A new study by the EIT has researched the presence of female entrepreneurs in deep tech start-ups across the European Union. Since 2010 it has doubled in numbers but the figure remains low compared to other entrepreneurial sectors. The report also highlights that receiving seed funding remains a big challenge for these aspiring businesswomen. All d... read more 

The European Commission (DG CONNECT) has launched the following procurement procedure:  Better Internet for Kids (BIK) Platform – EU Coordination (EC-CNECT/LUX/2024/OP/0097) The EU-funded Better Internet for Kids portal (at https://better-internet-for-kids.europa.eu) and the associated coordination tasks are the main subject of th... read more 

The COST Open call OC-2025-1 is now open for submission and will close on 21 October 2025 at 12h00 (noon) CEST. More information on the Open Call can be found here. Please note that for the 2025 Open Call a new version of the Technical Annex has been introduced. Be aware to use and upload the new and correct version of the Technical Annex when su... read more 

The European Commission’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Office has launched a targeted stakeholders consultation process on the future guidelines on the AI system definition and the implementation of AI practices that pose unacceptable risks under the AI Act. The guidelines will help national competent authorities as well as providers and dep... read more 

The European Commission has published the first draft of the General-Purpose Artificial Intelligence (AI) Code of Practice. The rules governing general-purpose AI models under the AI Act will come into application in August 2025. The Code of Practice aims to facilitate the proper implementation of these rules and will play a crucial role in guidin... read more 

Last month a new call for technical assistance to ports, fisheries and islands wishing to contribute to the goals of the mission on oceans and water was opened. There is no financial aid linked to this call but by participating in this call for technical assistance, selected projects will gain access to technical assessments and feasibility st... read more 

You may have noticed that call topics for 2025 are not yet available on the Funding & Tenders Portal. This is due to ongoing preparatory work, and even though updates are expected in the coming months, adoption will be the earliest in April 2025. To stay ahead, consider reading a draft version. A bit on the process A work programme is typical... read more 

The results of the 2024 European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant call (call deadline 15 November 2023) were published. Synergy grant projects consist of minimum two to maximum four Principal Investigators (PIs) and their teams that jointly address ambitious research problems that could not be addressed by the individual Principal Inv... read more 

Note that there has been a reshuffle of responsibilities of the NCP Flanders Advisors that takes effect as of now, November 2024. This reshuffle has an impact on several subdomains under Horizon Europe Pillar III 'Innovative Europe'.The following NCP Advisors now stand ready to support you on the European Innovation Council (EIC), European Inn... read more 

Note that there has been a reshuffle of responsibilities of the NCP Flanders Advisors that takes effect as of now, November 2024. This reshuffle has an impact on several Clusters under Horizon Europe Pillar II 'Global Challenges'. The following NCP Advisors now stand ready to support you in Cluster 4, Cluster 5 and Cluster 6 & related EU M... read more