“Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) is one of Horizon Europe’s strongest bets in the 2025 work programmes to open innovation to new actors. How does it work and why could it be key to multiplying the impact of projects?” Although European funding programmes — from the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), through Horizon 2020 (H2020),…
Agro2Circular (A2C) is a European project funded by the Horizon 2020 programme, active from 2021 to 2025. Coordinated by CETEC – Centro Tecnológico del Calzado y del Plástico de la Región de Murcia – it has brought together 41 partners from 12 EU countries with the goal of transforming agri-food and multilayer plastic waste into…
The International Mother Earth Day, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly, recognises the Earth and its ecosystems as humanity’s common home and the need to protect Earth to enhance people’s livelihoods, avoid the collapse of biodiversity, and counteract climate change. In the current context of climate change, the development of tools which allow us…
Recently, we held a webinar aimed at Canadian researchers and institutions, where we explored the possibilities of participating in Horizon Europe (2021-2027), the largest R&D&I funding programme of the European Union. Our colleagues Maite Ferrando, CEO of Kveloce and External expert of the European Commission and Rebeca Lucas, Social Sciences Researcher and Head of EU…
Universities and research centres that are successful in attracting European Research Council (ERC) funding for the projects of their research staff not only gain access to one of the most prestigious and competitive sources of funding, but also see their role on the international scientific scene strengthened. These grants, aimed at cutting-edge projects, have a…
The MSCA programme promotes the skills and knowledge of research staff, supporting their development in an international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral context. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) programme is a key pillar within Horizon Europe, dedicated to promoting the mobility and professional development of researchers from all over the world at all stages of their careers.…
Mental health and cancer care are two critical areas of healthcare that, unfortunately, are often addressed independently. However, the intersection between these two fields is increasingly evident and requires comprehensive and coordinated attention. In Europe, we face the challenge of addressing disparities in cancer care and mental health to ensure that everyone has access to…
Addressing the challenge of building a cooperative network of stakeholders to foster regional innovation systems. BIO2REG aims to provide tools and practical knowledge to regional stakeholders (SMEs and entrepreneurs, decision makers, regional development agencies, researchers, civil society organisations), empowering them to co-design measures adapted to their specific context for the implementation of technological and social innovations…
The ERC, (European Research Council) is the European funding organization dedicated to supporting cutting-edge frontier research. ERC empowers innovative researchers across Europe by funding projects that push the boundaries of knowledge. Since 2007, the ERC has funded 12,000+ projects and 10,000+ researchers, evaluated 100,000+ proposals, leading to 2,200+ patents and IP applications, 200,000+ scientific articles,…
Anthropogenic climate change is already considered the greatest environmental and social challenge humanity faces in the 21st century, constituting a threat to human well-being and the health of ecosystems and animals. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the international body tasked with assessing scientific knowledge related to climate change, human influence on…