Brussels News Update, August 2019

Hello and welcome to the August edition of Brussels News Updates, the monthly EuChemS newsletter keeping you up-to-date on the latest chemistry related science-policy issues, news and upcoming events and awards. With the summer holidays in full swing, business in Brussels has slowed down and we have taken this opportunity to recharge our batteries ahead of a busy upcoming autumn. Nevertheless, here is your monthly BNU with some light summer updates to keep you in the loop!

Enjoy your summer reading,

You can read the full newsletter online here.

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European Highlights, Research, Innovation, Education, Entrepreneurship

Horizon Europe: experts of the five major European research and innovation mission boards selected
End of July, the Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas, announced the names of the experts who have been selected as members of the mission boards to work on five major European research and innovation missions. The missions will be part of Horizon Europe, the next EU research and innovation programme (2021-2027). Read the full story here.

Chemical Industry is on the path to define the "European Way"
The European Chemical Industry Council’s (Cefic) President Daniele Ferrari stressed at the 100^th anniversary of the International Union of  Pure and Applied chemistry (IUPAC) in Paris, that the EU chemical industry needs to define “The European way”, notably the need to innovate towards circular models, leading on sustainability and being at the forefront of innovation in technologies. Full article available here.

European Research Council plans for 2020
In July, the European Research Council (ERC) announced its biggest ever annual injection of funding in blue-sky research. €2.2 billion will be made available in 2020 to support some 1100 top researchers. As in previous years, most of the funding (61%) is earmarked for early- to mid-career scientists and scholars. The funding will also support jobs for an estimated 8,000 postdoctoral researchers, PhD students and other research staff employed in ERC-funded teams. More information available here and here.

European Parliament elects European Commission President
On 16 July, Ursula von der Leyen was elected to be the next European Commission President following a series of uncertain weeks of negotiations between the various European institutions and eventually the European Parliament’s vote in favour. Read our debrief here.

Next Committee meetings of the European Parliament
The first week in September will be a week for Committee meetings of the European Parliament.
For the ITRE Committee, follow the latest news here: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/itre/home.html.
For the ENVI Committee, see http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/sl/ENVI/home.html.
For European Parliament 2019 calendar indicating plenary sessions, committee meetings and other activities, visit: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sed/doc/news/lookingaheadagenda/21361/Cal2019_en.pdf

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Consultations & Roadmap

Take part in co-designing Horizon Europe!
Are you a scientist or interested citizen?  Take part in the 20-minute survey to shape EU science! EuChemS will in turn also prepare an official response, to which you can also contribute by contacting us directly.
More information here.

EFSA Open Public Consultations
EFSA has a list of open public consultations, you can take a look at them here.
If you would like to contribute to an EuChemS response, please drop us a line.

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Fundings, Nominations & Awards

European Chemistry Gold Medal
Every two years, the exceptional achievements of one scientist working in the field of chemistry in Europe are rewarded. The winner is awarded a gold medal and the opportunity to give the opening lecture at the next EuChemS Chemistry Congress (ECC).
Deadline: 30 September 2019
Website: https://www.euchems.eu/awards/european-chemistry-gold-medal/

Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) open calls
Currently, two calls are open: Individual Fellowships 2019 and Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes 2019. The deadlines are in September, check details here:
Website: https://bit.ly/2ZcSBnJ

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EuChemS Events

XX Euroanalysis 2019
1 – 5 September 2019
Istanbul, Turkey
Website: https://bit.ly/2JGjUx2

Celebrating D.I. Mendeleev’s Periodic System: a Historical Perspective
10 – 13 September 2019
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Website: https://bit.ly/2Lm0PDq

GDCh-Wissenschaftsforum Chemie 2019 (WiFo 2019)
15 – 18 September2019
Aachen, Germany
Website: https://bit.ly/2Oolcgk

13^th Students‘ Congress of SCTM
19 – 21 September 2019
Skopje, North Macedonia
Website: https://bit.ly/33M6x7M

4^th EuChemS Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry (EUGSC-4)
22 – 25 September 2019
Tarragona, Spain
Website: https://bit.ly/31FLLES

6^th MS Food Day Conference
25 – 27 September 2019
Camerino, Italy
Website: https://bit.ly/2MsrM8T

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Other Events

European Research and Innovation Days
24 – 26 September 2019
Brussels, Belgium
Website: https://bit.ly/2uNYJBS

2^nd European Education Summit
26 September 2019
Brussels, Belgium
Website: https://bit.ly/2K3QPNA

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David Spichiger, SCS
28.08.2019

 

ChemPubSoc Europe News, August 2019

European Journal of Organic Chemistry:Institute Feature on the Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Moscow 

Another top institute to be featured in our recently introduced Institute Feature series is the N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ZIOC) in Moscow. This institute feature includes great research conducted at ZIOC by Valentine P. Ananikov, Alexander D. Dilman, Alexander O. Terent'ev and many more. The issue is rounded by a Guest Editorial written by Nikolay E. Nifantiev as well as an Editorial by Leonid I. Belen'kii and Vladimir A. Petrosyan giving an historic overview of the institute. Enjoy free accessuntil the end of the year!

Link to Institute feature

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ChemViews Magazine:Science for the Summer 2019

Summer is the perfect time to take a break from the lab or officeand have some fun with science-related books, podcasts, or videos. ChemViews Magazinehas collected recommendations by editors.

Discover more.

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ChemSusChem: Special Issue on Sustainable Organic Synthesis

Guest-edited by Matthias Beller, Feng Shi, and Shannon Stahl, this Special Issue of ChemSusChemfeatures contributions from researchers across the world, addressing various aspects of sustainable organic synthesis. Topics include more efficient bond‐forming transformations, development of new catalysts, the use of green solvents, and transformations of renewable resources into platform building blocks. Enjoy free accessuntil the end of December.

Link to Special Issue 

 

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David Spichiger, SCS
19.08.2019

 

 

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About the speaker:
Dr Stan Higgins OBE is a business and technical consultant with 48 years’ experience in process industries. He was chief executive of the North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) from 2003 until his retirement in 2017 and received the OBE in 2018 for services to the chemical process industry. He has worked to promote all parts of the UK’s chemical process manufacturing industry including chemicals, polymers, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

  

 

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David Spichiger, SCS
12.08.2019