COVID-19: Get the Latest Information & Updates from Europe & Brazil
Posted on December 08, 2020
20-May-2020
Latest on Coronavirus: Europe
Portuguese Innovation Society (SPI) has initiated following actions to contribute to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic: webinar “Calls for startups with solutions for the COVID-19 outbreak“, series of webinars with ENRICH in China, “ENRICH in China – COVID-19 Response Call“. Read more about articles that SPI has published recently in relation to its actions against the Covid-19: Current state here and post-Covid-19 here and here.
Sabanci University and Kordsa support healthcare professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic – More info here.
Sabanci University’s Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM) opened to serve Covis-19 kit manufactureres – More info here.
The International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) launched a dedicated page showcasing activities carried out by IASP community against COVID-19 and a blog highlighting efforts of science park members – More info here and here and here.
Critical life sciences projects, close collaboration with businesses, joint challenges with partners, direct and indirect medical support – Fraunhofer e.V. is reporting on all this and more in its special feature on the “Fraunhofer vs. Corona” campaign – More info here.
Austria is taking part in the multilateral tender of the EUREKA network where the Auatrian research Promotion Agency (FFG) took the responsibility to process the project applications – More info here and here.
The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) was assigned the responsibility to process the “Emergency Call” in a fast track procedure. Emergeny Call a project intitiated by the Austrian Federal government to provide funding for research and innovation projects related to corona virus – More info here and here.
European Business and Innovation Centre Network’s (EBN) Members and EBN Members companies are fighting hard since the beginning of the pandemic to find solutions, readapting their business, providing free services, or making masks to protect citizens. EBN is calling under the initiative “#EBNvsCOVID19 | EBN Members Fighting COVID-19” to all EBN Members to share those solutions to give them international visibility- More infor here and here.
European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN) initiated an e-Pitch platform “Mondays for Innovation – e-Pitch your COVID-19 Solution in front of investors” to provide opportunities for companies looking to raise pre-series-A / series-A funding- More info here.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) supplies Corona crisis teams with face shields – More info here and here.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) retrofits 3D printer to produce medical protective equipment- More info here.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) announced a funding opportunity for research on COVID-19 in the wake of the Sars-CoV-2 outbreak – More info here & here
Mr. Eichbaum, Luxembourg’s Consul General hc, has recently published an article on the effects of “crises, challenges, wars and convulsions” like the current pandemic that was caused by COVID-19 -More info here & here.
Swedish-Brazilian Research and Innovation Centre (CISB) participates in the Collaborative Network of projects and manufacturing for IEP, ventilators and respirators – COVID-19 – More infor here &here.
EC publishes fact sheets on R&I response to Covid-19 and on Artificial Intelligence (AI) – More info here & here.
SFIC underlines the global dimension of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for strengthened international R&I cooperation to tackle the disease. More information here.
EC: H2020 project brings new rapid Corona diagnostic to market – More Information here.
The European Commission boosts urgently needed research and innovation with additional €122 million
More information here.
The European Commission: how we are helping EU citizens and businesses cope with COVID-19
More information here.
Coronavirus: the Commission mobilises all of its resources to protect lives and livelihoods
More information here.
Coronavirus research: Commission selects 18th project to develop rapid diagnostics
More information here.
European Research Area (ERA) Corona Platform
Gathering latest calls, FAQs and useful links on Coronavirus research. See more here.
EEN: CARE & INDUSTRY TOGETHER AGAINST CORONA
Bringing together different actors in Europe to match offers and requests, share knowledge and approaches and give an overview of tailormade support in specific regions. More information found here.
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH?RESEARCH ON COVID-19 Opportunities for reseachers
More information here
German research foundation DFG Launches Call for Multidisciplinary Research into Epidemics and Pandemics
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Covid-19 Industrial Clusters Response Portal
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Research group to crowdsource compounds to test efficacy against COVID-19
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JRC develops new control material for more accurate COVID-19 testing
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Give a breath – CHALLENGE
Fraunhofer together with Munich Re are seeking ground-breaking ideas on how to develop a feasible and digitally distributable blueprint for emergency ventilation equipment. More information here.
COVID-19 Solutions and initiatives from IASP innovation communities worldwide
More information here
Startups unite to present solutions against Covid-19
The idea is to share solutions that help to minimize the economic and social impact of the epidemic and facilitate access to information for citizens. More information can be found here.
IMI2 21st Call for proposals
More information here.
COVID-19 Pandemic Rapid Response Funding Call (COV19 2020)
More information here.
Space in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak
More information here.
TACKLING CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) CONTRIBUTING TO A GLOBAL EFFORT (OECD) COUNTRY POLICY TRACKER
Check out the website of the OCED to get the latest info about how countries are reacting to the pandemic-situation.
Latest on Coronavirus: Brazil
Researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Araçatuba, Brazil, have developed a computational tool that acts like a “COVID-19 accelerometer,” plotting in real time the rate at which growth is accelerating or decelerating in more than 200 countries and territories – More info here.
Researchers at the Heart Institute (INCOR) in the University of São Paulo’s Medical School (FM-USP) in Brazil have begun a pre-clinical trial of potential COVID-19 vaccine formulations – More info here.
The University of Campinas’s (UNICAMP) established a Task Force to iscuss and prepare the University to face the Covid-19 effects. The Covid-19 Task Force also worked along with the Institute of Biology by working and adapting their research projects to envisage the pandemic matters. The Unicamp Covid-19 Task Force publishes about all its research, projects and activities related to COVID-19 here and here.
Technology Park of Viçosa (tecnoPARQ) has offered to support the production of technological innovations in combating Covid-19 at UFV, for the production of facial shields (doindglês, Face Shield), using 3D printing as an emerging technology – More info here.
The Technology Park of Viçosa (tecnoPARQ) / UFV companies have been working to combat covid-19 too. For instance, MedYes’s data technology system in the context of COVID-19 performs in the version for patients as a virtual health assistant that organizes medical history, allows the monitoring of chronic diseases, assists in the use of medications and enables the sharing of information with the professional health and family members. Another example is the Seduca company. The Sedusa product was designed to reduce the time needed to perform school tasks, in addition to integrating parents, teachers and students.
Porto Digital, an Entrepreneurial Cluster / Technology Park, has launched various initiatives to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. For instance, an open innovation call “OIL Covid Challenge” to support innovative solutions for specific challenges of the Covid19 pandemics – More info on its other initiatives here.
Companies and organizations associated with the São José dos Campos Technology Park (PqTec) have reinveted itself due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For example read here how the Brazilian Aerospace Cluster started a movement of the aerospace sector to create solutions against Coronavirus and the role of PqTec to stimulate and facilitate the connection between companies. Read also here about how Akaer, resident at PqTec, is fighting the virus.
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) launched the program United against Covid-19, aimed at individuals and organizations interested in making their contribution at this time of health crisis – More info here and download a flyer that provides an overview of all initiatives of Fiocruz here.
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation’s (Fiocruz) Laboratory for Respiratory and Measles Viruses named a World Health Organization (WHO) Reference Laboratory for Covid-19 in the Americas – More info here.
The Fiep System actively acts to support industry and society in fighting the disease, either through strategic articulation with government, industry and u n i o n s, or with the technical contribution available in its lines of action – More info on all actions here.
The president of the Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP) and Fapeal Fábio Guedes represented the Scientific Committee of the Northeast (C4NE) in an audience of the Federal Chamber of Deputies on the COVID-19 – More info here.
The Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP) took part in an online conference that brought together scientists and Brazilian and European authorities who are developing science, technology and innovation policies and research through the close bilateral relationship between the parties, with emphasis on research that is looking for solutions to combat COVID-19, and for the areas of Energy, Agriculture and Environment – More info here.
The Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI) started various initiatives in the fight against the Covid-19. For instance, it launched a public call for proposals to prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19 “Innovation Call for the Industry – Mission Against COVID-19”, “The + Ventilators Maintenance Initiative“, “The + Ventilators Initiative“, “The + Prevention Initiative“, “The + Diagnosis Initiative” – More info on all the other initiatives here.
Braskem, the largest producer of thermoplastic resins in the Americas and the largest producer of polypropylene in the United States, Braskem joined partners to donate material to hospitals and communities to fight coronavirus and opened an additional BRL 1 billion credit line for customers in the plastic, solvent and specialty chains – More info here and here.
The National Association for Research and Development of Innovative Companies (ANPEI) as a representative of innovative companies in Brazil, seeks to give visibility to the initiatives of its associates and professionals from companies that have saved lives – at the regional, national and global levels during the Covid-19 pandemic – More info here.
FAPESP participa de nova chamada da UE sobre COVID-19
More information here.
Project to investigate how the novel coronavirus affects the olfactory system
More information here.
COVID-19 should be treated as a thrombotic disease, Brazilian pulmonologist argue
More information here.
Fiocruz launches partnership program for actions against Covid-19
More information here.
A Spray that protects surfaces from coronavirus contamination will be developed by TNS with Senai support
More Information here.
CNI – SESI: to support companies with useful content for devising corporate contingency plans and promoting workers’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Social Service of Industry (SESI), relaeasd two guidelines:
EMBRAPII, SENAI AND ABDI INVEST RESOURCES IN COVID-19 PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PROJECTS
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EMBRAPII AND SEBRAE ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO STARTUPS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
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Innovation Call invests R $ 20 million in new selection of projects on coronavirus
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Super Challenge COVID-19 – CORONAVIRUS (100 Open Startups)
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Call for Cases: COVID-19 related startup solutions
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Ambu-based mechanical respirator from SOFIEN
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SENAI Institute of Innovation in Electrochemistry: test for quick corona diagnosis
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UNICAMP – open call for startups
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