
This week: ERC grant wins, innovation seeds and a talent showcase
In depth: Italy will lead a European partnership that will pool nearly half a billion euros of research and innovation money to improve the sustainability of maritime industries. The grouping of 60 Partners from 25 countries, led by Italy, will run calls for research proposals over its seven-year lifetime, all focused on the ‘blue economy’, defined by the European Commission as “economic activities related to oceans, seas and coasts”.
Full story: Italy captains Europe’s drive for sustainable seas