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Horizon Europe Ireland - April update
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Pictured L-R: Leo Clancy, CEO, Enterprise Ireland; John Mackey, CEO, Mbryonics and Minister Neale Richmond
EIC approves €17.5m investment in Galway-based space tech company
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Galway-based Mbryonics has been recommended for investment of €17.5m from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator under Horizon Europe. The investment will allow the company establish a significant manufacturing, assembly, and testing facility for optics and photonics in the west of Ireland over the next five years. Find the full story here.
Countdown to TRA 2024
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More than 3,500 delegates from over 50 countries are expected to attend TRA 2024 (Transport Research Arena Conference) as it takes over Dublin's RDS next week from 15-18 April.
The event will feature a packed programme including a dedicated Horizon Europe brokerage event - get further information here.
New success story: Chipping away at the AI of the future
More from the world of space tech - Ubotica, based at DCU Alpha, is one of 12 partners from 9 countries in the Horizon Europe-funded NeuroSoC project which aims to advance Edge AI technology. You can find out more about the company's positive experience of working with significant players across Europe in our case study further below.
National Support Network team updates
In this month's newsletter, National Delegate for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Yvonne Halpin gives a comprehensive update on MSCA programme activity while National Contact Point Darragh O'Neill looks at upcoming opportunities under Cluster 6 Environment. National Delegate for Civil Security for Society Michael Murphy highlights notable Irish participations in Cluster 3 Civil Security for Society where percentage funding allocations to Ireland are well above average.
Need advice?
Our National Delegates and National Contact Points are happy to help - find contact details in our Horizon Europe Support Network directory or email us for further information.
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National Support Network team updates
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Yvonne Halpin, National Delegate, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Irish Universities Association
Ireland is widely viewed as a high-performing country in the MSCA programme. Folllowing results from 2021 and 2022 calls, and partial results from 2023 calls, researchers from organisations in Ireland have been awarded an impressive €85 million in MSCA.
Read more on Ireland's MSCA performance, opportunities and events here.
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Darragh O'Neill National Contact Point (NCP) for Cluster 6 - Environment, Environmental Protection Agency
There were 1,269 proposals submitted to the 2024 Cluster 6 calls. All are competing for a total budget of €890m in EU funding and results will be announced in June.
In this update, Darragh looks at upcoming opportunities in 2024 and preparation for the 2025 work programme.
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Michael Murphy, National Delegate for Horizon Europe Cluster 3 - Civil Security for Society, Enterprise Ireland
Ireland’s good start in Horizon Europe Cluster 3 ‘Civil Security for Society’ has continued. In the third funding round, there were 18 Irish participations in 14 winning projects giving a return of almost 3% of the allocated funding.
In this report, Michael looks at noteworthy participations from Ireland and provides tips for assessing where you might participate.
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Edge AI focuses on implementing AI in an edge computing environment, allowing computations to be done close to where data is collected rather than at a centralised cloud computing facility or an offsite data centre.
Advancing this technology is the aim of Horizon Europe-funded NeuroSoC. Project partner Ubotica says the benefits of participation are multifold. Full story here.
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UCC is leading a new, multi-partner European consortium to address the hidden problem of Micronutrient Deficiencies in Europe.
More details here.
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Republic of Korea to join Horizon Europe programme
Korea will join the growing group of countries associated to Horizon Europe. The signing of the Association Agreement is expected to take place in the second half of 2024, pending the completion of all necessary ratification procedures on both sides. Learn more here.
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An international group of organisations, including Ireland’s Marine Institute, has come together to support efforts to protect the Atlantic Ocean. More info here.
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Tapping into the long and rich histories of places around Europe is a central part of an EU push for rural and urban revival. Read about two Horizon Europe-funded projects involving Ireland here.
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COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is an intergovernmental framework that fosters collaboration among researchers across Europe. A recently published factsheet highlights Ireland's active participation in COST Actions during 2023. More here.
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Upcoming events:
- Mon 15 - Thu 18 Apr - Transport Research Arena Conference - Dublin. Discover more here.
- Tue 16 Apr - Personnel Unit Cost - new cost method in Horizon Europe. Event link here.
- Tue 23 Apr - CBE JU info day 2024, Brussels. Learn more here.
- Tue 23 Apr - 'Unlocking the Value of Knowledge Transfer Conference’ - Radisson Blu Hotel Dublin. Info here.
- Thu 25 - Fri 26 Apr - EU missions info days. More info here.
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Fri 10 May (deadline) - NGI Enrichers: third call for "Paired teams, challenges and open ideas". Info here.
- Mon 03 - Wed 05 Jun - Indtech 2024 - Conference on Industrial Technologies, Belgium. Info here.
- Tue 18 - Fri 21 Jun - EPoSS Annual Forum 2024. Details here.
- Mon 24 - Fri 28 Jun - Summer School on Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management. Info here.
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Missed it?
- Lump Sum Funding in Horizon Europe: How does it work? How to write a proposal’? Watch here
- European Innovation Council, Info Day - playback here.
- Horizon Europe’s Research Infrastructures online info day - watch here.
- Horizon Results Booster - steering research towards a strong societal impact - playback here.
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Horizon Implementation Day: Grant Management in Horizon Europe - playback here.
- Horizon Implementation Day: Grant Agreement preparation in Horizon Europe - view webinar here.
- Horizon Implementation Day: Finding opportunities & submitting a proposal - watch here.
- ERC Work Programme 2024 webinar - watch back here
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