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NCP Flanders has extended the duration of its short satisfaction survey to gather valuable feedback and suggestions on the NCP services. The survey is fully anonymous and is open until 9 October 2026. It is organised into three sections: NCP Flanders assistance, info sessions, and NCP Flanders website & LinkedIn. If you are not familiar with one of these sections, the survey will automatically guide you to the next section. The NCP Flanders team would greatly appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to fill in the survey and provide your opinion via this link. If you would like to get in touch with NCP Flanders, please email info@ncpflanders.be
The Commission has asked Health NCPs to communicate the information below to the Cluster Health applicant community:The Commission has brought forward the deadlines for two upcoming Cluster Health calls to February 2027. This means many health call topics will have a deadline on 17 February 2027 (instead of April 2027). Below is an overview of the new opening and closing dates:📍 HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01Opening: 29 Oct 2026Deadline(s): 17 Feb 2027 📍 HORIZON-HLTH-2027-02Opening: 29 Oct 2026Deadline(s): 17 Feb 2027 (First Stage), 16 Sep 2027 (Second Stage)📍 HORIZON-HLTH-2027-03Opening: 03 Jun 2027Deadline(s): 16 Sep 2027The latest version (26 June 2026) of the amended draft health work programme that is publicly available on the Comitology register includes the new, correct deadlines. Consult it directly here. ! Important: Please be aware that the update of the dates on the EU Funding & Tenders portal can only happen after the formal adoption of the amended health work programme 2026 - 2027 by the Commission. Formal adoption is foreseen to happen in the course of October 2026. In brief: the information on opening dates and deadlines for the 2027 health calls provided on the EU Funding & Tenders portal is currently incorrect and will not be corrected before October 2026. The correct information is available here.
The FOREST Partnership is seeking independent experts to support the evaluation of research and innovation proposals for its planned 2026 call. Invited are researchers, practitioners and other stakeholders with recognised expertise in the Call topic areas and objectives, including interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral research, innovation and practice. Applicants can contact mika.kallio@gov.fi for more information on the eligibility criteria and applicants can submit their application form here.
The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) has opened a new round of cybersecurity calls under the Digital Europe programme, inviting applicants to submit proposals for the following topics: Cybersecure tools, technologies and services relying on AI (DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-CYBERAI)This action supports the development and deployment of AI-based cybersecurity systems, tools and services for national authorities, competent authorities, National and Cross-Border Cyber Hubs, CSIRTs, public bodies, NIS 2 entities and other relevant stakeholders. Strengthening cybersecurity capacities of European SMEs with cybersecure AI-powered solutions (DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-AI4SME)This action supports the development of AI-powered solutions, tools and services for European SMEs, including user-friendly tools for risk management, threat detection, incident response and notification. Strengthening EU cybersecurity capacities & capabilities in line with legislative requirements (DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-EULEG)This action supports stakeholders in addressing new responsibilities and obligations linked to EU cybersecurity legislation (e.g. Cyber Resilience Act, the NIS 2 Directive, GDPR, DORA, the Cybersecurity Act, specific requirements of the AI Act), including through financial and organisational support where relevant. Dual-use technologies (DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-DUALUSE)This action aims to improve operational cooperation between the civil and defence spheres through the development of dual-use working prototypes, ready-to-market products and operational infrastructures related to cybersecurity technologies, applications and tools that have relevance in both civilian and defence contexts. Coordinated preparedness testing and other preparedness actions (DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-COORDPREP)This action covers coordinated preparedness testing of entities operating in sectors of high criticality across the Union, and other preparedness actions for entities operating in sectors of high criticality and other critical sectors. It supports activities including penetration testing, threat assessment, vulnerability monitoring, risk monitoring, coordinated vulnerability disclosure, exercises and training courses. Regional Cable Hubs (DIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-REGCABH)The initiative supports the set-up of processes, tools and services for the detection and analysis of emerging threats, near real-time situational awareness, incident reporting and information sharing between relevant national authorities to strengthen the resilience and security of Europe’s undersea cable infrastructure. The call is now open for submission. The deadline to submit applications is 14 January 2027. More information on each call topic can be found in the call document.
For more relevant info, read the updated version of this article. EuroHPC Joint Undertaking launched four new calls on 2 June 2026 focused on quantum innovation and standardisation in Europe. The calls cover quantum sensors, photonic quantum computing platforms, quantum standards and quantum machine learning, with deadlines in Sep 2026 and Jan 2027. This article update also points to broader developments linking high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and quantum technologies. 4 new call topics on Quantum topics EuroHPC JU opened four new calls as part of its growing quantum activities. The topics are quantum sensors for inertial navigation in GNSS-denied or contested environments, large-scale photonic quantum computing platform technologies, standards for quantum technologies, and quantum machine learning. Large-Scale Photonic Quantum Computing Platform Technologies (HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-PQC-06) – 30/9/26 Standards for Quantum Technologies (HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-STAND-05) – 30/9/26 Grand Challenge on Quantum Sensors for Inertial Navigation (HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-NGC-04) – 14/1/27 Quantum Machine Learning (HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-QML-07) – 28/1/27 The deadlines for photonic quantum computing platforms and quantum standards are on 30 September 2026, the two other call topics (quantum sensors for inertial navigation and quantum machine learning) have deadlines in January 2027. EuroHPC and Quantum Europe Strategy These calls sit within a wider European policy and infrastructure context. Current strategic discussions around the Quantum Europe Strategy and the expanded EuroHPC JU mandate point to several parallel action lines: deployment of quantum computers and simulators, preparation of competence clusters, first steps towards secure quantum networking, supply-chain mapping, skills and talent actions, and international cooperation with partners including Canada, Korea and Japan. Six technical roadmaps are also being prepared on quantum computing and simulation, quantum communication, quantum sensing and metrology, quantum supply chain and enabling technologies, quantum chips industrialisation, and European quantum standards. These roadmaps are expected to look at cross-cutting issues such as security and defence aspects, standardisation, pilot lines, testing facilities and enabling conditions. Quantum topics linked with AI & Infrastructure EuroHPC JU is also expanding the links between quantum, AI and HPC infrastructure. In Bologna, SOL, the sixth EuroHPC quantum computer, was inaugurated together with LISA, the AI-optimised upgrade of the Leonardo supercomputer. SOL is based on neutral atoms and is designed to support hybrid quantum-classical workflows, while LISA aims to strengthen AI-intensive workloads, including large language models and multimodal generative AI. In parallel, the European Commission selected the EUROPA consortium as the winner of the Frontier AI Grand Challenge. the consortium is expected to develop an open-source frontier AI model covering all 24 official EU languages on European infrastructure. On governance, EuroHPC JU has added a new Quantum Technologies Advisory Group alongside RIAG (the Research and Innovation Advisory Group - looks ahead at “what Europe should develop next") and INFRAG (Infrastructure Advisory Group - focuses on “what infrastructure Europe should build and operate”) to advise on quantum development, deployment, integration into the European HPC ecosystem, international cooperation, skills, standardisation and security. If you are looking at future funding, infrastructure access and the growing connection between quantum, AI and HPC capabilities in Europe, it may be useful to look at the EuroHPC JU ecosystem. You may also wish to attend ISC High Performance 2026 in Hamburg, with activities linked to supercomputers, Centres of Excellence, quantum computing projects and skills initiatives, including EuroQHPC-Integration, EuroQCS, HPCQS, QEX/QEC4QEA, HPCTRAIN, EUMaster4HPC and the HPC in Europe Portal.
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