Eva Cummins

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Organisation: Enterprise Ireland

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Articles by Eva

Social sciences and humanities (SSH) Integration

The first Horizon Europe monitoring report for SSH Integration, covering the period 2021-2023 was released over the summer. In total 40% of Topics under Horizon Europe have been flagged as being SSH relevant, and 41% of total funding has gone to those Topics. Unsurprisingly, Cluster 2 saw high levels of involvement, but there was meaningful involvement , and significant levels of coordination, right across all Clusters.

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Ireland: A Nation of Strong Women — and Strong Research Ambitions

Ireland is a nation of strong women – leaders in our homes, communities, workplaces, and increasingly, in research and innovation. Yet, across Europe and beyond, women’s health remains under-researched and under-represented across many fields. As Horizon Europe enters its next phase, Ireland has both the opportunity and the responsibility to lead change.

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Horizon Europe Cluster 4 Industry Work Programme 2026–27

Cluster 4, ‘Digital, Industry and Space’ aims to shape competitive and trusted technologies for EU leadership in these technologies; to enable production and consumption respecting the boundaries of our planet; and to maximise the benefits for all parts of society in the variety of social, economic and territorial contexts in Europe.

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Enterprise Ireland Hosts SMART EUREKA Cluster Proposers’ Day 2025: Promoting Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing

Enterprise Ireland and Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) recently hosted the SMART EUREKA Cluster Proposers’ Day 2025 in Dublin, bringing together leading innovators, researchers, and industry stakeholders from across Europe to accelerate collaboration in smart manufacturing. Held over two days, the event included an information and networking day at Enterprise Ireland and a site visit to the IMR facility in Mullingar.

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2026 Horizon: New EIC Challenges and Funding Pathways for Innovators

As Halloween approaches it has been a very busy period in the “Innovative Europe” Pillar with many Irish deeptech applicants preparing submissions for the final calls under both the EIC & EIE Work 2025 Programmes. To date, under the Accelerator Programme alone, Irish deeptech SME and start up applicants have been recommended funding of €175 million in grant & equity.

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