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Thursday, 5 September 2024
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Horizon Europe Ireland - September update
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Pictured, Top L-R: Prof Padraig Cantillon-Murphy, UCC; Dr Michael-John Dolan, TCD; Dr Johanna Vos, TCD; Prof Imran Sulaiman, RCSI & Beaumont Hospital; Bottom L-R: Prof Eoin Casey, UCD; Dr Konugolu Venkata Sekar, UCC; Dr Catalina Vallejo Giraldo, UoG; Dr David McManus, UCD; Dr Junli Xu, UCD.
European Research Council (ERC) awards €11.4m in funding to Ireland-based rising stars
Today, seven Ireland-based researchers have been announced among the ERC laureate grouping of 2024, having successfully competed in Europe’s most competitive and prestigious research call for individual early-career researchers. These newly announced ERC scholars are based across University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, University College Cork, University of Galway and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University of Medicine and Health Sciences.
This announcement follows the recent success of two Ireland-based researchers from UCC and UCD in the first round of the 2024 ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) competition. ERC National Delegate and National Contact Point Maria Nash has all the details here.
Horizon Europe - the midway point
As we enter the second half of the seven-year Horizon Europe programme, thoughts are already moving towards the next framework programme, FP10. While countries debate what has worked and what hasn't worked in the current programme, there are still many opportunities remaining over the next three years. 463 Irish organisations have been awarded €782m according to the Horizon Dashboard which is just over half of Ireland's €1.5bn target - we're on track but more work to do!
Analysis of feedback on Lump Sum Funding
Despite some of the initial apprehension, it looks like Lump Sum Funding is set to stay and will definitely be a feature of FP10 - the Commission has published an Assessment of Lump Sum Funding from 2018-2024 citing positive findings and declaring the funding approach "fit for further roll-out in Horizon Europe and beyond" - you can read the full assessment here.
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New member of the National Support Network team
We are very pleased to introduce you to our new colleague Kevin Flynn who has taken over as National Delegate and National Contact Point for WIDERA (Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area). Kevin is based at Enterprise Ireland's Brussels office where he is also the EU Liaison for R&I. He previously managed the Technology Centre Programme and was responsible for Policy for the Research & Innovation (R&I) Division in Enterprise Ireland.
Smart Reactors - EIC Pathfinder success story
While many advances have been made in the treatment of lung disease, it is still the third most common cause of death globally. CellMembrane is a new EIC-funded project which is developing a "scaffold" that will act as an artificial lung from woody plant matter. Galway-based medtech firm Smart Reactors is the project lead and you can read about their ambitious plans to develop replacement tissues for other organs in the latest profile in our success story series further below.
Date for your diary
Our colleagues in Northern Ireland are busy preparing for a Horizon Europe Roadshow event which will take place on 24 October 2024 at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn City in Northern Ireland. The aim is to boost participation in the programme - further details including registration and the agenda will be available in due course.
National Contact Point (NCP) updates
This month's updates come from EUREKA National Coordinator David Flood who outlines opportunities available under the Clusters programme while Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) Ireland's Ann Dooley has all the details on the upcoming Data2Sustain Industry Day.
Contact details
You can find contact information for all members of our Horizon Europe National Support Network in this directory - please get in touch if you have questions or require further information on any aspect of the programme.
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National Support Network team updates
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Ann Dooley, Senior Technology Transfer Expert, Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), Enterprise Ireland
Supported by EEN Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and the EDIH Network, the Data2Sustain Industry Day will place on 10 October in Sligo.
This one-day event with the Data2Sustain EDIH consortium and industry leaders will be focused on Digitalisation and data-fuelled innovation strategies, case studies and one-stop brokerage. Find out more here.
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EUREKA is the world’s biggest public network for international cooperation in R&D and innovation. With almost 50 countries in its membership, Eureka has developed a sophisticated framework to bring together SMEs, large companies, universities, and RPOs to collaborate in mutually beneficial R&D projects.
Find out more about the opportunities available under the EUREKA Clusters programme here.
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CellMembrane, a €2.5m Horizon Europe project led by Galway-based medtech firm Smart Reactors, is developing a nanocellulose membrane that could transform the fortunes of those with lung disease around the world.
Funded under EIC (European Innovation Council) Pathfinder, more than €1m went to Smart Reactors and University of Galway. Read the full story here.
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What is Airfield Estate?
Airfield Estate is Dublin’s sustainable food hub. Located on 38-Acres in Dundrum, Dublin, the working urban farm and gardens are an educational charity open daily to the public to help increase awareness and education around sustainable food and farming - full article here.
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Global energy-intensive, high-temperature processing industries such as cement, steel and glass are losing more than 50% of their energy as waste heat during production.
INFERNO led by Tyndall in collaboration with TU Dublin aims to find a solution. Read more here.
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Seaweed played a vital role in Irish agriculture, industry and cuisine in the 17th century, but recently there has been a resurgence of seaweed farming according to the Horizon Europe C-Faarer project led by Trinity College Dublin . Discover more here.
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CETO Wave Energy Ireland (CWEI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carnegie Clean Energy, has secured funding to participate as an industry partner/wave energy technology representative in the Modular Electrical Generator PTO system for wave (MEGA WAVE PTO) project, funded by Horizon Europe. Read more here.
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Upcoming events:
- Thu 12 Sep - Webinar on ERC Work Programme 2025 - details here.
- Tue 24 Sep - European Manufacturing Conference 2024 in Brussels - register here.
- Mon 7 Oct - The EU Conference on Innovative Palliative Care for People with Cancer - register here.
- Mon 14 Oct - World Manufacturing Forum 2024 in Milan - details here.
- Tue 15 Oct - Eureka - Xecs Matchmaking Event 2024. Discover more here.
- Thu 17 Oct - Lump Sum Funding in Horizon Europe - EC webinar with Q&A. Event link here.
- Wed 23 Oct - European Process Industry Conference - check here for upcoming details.
- Mon 18 Nov - European Quantum Technologies Conference (EQTC) 2024 - details here.
- Thu 21 Nov - The Annual Research Conference 2024. More info here.
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Missed it?
- Certificates on the financial statements (CFS) in Horizon Europe - watch here.
- Personnel Unit Cost - New cost method in Horizon Europe - YouTube link here.
- Lump Sum Funding in Horizon Europe: How does it work? May 2024 webinar Watch back 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
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