Innovation beyond borders

Individuals and businesses need ever-faster internet on more connected devices. In response to this challenge and the resulting strain on energy consumption, a Swedish-Turkish communication systems professor and a team spanning three countries tasked artificial intelligence (AI) with reducing power use whilst still maintaining high performance on 5G networks.

At the Embassy of Canada to Germany in Berlin on 2 December 2024, Eureka welcomed a 48th country to its network: Brazil. This was formalised in a signing ceremony between Brazilian Vice Minister for Technological Development and Innovation at the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology Innovation, Daniel Gomes Almeida Filho, and German Secretary of State, Stephan Ertner, under the auspices of Eureka’s Canadian and German Co-Chair team from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and National Research Council Canada. Eureka’s collaboration with Brazil gained traction during the Portuguese Chair from 2021-2022 (with the signature of a declaration of intent) with formal proceedings for accession starting in 2023.

As ageing populations increase, so does bacterial resistance to the antibiotics used in current wound dressings. Romanian SME, SPD STAR, has adopted a novel approach: testing the disinfectant properties of natural ingredients to produce regenerative medical gauzes and bandages.