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The Joint Research Centre opens its scientific laboratories and facilities to people working in academia and research organisations, industry, SMEs, and more in general to the public and private sector.The JRC offers access to its non-nuclear facilities to researchers and scientists from EU Member States and countries associated to the EU Research Programme Horizon Europe. For nuclear facilities, the JRC opens to EU Member States and to countries associated to the Euratom Research Programme.There are 5 open calls at the moment: Call for proposals: FCTEST, Fuel cells and electrolyser testing facilities Call for proposal: Hopkinson Bar facility, European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA) Call for proposal: BESTEST, Battery Energy Storage Testing for Safe Electric Transport Call for proposal: GasTeF, Gas Tank Testing Facility Call for proposal: Reaction Wall, European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA) For information on the dedicated JRC website.
2025-09-11 EICas of september 10th the new Part A is available on the portal and needs to be used by all applicants. Applications currently saved in 'DRAFT' must be re-submitted. Applicants may view and download their draft proposal in the Funding & Tender portal in case they would like to reuse any of the content in the new form.
2025-09-10 HealthEIT Health is currently calling for applications for the following programmes:- EIT Health 'Start-ups Meet Pharma'- Next deadline 26 September 2025: challenge-based matchmaking programme that bridges the gap between life science corporations and innovative health start-ups. Over the course of three months, a series of meetings and workshops with global pharma executives will be co-designed, tailored to the potential collaboration opportunities that each challenge brings. Currently open: Challenge 3 - Innovative approaches to assess immune status in healthy subjects using minimally or non-invasive methods. Deadline 26 September 2025 Interested to apply? Register for the dedicated info session on 11 September (11:00- 12:00 CEST). Coming soon: Challenge 4 - EIT Health certified innovation paths- Deadline 29 October 2025 (course start on 12 November2 025): Are you looking to upskill your existing knowledge in healthcare focusing on new trends in the industry? These EIT labelled programmes, created by European academic institutions and industry leaders, gives you the opportunity to personalise your learning journey combining healthcare insights, entrepreneurship and leadership skills.There are several courses on offer: Health Data Certified Innovation Path: this path helps you to understand how digital health and data technology are transforming healthcare delivery and improving patient outcomes. Digital Medical Devices Certified Innovation Path: this path aims to upskill and reskill applicants in the innovation and adoption of digital medical devices High Value Care Certified Innovation Path: this path equips participants to lead the shift toward value-based healthcare, emphasizing prevention, patient outcomes, and sustainable health management Please be aware taking part in these Certified Innovation Path programmes is not for free. We advise you to read carefully the programme costs and participation rules in advance. More information available on the EIT Health website. If you are interested in one (or more) of these programmes, don't hesitate to contact the EIT Health Belgium-Netherlands hub. E-Mail: bene.office@eithealth.eu
2025-09-10 Digital, Industry & Space SemiconductorsThe European Commission has launched a public consultation and a call for evidence concerning the evaluation and review of the Chips Act. This is part of an effort to ensure that the legislation remains relevant and effective amid changing market, technological, and geopolitical conditions. Stakeholders are encouraged to contribute their views on the current operation of the Chips Act and propose ways to adapt it to better support Europe's semiconductor ecosystem, including simplifications where necessary. Participation is welcomed from a diverse range of stakeholders, including: Industry representatives from the semiconductor value chain Industrial users from sectors like automotive, telecom, healthcare, and defense National authorities and EU bodies Start-ups, SMEs, and research institutions Trade associations and independent experts The feedback collected will inform the evaluation report and help identify necessary adjustments to ensure the framework supports Europe's semiconductor ambitions effectively. The public consultation details can be found on the Commission's Have Your Say portal. The consultation period runs for twelve weeks, starting from 5 September 2025.
2025-09-04 ERCThe results of the 2025 European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant call (call deadline 15 October 2024) were published. Starting Grants are open to researchers with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD (extensions are possible under certain documented circumstances), a scientific track record showing great promise and an excellent research proposal. Proposals are evaluated in 28 evaluation panels in three research domains (Physical Sciences and Engineering, Social Sciences and Humanities and Life Sciences) composed of top scientists and scholars coming from all over the world and in addition by remote referees with necessary specialised expertise (two to five per proposal). Of the 3928 submitted proposals 478 researchers with 51 different nationalities received an ERC Starting Grant: 137 In Life Sciences, 197 in Physical Sciences and Engineering and 144 in Social Sciences and Humanities. In the ERCEA news articles more background on the evaluation results, call statistics and several project examples are highlighted. Among the 478 selected researchers are twenty-two based at Flemish host institutions. The projects of these twenty-two Principal Investigators (PIs) are presented in the news articles of Universiteit Gent, KU Leuven, Universiteit Antwerpen and Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Maristella ALESSIO, KU Leuven, SPINOCCHIO - A Quantum Chemical Approach to Spins on Surfaces, panel Physical Sciences and Engineering 4 Sebastiaan DE SCHEPPER, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, PRIME-PD - Breaking Barriers: Peripheral Immune Mechanisms in Early Parkinson's Disease, panel Life Sciences 5 Tom DENDOOVEN, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, CentRed - Centrosome Reduction: The elusive culprit behind unexplained male infertility?, panel Life Sciences 1 Ilaria ELIA, KU Leuven, SpaceMet - Spatial heterogeneity of tumor and CD8+ T cell metabolism in liver metastasis, panel Life Sciences 4 Lisa FRANKE, Universiteit Gent, HAIR - Hair, Identity, Beauty, and the Self in Muslim Contexts: Emotional Landscapes and Changing Femininities Beyond the Veil, panel Social Sciences and Humanities 8 Sander GOVAERTS, Universiteit Gent, ECOLENT - Ecological Entanglements and Biodiversity in Late Medieval Northern Europe, 1400-1600, panel Social Sciences and Humanities 6 Filomeen HAERYNCK, Universiteit Gent, LYNCID - Unravelling nucleolar dysfunction in lymphocytes: from novel mechanism to diagnosis of (severe) combined immune deficiency, panel Life Sciences 7 Alessandro IANIRO, KU Leuven, CHIMERA - Cell-inspired high-performance membranes, panel Physical Sciences and Engineering 11 Yun LIU, KU Leuven, SustainCARE - Climate-Conscious Conservation of Documentary Heritage: An Integrated Multiscale Modelling Approach, panel Social Sciences and Humanities 8 Marleen MARRA, KU Leuven, APCAP - New markets: Structural analysis and Mechanism design, with applications to airport capacity problems2, panel Social Sciences and Humanities 1 Sarah MARCHAL, Universiteit Antwerpen, VOLARE - Navigating volatility in different welfare state contexts, panel Social Sciences and Humanities 3 George MILOSHEVICH, KU Leuven, D-SURGE - Data-driven Simulations for Understanding Reconnection and Geomagnetism, panel Physical Sciences and Engineering 9 Yi OUYANG, Universiteit Gent, e-CAPTURE - Electrified CO₂ Capture using HiGee Vortex Reactors, panel Physical Sciences and Engineering 8 Possum PINCÉ, Universiteit Gent, FROST - Frozen in time – Unravelling Younger Dryas climate variability, environmental dynamics and their impact on human recolonization in Western Europe, panel Social Sciences and Humanities 6 Jan REMSIK, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, CSFcheck - Deconstructing the immunomodulatory checkpoints in metastasis to the cerebrospinal fluid, panel Life Sciences 4 Julie SEVENANS, Universiteit Antwerpen, TEMPER - How The Emotions of Politicians Explain their Representative Behavior, panel Social Sciences and Humanities 2 Juliana STACHURSKA, Universiteit Gent, NuMass - Large-Volume Electron Spectroscopy for Neutrino Mass Measurement, panel Physical Sciences and Engineering 2 Willem STAELS, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, IRON-BETA - Unraveling the iron metabolism of pancreatic β-cells, panel Life Sciences 4 Eva SWYNGEDOUW, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, EXPULSE - Urban Expulsion Regimes: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Housing Insecurity in European Cities, panel Social Sciences and Humanities 7 Marie VAN DE SANDE, Universiteit Gent, ASHES - Astrochemistry and chemistry emulation to simulate dust formation and growth around evolved stars2, panel Physical Sciences and Engineering 9 Miriam De Jesus VELASQUEZ HERNANDEZ, KU Leuven, IMMPACT - Integration of Multi-component MOF-based Photocatalyst in Liposome Nanoreactors, panel Physical Sciences and Engineering 5 Anna WIENHUES, KU Leuven, BIOTA - A Biocentric Ethic of Sustainable Agriculture, panel Social Sciences and Humanities 5
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The YoPA project, ‘a youth-centred preventive action approach towards co-created implementation of socially and physically activating environmental interventions’ obtained funding from Horizon Europe’s Health Cluster. The project addresses the multifaceted challenges of physical inactivity and health inequalities through a unique participatory approach. The project places teenagers between 12 and 18 years old in vulnerable situations at the forefront of the intervention process. The Institute of Tropical Medicine is a partner in the project and will conduct a Realist Evaluation to understand how youth co-creation contributes to improved adolescent health and well-being in four cities in Denmark, Netherlands, Nigeria and South Africa. By integrating its results and sharing its approach in an open access Toolbox, ITM aims to contribute to fostering sustainable, youth-led solutions for healthier urban environments.
