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Webinar for the New Call for Proposals of the «DISRUPT» Programme (DISRUPT/0123(C))
2024-01-17 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/Athens)
Following the announcement of the new Call for Proposals of the «DISRUPT» Programme (DISRUPT/0123(C)), the RIF is organizing a webinar to present the Call and answer enquiries regarding the rules and conditions for participation in the Programme.
The webinar is addressed to local enterprises with mature cutting-edge ideas, which are able to attract private investments of at least € 1 M, to support their development in international markets, and regulated VC Funds wishing to invest in local innovative enterprises.
The webinar will take place online, through the ZOOM platform, on Friday 12 January 2024, between 10:30-12:00. Interested parties should register in advance here, preferably by 10 January 2024.
Interested parties, are advised to thoroughly study the Call for Proposals document and the FAQs and to submit any questions/enquiries regarding the conditions for participation in advance, during their registration in the webinar, in the «Questions & Comments» field at the bottom of the registration form.
Following registration, participants will receive a confirmation email with guidelines for joining the session.
The webinar will be held in Greek on English, depending on the audience, and participation is free of charge.
For further information, interested parties may contact the RIF’s Partner Support Center by phone on 22205000 or via email at support@research.org.cy.

INNOVATION FACTORY BOOTCAMP SESSION - New Product Development Using the WIPO Toolkits
2024-03-27 09:00 - 12:00 | CIM-Cyprus Business School, Nicosia Campus – Filiou Zannetou 25, Nicosia 1100, Filiou Zannetou 25, Nicosia, 1100, Cyprus

Webinar for the New Calls for Proposals of the “European Partnerships – SBEP” Programme (EP/SBEP/0324)
2024-03-28 10:00 - 11:00
Following the announcement of the new call for proposals of the “European Partnerships – SBEP” Programme (EP/SBEP/0324), the RIF is organizing a webinar to present the call and resolve queries regarding the rules and conditions for participating in the programme, on the 28th of March, 2024, 10.00.
The webinar will take place online, through the ZOOM platform. Interested parties should register in advance here, by the 26th of March, 2024.
Following registration, participants will receive a confirmation email with guidelines for joining the session.
Participants have the opportunity to submit any question regarding the Call, the terms and conditions to participate, in advance, using the “Questions & Comments” field at the registration form. Interested parties are advised to read thoroughly the Call Documents, which can be found in the IRIS Portal.
The webinar will be held in Greek and participation is free of charge.
For further information, interested parties may contact the RIF’s Partner Support Center by phone on 22205000 or via email at support@research.org.cy.

Webinar for the New Calls for Proposals of the “European Partnerships – Accelerating farming systems transition (AGROECOLOGY)” Programme (EP/AGROECOLOGY/0424)
2024-04-18 10:00 - 11:00
Following the announcement of the new call for proposals of the “European Partnerships – Accelerating farming systems transition (AGROECOLOGY)” Programme (EP/AGROECOLOGY/0424), the RIF is organizing a webinar to present the call and resolve queries regarding the rules and conditions for participating in the programme, on the 18th of April ,2024, 10.00.
The webinar will take place online, through the ZOOM platform. Interested parties should register in advance here, by the 16thof April, 2024.
Following registration, participants will receive a confirmation email with guidelines for joining the session.
Participants have the opportunity to submit any question regarding the Call, the terms and conditions to participate, in advance, using the “Questions & Comments” field at the registration form. Interested parties are advised to read thoroughly the Call Documents, which can be found in the IRIS Portal.
The webinar will be held in Greek and participation is free of charge.
For further information, interested parties may contact the RIF’s Partner Support Center by phone on 22205000 or via email at support@research.org.cy.

INNOVATION FACTORY BOOTCAMP SESSION - Value Chains and Value Engineering
2024-04-25 09:00 - 12:00 | ΙδΕΚ, Ανδρέα Μιχαλακοπούλου 29α, Λευκωσία, 1075, Cyprus

INNOVATION FACTORY BOOTCAMP SESSION - SWOTS and Selling
2024-05-16 09:00 - 12:00 | CIM-Cyprus Business School, Nicosia Campus – Filiou Zannetou 25, Nicosia 1100, Filiou Zannetou 25, Nicosia, 1100, Cyprus

INNOVATION FACTORY BOOTCAMP SESSION – Valuation using NPV
2024-07-05 09:00 - 12:00 | ΙδΕΚ, Ανδρέα Μιχαλακοπούλου 29α, Λευκωσία, 1075, Cyprus

CYPRUS ERC INFO-DAY “2025 ERC CALLS”
2024-07-11 11:00 - 13:00
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) organises an info-day on the upcoming Calls for Proposals in the frame of the 2025 ERC Work Programme (WP), on Thursday 11 July 2024, 11:00 – 13:00 (Cyprus time), online via ZOOM.
The event aims to inform potential applicants about the ERC grants, with emphasis on the 2025 ERC Work Programme Calls, which is part of HORIZON EUROPE, the EU’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027. Presentations will cover the different funding schemes of ERC and their specificities, by Mr Andre Vieira, Project Adviser of the ERC Executive Agency (ERCEA), while the ERC National Contact point will present services offered at national level, as well as national funding schemes to support potential applicants. In addition, ERC Grantees, Prof. Ioannis Krikidis and Dr Chrysanthos Chrysanthou from the University of Cyprus, will share their personal experience from proposal preparation and submission and project implementation.

The detailed agenda of the event is available here.

The ERC supports research of the highest quality in Europe, offering long term, competitive funding to excellent researchers, to implement groundbreaking, cutting edge research projects, with the only criterion being scientific excellence.

Target group of the event
The event targets excellent researchers, interested to submit proposals in the frame of the 2025 ERC Calls (Starting Grant, Consolidator Grant, Advanced Grant, Synergy Grant).

Registration
Registration is done via the following link. The event will be held in English and participation is free of charge.

For more information, please contact the ERC National Contact Point, Katerina Karakasidou Malla, kkarakasidou@research.org.cy, tel. 22205036.

Pre-Seed Webinar
2024-09-06 10:00 - 11:30

Webinar for New Calls for Proposals of the Co-Develop (CODEVELOP/0824)
2024-09-18 10:00 - 11:00
Following the announcement of the New Calls for Proposals CODEVELOP/0824, the RIF is organizing a webinar to present the call and resolve queries regarding the rules and conditions for participating in the programme on 18 September 2024, 10am.
The webinar will take place online, through the ZOOM platform. Interested parties should register in advance here, by the 18 September 2024 (9:30am).
Following registration, participants will receive a confirmation email with guidelines for joining the session.
Interested parties are recommended to study the text of the Call for Proposals and to submit any questions in advance, when registering for the webinar, in the last part of the registration form in the “Questions & Comments” field.
The webinar will be held in Greek and participation is free of charge.
For further information, interested parties may contact the RIF’s Partner Support Center by phone on 22205000 or via email at support@research.org.cy.

European Researchers’ Night 2024
2024-09-27 08:30 - 22:00
Mark your calendar: The European Researchers’ Night is returning to the State Fair on September 27th!
“Mission Possible”: live experiments, science competitions and interactive games

Under the motto “Mission Possible: Researchers on Board for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future,” the European Researchers’ Night returns for its 18th year on Friday, September 27, at the State Fair in Nicosia.
From 08.30 in the morning until 10 in the evening, young and old alike are expected to enjoy an exciting experience at the annual celebration of science, research and innovation. The event is organised by the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF), in collaboration with the country’s main research, innovation and business organisations, and under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nicos Christodoulides.
The event is an initiative of the European Commission (EC) and takes place simultaneously in more than 23 countries and 400 cities in and outside of Europe, all with the aim of promoting a culture of research, bringing science to society and innovation, and highlighting the research activities carried out by universities, research centers and innovative businesses.
The central theme of this year’s event is again the themes related to the 5 EU Missions to develop innovative solutions to the following global challenges: 1) Adapting to Climate Change, 2) Cancer, 3) Healthy Oceans, Seas and Coastal and Inland Waters, 4) Climate Neutral and Smart Cities and 5) Soil and Food Health.
As part of the European Researchers’ Night, scientists, academics, researchers and startuppers will leave their workplaces for a while and present their activities and achievements to the general public. In the State Fair area, the public will be able to browse more than 60 booths staffed by scientists and will have the opportunity to watch interactive experiments using technology, multimedia and simulations, as well as to use scientific equipment in a rich programme of activities, games, competitions and entertainment.
This year, for the first time, science enthusiasts will be allowed to remotely watch the main stage of the event live from the State Fair through the RIF Facebook page and YouTube channel by using the live streaming service.
For more information, those interested can visit the Foundation’s website: www.research.org.cy or its Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ResearchAndInnovationFoundationCy
The event is organised in the framework of the European Project “MISSION POSSIBLE. Contract 101160964, which is funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027.
The event is supported as communication sponsors by the DIAS Group, Sigma TV and CNA.
