Brigid Burke

National Contact Point (NCP) for Horizon Europe Legal and Financial rules

Organisation: Enterprise Ireland

Brigid is the recently appointed National Contact Point for Legal and Financial rules and Senior Executive for Horizon Europe at Enterprise Ireland. She previously held a senior role in Enterprise Ireland's Corporate Marketing and Communications department with responsibility for communications strategy, social media strategy, PR and media relations and was the project-lead for an international digital marketing campaign to promote the Irish travel-tech sector. Her early career was in broadcast journalism, working full-time in national radio and television.

European funding for Irish-led research that could unlock the secrets to healthy ageing

Do bats hold the secret to health and longevity? Is it possible to mitigate the risk of volcanic disasters? Two UCD researchers have won prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Synergy grants to explore these fascinating questions. Their projects will each receive more than €10 million in funding.

BUDDIE-PACK joins push to reduce single-use plastic in the EU

BUDDIE-PACK, a Horizon EU-funded project seeks ways to eliminate single-use plastic in the food and home care sectors. With 19 partners across six European countries, the project is focused on developing reusable plastic packaging.

European Prize for Women Innovators

The European Prize for Women Innovators celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind Europe’s most ground-breaking innovations. The prize awards women from across the EU and countries associated to Horizon Europe, whose disruptive innovations are driving positive change for people and planet. Applications are open until 27 September 2023 at 17:00 CET.

Bridging the gap: developing the next generation of dental implants

To tackle the common problem of tooth loss, the Horizon EU-funded NOMAD aims to develop the next generation of dental implants. Partners include Cork-based materials science company Glantreo Ltd and Limerick-based implant company Croom Medical

Working with cobots: ONE4ALL imagines the industrial future

Developing cobots, or mobile collaborative robots that can safely operate beside humans in the workplace, is the challenge ONE4ALL, a Horizon Europe funded project, has set itself. The project aims to help manufacturing plants, particularly small and medium-sized ones, transition towards Industry 5.0.

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