On July 30, an international matchmaking event aimed at building strong Horizon Europe Cluster Health and Cancer Mission consortia was held. The event organised the Estonian Research Council in cooperation with Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, Latvian Council of Science, Research Council of Lithuania, Polish National Centre for Research and Development, Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the UK Research and Innovation — together with their National Contact Points. The event was realised within the project Estonia’s Support for Integrating Ukraine into the European Research Area (16.02.2026-30.11.2027).
The headline speaker at the event was Tayisiya Symochko, Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine Leading Officer, whose area of expertise includes, amongst other things, health-related calls. She spoke on Ukraine’s participation in Horizon Europe health research. In particular, she presented comparative statistics on Ukrainian participation in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, specifically the number of successful projects and the amount of funding. The speaker also informed in detail about some projects currently being implemented by Ukrainian organisations.
In addition, participants had the opportunity to give a brief presentation to an audience, showcasing their organisation, idea or expertise (pitch). Among the participants who took part in the pitch session were 7 representatives from Ukraine, 1 from Canada and 1 from the Republic of Poland. Following the pitch session, the event featured b2b-meetings, during which the parties connected with potential consortium partners who could bring complementary expertise to their work and strengthen their future applications for Horizon Europe Work Programme 2027 calls, and also tested and refined their project ideas in a trusted, expert-driven environment. In particular, Ukrainian participants took part in 27 b2b-meetings.
The event brought together researchers, innovators, companies, and policy stakeholders working at the forefront of the field of healthcare and oncology in order to exchange ideas, forge partnerships, and lay the groundwork for competitive European research consortia. In total, more than 70 persons joined the matchmaking event.
Partners search for participation in the Horizon Europe calls
Slovak R&D-oriented SME Voltia, with an advanced software platform that synchronises electric vehicle charging with real-time grid signals, distributed energy storage, demand-side flexibility, and smart mobility solutions, Wattiva, is searching for project consortia to join as a technical partner under the following Horizon Europe Cluster 5 topics:(more…)
The latest guide on how to leverage health relevant European Research Infrastructures in a Horizon Europe proposal has been published
On July 22, 2026, a joint Polish-Ukrainian workshop, with the participation of representatives of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, dedicated to studying system of National Contact Points (NCPs) of Poland and exchanging best practices within the EU Framework Programme Horizon Europe, was held at the National Centre for Research and Development (Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju, NCBR) in Warsaw (Poland). The meeting became an important step towards deepening bilateral cooperation and integrating the Ukrainian research and innovation ecosystem into the European Research Area.(more…)
Partners search for participation in Horizon Europe Cluster 1 Health and EU Mission Cancer calls
● Israel research institution Sheba Medical Center, having expertise in chemical exposome profiling, is searching for a consortium to join as a partner in a HE Cluster 1 topic:
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-ENVHLTH-02: Integrating climate-related exposures into the human exposome and characterising its changes in response to climate change.
● Cerebro, a Belgian healthtech company developing a software platform that helps primary care teams manage chronic disease follow-up more proactively and efficiently, is looking for partners to work on a proposal for the following HE topics (2027):
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-02-TOOL-01-two-stage: Development of predictive biomarkers of disease progression and treatment response by using AI methodologies for chronic non-communicable diseases
Contact person: Jeff Guns, info@cerebro-health.com In the attached document you can find more information.
● Gesundheit Österreich GmbH is looking for partners for the following HE topics with the expertise to improve the quality of care of disabled people, patients with rare diseases and post-acute infection syndromes, patient safety:
● Skutocne zdrava skola (Really Healhty School), NGO that empowers schools to create a healthy and sustainable food culture, is looking for a consortium to join in the following Cluster 1 2027 topics:
● A techbio startup using AI-powered predictive modeling to evaluate drug side effects of chemical compounds Cytocast (Hungary) is looking for partners to participate in several HE calls from the list.
HORIZON-HLTH-2027-01-DISEASE-07: Development of monoclonal antibodies to prevent and treat infections from Filo-, Nairo-, Phenui-, Picorna- and Toga viruses.
● Maltese SME RetroGradient Labs, specialising in applied research and development of trustworthy, production-grade artificial intelligence, is seeking collaboration opportunities in upcoming HE calls.
We inform that the third edition of Women TechEU (2026-2028), an EU-funded project within the Horizon Europe European Innovation Council (EIC) supporting women leading deep tech startup companies from Europe, has been launched and opened its call for applications.(more…)
Partners search for participation in Horizon Europe Cluster 5 calls
Croatian SME GreenPlaning is interested in joining consortia for the Horizon Europe Cluster 5 Climate, Energy and Mobility 2026 and 2027 calls as a technological/industrial partner.(more…)
Partners search for participation in the Horizon Europe EU Mission Soil call
Belgian SME Progenus, specialised in microbiology, probiotic characterization and soil microbiome research, is interested in finding partners for the following Horizon Europe Mission EU Soil topic:
HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-02: Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic biosynthesis in soils: developing key understanding and counteractive strategies using a One-Health approach.
They develop molecular biology methods such as PCR and LAMP for the detection and characterization of microorganisms.
The Satellite Ocean colour and Phytoplankton Ecology (SOPhyE) laboratory, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Bedford Institute of Oceanography under the leadership of Dr. Emmanuel Devred is interested in finding partners to collaborate on the following Horizon Europe topics:(more…)
Partners search for participation in Horizon Europe Cluster 3 call
