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BlockStart 3rd Open Call for SME adopters of blockchain technology
13-10-2021
Until 10 November, innovative SMEs willing to adopt blockchain solutions to help grow their businesses can apply to BlockStart’s final Acceleration Programme, partner with blockchain developers, and receive €3,000 to validate and pilot blockchain solutions.
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EU missions launched to tackle major societal challenges
06-10-2021
Adapting to climate change, fighting cancer, restoring the oceans, making cities smart and climate-neutral, and ensuring healthy soils and food: with its five new missions, the European Commission is addressing some of the major societal challenges that we face. This new concept in Horizon Europe and in EU policy will support research aimed at finding answers and solutions.
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StandICT.eu 2023: 5th Open Call funding European Experts in ICT standardisation
05-10-2021
The 5th Open Call under the StandICT.eu 2023 initiative (a CSA project supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme) is an opportunity for European experts to request direct funding for their contributions in international ICT Standardisation organizations, work groups or technical committees.
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Gender Equality Plan in Horizon Europe
05-10-2021
Horizon Europe is the European programme for research and innovation. In order to address the gender misbalance that is often encountered in public organisations applying for funding, the programme has introduced a Gender Equality Plan (GEP) as an eligibility criterion.
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Upcoming European Commission webinars on Horizon Europe
27-09-2021
Many stakeholders are busy in preparing their proposal, and some are already taking some well-deserved relax after the efforts of their first submissions. To support the applicants, the European Commission is releasing three webinars designed for grant coordinators, project participants and other stakeholders.
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European Defence Fund launches first calls for proposals
14-07-2021
Following the recent launch of the European Defence Fund (EDF), 23 calls for proposals in support of collaborative defence R&D projects are now open. In order to pave the way for Luxembourg organisations wanting to be part of project consortia, Luxinnovation and its international partners are offering matchmaking opportunities.
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Horizon Europe: 7 best tips to get started
16-06-2021
The Horizon Europe work programmes for 2021-2022 have just been published. This marks the start of seven bustling years of European research and innovation. The programme offers attractive opportunities for funding, international partnerships and valuable project results, but the process to get there can be complex. Luxinnovation’s EU funding experts offer their best advice for how to start successfully.
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Horizon 2020 Green Deal call: €3 million to Luxembourg for green transition
16-06-2021
The recent Horizon 2020 Green Deal call for proposals attracted an exceptionally high number of proposals. The preliminary results show that Luxembourg applicants stood their ground well in the competition and will receive EU funding of almost €3 million for project related to key areas of the green transition.
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Matchmaking events for Horizon Europe
14-06-2021
Several matchmaking events are organised around the different thematics of Horizon Europe. A matchmaking event allows participants to find like-minded participants to discuss potential collaboration and future opportunities. They are a great way to find partners for Horizon Europe projects.
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MSCA application deadline postponed
10-06-2021
The adoption of the Horizon Europe work programmes is facing some delays due to still ongoing negotiations. The call application deadlines are thus postponed for some work programmes. This postponing of the deadline affects the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) programme, in particular for two specific actions: the MSCA Doctoral Networks and the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships.
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European Parliament adopts Horizon Europe programme
29-04-2021
The 2021-2027 research and innovation programme will help the EU’s health systems prepare for future pandemics, and its industry to decarbonise, digitalise and innovate.
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Projects to be promoted in the field of defence
28-04-2021
With the European Defence Fund, companies in the Benelux countries are helped to create consortia to carry out R&D projects in the field of security and defence.
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Postdoctoral Marie Curie Fellowship opportunities in Luxembourg
16-04-2021
Luxinnovation supports Luxembourg organisations wishing to further develop their capacities by hosting researchers in the framework of the Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship programme (MSCA PF). Any highly skilled researchers who have recently completed their postgraduate studies can apply.
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European Commission mobilises €123 million for research and innovation to combat the threat of Coronavirus variants
09-04-2021
The Commission is mobilising €123 million from Horizon Europe, the new EU research and innovation programme, for urgent research into coronavirus variants. This first emergency funding under Horizon Europe contributes to the Commission's overall action to prevent, mitigate and respond to the impact of coronavirus variants, in line with the new European bio-defence preparedness plan HERA Incubator.
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Opening of the first Horizon Europe calls and publication of the first strategic documents
23-03-2021
Horizon Europe kicks off with the opening of the first calls and the announcement of the first deadlines.
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Horizon Europe's first strategic plan 2021-2024
22-03-2021
The European Commission adopted the first strategic plan for Horizon Europe, the new EU research and innovation programme worth €95.5 billion in current prices. The strategic plan is a novelty in Horizon Europe and sets the strategic orientations for the targeting of investments in the programme's first four years.
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EuroCC: Boosting the National Competence Centre in HPC
17-03-2021
Luxinnovation, together with the University of Luxembourg and LuxProvide, the company hosting the supercomputer MeluXina, is participating to the EuroCC project.
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Digital trends: EU policy evolutions in 2021
04-03-2021
Digitalisation is high on the EU’s agenda with the launch of the Digital Europe Programme (DEP) and the development of new legislations. In this article, Géraud Guilloud, Senior Advisor – European R&D and Innovation Support at Luxinnovation, continues to review the digital trends of 2021 with a focus on the European context.
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Digital trends: What to expect in 2021
04-03-2021
Digitalisation is more important than ever, and a central theme in the new EU framework programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe. In this article, Géraud Guilloud, Senior Advisor – European R&D and Innovation Support at Luxinnovation, studies the digital trends of 2021 through a magnifying lens with a specific focus on the European policies and contexts.
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EIC launch ceremony (18 March) and Applicants day (19 March)
03-03-2021
A high level European Innovation Council (EIC) launch ceremony on Thursday, 18 March will be followed with an EIC Applicant’s Day on 19 March.
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AI4EU support program distributes up to €70K to companies so solve AI challenges
02-03-2021
The objective of the AI4EU Call for Solutions is to select the best 41 Solution Providers that address one of the Challenges and together with the Challenge Owner enter a 6-months Support Program receiving funding for solving the specific challenge.
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Tackling Climate change and environmental challenges
25-02-2021
A webinar organised by Luxinnovation on 9 March, will introduce to the climate and environment part of the European flagship programme Horizon Europe. It will give interested stakeholders the keys to successful participation.
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StandICT.eu.2023 - Open Call#2 for Funding EU Professionals in ICT Standardization
24-02-2021
The StandICT.eu 2023 initiative offers financial support for European professionals engaged in the development of international ICT Standards. The Open Call#2 online applications can be submitted until 11 March.
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The future of Industry: Industry 5.0
29-01-2021
The industry sector is a key driver of the EU’s recovery from the current crisis. It strongly contributes to the twin green and digital transitions, aimed at building a more sustainable and resilient society and economy.
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UK participation in Horizon Europe
21-01-2021
As the United Kingdom is no longer an EU member state, the country’s participation in Horizon Europe has been clarified with the conclusion of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on 31 December 2020. The UK will continue to contribute financially to the programme and its researchers can still participate in projects.
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Updated Horizon Europe webinar series
16-12-2020
Discover our thematic webinars on the different building blocks of Horizon Europe for the first months of 2021.
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Tips and tricks for stakeholders beginning with European R&I projects
11-12-2020
Discover the EU RDI Newcomers session and get more information about Horizon Europe and the first essential steps for a good start.
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Tips and tricks for stakeholders with advanced European R&I project experience
11-12-2020
The session looks at the evolution from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe and is tailored for advanced stakeholders with previous European R&I projects experience.
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"Participating in European programmes”
10-12-2020
With Horizon Europe, Luxembourg companies can apply to European calls for proposals, gain greater visibility and develop new international networks. Sanna Alaranta, Advisor - European R&D and Innovation Support at Luxinnovation, provides more information.
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Support initiative: Funding postdoctoral researchers for public and private organisations
09-12-2020
Luxinnovation assists you in finding the best applicants from around the world and helps the candidate in preparing the research proposal for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Postdoctoral Fellowship.
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