Horizon Europe Cluster 6 calls: Insights and Recommendations for applicants
In our previous blog post, we delved into the success rate and average budget of the first 2024 call for proposals within Cluster 6, whose last deadline for submission was on 28th February. In this new blog post, we explore the insights that can be extracted from the assessment and provide constructive recommendations for prospective applicants for the upcoming calls under the European funding framework. Insights into funded Projects Comparisons with previous years offer valuable insights into funding trends and resource allocation strategies. For 2023, € 798 million were available for Cluster 6 while in the calls for 2024, [...]
Blue Biotechnology and its potential in Macaronesia
The blue bioeconomy is based on the use of aquatic organisms to produce products, goods and services while blue biotechnology is the tool based on the application of science and technology to obtain them. On the other hand, blue biotechnology uses as raw materials algae, sponges, jellyfish, invertebrates, microorganisms, and other living beings that can be transformed or from which compounds can be extracted, to produce food, feed, nutraceuticals, pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, energy, packaging, clothing and much more. The blue economy strategy plays a dual role in the European Green Deal: it is key in reducing pressure on the [...]