Horizon 2020 - the EU's New Research and Innovation Programme
Horizon 2020 is built around three pillars:
1. Support for "Excellent Science" - including grants for individual researchers from the European Research Council and Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowships (formerly known as Marie Curie fellowships);
2. Support for "Industrial Leadership" - including grants for small and medium-sized enterprises and indirect finance for companies through the European Investment Bank and other financial intermediaries;
3. Support for research to tackle "societal challenges". During negotiations between the European Parliament and Council it was decided to support research towards meeting seven broad challenges:
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Smart Composite Human-Computer Interfaces Follow Consumers' Actions and Offer Help when Needed
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland recently coordinated a pan-European initiative called SMARCOS, which focused on developing technology based on internet sharing between devices. The technology allows the interfaces of various smart devices to follow consumers’ actions and react immediately to their needs. The smart coaching service, for example, can use all the user's digital devices for motivating his/her behaviour towards the goals or for reminding medication.
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EU Awards 2,6 Million Euros for Patients with Chronic Cardiorenal Disease
To help patients manage their (potential) chronic heart and kidney disease, the European Commission has awarded 2,6 million euros to the CARRE project. A group of interdisciplinary researchers will compile personalised alerting, planning and educational services. This will empower patients, and both professionals and patients will be able to make shared informed decisions on the disease.
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5 Cool Robots the EU is Funding
It's EU Robotics Week time again. For the third consecutive year, the achievements of Europe's researchers and inventors working in robotics are celebrated in over 300 events from November 25th to December 1st. Here are some examples of the best EU-funded Robotics projects.
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Member States Take Major Step in eHealth Cooperation to Improve Care for Patients Across EU Borders
Yesterday, at the 4 th eHealth Network meeting in Brussels, guidelines were adopted to make it possible to share basic health information for a patient across borders. These guidelines were developed and agreed by the eHealth Network. The Network is co-chaired by the Commission and Austria, as the Member States' chair, and brings together all 28 EU countries.
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Flagship Technology Bestows the Power of Speech
The first speech recognition aid to give a voice to people with severe speech impairment was the flagship technology on display at the launch of the University of Sheffield's new Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH). The voice input voice output communication aid, VIVOCA, is the only technology able to interpret the sounds made by people with speech impairment and translate them into clear, synthesized speech - enabling users to communicate beyond their close family and friends for the first time.
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What Future Do You Want?
In 2050, will the economy be fundamentally altered because home 3D printers mean you can press a button to print your own clothes, a new sofa or kitchen table? Will cancer be a thing of the past thanks to nano-robots which can detect and destroy tumours? What will society look like when many live to over 100 years old?
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Horizon 2020 is built around three pillars: