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Access to research infrastructure services to enable R&I addressing industry needs in priority areas

Projects are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Research infrastructures have improved their attractiveness for industry so that they can sustainably extend their user base. Where appropriate, future continuum with technology infrastructures will be facilitated; Researchers and innovators have more efficient access to the best research infrastructures available to conduct…

Deadline 15 Jun 2027Opens 9 Mar 2027Budget €15MIndicative grants 3EU contribution per project €5MSingle stageHORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

Funding and competition

  • 3grants expected (official)
  • €5MEU contribution per project
  • €3.8Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects

Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.

Organisations with a track record in this topic

Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
Roma
ItalyResearch organisation274EVOLVE, IBISBA-DIALS, ACCESS2ACCESS
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique Cnrs
Paris
FranceResearch organisation264AQUASERV, ATMO-ACCESS, IPERION CH
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation180AQUASERV, ATMO-ACCESS, IPERION CH
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Heidelberg
GermanyResearch organisation112EVOLVE, ERIC Forum, ELIXIR-STEERS
Stichting Egi
Amsterdam
NetherlandsOther103ACCESS2ACCESS, RAISEARTH, ENVRI-Hub NEXT
Euro-Bioimaging Eric
Turku
FinlandResearch organisation73EVOLVE, ACCESS2ACCESS, ERIC Forum
Institut National De Recherche Pour L'Agriculture, L'Alimentation Et L'Environnement
Paris
FranceResearch organisation72AQUASERV, IBISBA-DIALS, ACCESS2ACCESS
Commissariat A L Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
Paris
FranceResearch organisation100RICH-2, ATMO-ACCESS, ERIES
Masarykova univerzita
Brno
CzechiaUniversity91ATMO-ACCESS, ATMO-SERV, IRISCC
Ethniko Asteroskopeio Athinon
Athina
GreeceResearch organisation81ATMO-ACCESS, RAISEARTH, ATMO-SERV
Istituto Nazionale Di Geofisica E Vulcanologia
Roma
ItalyResearch organisation100ERIC Forum, RAISEARTH, Geo-INQUIRE
Biobanks And Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure Consortium (Bbmri-Eric)
Graz
AustriaResearch organisation84ACCESS2ACCESS, ERIC Forum, EvolveBBMRI
United Kingdom Research And Innovation
Swindon
United KingdomResearch organisation130EUROVOLC, EGI-Engage, ECCSEL
Forschungszentrum Julich Gmbh
Julich
GermanyResearch organisation80ATMO-ACCESS, ATMO-SERV, ENVRI-Hub NEXT
The University Of Manchester
Manchester
United KingdomUniversity70ATMO-ACCESS, ATMO-SERV, ELIXIR-STEERS

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation180AQUASERV, ATMO-ACCESS, IPERION CH
Barcelona Supercomputing Center Centro Nacional De Supercomputacion
Barcelona
SpainResearch organisation50ELIXIR-STEERS, Geo-INQUIRE, MD4SB
Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya
Barcelona
SpainUniversity50ATMO-ACCESS, RAISEARTH, Geo-INQUIRE
Universidad De Vigo
Vigo Pontevedra
SpainUniversity50AQUASERV, ERIC Forum, IRISCC
Universidad Del Pais Vasco/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
Leioa
SpainUniversity50AQUASERV, ERIC Forum, IRISCC
Consorcio Para El Diseno, Construccion, Equipamiento Y Explotacion De La Plataforma Oceanica De Canarias
Telde
SpainPublic body40Geo-INQUIRE, EMSO EVOLVE, MARINERG-i_IMP
Universidad De Las Palmas De Gran Canaria
Las Palmas De Gran Canaria
SpainUniversity30AQUASERV, IRISCC, MIRRI-FIRM
E-Science European Infrastructure For Biodiversity And Ecosystem Research
Sevilla
SpainResearch organisation30ERIC Forum, ENVRI-Hub NEXT, ERIC Forum 2

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 18partners (median)
  • 12countries (median)
  • 2%of partners are SMEs
Research organisation 51%University 34%Public body 7%Other 5%Company 3%

Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.

Most similar funded projects

Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.

  • AQUASERV – Aquaserv – research infrastructure services for sustainable aquaculture, fisheries and the blue economy (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-INFRA-2023-SERV-01-01)
  • EVOLVE – EVOLVE: Euro-BioImaging - Vision - Open Science - Landscape - Visibility - Excellence (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-INFRA-2023-DEV-01-03)
  • IBISBA-DIALS – IBISBA - Delivering the Infrastructure As a Legal Structure (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-INFRA-2023-DEV-01-02)
  • RICH-2 – The Research Infrastructures Consortium of NCPs for H2020 (H2020 · 2019 · IBA-INFRA-NCP-2018)
  • ACCESS2ACCESS – ACCESS2ACCESS: Shaping the Future EU Access Pathways for Research Infrastructures (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-DEV-05)
  • ATMO-ACCESS – Solutions for Sustainable Access to Atmospheric Research Facilities (H2020 · 2021 · INFRAIA-03-2020)

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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.