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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
EIT Culture & Creativity (European Institute of Innovation and Technology) has launched a €10.5 million call supporting market-ready innovations in fashion, architecture and audiovisual media. The programme targets startups, scale-ups and SMEs established in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated country, with a technically validated innovation at Technology Readiness Level 7 (TRL). Modalities: The call has two stages. Selected applicants receive €20,000 in stage 1 to develop a Business Development Plan. In stage 2, up to 11 projects may receive up to €900,000 each for an implementation period of up to 18 months during which they must focus on market entry, scaling up and revenue generation. Deadlines: 30 October 2026 for stage 1 and 15 March 2027 for stage 2. More information: Full eligibility criteria and application details are available on the EIT Culture & Creativity website. An online information session is planned for 7 October 2026 from 10.00 CET, and registration is available here.
The OECD and the European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation have joined forces to develop a new international survey of personnel working in research and development (R&D). The survey is part of OECD’s Research and Innovation Careers Observatory (ReICO), which brings together internationally comparable evidence on R&D careers across more than 50 countries. Policy debates about R&D careers draw on case studies and personal accounts, but survey data from the people working in R&D is scarce. Their experiences and perspectives will help policymakers and employers make better-informed decisions about R&D careers. The survey is available here on the OECD website. To take part in the survey respondents have two authentication options. A first option is to authenticate through the personal Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID). A second option is to request that the survey link be sent by email. The survey has been open since July and is expected to remain open until mid-October 2026.
The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) anniversary publication features a selection of over 100 projects and testimonials highlighting the researchers, projects and collaborations supported by MSCA over the past three decades. Through these stories, the publication celebrates the achievements of the MSCA community and illustrates how MSCA-funded research has helped advance scientific knowledge, support innovation and contribute to society. The interactive publication is available here. The participation of Flemish entities in MSCA funded projects is highlighted in the overview below (entity, participation status in project, project acronym, project title, MSCA type of action, call year, links to the project impact and further information). Thematic area: Aerospace Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Universiteit Antwerpen (beneficiaries) in CHAMELEON – Virtual Laboratories for Exoplanets and Planet Forming Disks, MSCA Innovative Training Networks 2019, Project impact, Cordis link and project website Thematic area: AI Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (beneficiary) in NeEDS - Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Network of European Data Scientists, MSCA Research and Innovation Staff Exchange 2018, Project impact, Cordis link and project website Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (associated partner) in SMASH - Machine learning for Sciences and Humanities, MSCA COFUND Postdoctoral Programmes 2021, Project impact, Cordis link and project website Thematic area: Biotech Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (associated partner) in Talent4BBI - Developing Talent for Bio-Based Industries of Europe, MSCA COFUND Doctoral Programmes 2020, Project impact, Cordis link and project website Thematic area: Energy Siemens Industry Software NV (beneficiary) in AEOLUS4FUTURE - Efficient harvesting of the wind energy, MSCA Innovative Training Network 2014, Project impact and Cordis link Umicore (associated partner) in DESTINY - Doctorate Programme on Emerging Battery Storage Technologies INspiring Young scientists, MSCA COFUND Doctoral Programmes 2019, Project impact, Cordis link and project website Thematic area: Environment Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (coordinator) in C-Urge - Anthropology of Global Climate Urgency, MSCA Doctoral Networks 2021, Project impact, Cordis link and project website Thematic area: Health Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (beneficiary) in OrganoVIR - Organoids for Virus Research - An innovative training-ETN programme, MSCA Innovative Training Networks 2018, Project impact and Cordis link Janssen Pharmaceutica NV (beneficiary) in SyDAD - Synaptic Dysfunction in Alzheimer Disease, MSCA Innovative Training Network 2015, Project impact and Cordis link Thematic area: Mobility and Smart Cities UHasselt, Cegeka, AbeonaConsult (beneficiaries) and Citymesh Integrator (associated partner) in IVORY - AI for Vision Zero in Road Safety, MSCA Doctoral Networks 2022, Project impact, Cordis link and project website Tenneco Automotive Europe BVBA (beneficiary) in MOCO - Encouraging Innovation in Motion Control Systems for Vehicles, MSCA Staff Exchanges 2023, Project impact, Cordis link and project website
Applicants who were unable to submit or resubmit their proposal due to IT issues with the Funding & Tenders Portal under HORIZON-CL6-2026-01 should file a complaint without delay. The complaint must be submitted within 4 calendar days after the call closure. The call deadline was extended from 17 September to 23 September 2026, 17:00. However, IT-related submission issues continued to affect some applicants up to the closure of the call. What to do if you were affected: Submit your complaint via the Funding & Tenders Portal IT Helpdesk:IT Helpdesk Act within 4 calendar days after call closure Secure a PDF version of Part B and the annexes of your proposal showing a timestamp before the call deadline, including the file creation and last modification dates. Keep evidence of the technical issue, such as screenshots. These may be requested by the IT Helpdesk. EU services will check the Portal IT logs to determine whether a technical problem prevented the submission or resubmission of the proposal. Applicants will be informed of the outcome as soon as possible. Official procedure for complaints about failed submissions: Complaints about failed submission – Funding & Tenders Portal If you believe you were affected, do not wait — submit your complaint within the 4-calendar-day period. For further assistance, do not hesitate to contact your national contact point in Flanders.
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Funded under Horizon Europe (HORIZON-HLTH-2024-CARE-14-01), running from 2025 to 2029, the THERESA PCP aims to launch a pre-commercial procurement process (PCP) based on the development of an environmentally sustainable on-site system to decontaminate hospital wastewater. Ziekenhuis aan de Stroom (ZAS) plays an important role in the project by contributing real-world insights from a large and diverse hospital network. Read more about the project in this testimonial.
