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Horizon 2020 (H2020) Funds 17 New Robotics Projects

Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU research and innovation program ever. With nearly €80 billion of funding available over seven years, in addition to the private investment that this money will attract, the program promises more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts … Continue reading

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COSME vs Horizon 2020 – Programme for the Competitiveness of enterprises and SMEs (COSME) 2014-2020

The new Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME) will run from 2014 to 2020, with a planned budget of €2.5bn (current prices). Objectives facilitating access to finance for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) creating … Continue reading

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Low Carbon KEEP Small Business Funding

The Low Carbon KEEP (Knowledge-East of England-Partners) programme aims to support East of England businesses to innovate and grow through University partnerships and knowledge transfer. By improving internal capabilities and implementing a low carbon approach to business through academic guidance, … Continue reading

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Horizon 2020 – FET Open Scheme Wins €2Bn Funding!

As the number one priority for ICT research, the 10-year  FET Flagship projects in graphene and computer modelling of the brain announced this week are guaranteed €1B each. The two winners of the biggest basic research grants in EU history … Continue reading

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Horizon 2020 : An introduction to the European Union’s plans for research and innovation funding (2014 to 2020)

The EU plans its spending within seven-year multi-annual financial frameworks (MFFs) and as the 2007 to 2013 MFF is drawing to a close, it is currently devising and agreeing the MFF for the period 2014 to 2020. To be concluded … Continue reading

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Understanding Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 is the new EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation as proposed by the European Commission in November 2011. It is the successor of the Seventh Framework Programme, the current EU programme for Research (FP 7) and would … Continue reading

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Horizon 2020 – a Summary of Events in 2012

Academics, SMEs and large companies are doing much more research in partnership. I would like to look back at some of the highlights of the move to open innovation in 2012, and the policy initiatives that are supporting this. Parliament takes … Continue reading

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Horizon 2020 – in 45 questions and answers (Q&A)

Q: What about traditional SMEs with limited innovation capacity? Will they have their place in H2020? A: SMEs will be encouraged to participate across the Horizon 2020 programme. The SME instrument is open to highly innovative SMEs showing a strong … Continue reading

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TSB – Offshore Reneable Energy Supply Chain

Innovative UK companies are invited to bid for Government funding of up to £11.2m for feasibility studies, development and demonstration projects and knowledge transfer partnerships that stimulate innovation in the UK offshore wind and marine energy supply chains. Grant funding … Continue reading

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FP7 – The Last Call Deadlines

European research and innovation efforts are set to receive a significant increase in funding with the announcement of the largest set of calls for proposals ever under the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). Worth a total of EUR 8.1 billion, … Continue reading

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