Head of unit @EU_EISMEA EIC Pathfinder, European Commission
België
Joined September 2012
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Agnès MONFRET retweeted
The results are in! 🚀 The EIC Pathfinder Open 2026 call has selected 43 projects, each eligible for up to €4M in grant funding.
Bringing together 218 organisations from 30 countries, the selected projects show the power of European research.
More: link.europa.eu/rVyPxH
Agnès MONFRET retweeted
Congrats to Peter Hegemann on winning the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine! 🏆
His research was supported by the EU, including €3.8M in funding under a Horizon 2020 Future and Emerging Technologies (FET; now known as EIC Pathfinder) project.
link.europa.eu/WkjcTX
BREAKING NEWS
The 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
#Tallinn 🇪🇪 semi-finalist in the European 🇪🇺 Capital of Innovation category
#Oulu 🇫🇮 in the European 🇪🇺 Rising Innovative City category
👏👏👏 Congratulations to our Eastern Border Regions #EBRs
12 cities. One ambition.
The semi-finalists of the #iCapitalAwards 2027 have been selected! 🎉
🏆 The winners will be announced in Grenoble on 3 December
Who will take the titles? 👀 Stay tuned to find out.
Find out more about the semi-finalists: link.europa.eu/BJ9V9d
Agnès MONFRET retweeted
What if ageing could be healthier for longer? 🧬
The EIC Pathfinder Challenge on Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing is backing research into biotech and pharmaceutical interventions that could prevent, delay or reverse age-related diseases.
Apply now: link.europa.eu/RGnYHT
Agnès MONFRET retweeted
What if the next generation of devices could power themselves? ⚡
The EIC Pathfinder Challenge is looking for breakthrough technologies that can harvest energy from their surroundings, enabling smaller, smarter and more autonomous devices. 🔋
More info: link.europa.eu/DKkW4c
Agnès MONFRET retweeted
The 2026 EIC Pathfinder Challenges are now open!
We are looking for your brilliant, innovative technologies under these topics:
⚡ Advanced Materials for Energy Harvesting
🧬 Biotech for Healthy Ageing
🤖 DeepRAP
Learn more and apply now: link.europa.eu/DKkW4c
Following @TimoHallantie (to lead fundamental research @ERCEA), I’ll collaborate with @EU_EISMEA Pathfinder team, EIC Programme Managers, Board & community to deliver scientific breakthroughs for Europe’s sovereignty.
Let’s shape the future as one team #EICPathfinder #Innovation
🚀 Moving to a new horizon: #HorizonEurope!
After 26 years in @EU_Commission (13 in BUDG 13 in REGIO), I’m excited to share I’ll join @EISMEA next August as Head of Unit #EICPathfinder.
Grateful to @EkaterinaZaharieva @lemaitre_eu @JeanDavidMalo @MomchilSabev for their trust.
🚀 Moving to a new horizon: #HorizonEurope!
After 26 years in @EU_Commission (13 in BUDG 13 in REGIO), I’m excited to share I’ll join @EISMEA next August as Head of Unit #EICPathfinder.
Grateful to @EkaterinaZaharieva @lemaitre_eu @JeanDavidMalo @MomchilSabev for their trust.
Agnès MONFRET retweeted
#ISO: Europe's most innovative cities! 📍🚀
The #iCapitalAwards are open for applications and we want to see what your city has to offer!
From sustainable growth to increasing the quality of life for your citizens; show us why your city should win €1M.
link.europa.eu/WgMYkR
Agnès MONFRET retweeted
📣 Journalists, this is for you!
Join #EUinMyRegion Media Trip for a 2-day training visit to Brussels to learn how the EU benefits your region and city.
Deadline: 31 May 2026
🔗 ec.europa.eu/regional_policy…
#Youth4Regions – The Programme for Aspiring Journalists is back for its 10th edition !
18 to 30 years and interested in journalism? This si for you - Apply by 7 July 2026
➡️ ec.europa.eu/regional_policy…
Agnès MONFRET retweeted
Today, 77 years ago, Soviet authorities deported 20,702 Estonians. Families were torn apart. People sent to Siberia. Many never returned.
It was the largest post-war crime against the Estonian people. The price our nation paid for an unjust peace.
We remember. Not only to look back, but to shape our values and principles for the future.
Agnès MONFRET retweeted
€34.6 billion of #CohesionPolicy funds have been reallocated in just one year to support Europe’s most urgent and strategic priorities:
🚀 Competitiveness
⚡ Energy security
🛡️ Defence
🏡 Affordable housing
💧 Water resilience
More info ⤵️
ec.europa.eu/regional_policy…
Europe’s islands face unique challenges and opportunities.
You can help shape the new European #Islands Strategy:
Share your views and contribute to the future of these #EURegions by 1 April !
@euinmyregion eu.smh.re/0dwQ
Many more Independence Days to #Lithuania !
Eastern Border Regions: Turning Pressure into Potential
Relive the 26 February high-level conference with this article on #EUinmyregion Panorama
#EBR
Inforegio - Panorama ec.europa.eu/regional_policy…
Eastern EU border regions face security & economic pressure after Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The EU is reinforcing support for:
🛡 Security
📈 Growth
⚡ Innovation
🚆 Connectivity
🎓 Skills
Projects in 🇪🇪 🇵🇱 🇫🇮 already show results.
@euinmyregion eu.smh.re/0drf
€28 billion to reinforce EU eastern border regions.
The new #EastInvest Facility will improve access to loans and advisory support in regions bordering Russia, Belarus & Ukraine.
Resilience. Stability. Growth.
With EU support.
#EURegions @euinmyregion eu.smh.re/0drd
Agnès MONFRET retweeted
The #NewEuropeanBauhaus Prizes & NEB Boost for Small Municipalities are back!
⏰ Apply by 17 March 2026
What's NEW for the Prizes:
📌 Revised categories
📌 Special Prize on Water Resilience
📌 Moldova eligible
📌 Open to Brazil & Japan
🔗 ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
