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The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission has launched a new call in the framework of JRC Open Access to its Research Infrastructures. This is the first call launched by the EU Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing. The Call offers access to the JRC in vitro High Throughput Testing (HTT) laboratory. This opportunity is available to users who wish to automate their in vitro methods to assess their transferability, reliability, and overall performance. By generating large datasets from bespoke compound libraries, this initiative supports the evaluation of a method’s relevance for specific applications and advances the implementation of non-animal approaches to toxicological testing for the regulatory safety assessment of chemicals.The call deadline is 31 March 2025. More information about the call and how to apply on the dedicated webpage.
2025-02-28 MSCAThe opening of the Postdoctoral Fellowships call 2025 will be postponed by one month, from 9 April to 8 May 2025. The closing date remains the same. As with previous calls the MSCA PF 2025 call will be eventually included on the European Commission Funding and Tenders portal. To minimise the impact of the shortened application period, all information documents such as the Guide for Applicants, (static) application form, etc. will be uploaded in advance so that applicants are fully aware of all the call conditions.
2025-02-28 EICThe European Innovation Council (EIC) selected 71 cutting edge companies for funding, combining grants and equity, following the last 2024 EIC Accelerator cut-off in October. They have been selected among 1211 submitted proposals, out of which 431 have been invited to the jury interviews. 21% of the selected companies are led by women (as CEO, CSO or CTO), while there is a geographical spread spanning 16 countries. Four of the selected companies have benefitted from the ‘Plug In’ scheme. The scheme allows funding bodies managing certified national/regional programmes to submit projects from their portfolio directly to the full application stage of the EIC Accelerator. A further 330 applications that were assessed positively by the EIC jury, but for which there was insufficient funding available, will be awarded a Seal of Excellence. This recognition helps these companies to find alternative funding sources, including from the Recovery and Resilience Funds and European Regional Development Funds. 3 Belgian organisations will receive blended financing. More details available here.
2025-02-26 Digital, Industry & SpaceYear after year, the European Space Agency - ESA creates new technologies and applications, typically filing 10 new patent applications per year. As a result, ESA has built a portfolio of around 550 patents and patent applications to date. Now, through a permanent open call, companies and startups from around the world can submit their ideas on how they would mature these patents, paving the way for improved commercialisation of ESA's innovations. "The main objective of this funding call is to establish collaboration with companies, making sure that ESA's ideas are never left in a drawer," says Mercedes Sánchez Álvarez, Technology Transfer Engineer at ESA. If companies or startups have an idea for the technical and commercial maturation of ESA inventions, they can now share this idea through OSIP. ESA is accepting applications on a rolling basis and is available to fund the maturation of these ideas with a budget of up to 175k €. An updated list of patents that companies and startups can work on can be found in the open call under "Commercial and technical maturation of ESA's inventions".
2025-02-25 Digital, Industry & Space Climate, Energy, MobilityThe Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking is the European Union’s leading research and innovation programme for transforming aviation towards a sustainable and climate-neutral future. It is a European public-private partnership. Clean Aviation is launching its Third Call for Proposals, calling for innovators and stakeholders across the aviation sector to contribute with disruptive projects to accelerate the decarbonisation of aviation. With up to €380 million in EU funding, corresponding to a total research effort of €950* million including the additional private investments that will be triggered under the call—this Third Call seeks proposals to integrate and demonstrate the most promising technologies on the aircraft concept models identified in its Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA). * With inclusion of in-kind contribution from entities participating in projects. The Calls are all backed up by EU funding and focus on: Ultra-efficient Short-Medium Range (SMR) aircraft architectures: € 205 million Ultra-efficient Regional (REG) aircraft architectures: € 145 million Aircraft Concept Integration & Impact Assessment (ACI&I): € 15 million Fast-Track Activities (FTAs): € 15 million A major new feature in this call is the Fast Track Activities (FTAs) initiative designed to: Simplify the application process and aim at a faster time-to-grant with respect to standard Call 3 topics Support innovation and broaden contributions to the Clean Aviation Programme, Encourage proposals and projects coordinated by start-ups, SMEs, Universities and Research Organisations De-risk alternative or complementary technical solutions while enabling industrial end-user support to foster exploitation Clean Aviation will be defining its 4th Call for proposal in close cooperation with its public and private members in the course of 2025. More info can be found through this link APPLY HERE
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The ATHENA project addresses emerging risks for the water sector in operational technology created by digitalisation. The project responds to Digital Europe call DIGITAL-ECCC-2022-CYBER-03-UPTAKE-CYBERSOLUTIONS – Uptake op Innovative Cybersecurity Solutions. The project started in September 2023 and will run until November 2026. De Vlaamse Waterweg - The Flemish Waterway participates in the project to enhance the resilience of the organisation by co-developing targeted training modules for operational technology environments.
