The European Commission announced, on Wednesday 24 November, the launch of a first call for projects for the new Interregional Innovation Investment instrument (I3) for the period 2021-2027. The first I3 call for proposals are worth €145 million and will cover the years 2021 and 2022. With a budget of €570 million, the I3 instrument aims to support the commercialisation and scaling up of interregional innovation projects in shared smart specialisation priority areas, the institution...