NCBR Office in Brussels

🔙 Yesterday we participated in the Annual Network Planning Meeting organised by Science|Business Network for the members. We discussed network opportunities within the international R&I community and key upcoming topics related to #research and #innovation policy, #funding, #cooperation, strategic planning, budgets, challenges related to the second half of #HorizonEurope and the next Framework Programme #FP10.   💭 It was also an excellent and unique occasion to meet and debate with Maria Cristina Russo, the newly appointed Director for Prosperity in the European Commission's Research Directorate about industrial R&I strategy and programmes including #AIinScience, #industrial #transformation and #competitiveness. Thank you for a very interesting exchange of ideas!   🚀 The event was followed by an insightful Networking Summer Reception kicked off by Katalin Molnár, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the European Union where we had a chance to meet the group of newly elected (or re-elected) MEPs: Eszter Lakos, Paulius Saudargas and Bruno Tobback. Together with network members and Science Business colleagues, we have continued exchange on the FP10, Horizon Europe, challenges, shaping and strengthening our agenda for future network activities.   🙌 Special thanks to the Science Business team for another great  event Maryline Fiaschi, Simon Pickard, Raffaele Guerini, Florin Zubascu, Sara Crepaldi, Edit Herczog, Denitsa Nikolova and network colleagues Massimo Busuoli, Peter Chisnall, Jean-Stéphane Dhersin, Trude Dypvik, Brit Helle, Mariana Luísa Santos, Jadwiga (Jaga) Schreiber, Catherine Simmons, Borbala Schenk, Sybille Niemeier, Philip Piatkiewicz, Maciej Zdanowicz and many others! 🤗 Welcome on board new members of the network Czech Liaison Office for Education and Research in Brussels, Lenka Procházková.

Today, we had the pleasure of hosting Michiel Scheffer, President of the Board of the European Innovation Council, for another insightful episode of #BrusselsTalks. Our discussion centered on the #EIC's ambition to become a leader in #DeepTech, the main challenges it currently faces, strategies for attracting more private investment, and synergies with Pillar 2 of #HorizonEurope. In the second part of our conversation, we delved into the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), examining its budget impact, #EIC’s goals, and the importance of the Sovereignty (STEP) Seal. A big thank you to our wonderful audience for their active participation! Doinita Ulinici Isabella Ismail Julija Baniukevic Małgorzata Wasilenko Renata JASIOLEK Novak Kamil Mykhailo Hrebeniuk Ronan Bourgeois Marta Krutel Karolina Dutkiewicz - García Maciej Zdanowicz

We invite you to meet another #PolishSuccessStory! 🚀 In June VIGO Photonics achieved enormous project success by being selected for co-financing under the #FENG call for proposals (European Funds for a Modern Economy) as part of the integrated European project #IPCEI ME/CT to implement the HyperPIC project! 🏆   ✅️ The project is to develop and implement the technology of integrated photonic integrated circuits for mid-infrared detection, build a complete production line of mid-infrared photonic integrated circuits and create a full supply chain for these systems. As a result of the project, VIGO Photonics will become the world’s first manufacturer of mid-infrared photonic integrated circuits (MIRPIC). More ➡️ https://tiny.pl/dpbzn These technologies, defined by the European Commission as #Key Enabling Technologies, are crucial for developing the entire European economy. Microelectronic components and communication network systems and equipment enrich our lives by connecting the physical world with the digital world meeting the needs of #AI, #IoT and #Industry 5.0.   💬 “Thanks to this project Poland may become a very strong player in Europe in the integrated photonics industry and VIGO is taking part in such a prestigious and important project for the Polish as well as European economy. It will also create many new jobs, both directly on the project and in the ecosystem of partners and customers, and attract engineering talents to Poland”, says Adam Piotrowski, CEO of VIGO Photonics.   ✅️ VIGO Photonics is a European manufacturer of epitaxial wafers and instruments for photonics and microelectronics, specialising in MWIR and LWIR detectors and modules, produced with the use of internally developed technology. Their products may in the future be integrated into everyday devices such as smartphones, household appliances and smartwatches. There is also huge potential for them in the biomedical, environmental protection and automotive markets.   The company has 37 years of experience and they have implemented many R&D projects growing over the years step by step by being awarded national grants from Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju and many international programmes under #Horizon2020, #HorizonEurope or #EDF.   ✅️ VIGO Photonics is working with many national and international partners among others: Politechnika Warszawska, Łukasiewicz - Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics, Politechnika Łódzka, CNRS (France), Umicore (Belgium), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) (Spain), Fondazione Bruno Kessler - FBK (Italy), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) (Belgium), WINGS ICT Solutions (Greece), PROFACTOR (Austria), UNE - Asociación Española de Normalización (Spain), NTT DATA Romania SA (Romania), Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Deutschland), Technische Universität Wien (Austria). 👏 Congratulations on your achievements and all the best in further R&I works and performance 👏

What a June it's been at the NCBR Office in Brussels! 😮 Check out our timeline and photos to see the highlights of our impactful month. ⬇️ _______________________________ Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Universität Hohenheim, Wageningen University & Research, European Commission, INESC Brussels HUB, IDEAS NCBR, Politechnika Warszawska, iMIND Institute, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy Programów Badawczych UE, Akademia WSB - WSB University, Bioboost Project, TRAMI, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine                                                                                                                                            

👋 This week, we had the pleasure and great honor of hosting the delegation from the Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine and a group of esteemed Ukrainian researchers. 📝Our study visit focused on key areas including: 🔹 #HorizonEurope programming and evaluation 🔹 Progress on #FP10 🔹 #EUMissions 🔹 #EuropeanPartnerships 🔹 #ERA 🔹 The work of experts evaluating proposals 🌐 We also discussed the role of European Networks in Brussels, emphasizing the benefits and opportunities provided by Science Europe, UnILiON - Universities Informal Liaison Offices Network, European University Association, and #IGLO. Additionally, we delved into the #MSCA and MSCA4UA, #EICAccelerator, and #Pathfinder schemes. 🤝This study visit, organized by the NCBR Office in Brussels in collaboration with the National Research Foundation of Ukraine (NRFU) and strongly supported by the European Commission, was extremely timely. Our meeting coincided with the opening of negotiations for Ukraine's accession to the EU! We wish Ukraine all the best in this negotiation process and eagerly anticipate welcoming you to the EU family soon.🌟 Congratulations to Igor Taranov, Head of the Horizon Europe Office for Ukraine, and your entire team of experts for continuing your incredible work despite challenging circumstances.   We also extend our best wishes to Mykhailo Hrebeniuk, Head of Liaison Office in Brussels for the Ukrainian R&I community “GUARD”, officially inaugurated during our study visit. 🙌 A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful experts for their invaluable input and support: Frederik Söndergaard, Massimiliano Esposito, Kathrin Kapfinger, Sophie Lemahieu, Vinciane Gaillard, Massimo Busuoli,Karin Totland, Begoña Arano, Stéphane Ouaki 🇺🇦🇪🇺, Marcela Groholova, Agata Janaszczyk, Isabel Vergara Ogando. ⬆️ Your contributions are greatly appreciated! A warm #thankyou also to the organization team: Ewa Kocinska-Lange, Karolina Dutkiewicz - García, Maciej Zdanowicz who made this visit possible.

🚀 Event Highlights: Role of the EU Missions in the Next Framework Programme & TRAMI Mission Playbook Launch 🚀 On June 25th, we hosted an incredible event at the NCBR Brussels Office, bringing together experts and representatives from across Europe to discuss the future of EU Missions and celebrate the launch of the TRAMI Mission Playbook. Here are some key highlights from the event: 📖 Official Launch of the Mission Playbook Jonathan Nylander from Vinnova (Sweden) officially launched the Mission Playbook, a comprehensive compilation of practical implementations of missions across various European regions and countries. 🌍 Stories from Practice We heard inspiring stories from: 🔹 Erika Augustinsson, Regional utveckling - Region Blekinge Council (Sweden) 🔹 Kari Komulainen, Business Finland (Finland) 🔹 Christian Naczinsky, Ministry of Education, Science and Research (Austria) 🔹 Karen Verstraelen, Scivil (Belgium) ❓ Interactive Quiz Attendees engaged in a lively quiz, testing their knowledge about the EU Missions. The winners received the original Mission Playbook! 🔍 Future of the EU Missions in the Next Framework Programme An insightful discussion moderated by Wolfgang Polt from JOANNEUM RESEARCH (Austria) with: 🔹 Christian Naczinsky, Ministry of Education, Science and Research (Austria) 🔹 Tomasz Poprawka, Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA (Poland) 🔹 Matthias Sandra, Flanders Marine Institute (Belgium) 📢 Final Remarks Weber Matthias from AIT Austrian Institute of Technology (Austria) concluded the event with impactful final remarks. The TRAMI project, over the past two years, has successfully gathered experiences from numerous European regions and countries. The Mission Playbook serves as a testament to these efforts, highlighting practical examples and lessons learned. This event was not only a celebration of these achievements but also a forward-looking discussion on how to further develop and anchor missions in the #FP10. Thank you to all speakers, panelists, and attendees for making this event a huge success and to the team that put this event together: Karolina Dutkiewicz - García, Jonathan Nylander, Wolfgang Polt, Peter Spyns and Weber Matthias). Together, we continue to drive innovation and collaboration in Europe. Angela Schindler-Daniels, Michael Ploder #EUMissions #TRAMIMissionPlaybook #EUFrameworkProgramme #Innovation #Research #Collaboration

🎓📢 The University of Silesia invites scientists, students, and PhD students from all European universities and institutions to participate in the EU #TalentOn 2024 European Union Contest for early-career researchers. 📌More details can be found at: https://tiny.pl/djvdr Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, #students

◀️ Earlier this week, during Taftie (the #European network of leading national innovation agencies) Annual Conference we discussed the Social Impact – how to promote and measure the impact of #socialinnovation. Intensive exchange of ideas about what is the definition of social innovation, what is the role of social innovation in everyday activities of innovation agencies, how to improve and foster it, what is the public funding for it and what are the challenges and barriers to innovation, how to scale it up, what is the relation to the development and deployment of new product, services, business model into the market, what is the intersection between technology and social innovation. 👏 Thank you Innosuisse for hosting this event in Bern and for all your efforts Taftie presidency this year! It was great to meet you all, including colleagues from Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju International Cooperation Department from Warsaw. Annalise Eggimann, Annika Nussbaum, Justus von Grone, Vanina Farber, Jörg Spieldenner, Mariana Christen Jakob, Susanne Wittig Ewa Kocinska-Lange Marta Krutel Cezary Blaszczyk

Want to become a deep tech leader? Curious about “venture investor arm of EU policies”? Eager to discover essential instruments for the EU innovation ecosystem? Let’s discover the world of innovation together ! 👉 Join us for another #BrusselsTalks, this time with Michiel Scheffer, President of the European Innovation Council Board (#EIC), European Commission   Hosted by Ewa Kocinska-Lange   📆 When? Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 11h00-12h00 📌Where? NCBR Office in Brussels Rue Belliard 40, 5th floor, and online (hybrid event) ✍️ Registration: https://lnkd.in/dJtP_fGa

This week we participated in the Study Visit organised within the Bioboost Project hosted by Slovenian partners ITC - Innovation Technology Cluster where we experienced and discussed the importance of the challenges in the digit-AI agrifood sector, and food circularity aligned with local culture and traditions, food safety and traceability combined with innovative approaches in the utilization of biological resources and technologies. In between the project meetings, we visited the Slovenian bioeconomy community – technology park, biotechnology companies, and SMEs:   🌱 ACIES BIO Ltd., a leading European microbial biotechnology company. From exploring their state-of-the-art fermentation facilities to learning about their innovative SmartRoute platform and scaling-up experiences for numerous industrial technologies and bioprocesses. Thank you Martin Kavšček, Bor Klančnik, and Urban Udovič for hosting us!   🔗 Green Point - a short food supply chain where thanks to #traceability system, supported by #blockchain technology they increase transparency and trustworthiness in every step of their supply chain, from farm to table.   🍌🍏 Hudo Dobro SME where thanks to the local collaboration with Green Point they are transforming surplus fruits and vegetables into new products. Their latest common ventures include fruit strips made from among others overripe apples, offering a healthy snack option. Additionally, the launch of the "Hudo zeleno" brand introduced pickles and other preserved veggies, made from unsold produce, emphasizing their commitment to reducing #foodwaste.   🏡 Hiša gibanice where we experienced local culture and food traditions that are fundamental for bioeconomy circularity. Hudo Dobro expanded to include Hiša gibanica to preserve cultural culinary practices according to traditional recipes with an obtained certificate and promote natural and regional products by offering education workshops and the gastronomic specialities of Pomurje.   💡 We also took part in the BIO-Boost DIGI-SI AGRIFOOD Hackathon organized in cooperation with DIH AGRIFOOD and EDIH DIGI-SI. Together with Slovenian SMEs and RPOs, we developed project ideas addressed to the identified challenges like food safety and traceability, consumer understanding, the role of SMEs, the transition to a bioeconomy or digital tools and technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, Robotics, High-Performance Computing (HPC) that are crucial for transitioning into the bioeconomy.     Special thanks to ITC - Innovation Technology Cluster (DIH AGRIFOOD) for hosting us and other project partners for a very fruitful cooperation! Food & Bio Cluster Denmark, UNIMOS Alliance, Lietuvos inovacijų centras / Lithuanian Innovation Centre (LIC), onGranada Tech City, Bioeconomy For Change, Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju, NCBR Office in Brussels, CLIC Innovation Oy.