IoT global leader joins European Union initiative for sustainable development All across European countries, raw materials are used in transport and energy, in the construction and automotive sector, for machinery, chemicals or medical equipment, to name a few. They have a crucial role for economic growth and well-being of the [...]
Members of the European Parliament meet the EIT Community to discover groundbreaking innovations for sustainable Europe Last week, a delegation of MEPs from the Industry Committee met with representatives of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), in Hungary and Austria, from Monday to Wednesday. The [...]
Fostering innovation and transformation to improve people’s quality of life, decarbonise mobility and make Europe’s economy more competitive EIT Urban Mobility is pleased to welcome you to the Inauguration Event, which will take place on 19 November at the Central Agora of the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The Inauguration Event will mark [...]
EIT RawMaterials supported start-up Metalshub transforms the way metals and ferroalloys are bought and sold After the enormous success of spot transactions, Metalshub launches a new feature enabling long-term contracts. The digital platform for buyers and sellers of metals and ferroalloys thereby continues to bring digital innovation to a traditional market and build the metals [...]
How to better account for primary raw materials in your LCA More than 40 experts – representing policymakers, academic and sustainability assessment communities, sustainability managers and practitioners and the primary production sector – met last week for the Final Conference of the SUPRIM innovation project supported by EIT RawMaterials in [...]
Bringing manufacturing actors of Europe together to inspire the creation of globally competitive and sustainable manufacturing The manufacturing industry is a global base for prosperity and key to Europe’s economic, social and environmental sustainability. Manufacturing is the main driver of industrial innovation, job creation and growth for the European society. […]
Empowering students and entrepreneurs to drive and foster innovation Initiated by the EIT RawMaterials (RM) Academy and developed and organised by the Academy and Label Student Board (LSB), the first edition Label-StartUP! took place on 11-13 October 2019 in Leuven, Belgium. Label-StartUP! brought together more than 60 master students representing [...]
Bringing together an interdisciplinary and multicultural community of professionals, comprising graduates of the EIT’s education and business creation programmes 23 members of EIT RawMaterials Alumni attended the event at Brody Studios in Budapest on 14 October. 155 attendees from all EIT Alumni communities came together for a whole day of [...]
Building a bridge between higher education and business to foster innovation in the ESEE Region During the first week of October 2019, over 100 industry professionals, scientists and educators from 19 European countries came together in Zagreb, Croatia to discuss the importance of innovation in and through higher education related [...]
Promoting innovation and excellence in higher education The Nobel Chemistry prize 2019 was not the only prize for battery development awarded during October. On 7-9 October in Turin, as part of the Expert Forum on Sustainable Materials for Future Mobility, EIT RawMaterials Academy presented its first Thesis Awards for the Sustainable Materials for Future Mobility Lighthouse. [...]
