Testing and optimising models of co-creation of advanced research infrastructure technologies
The objective of this topic is strengthening the European research infrastructure landscape as a pillar of Europe’s innovation-based competitiveness and reinforcing its role in the overarching policy priority of making Europe the top region for deep-tech startups and scaleups. Project results are expected to contribute to several of the following expected outcomes: Enhanced scientific and technological…
Funding and competition
- 2grants expected (official)
- €10M–€15MEU contribution per project
- €2Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 54projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
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.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corvers Iberia Sl Zaragoza | Spain | Company | 3 | 0 | ACTIVE PCP, SHIELD PCP, PCP WISE |
| Ministerio Del Interior Madrid | Spain | Public body | 2 | 0 | PREVENT PCP, SHIELD PCP |
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 0 | MD4SB, eLTER PPP |
| Fundacio Institut De Recerca Biomedica (Irb Barcelona) Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation | 1 | 1 | MD4SB |
| Agencia De Qualitat I Avaluacio Sanitaries De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 1 | PRO4VIP, oncNGS, PIPPI |
| Fundacion Icamcyl Cubillos Del Sil Leon | Spain | Research organisation | 1 | 1 | MOSAIC |
| Asociacion Centro De Investigacion Cooperativa En Nanociencias Cic Nanogune San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 1 | 0 | ELIgnite |
| Baliera Global Sl Madrid | Spain | Company · SME | 1 | 1 | PCP WISE |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 10partners (median)
- 5countries (median)
- 20%of partners are SMEs
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.
- ELIgnite – Igniting Breakthrough Deep Tech Innovation Through High-Power Laser Infrastructure (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-EIE-2026-01-CONNECT-03)
- PREVENT PCP – PRocurEments of innoVativE, advaNced systems to support security in public Transport – Pre-Commercial Procurment (H2020 · 2021 · SU-GM02-2018-2020)
- POSIDON – POlluted SIte DecontaminatiON - PCP (H2020 · 2018 · SC5-26-2017)
- MOSAIC – Merging an interconnected innovation ecosystem of deep-tech and critical technologies to boost circularity through resilient transformation in the EU (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-EIE-2024-CONNECT-02-02)
- Scale2Connect – Expanding skills2scale alliance to enhance the academia-enterprise collaborations for deep tech innovation (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-EIE-2024-CONNECT-02-01)
- MD4SB – Molecular Dynamics for Structure-based Biology (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-TECH-02)
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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.