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Horizon 2020: Work Programme 2018-2020

The European Commission recently announced the 2018 – 2020 Work Programme for Horizon 2020, which will invest €30 billion in research and innovation. Over the next 3 years, the Commission will seek greater impact of its research funding by focusing on fewer, but critical topics such as a low-carbon, climate resilient future, circular economy, among other. Horizon 2020 will also continue to fund frontier research, with the European Research Council supporting excellent researchers with a budget of nearly €1.86 billion for 2018 alone, and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions with €2.9 billion budgeted for 2018 – 2020. Horizon 2020 will also be more geared towards boosting breakthrough, market-creating innovation. Horizon 2020 is the EU’s biggest ever research and innovation framework programme with a budget of €77 billion over seven years (2014-2020).
Source: http://europa.eu/

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Songrui Zhao – EUCYS EuCheMS Award 2017

Songrui Zhao from China is the winner of the 2017 European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) EuCheMS Award with her project entitled A Research on Synthesis, Characterization and CO2 Absorptive Character of Pyridinium-based Ionic Liquids. Songrui Zhao synthesized three kinds of pyridium-based ionic liquids as new solvents for CO2 capture. Their physical properties and CO2 absorbing abilities were measured, calculated and analyzed. The cycling abilities and absorbing principle of these liquids were also discussed. The results show that the three kinds of ionic liquids can absorb CO2 efficiently and can be recycled completely. The new liquids can be used in industrial CO2 capture process.

EuCheMS special prize for best chemistry contribution at the European Union Contest for Young Scientist, is attributed every year at EUCYS to a young scientist for hers/his research work in the field of chemistry. EUCYS, an initiative of the European Commission, was set up in 1989 with the goal of promoting cooperation and interchange between young scientists and guiding them towards a future career in science and technology.
Source: http://www.euchems.eu/

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EuCheMS at the EC’s Circular Economy Mission to Colombia

EuCheMS participated to the Circular Economy Mission to Colombia, which took place on 16 – 19 October 2017. The delegation was led by the Director General for the Environment of the European Commission, Mr. Daniel Calleja, and included almost 70 representatives from European companies, agencies, research centres and associations. EuCheMS was represented by Dr. Nicola Armaroli, Chair of the EuCheMS Working Party on Energy. This mission to Colombia follows-up on the previous missions to Chile, China and South Africa, in which EuCheMS participated. Circular Economy Missions are high-level political and business meetings outside the EU aimed at communicating and promoting sustainable and resource-efficient policies worldwide.
Source: http://www.euchems.eu/

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EuCheMS at United Nations Climate Conference

The workshop “Future-Oriented Chemistry” took place earlier this month in Bonn at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP23). At this COP23 EU Pavilion side event experts from industry, academia and policy makers discussed the role of chemistry in promoting the Sustainable Development Goals through a low-carbon economy. To this end, speakers explored research possibilities, processes and products that already exist, and how these can positively impact climate change and our societies. Ulrich Schubert, EuCheMS former President, presented and explored the possibilities of a solar-driven chemistry. This event was co-organised by EuCheMS; the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI); the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA); and the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaboration Centre (ISC3). The programme, presentations and photos from this workshop can be found in the link below.
Source: http://www.euchems.eu/

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