Glad to have started my new role as Director of HaDEA, managing EU funding for health, food safety, digital, industry and space - including #HorizonEU clusters 1 & 4
Check out open opportunities and projects managed by the Agency on our website: hadea.ec.europa.eu
(2/2) I’m pleased to step into my new role as a Director of the European Health and Digital Agency, continuing work guided by the values I hold dear.
To all my colleagues at REA: thank you for your trust, your commitment and the years of shared purpose.
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
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(1/2) Some roles stay with you long after you leave them. After 17+ years at the European Research Executive Agency (REA), it’s time for a new chapter.
REA became more than a workplace - it’s a community & a mission. Grateful for brilliant colleagues & researchers I worked with.
#SciComm 🧪
🎯Discover how #HorizonEU's funding is bridging the EU innovation gap and boosting research in areas with lower R&I performance.
Find more info on open calls, conditions & presentations from the latest info day here 👉 link.europa.eu/ytjChQ
For the past 30 years, Marie Skłodowska-Curie’s legacy has become a promise: empower researchers to explore, experiment & achieve breakthroughs.
The EU-funded programme for doctoral education & postdoctoral training honouring her name supports curiosity that changes the world 🧪
@ec.europa.eu
Text reads ‘Europe needs innovators. Europe needs founders. EU Inc. is coming.’ Below, a blue line-art illustration of interlocking gears suggests industry and collaboration. European Commission logo in the corner.
We are introducing EU Inc. To make building and growing a business across the EU faster, simpler, and smarter.
🔸 Start a company in less than 48 hours
🔸 No minimum capital requirement
🔸 Fully online and borderless
Security practitioners, your Horizon Europe funding hub is live.
Whether you’re in law enforcement, first response or critical infrastructure, the new #HorizonEU hub has:
✅ Funding opportunities
✅ Success stories
✅ How to join EU-funded research projects
link.europa.eu/fwKB4t
🧪 #SciComm
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A fair future starts with fair decisions today.
The newly presented @ec.europa.eu's Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness promotes an equitable distribution of benefits & responsibilities, ensuring that the choices we make now protect generations to come: link.europa.eu/fMxydM
#SciComm 🧪
What if your research could clean rivers - and scale your business?
Ximo Silvestre and Sergey Mikhalovsky’s project, funded under MSCA Staff Exchanges, is developing a water purification device to bridge the gap between lab and market.
Read their story: link.europa.eu/gcCV7T
🧪 #SciComm
More skills = more opportunities.
Whether you want to boost your career, strengthen your academic profile or explore a new topic, continuous learning keeps you competitive in a fast-changing world.
Learn more: link.europa.eu/jJxCGh
🧪 #SciComm
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
A political graphic featuring a blue and yellow colour scheme. On the left, a blue ribbon adorned with gold stars (from the EU flag) and a yellow and blue ribbon (from the Ukrainian flag) are intertwined in a knot. The right side features the bold white text "YOUR FREEDOM IS OUR FREEDOM" against a blue background, with a small European Union flag icon in the bottom right corner.
Four years of extraordinary courage. 🇺🇦
Ukraine’s fight for freedom is the fight for our shared European values.
The EU stands united in its unwavering support against Russia's war of aggression. We are with you for as long as it takes.
#StandWithUkraine
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Europe’s competitiveness starts with its research talent 🧪
The European Commission presented the EU Visa Strategy - one of its core objectives is to create better conditions for researchers and innovators who wish to relocate to Europe: link.europa.eu/QDhpNR
#SciComm, @ec.europa.eu
The image illustrates the lifecycle of a coat, showing the options after it is unsold. On the left, there is a coat labelled ‘unsold. A red downward arrow indicates that product is damaged or unsafe to be sold, leading to disposal, represented by a pile of damaged clothes. A green upward arrow shows that the coat can be resold, remanufactured, donated, or reused, resulting in 'new life’ represented by a pile of coats ready for sale. The European Union flag is in the bottom right corner.
Ever wonder what happens to clothes that never get sold?
Around 4-9% of all textiles in Europe are destroyed before they even get the chance to be worn.
With the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, we’re simplifying the process for businesses to reduce this waste ⬇️
🔸 Destruction is only allowed under clear exceptions, such as safety reasons
🔸 Easier ways to show how unsold goods are managed
Instead of discarding, businesses are encouraged to:
🔹 Manage stock and returns better
🔹 Prioritise resale, donations, and remanufacturing
More➡️ link.europa.eu/cdYmK9
You might say they have great chemistry! 🧪
Somayyeh and Hassan, two electrochemists at the Tyndall Institute in Cork, recount how the MSCA programme helped them grow from lab partners to traveling lovebirds – and to a family nest of three.
Read more ➡️link.europa.eu/rvb3rD
#SciComm
Visual with the text: Action plan for women in research, innovation and startups.
Women make up just 34% of the researchers in the EU.
The European Commission launched a call for evidence to shape an Action plan for women in R&I, tackling gender gaps and boosting equality in the European Research Area by 2030.
Have your say by 23 Feb: link.europa.eu/hh3vx6
#SciComm 🧪
(3/3) Congratulations to this year’s winners:
⚬ Bielefeld University (Germany)
⚬ Open University of Catalonia (Spain)
⚬ Jozef Stefan Institute (Slovenia)
⚬ Charles University (Czechia)
⚬ University College Cork (Ireland)
🧪 #SciComm
(2/3) Since 2022, all higher education institutions, research orgs & public bodies in EU Member States & Associated Countries seeking #HorizonEU funding must implement a Gender Equality Plan: link.europa.eu/TkBQtd
🧪 #SciComm
(1/3) Better science comes from equal opportunity.
The EU Award for Gender Equality Champions promotes a research culture where everyone belongs.
I had the pleasure of moderating this year’s winners panel, celebrating their work with Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva.
🧪 #SciComm
With 2.7M people diagnosed each year in Europe, cancer remains a top @ec.europa.eu priority.
Through sustained investment, the EU supports research to prevent cancer, detect it earlier & improve treatments.
Ahead of the World Cancer Day, explore five ways EU research is helping 🧪
#SciComm
Did you know that data protection should be part of your communication activities?
It might not be the flashiest part of your work, but it’s super important!
Use our practical checklist to ensure your work complies with EU data protection rules: link.europa.eu/dNq4jv
🧪 #SciComm
Visual with the text: Sharing scientific evidence with policymakers.
Visual with the text: Sharing scientific evidence with policymakers.
(3/3) 2️⃣ Guide on writing policy briefs, including drafting steps, dos and don’ts and a handy template with examples: link.europa.eu/6ptQmm
3️⃣ ️Starter kit for disseminating & exploiting scientific results among a broader range of stakeholders with hands-on guidance: link.europa.eu/YpkGRy 🧪
Visual with the text: Sharing scientific evidence with policymakers.
(2/3) Colleagues at the European Research Executive Agency created practical guides for Horizon Europe projects to better communicate scientific evidence:
1️⃣ Starter kit with step-by-step advice on sharing results with policymakers, an overview of key resources and tips: link.europa.eu/H6Qc48 🧪
(1/3) Good policy listens. Great policy listens to science 🧪
In a complex world, policies that learn from evidence remain credible, resilient and trusted.
That’s why it’s so important for EU-funded researchers and innovators to engage more closely with policymakers.
#SciComm
30 years ago, a name synonymous with courage & discovery became a promise to researchers - one shaping generations of talent.
Inspired by a scientist who crossed borders & challenged conventions, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme funds curiosity that changes the world 🧪
#SciComm
(2/2) Since 1996, the MSCA has been empowering over 150,000 researchers, including 23 Nobel Prize winners, to shape Europe’s global leadership in research and innovation.
Find out more 🧪 link.europa.eu/DbH4Dy
#SciComm
#NERITES at ICAVS-13 & ICES5 📌China
We joined ICAVS-13 / ICES5, where our partner from the @uniulm.bsky.social presented project results on the stability of polymer coatings for Mid-IR underwater sensing.
Read more👉 tinyurl.com/3jsrfdbt
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @mtachelet.bsky.social
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(3/3) The EU leads globally in energy and health, ahead of the US, Japan and China.
In 2024, the EU R&D investment is €233.8 billion, with highest rate in the automotive (34.9%), health (19.8%) and ICT Hardware (13.8%) sectors.
In the EU: Germany, France and Sweden invested the most in R&D 🧪
(2/3) Globally, R&D investment reached €1,442.6 billion, with notable growth in the US and in the rest of the world.
However, investment growth in EU companies has significantly slowed: 2.9% in 2024 compared to 9.3% in 2023.
Table with data from the report.
(1/3) Recently, the European Commission published the Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard 2025: link.europa.eu/B8RBR8
It helps identify trends in R&D investment across companies, sectors and regions, supporting better decision-making by companies & policymakers 🧪
@ec.europa.eu
