Make the best of your ITN - project management and communication
Project management and communication are key to successful to ITNs. Learn why.
H2020 Project Wins FCH JU Awards 2019
SOSLeM, a project supported by accelopment wan the FCH JU Awards 2019.
The Eurostars funding scheme for innovative SMEs – all facts at a glance
How are Eurostars projects funded? What are the most common market and technological areas supported in Eurostars? What does a typical project look like and what are the consortium requirements? Get the answers in one infographic.
Exoskeletons and Wearable Robots: Current practice and future perspectives event
- 23 – 24 April 2020
- BEC! Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Spain
- www.exoskeleton-event.wearablerobots.eu
Why are transferable skills courses critical for your ITN proposal success?
Learn about transferrable skills in ITNs.
€218 million available for the final Society Calls
There is €218 million funding available for Society across 25 call topics.
FET Open project wins the Innovation Radar Prize 2019 for Innovative Science
The FET Open project Lumiblast wins the Innovation Radar Prize 2019 for Innovative Science and we are proud to be part of this project for the past three years. You have an idea for a FET Open project? Contact us now and get ready for the next deadline on 13 May 2020.
The final Food Calls in Horizon 2020
There is still a total of €555 million funding available for Food Calls across 44 topics in 2020.
Upcoming Security Calls as Horizon 2020 enters it's final year
For 2020, there is still a total of €286 million in funding available for Security calls across 21 topics. All of these are 1-stage call topics with a single deadline in August 2020. The budget is broken down into four Calls for proposals, alongside other actions which complement the content of the Calls:
strategic grant planning – How we supported a multinational corporation
Cochlear Ltd., the largest global manufacturer of hearing implants which has also been named one of the world’s most innovative companies by Forbes in the past, has been a part of many research projects. They have many academic collaborators from current and past projects, experience in EU funding schemes, including the AAL programme, European Training Networks (ETNs) and the FET Open instrument.
MSCA ITN 2020 call is now open – what has changed?
We compared the newest versions of the Guide for Applicants for the MSCA ITN 2020 call to their previous version and collected all the changes fo you.
grant finance support – Our new service for your SME Instrument Phase 2 project
The SME Instrument Phase 2, now called EIC Accelerator is an attractive funding programme for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Managing your project can be challenging and we are happy to support you with our new grant finance support service (gfs).
The latest update on Brexit and Horizon 2020
Last week, the British Prime Minister made an announcement which included a mention on the UK’s immediate future in Horizon 2020.
Upcoming (2020) Transport Calls in Horizon 2020
For 2020, there is still a total of €403 million funding available for Transport across 27 call topics.
strategic grant planning – The STACCATO EID Coordinator tells his story
Dr Clarke leads the project STACCATO in which accelopment currently supports the project management and dissemination.
Quality matters: trends in successful ITN proposals
For the past twelve years the European Commission has been supporting thousands of young researchers for doctoral training across Europe. Early Stage Researchers (ESRs), to use these researchers’ official description, are being trained through Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Innovative Training Networks (ITNs), a longstanding funding scheme of the Horizon 2020 programme. ITNs are a collaboration, also known as training networks, between academic and non-academic (often referred to as simply industry) institutions.
Infographic on upcoming Climate calls in Horizon 2020
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials are a priority of the final Horizon 2020 Work Programme. We’ve compiled all the necessary information into an easy-to-understand infographic.
ITN review – Experiences from the new check meetings
In our previous blog, we talked about what to expect from an ITN check-meeting and what has changed from the former mid-term review meeting. In this blog we now share some experiences from recent check-meetings we have participated in.
Final Energy Calls (2020) in Horizon 2020
To help you get an overview of the upcoming Horizon 2020 energy calls, we’ve listed the upcoming topics in our popular infographic format.
ITN review – Check meetings and how to prepare
For Innovative Training Networks (ITNs), the Project Officer who manages the project on behalf of the European Commission and the Research Executive Agency (REA), has to review your project in a so called check-meeting in order to assess its progress. Learn what you can expect from this meeting in this blog and what we have experienced so far in a next blog to come soon.
Be smart - choose Eurostars
As an SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) you have the possibility to become project leader of a EUREKA Eurostars project and benefit from this funding opportunity’s many advantages, from the application to the finish line.
Upcoming Health Calls (2019-2020) in Horizon 2020
As Horizon 2020 is slowly coming to a close, the European Commission (EC) is publishing the final call details. To summarise these we’ve created a straightforward and easy to understand infographic on upcoming health call deadlines.
strategic grant planning – A Eurostars coordinator tells of his experience
We caught up with a client we’ve been able to help using the tools developed for the strategic grant planning service.
Upcoming ICT Call for Proposals (2020) in Horizon 2020
While the end of Horizon 2020 is approaching fast and the successor Horizon Europe already in sight, there are still more than 30 calls opening in the upcoming year. In order to help you keeping track of all these possibilities, we’ve once again gone over the available documents for an updated version of our popular infographic. Download the ICT calls 2020 infographic here.
The Information and Communication Technologies Work Programme, also known as ICT to anyone working on Horizon 2020 projects, aims to underpin innovation and competitiveness across a broad range of private and public markets and sectors.
MSCA-ITN-2019 evaluation results released – Preliminary analysis
We have been waiting eagerly for the publication of the Innovative Training Networks (ITN) 2019 evaluation results.
Get ready for your ITN grant preparation – ITN terminology made easy
Though the EC provides a definition of ITN key terms in the Guide for Applicants (GfA) and the Work Programme, we at accelopment have experienced that some of the definitions are a bit cryptic and not thoroughly explained for ITN beginners.
What are Cluster Events in the EU Framework Programme H2020?
In a nutshell, Cluster Events are a great networking opportunity for an interdisciplinary community and can help boost the dissemination and knowledge exchange for the benefit of all participating parties.
FET Open calls for proposals in 2019
There are two opportunities for funding coming up as part of FET Open later this year: A Research and Innovation Action and a Coordination and Support Action.
Missed the Eurostars Deadline? – Get ready now for cut-off 12
The Eurostars funding programme offers two deadlines, so called cut-off dates, per year. While the spring deadline has just passed on February 28, the autumn deadline on September 12, 2019 (cut-off 12) will give you now time to develop your project idea further, find the perfect partners and work on your proposal.
Lessons learnt from Horizon 2020 for its final 2 years
Horizon 2020 has another two years before it will be succeeded by the next European framework programme, Horizon Europe. We are taking a look back at the key facts and figures of Horizon 2020.
Second last opportunity for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen (FCH) applications
Calls for proposals within the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (FCH2 JU), with a deadline on the 23rd April 2019, are now open and accessible in the EC’s Participation Portal. This will be the penultimate opportunity to apply to the FCH2 JU within Horizon 2020.
Decreases and bugs – Early ITN 2019 submission statistics
ITN submissions have, for the first time since the inception of the programme, decreased for two successive years.
How to build the ideal Horizon 2020 project consortium
We have set out to answer one of the questions that has been on the mind of every proposal writer in Horizon 2020: What is the ideal Horizon 2020 consortium?
Upcoming Energy Calls (2019) in Horizon 2020
With over 700 proposals submitted in 2018 alone, the number of submissions more than doubled compared to the previous year.
Upcoming NMBP Calls (2019) in Horizon 2020
In order to help you keeping track of all these possibilities, we’ve once again gone over the available documents for an updated version of our popular infographic.
Upcoming ICT Call for Proposals (2019) in Horizon 2020
We have once again followed up on a previous infographic and have created a new one with up-to-date information and facts and figures on the upcoming Horizon 2020 call topics in the ICT field.
The role and requirements of Partner Organisations in ITNs
With the MSCA-ITN-2019 call now open, we are taking another deep dive into an ITN related subject. Being an SME without any research activities, accelopment is only ever involved in ITNs as a so-called Partner Organisation and never as one of the Beneficiaries.
0 to 100: real success rates for high quality proposals
Calculating the success rates based on the number of above-threshold proposals would better reflect the chances of high quality and well formulated proposals.
Eurostars: Latest facts & International Event to meet the experts
On the 13th September 2018, the submission for new Eurostars applications closed. However, there will be a next opportunity for innovative SMEs located in one of the Eurostars partner countries to apply for funding: 28th February 2019.
Facts to consider
To learn more about the latest facts on Eurostars, we have created a new infographic with latest facts on the Eurostars programme. Download the new infographic here.
Do's and Don'ts in communication, dissemination and exploitation of H2020 projects
For most project teams in research and innovation actions, Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation measures are a necessary evil of getting funding. Consequently, the activities planned in these areas are often the result of last minute efforts lacking clearly defined targets and outputs.
MSCA ITN 2019 call is now open – what has changed?
Patiently we have been waiting for the new Innovative Training Networks (ITN) call (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2019) to open last week (13th September 2018) to see if anything has changed since the last opening in October 2017.
Wearable Robots – EU funding opportunities for R&D and future innovations
Wearable robots, also often referred to as (powered) exoskeletons, are seen as human-assisting technologies. The industry of wearable robots is expanding at a rapid pace: In 2016 it made over $16 billion.
How to choose the right H2020 Marie Curie instrument to get PhD students funded
A busy schedule and limited resources shouldn’t limit researchers when searching for the right funding scheme.
Preparing a Horizon 2020 Health proposal in 6 weeks? Challenge accepted!
We firmly believe that with careful planning, a high quality short proposal proposal can still be prepared in the time remaining.
Mastering corner traps when setting up your Eurostars project budget
National funding rules for SMEs, ceiling amounts and budget-balancing between project partners.
Simplify your Eurostars application experience
The Eurostars website offers not only a lot of information on how to apply for funding but also a portal to complete the proposal directly online. Although this might have many advantages such as a clear given structure, character limitation in the text fields and a validation system to make sure no part has been forgotten, it also has its disadvantages. Since the application forms are only accessible online it can be more of a challenge for a consortium to work on the proposal simultaneously, or to keep an overview of what they have been writing so far due to the small text fields.
Improve your ITN proposal writing skills with hands-on training and practical examples
We advise you one-to-one and will let you leave the workshop without any questions unanswered.
Analysing the ITN 2018 results
With the increased budget, we predicted the success rate to increase. Unfortunately, we were wrong. To get a broader understanding on how this situation came to be we’ve spent the past days diving into spreadsheets and analysing the numbers.
strategic grant planning – Funding Programmes for Research and Innovation that meet your needs
The successful acquisition of public funding for research and innovation is a key factor not only in the career development of talented young scientists but also for those with a track record. Public funding can also be essential for innovative product development in companies, be it SMEs or larger enterprises in any industry. However, researchers and innovators hardly have time to go through thousands of funding opportunities offered by the EU and public institutions at the national level and identify a scheme that meets their specific requirements.
ITN – thinking of a resubmission in January (ITN-2019)?
Many proposals with scores well into the 80s and 90s will not be receiving funding. At this point many high-scorers will be thinking of a resubmission for the ITN deadline 2019.
ITN 2018 evaluation results out
Have 60 fewer proposals had any influence on this year’s success rate? Read on to find out.
Pros and Cons of EUREKA Eurostars and H2020 SME Instrument
We’ve compiled a short comparison of the two funding programmes.
What changes can be made from stage 1 to stage 2 proposals?
We’ve compiled an FAQ on the key questions researchers often ask before writing the stage 2 proposal.
New infographic on EUREKA Eurostars
Since 2014 there have been a total of 2,747 proposals submitted and 801 projects funded under EUREKA Eurostars. That means that nearly a third of all proposals have received funding; a much higher success-rate than in most Horizon 2020 instruments.
Increase success chances in EUREKA Eurostars with a solid business case
To help you get started, we’ve created a short but informative guide the “The Business Case” in Eurostars proposals.
List of open call topics in the Bio-based Industries work programme
With the 2018 Call for Proposals recently opening, there is a total of €150 million funding available for Research and Innovation Actions (RIAs), Innovation Actions (IAs) and Coordination and Support Actions (CSAs).
SME Instrument: Opportunities for Swiss companies
Only the full association of Switzerland as of 1 January 2017 had enabled Swiss SMEs to fully benefit from Horizon 2020’s SME Instrument programme.
Cash flow in Horizon 2020 projects
Learn about the cash flow in Horizon 2020 projects, the risks for participating SMEs and how to avoid them.
What do I need to consider in a two-stage submission procedure for a H2020 proposal?
As the second stage for many calls slowly approaches, we want to point out what proposers to the stage-2 deadline need to know to give them the best chance of succeeding.
Just missed the Eurostars proposal submission deadline?
While it is too late to submit a proposal for cut-off 9, researchers who have just missed the deadline should start thinking about how to improve their proposal.
10 years accelopment: From zero to one hundred
A look back at the last 10 years.
Innosuisse replaces CTI: Funding opportunities for Swiss researchers, SMEs and industry
The change from CTI/KTI to Innosuisse is more than just a rebranding.
FCH 2 and Shift2Rail Call for Proposals 2018 published
We are excited to find out, what this year’s Calls for Proposals have in stall for you.
Beyond H2020: Less known EU funding opportunities for innovative project ideas
Though the funding for Horizon 2020 calls might look more alluring, the alternatives often have a higher success rate and represent an excellent opportunity to get your innovation project funded.
Upcoming Health Calls (2018) in Horizon 2020
For the coming two years, the entire Health budget has been more than doubled when compared to the previous period.
No pre-defined topics, face-to-face interviews: what’s new for innovative SMEs?
The European Innovation Council pilot brings radical changes into the Horizon 2020 SME instrument for close-to-market and scale-up projects.
Upcoming Energy Calls (2018) in Horizon 2020
To help you get an overview, we’ve listed the upcoming topics in a new Energy infographic.
How to read the Horizon 2020 Work Programme for 2018-2020
Regardless if you are new to EU funding programmes or an experienced proposal writer, identifying the best suitable H2020 scheme.
Top Tips | Proposal writing for H2020
With more than 25 years of experience in proposal writing for European funding programmes, we would like to share a few tips what we think are helpful to keep in mind while writing a project proposal.
Further opportunities for high-risk and breakthrough technology ideas
With the new FET-Open calls, the European Commission confirm its commitment to support the most creative and forward thinking researchers.
Upcoming 2018 ICT call deadlines – New infographic
We have once again followed up on a previous infographic and have created a new one with up-to-date information on the upcoming Horizon 2020 call topics in the ICT field.
The final Horizon 2020 Work Programmes (2018-2020)
Because we’ve already had access to the drafts for some months now, there aren’t many big surprises in store, however there are a few things we’d like to discuss in today’s article.
Infographic on upcoming NMBP deadlines
Calls for proposals are being opened in rapid succession. Last week it was the ITN-2018 call and this week has started with the opening of NMBP calls.
An empirical look at successful ITNs
The ITN-2018 call for proposals opened today and in order to prepare ourselves for the upcoming months we’ve had a look at the past years to find the crucial success factors for a successfully funded proposal.
Bringing accelopment services to the forefront
With the new website structure we’re bringing our range of services to the forefront, giving you a better overview over what we offer.
Upcoming Horizon 2020 information days and weeks
With the upcoming Work Programmes, the Horizon 2020 information days (and weeks) will have an added significance.
Trains of the future: Industry-academia collaboration for knowledge transfer and product development
Joint Technology Initiatives (JTI) are a great opportunity for European companies to accelerate their product development and for research organisations to transfer knowledge to industry.
Priority areas of the Horizon 2020 Work Programmes 2018-2020
The European Commission published the “Strategic Programme Overarching Document” concerning the upcoming Horizon 2020 Work Programmes earlier this year.
Reassurance for UK based researchers
The Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson have now sought to calm some of the fears in the research community.
Vacancies at accelopment
Are you looking for a new challenge in the area of scientific communications? Update your CV and head over to our Jobs site to get the full details.
Increase your ITN success rate with accelopment
We could once again beat the average proposal and almost two thirds of “our” ETN proposals were successful and were invited to grant preparation.
Upcoming Eurostars-2 cut-offs
There are two upcoming cut-off dates in the Eurostars-2 programme: 14th September 2017 and 1st March 2018.
ETN Starting Guide - New interactive infographic
We have created the ETN Starting Guide - an infographic on how to get your ESR on the way.
ITN 2017 evaluation results out
Since we felt the numbers didn’t reveal much information, we’ve had a look at them, run some calculations and will detail our observations in this post.
ETN Starting Guide - Part 3: Starting phase
Now that we’ve read about what it takes to find ESRs and how to get them signed up it’s time for the next step: The starting phase. A few things we’re going to mention might seem arbitrary, for instance collecting contact details. However, it’s the small things that get easily forgotten during the lifetime of a multi-year project, but it’s often the details that make the difference.
ETN Starting Guide - Part 2: Contracts
Once the ESRs have been successfully recruited, it’s time to get their contracts prepared and signed. Employing an ESR requires slightly more paperwork in comparison to other jobs. However, the extra work required isn’t something that should deter any potential employers, after all it’s all part of the project. In this post we will be looking at the contract needed to be put in place to get your ESR started and what shouldn’t be forgotten when employing an ESR.
ETN Starting Guide - Part 1: Recruitment
After giving you a good overview of the individual subjects in previous articles we are now continuing with our Starting Guide series to offer you some more concrete help with your projects. In this three-part-series we will be giving you tips on how to manage your projects in regard to the ESRs, starting with the recruitment process.
EU Funding Opportunities, H2020 proposal writing, and more - First live webinars dates announced
After launching the 9 training modules late last year, we’ve been busy preparing for the first live webinars on:
Early Stage Researcher (ESR) explained
The definition of an ESR is rather short: “ESRs shall, at the time of recruitment by the host organisation, be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and have not been awarded a doctoral degree.”
Innovative Traning Networks (ITN) explained
Today we’ve picked one of the five MSCA schemes for a closer examination: Innovative Training Networks.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) explained
In this article we’ll be looking at what an MSCA is and go through the different types of MSCAs.
Stage 2 opportunities – Looking at the remaining topics
We have previously written about two-stage topics in both the NMBT (Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Production) and PM (Personalised Medicine) calls. These weren’t the only topics we’ve found with a two-stage submission scheme entering the second stage.
Benefits of ISO 9001 for EU proposal preparation and project management
Internally we are aware of what it takes to uphold the certification and how it influences our daily work life, but because a large number of our clients and partners are either scientists or researchers, we often feel that the benefits they receive by working with a certified company aren’t perceived.
NMBP and PM stage 1 passed – What now?
The workload for preparing a full proposal is also not to be underestimated and this is where accelopment’s offered services help.
Competition for ETN grants increases
Another year brings another broken record when it comes to MSCA ITN submissions: There were a total of 1,435 ETN proposals submitted to the H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017 call on the 10th January 2017, which marks a record high.
Switzerland now fully associated to Horizon 2020
Switzerland is now fully associated to the entire Horizon 2020.
accelopment`s 9 training modules - Benefit from more than 20 years of EU project experience
The training accelopment offers is backed by 20 years of experience in proposal writing and project management in FP7, Horizon 2020 and other funding programmes.
Premiere: Exploitation Booster event, supported by the EC
The Common Exploitation Booster is a new service offered by the European Commission. accelopment is among the first who use the service for one of our projects.
Horizon 2020 experts and what they do
Today we would like to invite you to take a look behind the scenes and talk about the people who eventually will evaluate (or have evaluated) your proposal.
R&D funding for your product development in Eurostars 2 – New infographic
With Eurostars companies of any sector or industry can propose research, development and innovation projects in any area.
Changes in the MSCA standard proposal template 2017 and the Guide for Applicants
Many minor changes and a few worth your attention.
Infographic on Energy calls in Horizon 2020
Renewable energy technologies, Heating and cooling, Buildings and Industry, services and products – all in our Energy infographic.
Sign up for the Eurostars Event in October
We’ve written extensively about the Eurostars programme in the past and to anyone interested in the subject there’s an interesting event coming up on 12th October. It will take place at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam and is organised by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, together with the EUREKA Secretariat and Enterprise Europe Network. The focus of this event will be the Eurostars programme.
Infographic on NMBP calls in Horizon 2020
Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, NMBP in short, has become a priority area funded under the Horizon 2020 programme. With 17 2-Stage call Topics open with a deadline in October it is time to get the proposal ready now.
New funding opportunities in the next H2020 Health calls - New infographic
There are four upcoming Health call deadlines we are focusing on in this infographic on Horizon 2020 Health calls.
Upcoming ICT call topics – New Infographic
Big Data, Robotics, Future Internet and Cloud Computing: Find it all in our new infographic on ICT calls.
Stay on top of ICT funding opportunities
With the ICT Proposers’ Day 2016 just a few weeks away, potential proposers will need to find a way stay on top of all the ICT related news
ICT Proposers’ Day 2016
The ICT Proposers’ Day 2016 will kick off in about a month’s time, on the 26th September, in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Changes in the Horizon 2020 MGA
There have been some changes made to the Horizon 2020 Model Grant Agreement (MGA).
Information on the upcoming Horizon 2020 Information Day
The Horizon 2020 Information Day on the Research Public-Private Partnerships will take place on the 14th October 2016 in Brussels, Belgium.
Factories of the Future Conference 2016
Dr Jeanette Müller will be attending the Factories of the Future Conference 2016.
A new page explaining Horizon 2020 acronyms
A new explainer page to guide you through the Horizon 2020 acronyms.
Open up to new possibilities with one-two-grant
After the success of several workshops on EU proposal writing at renowned Irish and UK universities and based on the positive experience from the company days (firmensprechtage in German) it is long overdue that accelopment officially defines its tried and tested concept of individualised funding advice to scientists at universities across Europe. We are therefore excited to introduce one-two-grant.
New flyer on the three H2020 pillars
The new Flyer can be downloaded from our website. If that isn’t enough Horizon 2020 fuelled fun for you, check out the H2020guide.
ITN 2016 evaluation results out
ITN 2016 results are out, with good news for accelopment.
New requirements for FET Open
This year's Horizon 2020 FET Open call is still open until the 11th May 2016!
Countdown for PEARRL kick-off started
There are only a couple of weeks left, until the latest accelopment supported European Training Network (ETN) PEARRL will begin!
Projects at the European Robotics Forum
Eurostars and You
Find out what it takes for your Eurostars proposal to be successful.
OPTO-BRAIN wins EUREKA Innovation Award
We are delighted to reveal that OPTO-BRAIN, a project on which accelopment is subcontractor for project-administration, has been selected as a winner of the prestigious EUREKA Innovation Award 2015/2016. The award will be handed to Emanuela Keller, the President of the Board of Directors from NeMoDevices AG.
ITN submissions increase
As expected, the number of ITN submissions has increased, although the increase was not as pronounced as anticipated.
New accelopment-supported H2020 projects in renewable energy technologies
At accelopment we have always shown a special interest towards research in renewable and sustainable energy technologies, which is why we are happy to be involved in many projects in this growing and highly innovative field. The most recently approved Horizon 2020 projects we are supporting are:
New Horizon 2020 Calls, new Funding Opportunities
As of 14 October 2015, there are 53 new funding opportunities for researchers, developers and innovators: The EC has published new calls for proposals in all three pillars of Horizon 2020 (Excellent Science, Industrial Leadership, Societal Challenges) which are now open for submission. Several billion euro are available for different types of projects, including Research and Innovation Actions, more applied Innovation Actions and Coordination and Support Actions.
Important changes in ETN proposal template (Part B)
The EC has published the new annual call for proposals in the Marie Sklodowska-Curie action “Innovative Training Networks” (ITN).
New Template for Clinical Trials in Horizon 2020 health calls
The European Commission has now published the new template for clinical trials in Horizon 2020 health calls.
Two accelopment-supported Horizon 2020 projects are set to start
Second Horizon 2020 ETN approved
accelopment has successfully supported the preparation of the H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Training Network EXCILIGHT.
RISKSUR training modules
Here at accelopment we pride ourselves for being on the cutting edge when it comes to helping our partners with technologies. In this example we would like to explain how we use Adobe ConnectTM for training purposes. Adobe ConnectTM enables us to host virtual meetings whenever, and from wherever, we want. Having this possibility is essential when working on an international project. We have expanded our usage to more than just meetings and have used our tools to create a virtual training series.
ISO 9001:2008 re-certification complete
We are pleased to announce, that accelopment AG has been successfully re-certified by the Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems (SQS).
Supporting LIFE progressing well
We’ve recently had the first official Supporting LIFE (SL) report to the European Comission approved with no changes.
First live demonstration of the Robo-Mate exoskeleton (update)
Update: With the workshop now over, we are happy to announce that it has succeeded our expectations. The presentation was fully booked well before the actual day.
There are more updates from the project! See the Media & Press site to read articles about Robo-Mate and watch a feature on a TV program.
The UNION project is on track
More than two years have passed, since the accelopment supported UNION project kicked off and the project is still going strongly. The project was recently reviewed by the Project Coordinator and the Project Officer and it is living up to its task. Before we get into the details of the report, let me explain, what the project is all about:
accelopment supports ICOHAR 2015 communication
As part of its dissemination activities in the TRAIN-ASAP ITN project, accelopment supports the dissemination and communication of ICOHAR 2015 - a key conference on Antimicrobial Resistance.
Infographic on the Most Common Horizon 2020 Project Types
The accelopment H2020 infographic gives an overview of the relevant facts for the most common project types in Horizon 2020.
FP7 Project EAGLE Explained in a Short Animated Video
The short animated EAGLE video, created by accelopment, gives an entertaining introduction to the FP7 project EAGLE.
Factsheet on the Horizon 2020 Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) Programme
The Horizon 2020 Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) programme offers funding for any innovation activities close-to-the-market. Call for proposals is open until 29 April 2015. Read our FTI factsheet for more information.
accelopment at DairyCare Conference in Cordoba, 3-4 March 2015
High interest in consultations with Jeanette Mueller of the participants at the Dairycare conference in Cordoba, 3- 4 March 2015.
Company Days: Individual Consultations for Companies
Are you interested in funding opportunities for your company? Make an appointment for an individual consultation at the current company days.
Horizon 2020: High Competition for ITN Proposals
The number of submitted ITN proposals for the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN) call 2015 increased by 35% compared to 2014.
H2020 ITN ClickGene: Kick-off Meeting in Munich
ClickGene – „Click Chemistry for Future Gene Therapies to Benefit Citizens, Researches and Industry“: Kick-off meeting of the Horizon 2020 ITN in Munich.
Horizon 2020 ITN: 8 changes for the current call
Have you already applied for a Horizon 2020 ITN call? Read our list of 8 changes that you need to take into account if you write a proposal for the current call (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015).
Company Day at the BauHolzEnergie-Convention, 2014
Individual consultations were offered to Swiss SMEs at the national trade fair BauHolzEnergie 2014 by ACCEL`s experts. More “company consultancy days” are planned.
EUREKA Innovation Event in Basel, Wednesday November 19th, 2014
Are you interested in attractive funding opportunitites for SMEs? Find out more at the EUREKA Innovation Event in Basel.
Membership in the Swiss Association for Standardization (SNV)
Since October 2014, accelopment has been a member of the Swiss Association for Standardization (SNV).
First Horizon 2020 ETN ClickGene approved
accelopment successfully supported the preparation of a Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network, called ClickGene
Infographic for RoboMate
accelopment has designed and developed an interactive infographic for the RoboMate project.
2-day workshop at the University College Cork
Dr Jeanette Müller to hold a two-day workshop ‘EU Projects: From Proposal Writing to Project Management’ at the University College Cork 22/23 August.
Meet accelopment at the ICT Proposers' Day 2014
The ICT Proposers' Day will take place in Florence (Italy) from 9-10 October 2014.
Infographic for Supporting LIFE
accelopment has designed and developed an interactive infographic for the Supporting LIFE project.
New funding factsheets available
accelopment provides you with factsheets that show relevant information on available funding programmes at a glance.
Swiss Federal Council Informs on Researcher Support for Horizon 2020
The Swiss Federal Council has published interim measures for the role of Switzerland within the research framework Horizon 2020.
Workshop on Proposal Writing and Project Participation
Dr Jeanette Müller will be giving a two day workshop on Horizon 2020 proposal writing and project participation.
COST Action proposal “NEOH” accepted
accelopment successfully supported the preparation of a COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action called NEOH – “Network for Evaluation of One Health”.
Final PROVE Meeting
The final PROVE meeting has taken place in Sofia from 29 - 31 May 2014.
New Project Dissemination Website
Our new project dissemination website is now online!
The new page provides a better overview of the dissemination tasks completed by accelopment during current and past projects. These include Factsheets, Websites, Newsletters, Press Articles, Videos and Social Media. The new design shows the results of these activities at one glance. By clicking on the categories on the right, the overview can be sorted according to interests, eg. so that only the factsheets are displayed. Click here to see the new page.
Have your say on Future and Emerging Technologies
Do you have a great idea for a new technology that is not possible yet? Share your view here.
Swiss Participation in Horizon 2020
The EU research funds for Switzerland have been frozen as a result of the recent Swiss vote to reduce immigration.
S-HELP video
University College Cork (UCC), S-HELP’s coordinator, has created a project-related video.
TRAIN-ASAP in EU Research Magazine
EU Research is specialised in editing, writing and distributing articles on scientific EU-funded projects.
Article in Tages Anzeiger
The Swiss newspaper 'Tages Anzeiger' published an article on the suspension of the Horizon 2020 treaty yesterday.
Initiative against mass imigration: Future cooperation in research and education between Switzerland and the EU
The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) informs...
Let the EAGLE fly – FP7 project kick off meeting
From 11-12 February 2014, 20 representatives of all 10 partners participated at the EAGLE kick-off meeting.
Kick-off meeting of S-HELP – a new FP7 project
The S-HELP kick-off meeting took place in Cork, Ireland, from 6-7 February 2014.
Robo-Mate in Swiss Media
The Robo-Mate project has been covered by various Swiss media recently.
Final Meeting of KHCCBIO Project
The King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan holds an international conference to announce the inauguration of the first ISO-compliant BioBank.
accelopment in Expert Directory of SGE
Switzerland Global Enterprise (SGE, formerly OSEC) is a renowned business network that wants to strengthen Switzerland as an economic hub.
Horizon 2020 Interactive User Guide
The first Horizon 2020 calls were published on 11 December 2013.
REFINE Mid-Term Review Meeting
The REFINE Mid-Term Review Meeting took place in St. Gallen (Switzerland) from 11-13 December 2013.
TRAIN-ASAP Mid-Term Review Meeting
The TRAIN-ASAP Mid-Term Review Meeting took place in Paris (France) from 10-12 December 2013.
Kick-off meeting of new FP7 project PROHEALTH
The PROHEALTH kick-off meeting took place in Newcastle (UK) from 17-18 December 2013.
First Horizon 2020 calls launched
Many calls for proposals in all three pillars of Horizon 2020 were published on 11 December 2013.
Robo-Mate on BBC News
BBC News Technology published an online article about Robo-Mate.
Horizon 2020 workshops for 45 CIDETEC researchers
More than 45 researchers at CIDETEC have been prepared for the upcoming calls for proposals in NMP and other Horizon 2020 LEIT programmes.
Next submission deadline for Eurostars applications announced
Eurostars funds innovative R&D projects to develop products, processes and services.
Information Days for Horizon 2020
The first Information Days for Horizon 2020 have been announced.
KHCCBIO Consortium wins Prize for Best Poster
KHCCBIO Consortium wins overall Prize for Best Poster in the Education & Standards category of the competition at the ESBB 2013 Biobanking Conference.
Long-term collaboration with ManuFuture-CH
accelopment continues to provide its services to members of this Swiss manufacturing network.
Robo-Mate kick-off meeting in Genoa
The Robo-Mate kick-off meeting took place in Genoa/Italy from 5-6 September 2013. 27 people including representatives from all 12 partners attended the meeting.
Launch of Supporting LIFE
On 1st of May, the Supporting LIFE project was launched.
Kick-off meetings to launch two new EU projects
Two FP7 projects will be launched this spring.
6 successful EU project proposals
accelopment has been involved in the following six FP7 projects that have been approved recently.
Three project kick-off meetings of newly approved EU projects in January 2012
Two FP7 Initial Training Networks, REFINE and TRAIN-ASAP, and one Eurostars project, OPTO-BRAIN, all start on first of January 2012.
Strategic Cooperation with the Swiss national energy cluster energie-cluster.ch
energie-cluster.ch and accelopment have signed a cooperation agreement
Funding impact on SMEs
Impact of funding on SMEs in renewable energies: Study results
Successful company days in the Technopark Winterthur
5 dynamic SMEs from the region of Winterthur obtained information on funding opportunities for their companies
Popular Company Consulting Day at ITS Schaffhausen
An additional company consultancy day took place in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland on the 11th of June 2010, and was organised by ITS Schaffhausen.
Successful EUREKA project MAXCOAT
The MAXCOAT project aims to Successful development of new cell culture vessels for biological laboratories.
Start of the FP7 project RICHE
On the 1st of February 2010, the FP7 project RICHE was launched.
Start of the FP7 project SYSWIND
On 1 December 2009 the initial training network SYSWIND is launched.
Start of the FP7 project HEALING
The 1 November 2009 is the starting date for the cooperation project HEALING
accelopment successfully ISO 9001 audited
In July 2009, accelopment was successfully audited on for ISO 9001 by the Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems (SQS).
Dr Jeanette Müller as key speaker at Osec's event
More than 50 managers representing some of the most renown Swiss companies participated in the prestigeous event
2 workshops on "EU proposal writing" at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Also this year, accelopment successfully implemented workshops at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
accelopment in the Pool of Experts
accelopment is now listed in the Pool of Experts, an online database by Switzerland`s leading business network Osec.
200 companies at the ITS Techno Apéro
Successful start of our strategic collaboration with the Swiss ITS Industrie- und Technozentrum Schaffhausen
FP7 project DERREG started
Nine project partners and accelopment participated in the kick-off meeting of the FP7 project DERREG in Brussels on 15th/16th January 2009.
accelopment introduces HPBM
Optimising processes - Increasing efficiency - Ensuring high quality!
FP7 project PILGRIM started
Twelve project partners including accelopment participated in the kick-off meeting of the FP7 project PILGRIM in Brussels on 5th/6th November 2008.
Successful SMEs: accelopment chosen
Well-known companies consider accelopment as a success story.