Excellence Hubs
Cross-border regional innovation ecosystems joining research, business, public authorities and society around shared strategies and investment.

Briefings on selected European funding opportunities.
Each briefing summarises who the opportunity is for, what is expected, the main requirements and the next steps. Every funding post links directly to its official EU source.
Cross-border regional innovation ecosystems joining research, business, public authorities and society around shared strategies and investment.
Developing urgently needed antimicrobial candidates against critical pathogens and advancing them towards clinical use.
Developing and validating effective healthcare interventions that improve prevention, treatment or management of non-communicable diseases.
Predictive biomarkers of disease progression and treatment response using AI and multimodal evidence for chronic non-communicable diseases.
Implementation research for effective and equitable prevention and management of chronic non-communicable diseases in younger populations.
International and inter-sectoral staff exchanges that advance joint research, transfer knowledge and build lasting collaboration.
Bringing research and researchers closer to the public through European Researchersβ Night and Researchers at Schools activities.
Mobilising philanthropic capital and expertise as a more connected part of European innovation ecosystems.
Trustworthy AI capabilities that improve cyber-threat detection, prevention, response and operational resilience.
Leveraging functional genomics to identify, validate and translate new targets for cancer treatment.
A European coordination action to shape trustworthy, clinically meaningful and responsible pathways towards more general AI capabilities in health.
Integrated virtual-human-twin solutions supporting prevention and diagnosis through validated, interoperable clinical decision tools.
Advanced bio-printing platforms that improve the reproducibility, scalability and translational potential of living-cell constructs.
Innovative modelling and decision-support approaches for more effective air-quality strategies from local to European scale.
Better knowledge, coordination and optimisation of biomass flows to support sustainable and circular bio-based value chains.
Digital solutions that help farming systems remain productive and sustainable under water and nutrient constraints.
Operational solutions that strengthen prevention, preparedness and coordinated response when disasters cross national borders.
Supporting deep-tech start-ups in Widening countries to strengthen technology, business and investment readiness before later EIC funding.