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Bridging the gap: developing the next ge...

by Anne-Marie Daly

To tackle the common problem of tooth loss, the Horizon EU funded NOMAD project aims to develop the next generation of dental implants. Partners include Cork-based materials science company Glantreo Ltd and Limerick-based implant company Croom Medical.

Working with cobots: ONE4ALL imagines th...

by Anne-Marie Daly

Cluster 4 Digital, Industry and Space

Developing cobots, or mobile collaborative robots that can safely operate beside humans in the workplace, is the challenge ONE4ALL, a Horizon Europe funded project, has set itself. The project aims to help manufacturing plants, particularly small and medium-sized ones, transition towards Industry 5.0. This is the EU vision of the industrial future, one that embraces green and digital technologies and sees people working more closely with robots and smart machines.

IMAGINE-B5G First Open Calls are here!

by Anne-Marie Daly

Horizon Europe

IMAGINE-B5G has 2 million Euros for its First Open Calls, 50% of which is allocated specifically for SMEs. The First Open Calls will be open until September 1st. Learn more about the Open Calls and Facilities from these Webinars.

IMAGINE-B5G First Open Call

by Anne-Marie Daly

Horizon Europe

IMAGINE-B5G First Open Call is now open. Deadline closes on 1st September 2023. IMAGINE-B5G is a project funded under the Horizon Europe Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking, Work Programme 2021-2022.

€18m funding win for four Enterprise Ire...

by Anne-Marie Daly

European Innovation Council

20 June 2023 – Four Enterprise Ireland-backed companies have won funding approvals of up to €18m in the latest competition under Horizon Europe’s European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Programme. The four successful companies are Luminate Medical, Hooke Bio, BioSimulytics, and Celtic Biotech.

Recipe for success: securing funding for...

by Anne-Marie Daly

Cluster 1 Health

Recipe for success: securing funding for agri-food research. This project received €2.1 million from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme, as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Cofund programme, to support the creation of this postdoctoral fellowship scheme, with a further €3.1 million coming from Teagasc.

Eyeing the future with Horizon’s visiona...

by Anne-Marie Daly

Horizon Europe

As the European population ages, a growing number of people are affected by problems with their eyesight. ORBITAL, a research network coordinated by the South East Technological University (SETU), is dedicated to developing innovative technologies to treat back-of-the-eye diseases. It received more than €4m in Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie funding.

Changing the lives of patients with brai...

by Anne-Marie Daly

Cluster 1 Health

Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive form of adult primary brain cancer, for which there is currently no cure. Discover how the team behind the GLIOTRAIN project won #Horizon2020 funding to tackle the disease.

EUREKA project results in partnerships f...

by Anne-Marie Daly

COST and EUREKA

If proof was ever needed that Irish SMEs can operate at the highest level of industry, the MAAS project certainly offers it. Among the outcomes of this two-year EUREKA project were valuable strategic partnerships between Irish SMEs, their European peers and Airbus.

Two Irish women entrepreneurs win EU Pri...

by Anne-Marie Daly

EU Prize for Women Innovators

Two talented and inspiring Irish women entrepreneurs are winners in the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2022. Dr Ciara Clancy, founder and CEO of Beats Medical, has won in the Women Innovators category while Niamh Donnelly, co-founder and CRO of Akara Robotics, won in the Rising Innovators category.

Harnessing digital tech to slash energy ...

by Anne-Marie Daly

Cluster 4 Digital, Industry and Space

Harnessing digital tech to slash energy use in manufacturing, the EU-funded DENiM project is developing an integrated toolchain for the provision of advanced digital services for smart energy management. Funded to the tune of €11m by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.

The next pandemic: ensuring a coherent E...

by Anne-Marie Daly

Cluster 3 Civil Security for Society

Funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme to the tune of €10 million, PANDEM-2 aims to enhance and harmonise pandemic response across the EU. Effectively, Connolly says, the project will give EU member states a training platform for pandemic preparedness and response.