R&D for the next generation of scientific instrumentation, tools, methods, digitalisation and solutions for research infrastructure upgrades
Funds R&D for new scientific instruments, tools and digitalisation that upgrade European research infrastructures, co-developed with industry.
Work aimed at the core research-infrastructure use case is expected to reach beyond TRL 4 by the project's end, while any spin-off applications outside that core use case are expected to land at a lower TRL 3-4 -- the topic sets two different technology-readiness bars depending on which use case the work targets. A proposal needs at least two different research infrastructures as beneficiaries, ea…
This topic funds research and development of new scientific instrumentation, tools, methods and digitalisation solutions that advance research infrastructures across the EU and Associated Countries, in any field. Proposals should cover R&D of the new solutions, technology validation and prototyping, staff training, and their potential for industrial exploitation, and must be complementary to two earlier related topics from 2022 and 2024.
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