Newsletter March 2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many projects were funded under Horizon Europe to help fight the disease and enhance pandemic preparedness. These projects aimed at protecting citizens and enhancing Europe’s resilience to cross-border health threats. Explore some project examples, many with participation from Switzerland.

The first 6 EU reference laboratories for public health have been operational since 1 January 2025. Bringing together scientific expertise from across the EU, they will carry out activities for the next 7 years, contributing to improving EU preparedness and ensuring swift detection and response to different health outbreaks.

A matchmaking platform to strengthen collaboration between Denmark and Switzerland in the field of quantum science will be online until the end of June 2025. Horizon Europe and national funding opportunities will be presented at a webinar on 6 May. This is a joint initiative following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding last year.

The European Commission (EC) recently published a communication titled “The road to the next Multiannual Financial Framework" (MFF). It outlines key policy and budgetary challenges that will shape the next MFF. The EC also launched public consultations related to this, one of which focusses on EU funding for competitiveness. The consultations will be open until 6 May.

SERI launched a new website for the Digital Europe Programme. Swiss participation as beneficiaries starts in 2025, enabling global collaboration in key digital fields. The program funds projects in AI, high-performance computing, and digital skills, driving Europe's digital transformation.

Are you already on Bluesky? Bluesky is a networking app designed to give users more control over their online presence. We are now also on Bluesky and share our latest news, events and more with you. See you there! 

Join our info event on 29 March 2025 to learn more about the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges. This scheme promotes knowledge exchange across countries, sectors and disciplines by funding researcher secondments. Learn about the 2025 call and how institutions based in Switzerland can participate.
Call opens: 27.03.2025
Deadline: 08.10.2025

SESAR JU is launching 2 research calls with a combined budget of €254 million to shape the future of European air traffic management. The first is for exploratory research and the second for industrial research.
Calls open: 01.04.2025
Deadline: 16.09.2025

EDCTP3 has launched a call for 4 prizes for outstanding individuals and research teams who have made significant achievements in their research field as well as major contributions to strengthening clinical research capacity in Africa and supporting South-South and North-South networking.
Deadline: 01.04.2025

In January 2025, the Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) organised the virtual IHI Call Days for the Call 9 and 10 topics. The National Contact Points have prepared a document with links to all the recordings and presentations as well as a list of the questions asked and links to the exact time in the videos where the questions are answered.

The Institute for European Innovation and Technology (EIT) has earned the top spot as the best-performing investor in the “Financial Times”-backed Sifted's 2024 ranking. This prestigious recognition of the EIT's support of Europe's most promising start-ups places it ahead of 49 other leading public and private investors.

What is the benchmark for the Swiss Innovators now that they can apply for the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator 2025 calls? Results from the last round in 2024: 71 companies were selected for funding out of 1 211 submitted proposals, with 431 making it to interview stage. Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden were the top 3 countries.

Before the official Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) Info Day in Brussels, join our information event designed for Swiss-based applicants. Receive key insights on the 2025 call including participation rules and proposal preparation tips. You will hear from the CBE JU Call Coordinator and learn about how to apply.
20.03.2025, Online

If you don't really know what is actually in Horizon Europe and how to access funds if you are based in Switzerland, join Euresearch's online event to get an overview of the different parts of the programme and hints on how to get started.
01.04.2025, Online

The in-person Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) Info Day will also be streamed online. Registration for onsite participation closes on 21 March 2025. Join the CBE JU networking platform to present your organisation, pitch your project ideas and look for partners.
03.04.2025, Brussels and online

Save the Date: Join us for a lunchtime event designed to help you navigate the Horizon Europe 2025 Work Programmes for Pillar II “Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness”. Keep an eye on our events page – more information will be published soon!
28.04.2025, Online