Past events

In mid-June, CHERRIES team will gather online for an “unusual consortium e-meeting”. Due to the current situation (COVID-19 pandemic), the second consortium meeting -that was meant to take place in Orebro, Sweden- will be held online. Organised around three half day sessions, the meeting will see the active participation of all consortium members that will ... Read More

ENRICH in Brazil project presents the webinar "COVID-19: International Cooperation in STI in the Health Sector in Brazil and Europe" The webinar will discuss opportunities for collaboration between Brazil and Europe in the area of Health. Fiocruz (Brazil), Aveiro University (Portugal) and Flomics Biotech (Spain) will discuss how COVID-19 has taken the centre stage and ... Read More

European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and citizens to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. With our societies gradually lifting their lockdowns and recovery plans taking shape, we must now ensure that the transition to a post-corona ... Read More

Exploring Responsible Healthcare Ecosystems | CHERRIES Webinar Series* Episode 1. The role of need in open and user-led innovation in healthcare With Prof. Wouter Boon (University of Utrecht) and Myriam Martin (TicBiomed) Date & Time: 22 September 2020 (15:30-16:30) Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2316112856379260685 About the webinar: What is the role of users in the healthcare innovation ... Read More

Exploring Responsible Healthcare Ecosystems | CHERRIES Webinar Series* Episode 2 | RRI practices in healthcare With Rosina Malagrida (Head of Living Lab for Health, Institut de Recerca de la Sida IrsiCaixa) and Barbara Kieslinger (ZSI) Date & Time: 29 September 2020 (12:30-13:30) Registration Link:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/226979190953731853 About the webinar: How RRI can improve innovation practices in ... Read More

Exploring Responsible Healthcare Ecosystems | CHERRIES Webinar Series* Episode  3. The role of procurement in healthcare innovation With Dr. John Rigby (University of Manchester | Bibliometrica Ltd.) and Samuli Kauppinen (Oulu University Hospital) 6 October 2020 (14:30-15:30) Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8611382074373585677 About the webinar: What role for pre-commerical procurement in demand side innovation policies? Is the ... Read More

Exploring Responsible Healthcare Ecosystems | CHERRIES Webinar Series* Episode 4. Regional innovation ecosystems for healthcare With Dr. Gaston Heimeriks (University of Leiden – CWST) and Anett Ruszanov (ERRIN) Date & Time: 13 October 2020 (14:30-15:30) Registration Link:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2513617030565109517 About the webinar: Regional innovation dilemma: diversify or specialize? How RIS3 can combine territorial diversity and today ... Read More

The conference will present, evaluate and discuss the exciting contributions that citizen science makes in framing and achieving sustainable development, specifically the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The conference will bring together expertise from policy makers, institutional and citizen scientists, economists, NGOs and civil society to implement mechanisms and processes for the transition towards a ... Read More

Together, the Active Assisted Living (AAL) Programme, the EIP on AHA (European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing) and the Joint Programming Initiative More Years, Better Lives (JPI MYBL) organise the European Week of Active & Healthy Ageing (EWAHA) on 2-6 November, 2020. All three supporting initiatives, the AAL Programme, EIP on AHA, & JPI MYBL were set up in order to support ... Read More

Today, Europe’s innovation ecosystems are being tested by extreme circumstances. Standing with their member companies and their ecosystem actors, EU|BICs (Business Innovation Centres) have been acting responsive, and are willing to lead with bold action on digitalisation, innovation and sustainability. The 2020 EBN Congress brings together all kinds of exceptional innovators to exchange ideas, foster co-learning, and ... Read More

Our sister project TeRRItoria is glad to announce the launch of #ResponsibleRegions, a series of monthly dialogues that will deal with the concepts of the Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) and Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). EURADA and the TeRRItoria consortium will organise these dialogues with the aim of sharing the valuable experience of Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) and local actors in ... Read More

At the III International Triple Helix Virtual Summit, 24-26 November 2020, leading figures from science, industry and politics will discuss the challenges posed by the COVID pandemic and other pressing grand challenges and how to address them via digital and sustainable innovation under the motto "Designing globally connected regional innovation ecosystems". The Triple Helix Actors of the ... Read More

Would you like to contribute to shaping responsible healthcare ecosystems in Murcia, Örebro and Cyprus? CHERRIES territorial pilots kick started last week by launching the regional calls for needs. The needs inventory is an important part of CHERRIES project as it determines the direction of the pilots that will be launched later on. Do you ... Read More

The Horizon 2020 project TeRRItoria last month organised the first dialogue of #ResponsibleRegions, launched a monthly dialogue (webinar) that deal with the concepts of S3 and RRI. The second dialogue of #ResponsibleRegions “Responsible innovation in regional policies and practices: a view from ERDF-funded territorial cooperation (the Interreg Europe MARIE and Interreg Central Europe ROSIE projects)” ... Read More

The RE-SOURCING Project is hosting its Virtual Opening Conference – “Drivers of Responsible Sourcing: Find Common Ground, Prompt Collective Action, Create Lasting Change” – on 18th-19th January 2021. Learn from and engage with high-level experts from business, policy and civil society Event Overview Responsible Sourcing has come of age, with a plethora of initiatives, actions, ... Read More

The ResBios project organises a webinar on science communication with a gender perspective. Mentoring, role models, networking, gender-inclusive programmes, are all measures that have been put in practice to foster and support the presence, inclusion and career development of women in science and technology. For the last 20 years, we have been moving and achieving ... Read More

CHERRIES has launched three healthcare territorial challenges and it is now looking for innovative solutions that can tackle them according to "Responsible Innovation" processes and methods, therefore following inclusive and participatory approaches during the implementation of such solutions. CHERRIES Cyprus is calling European companies and organisations to solve the “Provision of medical services to the Cypriot ... Read More

CHERRIES territories launched 3 calls for solutions that will be open for applications till April 15th 2021. Territorial partners in Cyprus, Murcia and Orebro are looking for innovative solutions in the healthcare sector. 3 regions, 3 different challenges: CHERRIES Cyprus is calling European companies and organisations to solve the "Provision of medical services to the ... Read More

EIT Health is Calling Europe’s innovators to revolutionise eye and vision care, and pain management - apply now to Wild Card 2021 at wildcard.eithealth.eu The annual call is open to innovators who want to change the course of their future and ours. Wild Card provides world-class training and mentoring, and the opportunity to create a ... Read More

CHERRIES is looking for European companies to solve one challenge identified by healthcare professionals from Servicio Murciano de Salud, the Association of Multiple Sclerosis from Cartagena and the Polytechnic University of Cartagena. The objective of the challenge is to achieve the early detection of the progression in Multiple Sclerosis applying sensors to patients by Internet ... Read More

Organized by Atos and “la Caixa” Foundation in the framework of the LIVIN project, the workshop aims to share experiences and learn about successful examples of smart technologies used to support eHealth, healthy living, and preventive health, and to collect evidence of the (positive) effect of applying Responsible Innovation methodologies. In this context, the LIVIN ... Read More

The RRING project is nearing completion. The RRING online summit on 19-20 April will bring together the projects leading proponents and participants over two days to highlight, discuss and expand upon the learning and insights gained from the communities activities. Over the past year the RRING project has conducted a number of activities to increase understanding on how socially responsible research ... Read More

At SISCODE final conference: Co-creating human-centred policies – for a better Europe, participants will explore how to co-create and design the future through responsible, inclusive and innovative methods and co-design a manifesto to improve policy-making practices. Join us online between the 3-7 May. The pandemic has amplified already pressing economic, social, and environmental problems, challenging ... Read More

On May 20th 2021 14:00-17:20 CEST a Webinar on Public Health and Responsible Innovation in a post-Covid Europe is organized by De Montfort University and “la Caixa” Foundation on behalf of the Living Innovation project CHERRIES will be represented by Myriam Martin, project manager at TICBiomed. As Covid-19 will remain a part of our lives ... Read More

The seventh dialogue of #ResponsibleRegions titled “Shaping the future economy: innovation and collaboration driving Scotland’s net zero & inclusive economy” will take place on Thursday the 20th of May at 15:00 CET. The event’s main speakers will be Stephen Ingledew, Director at Scottish Enterprise (SE) & Executive Chair of FinTech Scotland, who will outline the SE approach ... Read More

Following the policy-related discussions during the European Research and Innovation Days 2021 (23 & 24 June), the 10-day event of Horizon Europe Info Days will give prospective applicants and other stakeholders of EU research and innovation the opportunity to get information and ask questions about the main funding instruments, processes of Horizon Europe and what is new. You ... Read More

Every year since 2007, the world of health and innovation meets in Castres-Mazamet for two days of immersion in eHealth. A time for interdisciplinary meetings bringing together groups as diverse as telecommunications operators, patients, big data, funders and regulators, and, of course, healthcare institutions and professionals. This year, the eHealth University will celebrate the 15th ... Read More

Since January 2019, the SeeRRI project has been working with European regional policymakers to explore how regional governments can practice responsible regional planning – regional planning that is anticipative, reflexive, inclusive, and responsive. Nearly three years of joint efforts will culminate in the “Bringing RRI into regional planning: From theory to SeeRRI” Conference to be held in Barcelona ... Read More

Webinar 1:  Shaping responsible healthcare ecosystems in Europe - Focus on the Cyprus Case: High quality healthcare for everyone – provision of medical services to rural and remote areas in the middle of a General Health System transition Date: 11 October 2021 Time: 11 am - 12 (CET) Register via Zoom   About the webinar ... Read More

Webinar 2:  Shaping responsible healthcare ecosystems in Europe - Better healthcare services through cocreation: patients and professional have a say Date: 18 October 2021 Time: 11 am – 12 (CET) Register via Zoom About the webinar series Challenge-based innovation processes, used in e.g., open innovation, functional procurement, hackathon etc., have become increasingly popular during the ... Read More

Webinar 3:  Shaping responsible healthcare ecosystems in Europe - Meeting healthcare challenges with social innovations: breaking and preventing loneliness in elderly through collaboration between public actors and civil society Date: 25 October 2021, Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 (CET) Register on Zoom   About the webinar series Challenge-based innovation processes, used in e.g., open innovation, ... Read More

In the framework of the "Conference on the Future of Europe", CHERRIES organises an online event aimed at shaping recommendations on how to best involve citizens in the R&I processes. Responsible Research Innovation (RRI) is an inclusive approach to research and innovation to ensure that societal actors work together during the whole research and innovation ... Read More

Recently, getting people from the community to actively take part in data collection and research has become an increasingly popular method of getting society to feel connected to research. This is known as Citizen Science, and although it is a distinct practice, it certainly has links to Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) approaches, especially when it comes to ... Read More

CONNECTING RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS CHERRIES Conference 2022 | Discover. Exchange. Connect. 25 May 2022 9.30-17 CET. The Square Convention Centre, Brussels. CHERRIES consortium is delighted to announce the upcoming CHERRIES Conference taking place in Brussels on May 25th: “Connecting Responsible Innovation Ecosystem” Organised back-to-back to the EBN Annual Congress 2022 | Transition Towards 2030, CHERRIES ... Read More

Ending the COVID-19 pandemic and avoiding future health crisis is of mutual interest for both Africa and the EU. Acting as Team Europe, the EU, its Member States and the European financial institutions are mobilising resources to ensure equitable access to safe, effective, quality, and affordable vaccines, therapeutics, equipment and other health products worldwide. The ... Read More

Featuring a series of large-scale debates, the eHealth University 2022 summer camp will highlight the major challenges facing decision-makers, manufacturers, eHealth startups and, of course, patients and citizens. Every year since 2007, the world of health and innovation meets in Castres-Mazamet for two days of immersion in eHealth. A time for interdisciplinary meetings bringing together ... Read More

CHERRIES will be presented at the EU Cluster Conference (26-27 Sept., Prague) in the session ‘Clusters as agents fostering cooperation among EU Industrial ecosystems’, promoting cross-border cooperation and investment needs. Bram Pauwels, Strategic Partnership and Communication manager at EBN presents CHERRIES and their partners as an exemplary instrument for the development, testing and dissemination of ... Read More

On October 4th, 2022 from CHERRIES Murcia organises a public event to share key learnings emerging from the CHERRIES pilot action carried out in the region over the last 2 years. Meet CHERRIES regional partners, and discover their experience in co-creating innovative solutions for the regional healthcare sector. Together with the audience, CHERRIES Murcia will ... Read More

CHERRIES project is a proud partner of the 2022 European Week of Regions and Cities. On October 12, 2022 join us for a 90 minutes workshop on the "Next Generation of Regional Innovation Policies". Moderated by our coordinator Stefan Philipp (ZSI), the session will debate the lessons learned from the RRI policy experiments held in ... Read More

Discover the CHERRIES Cyprus pilot: an e-HEALTH solution for provision of healthcare services in remote areas. Organised by the Cyprus Research and Innovation Centre in collaboration with Areateion Hospital, the event will take place on Friday 14th October 2022 at the premises of the Gravity Incubator in Nicosia. The event is targeted towards policy makers, ... Read More

EBN together with the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) organises a series of webinars showcasing how space data enriches industries already today. The 7th webinar of our series focuses on Space Technologies for Healthcare.  Space data presents a huge potential for applications in different industries, including Healthcare. Healthcare startups and companies are using ... Read More

Join the TRANSFORM Final Conference Over the past three years, the EU H2020 TRANSFORM project has been exploring and experimenting with citizen engagement methodologies in regional R&I governance, dealing in particular with Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3). Under the common framework of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), three regions - Lombardy (Italy), Brussels- Capital (Belgium) and ... Read More

The European Commission announces that the Info Day for Horizon Europe Cluster 1 (Health) will be held as a virtual event on 19 January 2023. The Info Day will present the research and innovation topics proposed for 2023 under the Work Programme 2023-2024 of Horizon Europe Cluster 1. The sessions will give the opportunity to prospective applicants to ... Read More

Medic Nest is a transnational cluster partnership which has been selected under the ECEP, in 2022 to strengthen cluster management excellence and facilitate strategic partnering and exchange between clusters and specialized eco-systems across Europe in the field of precision medicine, as well as using a cross-over approach towards digital technologies, through implementing a new ClusterXchange ... Read More

Coventry University and EBN are proud to be partnering up on the webinar series dedicated to the transformative power of innovation through Simulation, Immersive and Experiential Technologies. New technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality are having a big impact on the workforce and economy. There is a huge demand for skills in the design, ... Read More

The French EU|BIC Castres Mazamet Technopole has open a competition to support and reward the development of solutions and applications in the field of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) for Health. The objective of these Awards is to encourage innovation, and favor the integration of ICT in the world of healthcare, as well as the autonomy of ... Read More