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	15 March 2021 	


  Research and Innovation


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News Alerts
Coronavirus: EU support to innovators yields promising results one year on
In the past year, the Commission has invested €226 million through the 
European Innovation Council pilot and the European Institute of 
Innovation and Technology to support innovative start-ups, small and 
medium-sized businesses (SMEs) and projects to develop solutions in the 
fight against the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing crisis. Many of 
these companies and projects have already generated promising results.

Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, 
Education and Youth said:
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The coronavirus pandemic has created unprecedented challenges that 
require innovative ideas. The rapid investments to innovative start-ups 
and projects through the European Innovation Council and the European 
Institute of Innovation and Technology have unlocked a range of 
breakthrough ideas to tackle the crisis and to speed up European and 
global recovery/./

	
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Success stories
Laser ignition lights up a new era for combustion engines

Until electric cars and other energy-efficient innovations are practical 
and affordable to all, the internal combustion engine will continue to 
be widely used, with the consequent greenhouse gas emissions. To help 
reduce pollution levels, EU-funded researchers have developed new laser 
ignition techniques, which have the potential to make combustion engines 
far more energy-efficient.

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Events
Online consultation on the future of R&I cooperation between the EU and 
the Mediterranean region
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Regional Platform in Research and 
Innovation, co-chaired by the European Commission and Jordan, will kick 
off a consultation process that will outline the future course of the 
research and innovation cooperation between the EU and the Mediterranean 
region.
	
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Date

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	17/03/2021

	
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	Online

	
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Horizon magazine
What urban nature really means for insect biodiversity

Parks and green spaces in cities provide health and wellness benefits to 
human inhabitants, but they’re not necessarily beneficial for other 
urban dwellers – like insects. Researchers are investigating urban 
biodiversity with approaches such as ‘bee hotels’ to see how cities can 
better foster insect life.

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