What is Horizon Europe?

Horizon Europe is the European Union's flagship funding programme for research and innovation, running from 2021 to 2027 with a budget of €95.5 billion. This programme aims to advance scientific excellence, drive transformative innovations, and address global challenges, ultimately enhancing the EU's competitiveness and promoting sustainable growth.

EU’s main financial instrument for R&I

Horizon Europe is the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion.

Covering all major scientific and technological disciplines

The programme aims to promote scientific excellence, tackle global challenges, and boost European innovation to strengthen the EU's research and technological capabilities, address societal needs, and foster economic growth.

Targeting the major European industrial sectors

The programme is open to all types of sectors: SME’s, Large Companies, Academia and Research, Public Sector and NGO’s.

Which countries participate in Horizon Europe programme?
Horizon Europe provides the opportunity to cooperate in a consortium with organizations from the member states of the European Union and associated countries to the programme. Israel is one of the associated countries, therefore any organization registered in Israel can participate in the programme and benefit from R&I cooperation and European funding.
Member states
Associated countries

Where to start?

The journey in Horizon Europe programmes starts with finding the right funding opportunity for you!

Academia and Research Institutes

Large Companies

Public Sector and NGOs

Small and Medium Enterprises
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Oct 2024
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Bridging the Horizon – Energy
ISERD is inviting you to an exclusive virtual matchmaking roundtable – Bridging the Horizon - hosted by EIT Hub Israel and ISERD. Through this round table event, you will be able to network with leading professionals in the Energy industry and build a successful Horizon Europe consortium.  What is Bridging the Horizon? A matchmaking programme designed to connect influential researchers, corporations, and government executives from Europe and Israel. Participants engage in focused discussions around Horizon Europe calls to form consortia and secure grants. What is the EU Energy Research and Innovation? An energy-efficient economy is both an urgent need and an opportunity for Europe. To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the European Union commits to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030. The development of cleaner, more efficient, secure, and competitive energy solutions is vital to achieving these ambitious climate targets. The round table will focus on 2 selected Horizon Europe open calls: HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-04 - Critical technologies for the future ocean energy farms HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-12 - DACCS and BECCS for CO2 removal/negative emissions Mark your calendars: When? Wednesday, 18 September from 10:00 – 12:00 CET / 11:00 - 13:00 IDT Where? Online, on Zoom For more information and the application use the following link: https://go-eit.eu/eit-israel-hub/bridging-the-horizon/bridging-the-horizon-energy Application deadline: Sunday, 15 September 2024 *Bridging the Horizon team will select the participants to ensure a diverse and strategic matchmaking process. The team must approve your participation and send you an invitation. For any questions, email Asaf Aharon Asaf.aharon@iserd.org.il
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€108 Million Awarded to Israeli Startups by European Innovation Council

Nine Israeli startup companies have been awarded a total of € 108 million from the European Innovation Council’s EIC Accelerator Programme. The funding will support these startups in various high-impact sectors, positioning them to make substantial advancements and compete on a global scale. This achievement underscores Israel’s robust presence in the European startup ecosystem, demonstrating the country’s innovative prowess and the high quality of its entrepreneurial ventures.

The Israeli companies awarded the prestigious grants are: LightSolver Ltd, JAXBIO Technologies Ltd, Nurami Medical Ltd, SPACEPHARMA R&D Israel Ltd, Reophotonics, Impact Biotech Ltd, RAAAM Memory Technologies Ltd, Quantum Transistors Technology, and MediWound Ltd. These companies operate in diverse fields, including chips, health, quantum, and space, encompassing both relatively young companies and more mature companies with proven market experience.

The EIC Accelerator program offers the winn… by Shelly BacharShelly Bachar9:40 AM

The EIC Accelerator program offers the winning companies a mixed funding model that includes a grant of up to €2.5 million and equity investment of up to €15 million. Additionally, the program provides mentoring and business development to accelerate the growth of the companies and transform them into leading players in the global market.

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Submitting a proposal for the Horizon Europe? You are entitled to reimbursement of expenses!

From now on, companies will once again be able to benefit from the support, also in the mono-beneficiary projects in the EIC Accelerator and EIC Pathfinder.

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Save the Date: EFECS 2024!

You are invited to the highly awaited return of EFECS – the European Forum for Electronic Components and Systems, happening in Ghent, Belgium, on December 5-6, 2024.

The Chips Joint Undertaking is a collaborative effort to bolster Europe’s position as a global leader in the semiconductor industry. With the increasing demand for advanced chip technologies and their strategic importance across various sectors, this initiative is more vital than ever.

 

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ERC Starting 2024 call results

30 researchers from Israeli institutes have been awarded the grant from Tel Aviv university, Weizmann Institute of Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev and Bar-Ilan University.

The total funding that Israel will receive is almost 50,000,000 €.

Congratulations to all the winners!

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