#Horizon Europe

For European Tech Transfer Offices (TTOs), supporting Principal Investigators (PIs) in securing major funding is a core objective. Grants like the NWO (Dutch Research Council) and Horizon Europe are the lifeblood of deep tech research. However, the evaluation criteria for these massive funding vehicles have shifted dramatically in recent years …

For researchers applying for EU funding, the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale is an unavoidable metric. Originally developed by NASA, the TRL scale has been fully adopted by the European Commission to evaluate the maturity of a project. In software or materials science, climbing this scale can sometimes feel like …

Securing a Horizon Europe grant for deep tech hardware requires navigating one of the most rigorous evaluations in the academic world: the Impact section. When developing complex physical instruments—whether it is a custom metrology module for semiconductor yield management or a novel nanoparticle deposition system—Principal Investigators often fall …