Horizon Europe for business: NCP «Research Infrastructures» held an information event for the Network of Business Information Support Centers

In March, representatives of the National Contact Point «Research Infrastructures» – Head Dmytro Pavlenko and Leading Specialist Myroslava Shchetinina held an information event «Grant Opportunities and Support Tools within the Horizon Europe Program» for participants of the Network of Business Information Support Centers.

The main goal of the event was to familiarize representatives of the business community with the opportunities for participation in the EC Horizon Europe program, a key instrument for funding research and innovation for 2021–2027. The event helped raise awareness among enterprises, business support organizations, and other stakeholders about the program’s mechanisms and practical steps for successful participation in competitions.

The participants learned about the wide opportunities of the program for different types of organizations – higher education institutions, scientific institutions, small and medium-sized businesses, startups and public organizations. The benefits of participation for business were separately considered: diversification of financial risks, technology transfer, access to international markets and building strategic partnerships.
Particular attention was paid to the status of Ukraine as an associated country of the program, which gives Ukrainian organizations equal rights with participants from EU member states. The participants also learned about special initiatives to support Ukrainian organizations within the framework of Horizon Europe, which open up additional opportunities for domestic businesses and scientific institutions.

A significant part of the event was devoted to practical issues of participation in the program:
– formation of international consortia and requirements for the composition of partners
– tools and platforms for searching for partners
– registration of the organization on the Funding&Tenders portal and obtaining an identification code
– structure and requirements for preparing competitive applications
– distribution of roles between the coordinator and consortium partners

To motivate participants, real Ukrainian success stories in the program were presented, confirming the practical feasibility of domestic organizations participating in international Horizon Europe competitions.

The National Competitiveness Center «Research Infrastructures» continues its active work to inform and support Ukrainian organizations and invites enterprises, scientific institutions and business support organizations to apply for free consultations on participation in Horizon Europe competitions.