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Our diabetes project MELISSA has officially launched a clinical trial to test its platform, marking a major milestone on the path toward personalised, AI-driven diabetes management.

The HPCQS (High-Performance Computing and Quantum Simulator hybrid) project has reached a major milestone with the recent inauguration of two quantum processors — “Jade” and “Ruby” —, now fully integrated into Europe’s high-performance computing (HPC) environments at Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) in Germany and CEA in France. The important achievement was celebrated with a joint event held simultaneously at FZJ, CEA, and the European Commission’s premises in Brussels on 13 November 2025. Our own Francesca Vaccaro, Research & Impact Manager responsible for outreach and exploitation activities in HPCQS, coordinated and moderated the event.

As the global transition toward decarbonised energy systems accelerates, the demand for sustainable and efficient energy storage continues to grow. To address this need, the MeBattery project was launched in 2022 with funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Pathfinder programme to rethink battery design and advance more sustainable and durable storage technologies.

As the world faces the challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, and rapid digital transformation, the demand for innovative battery technologies to support e-mobility, clean energy storage, and consumer electronics has never been greater. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) remain among the most vital energy storage solutions available today. However, existing technologies continue to face key challenges in performance, sustainability, and recyclability, while their production heavily relies on critical raw materials.

Completing “the bigger picture”: Launch of new websites marks the next milestone in the Groups’ ongoing evolution

This week, we will join the European Commission’s flagship event From Knowledge to Impact: Shaping Europe’s Next Innovation Wave, taking place in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday, 13 November.

Registration is now open for the 2026 growing season of the INCREASE Citizen Science Experiment. Everyone with a passion for gardening, science and biodiversity is warmly welcome to join through the dedicated “INCREASE CSA” app.

For millions of women and girls across sub-Saharan Africa, living with pain, stigma, and silence has been an unspoken reality. Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS), a neglected disease caused by parasitic infection, affects an estimated 50 million women and girls, with another 150 million at risk. Despite its devastating impact including infertility, pregnancy complications, increased HIV risk, and social exclusion, FGS remains largely invisible in medical curricula, public health programmes, and global health priorities.

The INCREASE project recently reached a wide audience through national German television. On 27 October 2025, INCREASE was featured in the popular VOX TV cooking show Lege kommt auf den Geschmack (“Lege acquires a taste for it”), where product developer Sebastian Lege set out to create “Das perfekte Chili” – the perfect chili con carne.

The Impact Licensing Initiative (ILI) has released its most comprehensive publication to date: the White Paper “State of the Art on Impact Licensing: Co-designing the Impact Licensing Ecosystem”, accompanied by a complementary paper “Needs Assessment for the Impact Licensing Concept: Voices from Stakeholders for Policy and Implementation.”

As part of the EU Mission “A Soil Deal for Europe”, the European Commission aims to establish 100 living labs and lighthouses by 2030 to lead the transition towards healthy soils for food, people, nature, and climate. In line with this ambition, EURICE is part of the two new Mission Soil projects ProPollSoil and Nemesis, both launched this October, addressing key challenges in soil health.

This year, the Research & Innovation (R&I) Days took place on 16 & 17 September 2025 in Brussels, in a hybrid format. The flagship event of the European Commission offers valuable insights to different actors of the European innovation landscape to exchange on and align their operations and practices with upcoming policy initiatives to make R&I activities more impactful in the future.

From forests and grasslands to wetlands and farmlands, soils are home to an incredible biodiversity that sustains life on Earth. Yet, much of this underground world remains understudied — despite providing vital services for both the planet and people.