Costagliola (iPLESP/INSERM) which we hope can be though provoking and go over important issues such as equitable access to vaccines and how to prepare for the future.

You can register here.

The online Info Day on ICT & Digital Transformation & Resilient Industry (Cluster 4) was held on April 8, 2021 with 150 Zoom and 30 YouTube participants. The event was organized within the scope of Turkey in Horizon 2020 Phase II Project, which is co-financed by the EU and the Republic of Turkey and managed by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), within the framework of the Competitive Sectors Programme of the Ministry of Industry and Technology.

The event opened with the speech of Dr. Hale Ay, TÜBİTAK Horizon 2020 Materials and Manufacturing Technologies National Contact Point. Emphasizing the importance of the event and drawing attention to the nature of Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2021-24, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) & Digital Transformation, and Work Programme for Resilient Industry (Cluster 4), Ms. Ay commenced the session by mentioning some successful examples of Horizon 2020 in Turkey and some useful links that shareholders in Turkey could benefit from, and gave the floor to specialist Marta Calderaro from Italian Coordination Office of Framework Programmes (APRE). 

Providing information about Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2021-2024 and mentioning the fundamental strategic guidance, the expected effects, and new approaches in Horizon Europe; Marta Calderaro, overall, informed the participants about the differences between Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020 and answered their questions. In the second session of the event, Odysseas Spyroglou, the Key Expert in Turkey in Horizon 2020 Phase-II Project, and Dr. Adamantios Koumpis shared their knowledge on Horizon Europe Call and Proposal Documents and answered the questions of the participants. After the Q&A session, Marta Calderaro shared fruitful information with the participants about the calls for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) & Digital Transformation & Work Programme for Resilient Industry (Cluster 4) in the third session.

In the last session of the introductory training event, TEKNOPAR Assistant General Manager Dr. Perin Ünal provided examples of successful applications that have been funded within the scope of Horizon 2020. The event ended with a Q&A session after Miss Ünal's presentation. Throughout the event, instant survey questions were used to ensure the interactive involvement of the participants in the event and to share their experiences within the scope of R&D field. Participants answered instant survey questions throughout the event, enabling them to participate interactively and to share their R&D experiences.

NOTE: Please visit https://th2020.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020599719-GIT-5-HE-Strategic-Plan-2021-24-WP-for-ICT-Digital-Transformation-Resilient-Industry-Cluster-4- to access the presentations and the record of the event.

Enterprise Europe Network and Bavarian Research Alliance organise EU Brokerage Event on Digital & Industrial Technologies, Mobility, OITB & M-ERA.NET on 29 April 2021.

The purpose of this Brokerage Event is to bring together researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs from academia and industry (especially SMEs) from different countries in Europe to develop joint proposals within Horizon Europe, OITBs and M-ERA.NET, with a special focus on specific calls related to Digital and Industrial Technologies, mainly ICT (AI, robotics, quantum computing, IoT), materials, production, batteries, hydrogen and Mobility.

Please click for detailed information and registration.

General & Introductory Training on Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility (On-line) with up to more than 150 Zoom and 25 YouTube participants was organised on 7 April 2021. The event was held under the “Turkey in Horizon 2020 Phase-II Project” which is co-financed by the EU and the Republic of Turkey and managed by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), within the framework of the Competitive Sectors Programme of the Ministry of Industry and Technology.

The event within the scope of the Project commenced with the opening speech by TUBITAK, Turkey in Horizon 2020 Phase-II Project Coordination Unit Officer, Mr. Çağrı Yıldırım. Mr.Yıldırım underlined the importance of the event and after addressing issues related to the structure of the Horizon Europe Programme and Cluster 5, he mentioned the successful examples as part of Horizon 2020 Programme and links to the benefit of stakeholders in Turkey and handed the word over to Ms. Helen Fairclough from the Italian Framework Programmes Coordination Office (APRE) to begin the session.

Helen Fairclough, after giving information about the 2021-2024 Strategic Plan of the Horizon Europe Programme in a general sense, mentioned the basic strategic directions, expected impacts, new approaches, and information about the differences of Horizon Europe from Horizon 2020. In the second session of the event, R2M representative Juan Manuel Espeche shared valuable information concerning the Horizon Europe and Proposal Documents. After the Q&A session, Juan Manuel Espeche delivered information in the third session within the scope of the Cluster 5 Goals and calls for the Energy field.

In the last session of the information event, Lande Rack Cabinet representative Çağatay Yılmaz, who was also the coordinator of the ECO-Cube project funded under the Horizon 2020 Programme Cluster 5, made a presentation of the success story. Following the presentation of Mr. Yılmaz, the event ended with a Question-and-Answer session. During the event, an interactive activity application was utilised by the speakers for voting and polls.

NOTE: For the event presentations and record, you can visit https://th2020.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020566000-GIT-6-HE-Climate-Energy-Mobility-Cl-5-

The second edition of the European Hydrogen Week will be held on 29 November - 3 December 2021 in order to evaluate the latest developments at the European Union level in the hydrogen sector and to promote the public launch of the Clean Hydrogen Partnership. More information on registration, format and programme of the events will be available soon.

For detailed information, please visit Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking website.

The European Robotics Forum 2021 (ERF 2021), the most influential meeting of the robotics community in Europe, will be held as a virtual event 13-15 April 2021 with the option to hold few sessions and side events such as lab tours the days before and/or after. The ERF2021 covers all aspects and current themes related to the field of robotics. Researchers, engineers, managers, and a growing number of entrepreneurs, business people, and public funding officers from all over Europe come together to discuss technology push and market pull and how innovation in robotics and robotics-related AI can be accelerated.

To reach the official web site of the forum, click here.

For the forum program, click here.

To register, click here.

We have the honour to invite you to our 11^th Focus Group Training on Open Science (Online Workshop) under the “Turkey in Horizon 2020 Phase II” Technical Assistance Project which is co-financed by the EU and the Republic of Turkey and implemented by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Industry and Technology within the scope of Competitive Sectors Programme.

The event is a 2-day intensive online workshop focusing mainly on researchers and other participants of Horizon Europe framework programme with little experience, as well as more experienced researchers that would like to learn about the new Horizon Europe Open Science initiatives and the management of research data.

The event will present the routes and mandates of Open Science publications and the necessary tools and repositories that can help the researchers adopt the FAIR principles. The European Open Science Cloud is also presented along with best practices and instructions on how to prepare Data Management Plans. The sessions are structured in such a way to help participants grasp the fundamental concepts of Open Science and Research Data Management and learn how to best apply them in their own projects. The content is enriched with presentations, training notes, curated literature from the EU, and useful templates.

The event will take place online on 19-20 April 2021, in morning and afternoon hours. See full agenda.

Registration: Only registered participants will be allowed to participate in the event. After your registration, you will receive a Zoom registration link three days before the event. Register here.

For more information, please contact our project team at k.gungor@idi.ie or t.eryilmaz.idi.ie.

We hope to see you in our event!

EIT Urban Mobility is looking for external experts to support the evaluation of the applications received during the launched calls for proposals. The portfolio of proposals to be evaluated cover the thematic areas of Innovation, Business Creation, Academy, Citizen Engagement, Public Realm and Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS).

Independent external experts may assist in the evaluation of proposals or by performing the role of rapporteur during the evaluation process. Skills, professional experience and expertise linked to any of EIT Urban Mobility’s priorities are welcome.

Deadline for submissions: 20 April 2021 at 16:00 Central European Time

Deailed information can be found from EIT Urban Mobility web site.

The online workshop on Horizon Europe – Actions for bioenergy, biofuels and renewable fuels will be held on 26 April 2021 as a parallel event in the 29th edition of the European Biomass Conference & Exhibition.

During this event, the participants will get information about Horizon Europe and in particular on actions related to biomass.

The programme will focus on global challenges and in particular on cluster 5, Climate, Energy and Mobility, presenting the actions for Sustainable, Secure and Competitive Energy Supply. 

In order to register to the event and have more information about the event please click here.