CELTIC Online Proposers Day - 10th of December 2019
2019-12-10 17:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Stay informed about CELTIC-NEXT
High interest in the CELTICs 3rd Online Pitching Session for the upcoming CELTIC Spring Call 2020 (open until 30th of March) – The Online Proposers Day was highly appriciated by the 150 registered persons! The goal of the Proposers Day was to provide information about CELTIC-NEXT and to exchange new project ideas in the ICT Community. Information about funding opportunities in Canada and Sweden were presented by the public authorities to the audience.
CELTIC-NEXT Proposers Days are discussion fora for organisations related to telecommunications and ICT that are interested to participate in a R&D project and want to benefit from performing collaborative research through the EUREKA Cluster CELTIC-NEXT. The CELTIC Online Pitching Session included a short session on the funding situation in Canada and Sweden.
The session started with a short Welcome of our Programme Coordinator Christiane Reinsch and an introduction to CELTIC-NEXT and the future strategic directions of the CELTIC cluster to the audience. Funding opportunities were presented by Mrs Sanja Šain-Strömberg (Public Authority, VINNOVA Sweden) explaining funding in Sweden and Mr Kasturi Narayanan (Public Authority, NRC Canada) giving details on the funding situation for CELTIC through NRC Canada. Best hands on experiences for new project proposers from Mr. Pekka Eloranta (Sitowise, Finland) was given to the audience. During the webinar insights on the CELTIC Spring Call 2020 (30th of March 2020) and an overview on the timeline from the submission of a CELTIC proposal to the label of a CELTIC proposal was explained. The target audience for this webinar were participants interested in building a project consortium for future CELTIC Calls for proposals.
Agenda:
16:00- 16:15: Welcome and introduction to CELTIC-NEXT
by Mrs Christiane Reinsch, CELTIC Office Programme Coordinator
16:15- 16:45: Funding opportunities in Canada and Sweden
moderated by Mrs Christiane Reinsch, CELTIC Programme Coordinator
– Mr Kasturi Narayanan (Public Authority, NRC Canada) funding situation at NRC Canada
– Mrs Sanja Šain-Strömberg (Public Authority, VINNOVA Sweden) funding in Sweden
16:45- 17:00: Best practices from successful CELTIC Projects
by Mr. Pekka Eloranto (Sitowise, Finland).
17.00- 18:00: 10 CELTIC project ideas have been presented by CELTIC Proposers
Moderator Mrs Christiane Reinsch CELTIC Programme Coordinator.
10 new CELTIC Project Ideas were presented:
Please do not hesitate to contact the pitch presenters to discuss about your involvement in joining a project consortium to prepare a project proposal for one of our CELTIC Calls for projects proposals in the year 2020. The connection details of the pitch presenters can be found on the last page of the presentations.

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AIMMArman ShojaeifardBTUK

AIDYNCONTDr. Baris Aykent Profen GroupTurkey

Smart Rural WaterAlan WhitesideNHS HighlandUK

AI Driven Expert Support SystemMehmet Y. ŞimşekNetRDTurkey

AI enabled D2CMarkus SihvonenHAMK SmartFinland

Ai SafeMartin TörngreenKTHSweden

VIFARMIcten InanKARELTurkey

5G-Safe+Pekka ElorantaSitowiseFinland

RES4CPSJuhani LatvakoskiVTTFinland

Secure and Efficient Key Management for IoEMohsen TooraniLund UniversitySweden

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Contact Details:
For more information please contact office@celticnext.eu
Save the 29th of January in your calendar for the CELTIC-EUROGIA Proposers Day on 29th of January at NOKIA premises in Madrid, Spain.

CELTIC EUROGIA Proposers Day at Nokia premises in Madrid
2020-01-29 10:00 - 17:00 | Calle de María Tubau, 9, 28050 Madrid, Spain, Calle de María Tubau, 9, Madrid, 28050, Spain
CELTIC and EUROGIA are pleased to announce the joint call that closes on March 30th 2020. This is a perfect opportunity to respond better to current trends that require a cross-cutting approach. The goal of the joint call is to expand knowledge, boost visibility and promote cooperative efforts for innovative results.
The aim of the Proposers Day was to learn about CELTIC and EUROGIA, to discuss project ideas with potential partners and to find out about funding opportunities in your countries. This Proposers Day hosted participants from 8 different countries and took take place at Nokia premises in Madrid on 29 January 2020.
Proposers Days are discussion fora for organisations that are interested to participate in a research project and want to benefit from performing collaborative research through one of the EUREKA Clusters CELTIC-NEXT or EUROGIA.
This was the first time that the two EUREKA Clusters team up for a Joint Call and we expect that Project Proposals in telecommunications and ICT as well as in the green Energy domain will be created.
Because it is a Joint Call between EUROGIA and CELTIC-NEXT, the applications will be submitted via the Call portal in order to synchronize the submission process.
Please find a summary of the day here
Agenda of the Day:
09:30- 09:50: Welcome
– Ignacio Gallego CEO Nokia and Álvaro Villegas Nokia Bell Labs, Spain
– Miguel A. González CDTI General Secretary, Spain
– Pierre Besse, EUROGIA2020, Vice President
– Jari Lehmusvuori, CELTIC Vice-Chair, Nokia, Finland
09:50 – 10:20: Keynote on AI: “Building the Golden Closed Loop – AI and Networking”
-Diego Lopez, Telefónica, Spain
10:20 – 10:45. How to submit a Proposal to the Joint Call of CELTIC & EUROGIA
-Pierre Besse, EUROGIA2020 Vice President
-Peter Herrmann CELTIC Office Director
10:45 – 11:00: Presentation of AI Joint InterCluster Call
-Peter Herrmann, CELTIC Office Director
11:00 – 11:20: Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:00: CELTIC-NEXT / EUROGIA project framework in Spain and PAs from other
participating Countries
Funding situation and research focus areas in
–Spain Juana Sanchez, CDTI
–Canada Narayanan, Kasturi, NRC-CNRC
–Luxemburg Alexander Link, Luxinnovation
12:00 – 13:00: Panel Business impacts of CELTIC and EUROGIA projects
– Moderator: Pierre Besse, EUROGIA2020 Vice President
Virtuose and UNICRINF, Maria Luisa Arranz & Jose Javier Garcia Aranda, Nokia (Spain)
E3, Chabrera Villarreal Oscar, Vilynx (Spain)
SENDATE, Jari Lehmusvuori, Nokia (Finland)
ENERJİSA: Hülya Akınç (Turkey)
Bureau Veritas: Sophie Theys (France)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14.00- 16:00: 12 Project Ideas have been presented by Proposers
-Moderator: Mrs Christiane Reinsch CELTIC Programme Coordinator.
16:00-17:00 Demo Session by NOKIA Spain
New Project Ideas presented at the Project Pitching Session:
In the afternoon 12 proposers presented their new project ideas for the upcoming Open Call that closes on 30th of March 2020. Proposers from Canada, Spain, Turkey and Israel presented project ideas covering a broad range of ICT topics from underwater communications over smart agriculture and AI solutions also topical proposals well covering the smart energy field were presented.
Consortium Building Sessions:
The moderator Christiane Reinsch, Programme Coordinator at CELTIC Office and the pitch presenters invited the audience to the follow up Consortium Building Sessions that took place in the first week of February to furhter strenghen the consortia.
Please have a look at the new project ideas that were presented and do not hesitate to join the follow up Consoritum Building Sessions to find out if your expertise is needed in one of the project ideas. The contact details can be found on the last slides of the presentations.

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COMPANYCOUNTRY

AIDYNCONTBaris AykentProfen GroupTurkey

Automated AgricultureRalf FrotscherTWT GmbhGermany

Smart PointsFatmagül İrfanoğluNETCADTurkey

DSTS Sensing for Green EnergyRouben AntanianOZ OpticsCanada

BENTRADEAylin YorulmazKoçSistem Bilgi ve İletişim
Hizmetleri A.ŞTurkey

Acoustic and temperature sensingColby SuttonRGL Inc.Canada

RENNE#Emilio MuletAccuroSpain

Underwater and Free-Space Optical Communication SolutionsKaan AlperBau Innovation
and Consulting Inc.Turkey

AI on the Edge for PeopleJesus AlonsoDSP Group Ltd.Israel

Energy AwareHülya Akinc EnergjisaTurkey

AutoDrone Alper AcartürkDicle Electricity Distribution
Company (DSO)Turkey

VIFARMIcten InanKarelTurkey

You can also have a look at new projet ideas from previous CELTIC Events and Proposers Days , please keep in mind to take an active role and get in contact with the pitch presenters.
If you have any questions or need help, do not hesitate to contact the CELTIC Office or the EUROGIA Office, we are pleased to help you.
Contact: CELTIC Office: event@celticnext.eu or Peter Herrmann: herrmann@celticnext.eu.
Contact: EUROGIA Office: Sinem ALTUNCU’ sinemaltuncu@eurogia.com
This event is kindly hosted by Nokia and is supported by CDTI.

CELTIC AI Proposers Webinar, 31 March 2020, 14:00-17:00 CET
2020-03-31 16:00 - 19:00
The 4th CELTIC online Proposers Webinar was held on 31 March 2020.
This webinar focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) proposals.

Agenda:
14:00-14:15: Welcome and introduction to CELTIC-NEXT,
by Valérie Blavette, CELTIC Chairperson
14:15-14:40: Keynote presentation: “AI and Quantum Optimization at DT”,
by Oliver Holschke, Strategic R&D Projects at Deutsche Telekom
14:40- 15:10: Introduction to Eureka clusters AI call,
by Valérie Blavette, Intercluster Chairperson and CELTIC Chairperson
15:10-15:45: Practical information for CELTIC AI Proposals,
by Peter Herrmann, CELTIC Director
15.45- 16:45: AI Project ideas presented by Proposers,
moderated by Maria Barros Weiss, CELTIC Programme Coordinator
16:45-17:00: Q&A and closing remarks,
by Peter Herrmann, CELTIC Director

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AI4MWLeila SaariVTTFinland

AI assisted smart buildingsChristoph JulyDevolo AGGermany

Next Generation Non-Binary AI Security AgentFrank TrevinoClear MobitelUK

AIDYNCONTBariş AykentProfen GroupTurkey

UCBAHakan KilincNetRDTurkey

AI4coreThomas LiebigMaterna SEGermany

MSCAISenem TanberkNetRDTurkey

THERMONITORÖzlem Özden ZenginVESTELTurkey

ALIENTTSigrid EldhEricsson ABSweden

SMART EDGEJerker BjörkqvistAbo Akademi UniversityFinland

The EUREKA Clusters AI Call is jointly prepared, promoted and supported by the following Eureka clusters:

CELTIC-NEXT Proposers Days are discussion fora for organisations related to telecommunications and ICT that are interested to participate in a research project and want to benefit from performing collaborative research through the EUREKA Clusters.
Please have also a look at Pitch Presentations of previous CELTIC Proposers Days

CELTIC at 5G Test Network Finland
2020-08-28 11:00 - 18:00
The goal of the event is to share information about key results related to 5G evolution based solutions for vertical industries and tell about 5GTNF utilization possibilities.
5G Test Network Finland is ecosystem for 5G and beyond technology and service development. It includes state-of-the-art technologies and support development of vertical trials in their real operational environments, more details in 5GTNF website.
You are invited to 5GTNF result seminar arranged as virtual (Teams) meeting. The event is free of charge. Link to Teams meeting will be distributed few days before seminar start.
Please register here no later than 21 August 2020.
Program
09.00 – 09.05 Opening
09.05 – 09.20 5G evolution R&D funding roadmap in Business Finland (Arto Pussinen, Business Finland)
09.20 – 11.00 Industry views about 5G evolution roadmap; technologies and applications

5G technology beyond mobile broadband (Harri Holma, Fellow, Nokia Bell Labs)
Communication needs in times of crisis – COVID19 impact on consumer behaviour (Johan Torsner, Ericsson)
5G Deployments and Technological Evolution (Jarno Niemelä, Head of Mobile Access Technologies, Elisa)
5G status and use cases (Tomi Sarajisto, Telia)
5G evolution roadmap – technologies and applications (Olli Knuuttila, DNA)

10.40 – 10.50 10 min break
10.50 – 12.30 5GTNF Key results introduction and utilization possibilities

10.50 – 11.00: 5GTNF ecosystem overview (Kyösti Rautiola, VTT)
11.00 – 11.15: 5G-FORCE research platform (Jose Costa, Aalto)
11.15 – 11.30: Critical communication solutions for authorities and remote businesses (Harri Posti, CWC)
11.30 – 11.45: Virtual presence in moving objects through 5G (Edward Mutafungwa, Aalto)
11.45 – 12.00: 5G health, aquaculture and transport validation trials (Haesik Kim, VTT)
12.00 – 12.15: 5G enabled road safety services (Tiia Ojanperä, VTT)
12.15 – 12.30: Introduction to 5GVIIMA – 5G Vertical Integrated Industry for Massive Automation – results (Olli Liinamaa, CWC)

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 14.00 Regulation status (Heidi Himmanen, Klaus Nieminen, Traficom)
14.00 – 14.15 Introduction to Eureka/CELTIC (Jari Lehmusvuori, Nokia Bell Labs)
14.15 – 16.00 Introduction to preparation of new projects
For more details: https://5gtnf.fi/news-events/

CELTIC Eurogia Proposers Days - 15th & 16th of September 2020
2020-09-15 15:00 - 2020-09-16 19:00
Free Registration, register now
Save the Proposers Day in my calendar
CELTIC and Eurogia are pleased to announce this Online Proposers Day in September to bring together both Eureka Cluster communities. The next Call for Project Proposals is open until 19th of October, this is a perfect opportunity to respond better to current trends that require a cross-cutting approach. The goal of the joint call is to expand knowledge, boost visibility and promote cooperative efforts for innovative results.
Please have a look at the Agenda
Presentations
Welcome
Valérie Blavette, Inter-Cluster Spokeperson and CELTIC Chairperson, Orange
Sinem Altuncu, EUROGIA2020 General Manager, Paycore
Keynote: Cybersecurity Challenges
Dr. Heiko Lehmann, Deutsche Telekom, T-Labs
How to Submit a Proposal to the Joint Call of CELTIC & EUROGIA
Peter Herrmann CELTIC Office Director & Pierre Besse, EUROGIA2020 Vice President
CELTIC Brokerage Tool
Dr Peter Herrmann, CELTIC Office Director
Business Impact from CELTIC and Eurogia Projects
Moderator: Pierre Besse, EUROGIA2020 Vice President
CELTIC – NOTTS Dr. Antonio Cuadra-Sanchez, Minsait an INDRA company
EUROGIA – Solarpact Mr Sahin Calglayan, Reengen
CELTIC-NEXT / EUROGIA funding programme framework
Moderator: Christiane Reinsch, CELTIC Programme Coordinator
Funding situation and research focus areas in different countries
To contact:
Austria Mr Michael Walch, FFG
South Africa Mr Toto Matshediso and Ms Vinny Pillay, DST
Canada Mr Narayanan Kasturi, NRC-CNRC
Israel Mrs Neta Gruber, IIA
Turkey Mr Umut Ege, TUBITAK
Finland Mr Hannu Nurmi, Business Finland
Germany Mrs Sabine Hemmerling, DLR
Spain Mrs Juana Sanchez, CDTI
Switzerland Mrs Colette John-Grant, InnoSuisse
South Korea Mrs Hyewook Joung, KIAT
Singapore Mr Navjeev SINGH, Enterprise Singapore
Successful SMEs:
Moderator: Peter Herrmann, CELTIC Office Director
CELTIC – medVC: Mr Piotr Pawalowski (Vice-President and CTO at medVC)
EUROGIA – Solarcati: Mr Utku Korkmaz (CEO Solarcati)
The aim of this Proposers Day was to learn about CELTIC and Eurogia, to discuss project ideas with potential partners and to find out about funding opportunities in your countries. Due to Covid 19 this Proposers Day it was held in an online format to provide a save environment during this challenging times to exchange on the latest project ideas.
We expect that Project Proposals in telecommunications and ICT as well as in the green Energy domain will be created.
Please find the latest schedule of the Consortium Building Sessions in September:
Please find the 15 new proposal ideas that were pitched in short elevator pitching sessions. Keep in mind to take an active role and either join the scheduled Consortium Building sessions, or contact the pitch presenters directly to understand if your expertise is welcome in one of the proposals. The contact details can be found on the last slide of the presentations.

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SMARTRAVELErdal Serkerci &Cenk Yusuf Ustabas SeturTurkey

SAFE TRUCKTimo SukuvaaraFinish Meterological InstituteFinland

AIROHARSHJorma Hintikka and Athith SagarCentriaFinland

Bonus Mobility PlattformMichael StädeleMonalysisGermany

HARMONIZED AI FOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS Prof.Dr. Onur TUNÇERMelinaAeroTurkey

RENNE#Emilio MuletAccuroSpain

DataSecProf. Dr. Jan JürjensFraunhofer ISSTGermany

High Data Rate Ultrasonic CommunicationsK JeonYiruri Co.Korea

NEARLY ZERO ENERGY SOLAR ARCHITECTUREProf. Dr.-Ing.Seung-Ho YooSehan UniversityKorea

CONTROL AIR-SPACEYeon Eunsook Lets I&CKorea

iConnect-OWFDr Jose Aizpurua, and Dr Markel Peñalba Mondragon UniversitySpain

Ultra Scalable Wireless Access Juho PirskanenWirepasFinland

Optimal emission-free local public transportSamuel WürtzHochschule KepmtenGermany

SEAS-B5GJean-Charles POINTJCP Connect Edge Cloud ComputingFrance

Intelligent Safety MonitoringAmit Anandez enRouteCanada

Find out about Proposal Ideas of previous Proposers Days and CELTIC Events.

For questions please contact:
Christiane Reinsch via : reinsch@celticnext.eu

Free Registration, register now
Save the Proposers Day in my calendar
CELTIC and Eurogia are pleased to announce this Online Proposers Day in September to bring together both Eureka Cluster communities. The next Call for Project Proposals is open until 19th of October, this is a perfect opportunity to respond better to current trends that require a cross-cutting approach. The goal of the joint call is to expand knowledge, boost visibility and promote cooperative efforts for innovative results.
Please have a look at the Agenda
The aim of this Proposers Day is to learn about CELTIC and Eurogia, to discuss project ideas with potential partners and to find out about funding opportunities in your countries. Due to Covid 19 this Proposers Day will be held in an online format to provide you a save environment during this challenging times to exchange on the latest project ideas.
This Proposers Day is a discussion fora for organisations that are interested to participate in a research project and want to benefit from performing collaborative research through one of the EUREKA Clusters CELTIC-NEXT or Eurogia.
We expect that Project Proposals in telecommunications and ICT as well as in the green Energy domain will be created.
Please do not hesitate to prepare a pitch presentation to give your new proposal idea the perfect visibility during this online proposers day. Please keep in mind that presentation file(s) must be emailed as soon as possible but at the latest by 9th September 2020 to officecelticnext.eu.
Please use the following presentation template the presentations are limited to 6 minutes:

Find out about Proposal Ideas of previous Proposers Days and CELTIC Events.

CELTIC-NEXT DAY, 2 December 2020
2020-12-02 10:30 - 17:00
The CELTIC-NEXT DAY on the 2nd of December counted with the keynote on Smart Sustainable Systems for a Green World and the 2020 CELTIC Awards announcement.
Public Funding Information updates from several Country representatives were announced, and new proposal pitches for the next call were presented.
The goal of CELTIC-NEXT calls is to expand knowledge, boost visibility and promote cooperative efforts for innovative results.
The CELTIC-NEXT Day is the perfect opportunity to close the year by joining CELTIC-NEXT Community, celebrating the success of the programme and learning about the next opportunities to keep engaged.
See the Agenda here
Presentations:
Welcome
Valérie Blavette, CELTIC Chairperson, Orange
Keynote: Sustainable ICT systems for a Green World
Dr. Klaus Grobe, Director Global Sustainability, ADVA
CELTIC Award Session
CELTIC Brokerage Tool
Peter Herrmann, CELTIC Office Director
How to Submit a CELTIC Proposal
Peter Herrmann, CELTIC Office Director
Public Funding Information for CELTIC-NEXT Projects
Funding situation and research focus areas in different countries:
– Hyewook Joung, KIAT, South Korea
– Neta Gruber, Israel Innovation Authority, Israel
– Juana Sánchez Pérez, CDTI, Spain
– Michael Walch, FFG, Austria
– Umut Ege, Tubitak, Turkey
Next Call Opportunities
– Joint call on Technology driven green transition, Hyewook Joung, KIAT, and Jens Peter Vittrup, Innovation Fund Denmark
– CELTIC Spring Call, Peter Herrmann, CELTIC Office Director

We expect to promote together with you the creation of new project proposals for a Smart Sustainable Green World.
CELTIC-NEXT Day follows the format of the CELTIC events, presenting the CELTIC Awards for 2020 and providing a network platform for organizations related to telecommunications and ICT that are interested to participate in a research project and want to benefit from performing collaborative research through the EUREKA Clusters.

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Building Robust
Software Supply ChainsFrédéric LoiretKTHSweden

(USWA) Ultra Scalable Wireless
Access Juho PirskanenWirepas OyFinland

Massive IoT over High
Density LoRaWan NetworksAsier López/Iñaki EtxebarriaFon Labs
Spain

High Data Rate, Low Power,
Ultrasonic MODEMKue ChunYiruri Co.
South Korea

ACTIVATIONBarış AykentProfen
Turkey

Stay informed about CELTIC-NEXT
Please have also a look at Pitch Presentations of previous CELTIC Proposers Days here

CELTIC Online Proposers Day - 23rd of February 2021
2021-02-23 10:00 - 13:30
CELTIC-NEXT has been pleased to announce this Online Proposers Day in February to foster new project ideas for the upcoming CELTIC-NEXT Spring Call. The next Call for Project Proposals is open until 12th of April. The goal of this Call is to expand knowledge, boost visibility and promote cooperative efforts for innovative results.
Please have a look at the Agenda
Presentations:
Welcome
Jari Lehmusvuori, CELTIC Vice-Chair
Keynote: How to recover the economy after covid-19 –the role of 5G/6G
Pedro Mier, The President of AMETIC, Spain
How to submit a Proposal to the CELTIC-NEXT Spring Call
Peter Herrmann CELTIC Office Director

Announcement of Joint InterCluster Calls: on AI & on Green Transition
Xavier Priem, CELTIC Office
Brokerage Tool
Peter Herrmann CELTIC Office Director
CELTIC-NEXT project framework funding scheme
Moderator: Christiane Reinsch CELTIC Office
Countries presenting the latest funding schemes:
Juana Sanchez, CDTI, Spain
Sanja Sain-Strömberg, Vinnova, Sweden
Toto Matshediso and Ms Vinny Pillay, DST, South Africa
Umut Ege, TUBITAK, Turkey
Alexander Link, Luxinnovation, Luxembourg
Panel Business impacts of CELTIC Projects
Moderator: Riza Durucasugil, CELTIC Vice-Chair, NETAS ,Turkey
VIRTUOSE, Mr Jose Javier Garcia Aranda, Nokia, Spain
SOOGREEN, Mr Dominique Bodere, Orange, France
CyberWI, Mr Harold Linke, HITEC, Luxembourg
ASUA, Mr Serkan Gazel, Netcad, Turkey
New Project Ideas being presented
In the project pitching session the moderator Christiane Reinsch from the CELTIC Office and the pitch presenters invited to the follow up webinars from 24-26th of February.
The aim of this Proposers Day is to learn about CELTIC , to discuss project ideas with potential partners and to find out about funding opportunities in your countries. Due to Covid 19 this Proposers Day will be held in an online format to provide you a save environment during this challenging times to exchange on the latest project ideas.
This Proposers Day was a discussion fora for organisations that are interested to participate in a research project and want to benefit from performing collaborative research through one of the EUREKA Clusters CELTIC-NEXT.
We expect that Project Proposals in telecommunications and ICT will be created.
Please find the newly presented project ideas and the Consortium Building Session details in the below table.
The connection details can be found on the last slide of the presentation or directly in the calendar entry.

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Smart City Microgrid Management PlatformMrs Dilara GokerReengenTurkey

DECODEMr Hossein FotouhiMälardalen UniversitySweden

F4iTECHDr. Ismail UzunInonsensTurkey

AI Powered ProductionMr Ali Adil ÜnlükalTeknotamTurkey

MASSLORA Massive IoT over High Density LoRaWan Networks
Mr Iñaki EtxebarriaFonLabsSpain

New Responsible EconomyMr Ivan SantiagaEcovendingSpain

CPlayerMrs Deniz AtaktigaTurkey

My VitalityMr John DennisMypulseSwitzerland

Modular Array AntennaMr Mayank Celestial Space TechnologiesGermany

Find out about Proposal Ideas of previous Proposers Days and CELTIC Events.

CELTIC AI-NET Kick-Off Event
2021-06-01 09:00 - 13:00
New Flagship-project AI-NET for Accelerating Digital Transformation in Europe with Intelligent Network Automation
Digital transformation is ongoing in many areas of today’s society, which will impact many aspects of people’s lives via means such as smart cities, robotic, transportation, and next-generation industries. At the same time, the current centralized cloud infrastructure is not adequate to serve the transformation’s requirements. We believe that three technologies can come together to shape a new secure service and application platform; 5G, edge-centric compute & artificial intelligence. In this context, European industry has a good position in 5G networks, transportation and industrial applications, but need to strengthen the position in a secure cloud, data centre and artificial intelligence technologies to be at the front of the development. The primary objective of the AI-NET project is to provide enablers and solutions for high-performance services deployed and operated at the network edge. To manage complexity, we need to take advantage of artificial intelligence to complement traditional optimisation algorithms.
The Kick-Off Event of this important European Flagship Project will take place on 1st of June 2021 as an online event. Participants will include high level representatives from industry and public funding organisations. The focus on this event will be on how AI-NET will contribute to achieving the important goal of accelerating the digital transformation in Europe with intelligent network automation.
The project consortium will present their ambitions and show how European enterprises, critical infrastructure and data centres will be connected through enhanced transport networks and improved networking concepts that will results in reinforced overall security. This project targets a European solution for better control of data flows and new security concepts in the Internet.
AI-NET is a 80 million euro public-private partnership project comprising three sub-projects with 90 companies, research organisations, and universities from Germany, Sweden, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Poland. The AI-NET project is running under CELTIC-NEXT, the EUREKA Cluster for Next Generation Communications for a secured, trusted, and sustainable digital society, and is partly publicly funded by the research ministries/ agencies BMBF (Germany), VINNOVA (Sweden), Business Finland (Finland), and Innovate UK (United Kingdom).
Agenda:
09.00-09:15 CEST
Opening by Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ina Schieferdecker
Director-General for Research for Digitalization and Innovation,
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany
09:15-10:00 CEST
Presentations of funding agencies and CELTIC-NEXT
Mrs. Darja Isaksson,
Director General at Vinnova, Sweden’s Innovation Agency
Mr. Heikki Uusi -Honko,
Head of International Networks, Head of EUREKA Office, Business Finland
Mr. Jari Lehmusvuori,
CELTIC-NEXT Vice Chair, Head of Department Nokia Bell Labs, Finland
10:00 – 10:30 CEST
Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:30 CEST
Presentations of AI-NET sub-projects:

AI-NET-ANIARA (SE)
Mr. Magnus Frodigh, Vice President & Head of Ericsson Research
AI-NET-PROTECT (DE)
Dr. Christoph Glingener, Chief Technology Officer, ADVA Optical Networking
AI-NET-ANTILLAS (FR)
Ms. Patricia Layec, Research Department Head, Nokia Bell-Labs

11:30 – 12:30 CEST
Panel Discussion on “Accelerating Digital Transformation in Europe with Intelligent Network Automation”
High level speakers from SME, vertical industries, research institutes and universities.
Dr. Mohsen Amiribesheli, Research Technology Manager, Konica Minolta Global R&D
Dr. Markus Ohlenforst, Managing Director, IconPro GmbH
Mr. Dominik Flick, Project Manager, Energy Performance Management, Stellantis / Opel Automobile GmbH
Dr. Timo Lehnigk-Emden, Managing Director, Creonic GmbH
Prof. Dr. Jan Juerjens, Director Research Projects, Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering

Project information
AI-NET project web-site on the CELTIC-NEXT web
Contact AI-NET project
Achim Autenrieth
Director Advanced Technology
ADVA Optical Networking SE
Fraunhoferstrasse 9a
82152 Martinsried/Munich
Germany
Phone: +49 89 89 06 65 615
Mobile: +49 175 4365 615
aautenrieth@adva.com
www.adva.com
Contact CELTIC Office: office@celticnext.eu

CELTIC Online Proposers Day – 23rd of September 2021
2021-09-23 09:00 - 17:00
CELTIC-NEXT is pleased to announce this Online Proposers Day in September to foster new project ideas for the upcoming Autumn Call. The next Call for Project Proposals is open until 22nd of November 2021. The goal of this Call is to expand knowledge, boost visibility and promote cooperative efforts for innovative results.
Presentations:
Welcome and Info
Xavier Priem, CELTIC Director
How to submit a good proposal
Christiane Reinsch, CELTIC Programme Coordinator
Brokerage Tool
Christiane Reinsch, CELTIC Programme Coordinator
PA Presentations
Juana Sánchez, Spain
Umut Ege, Turkey

The aim of this Proposers Day is to learn about CELTIC , to discuss project ideas with potential partners and to find out about funding opportunities in your countries. Due to Covid-19 this Proposers Day will be held in an online format to provide you a save environment during these challenging times to exchange on the latest project ideas.
This Proposers Day is a discussion fora for organisations that are interested to participate in a research project and want to benefit from performing collaborative research through one of the EUREKA Clusters CELTIC-NEXT.
We expect that Project Proposals in the area of telecommunications and ICT will be created.
New project ideas presented in the afternoon:

DOWNLOAD PITCH PRESENTATIONCONTACTCOMPANYCOUNTRY

CISSANNSavolainen Pekka
Tapio FranttiVTT
University of JyväskyläFinland

iMeTransIñaki Etxebarria
Asier Lopezagile content + edgewareSpain

Misinformation protection for elderlyMr Anys Boukli
Maeli AstrucDigitalgroupSwitzerland

GAMIRCem Cevikbas TurkcellTurkey

InnoBrainMohammad DavariInnobrainSweden

Smart IoT enabled labels using printed electronicsSinegugu TshabalalaErithSouth Africa

Smart PanelLuca Giorgio BocheseLagertha SIALatvia

VendinHans PuntNBIPThe Netherlands

Find out about Proposal Ideas of previous Proposers Days and CELTIC Events

CELTIC Online Proposers Day – 26th of January 2022
2022-01-26 09:00 - 17:00
CELTIC-NEXT is pleased to announce this Online Proposers Day in January to foster new project ideas for the upcoming Spring Call. The next Spring Call for Project Proposals is open until 14th of April 2022. The goal of this Call is to expand knowledge, boost visibility and promote cooperative efforts for innovative results.
The aim of this Proposers Day is to learn about CELTIC , to discuss project ideas with potential partners and to find out about funding opportunities in your countries. Due to Covid-19 this Proposers Day will be held in an online format to provide you a save environment during these challenging times to exchange on the latest project ideas.
This Proposers Day is a discussion fora for organisations that are interested to participate in a research project and want to benefit from performing collaborative research through one of the EUREKA Clusters CELTIC-NEXT.
We expect that Project Proposals in the area of telecommunications and ICT will be created.
Please keep in mind that presenting a new project idea at this Proposers Day is the best way to make your idea known and to find potential new partners for your project. Make sure you send us (office@celticnext.eu) your pitch presentation as soon as possible and not later than 24 January 2022, using the following template.
Find out about Proposal Ideas of previous Proposers Days and CELTIC Events
The Agenda:

8:50 – 9:00
Early Opening Overall Moderation

9:00 – 9:10
Welcome by Mr. Jari Lehmusvuori, CELTIC-NEXT Vice-Chair, NOKIA

9:10 – 9:40
Keynote: “3GPP 5G-Advanced – outlook to Release 18” by Mr. Antti Toskala, NOKIA, Bell Labs Fellow

9:40 – 10:00
Presentation of CELTIC-NEXT by Mr. Xavier Priem, CELTIC-NEXT Director

10:00 – 10:15
How to submit a Proposal by Mr. Xavier Priem, CELTIC-NEXT Director

10:15 – 10:30
Best Practices by Mr. Jari Lehmusvuori, CELTIC-NEXT Vice-Chair, NOKIA

10:30 – 11:00
Keynote: “Evolution of Tower Business and 5G Private Networks” by Mr. Jose Antonio Aranda-Legazpe, CELLNEX, Product Strategy and Innovation Director

11:00 – 11:15
Brokerage Tool, Mrs. Christiane Reinsch, CELTIC-NEXT Programme Coordinator

11:15 – 11:20
Virtual Coffee Break

11:20 – 11:30
Presentation of Future Calls by Mr. Xavier Priem, CELTIC Director

11:30 – 12:00
CELTIC-NEXT project framework funding scheme presented by PAs from other participating Countries
Moderator: Mrs Christiane Reinsch, CELTIC-NEXT Programme Coordinator
Funding situation and research focus areas in
Spain Mrs Juana Sanchez, CDTI
Sweden Mrs Marlene Häggström, Vinnova

12:00 – 13:00
Q&A on the morning sessions

13:00 – 14:00
Virtual Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Panel Business impacts of CELTIC Projects
Moderator: Riza Durucasugil, CELTIC-NEXT Vice-Chair, NETAS Turkey
MUSCLES: Mr. Ayman Radwan
5GMEDE: Mr. Jean-Charles Point
RELIANCE: Mr. Elio Saltalamacchia

15:00 – 16:00
CELTIC-NEXT Proposal Presentations – Potential proposers present their ideas Moderator: Christiane Reinsch, CELTIC-NEXT Programme Coordinator
· Short information what the proposal is about (vision, motivation, research domains, impact, planned schedule)
· Expertise of partners, proposers are looking for
· Contact information

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TrustVPNRoberto GuancialeKTHSweden

SACAIFerhat KutluKocSistemTurkey

AppcentOzan Uysal and Cem YilmazAppcentTurkey

KalisMaria LindqvistUppsala UniversityFinland

AIROHARSHAthith SagarCentriaFinland

Efficient and Reliable Intelligent Security Solutions for EV Energy EcosystemNishat I MowlaRISESweden

16:00 – 16:10
Consortium Building Sessions and Brokerage Tool

CELTIC Online Proposers Day – 7th of September 2022
2022-09-07 09:00 - 18:00
Proposers’ Day on the 7th of September 2022
This CELTIC-NEXT Autumn Call is open since the 7th of July 2022 and will close on the 21st of October.

Download the Celtic Autumn Call 2022 Project Proposals full information in PDF hereCELTIC-NEXT is pleased to announce the Call to foster new project ideas for the upcoming CELTIC-NEXT Autumn Call. The aim of this Proposers Day is to learn about CELTIC, discuss project ideas with potential partners and find out about funding opportunities in your countries.
About 200 registered participants registered to this Proposers Day. This Proposers Day is a discussion for organisations interested in participating in a research project and want to benefit from collaborative research through one of the EUREKA Clusters CELTIC-NEXT.
Presentations:
Welcome & Introduction
Presentation of the EUREKA CELTIC-NEXT cluster
Xavier Priem, CELTIC-NEXT Director
Keynotes
The Present and Future of Taiwan-Europe Cooperation
Cleo Hsueh, Industry, Science and Technology International Strategy Center, ITRI
Innovation in South Korea and Funding Opportunity of South-Korea
Jason Kang, Korean Institute for Advancement of Technology
High Throughput & Secure Networks (HTSN) Challenge Program
Lynne Genik, National Research Council Canada
Strategic Programme Line Space for 5G/6G and Sustainable Connectivity
Maria Guta, European Space Agency
How to submit a Proposal
How to submit a good Proposal to CELTIC-NEXT
Xavier Priem, CELTIC-NEXT Director
Brokerage Tool
Presentation of the CELTIC Brokerage Tool
Christiane Reinsch, CELTIC Programme Coordinator
PA Presentations
Kasturi Narayanan, National Research Council, Canada
Tom Kirkham, InnovateUK, United Kingdom
Rita Silva, Agência Nacional de Inovação, Portugal
Elizabeth Frisch, Luxinnovation GIE, Luxembourg
Juana Sánchez, Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), Spain
Umut Ege, Council of Turkey, Türkiye
Nolwenn Simonot / Antoine Roux, BPI France, France
Hannu Nurmi, Business Finland, Finland
VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH & Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR), Germany

The detailed agenda can be found here.

The following 21 pitches has been presented during the day. Detailed schedule can be found here:

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AI-ONAbhishek AnchalRibbon CommunicationIsrael

Energy As A NetworkAlan WhitesideStratclydeUK

One HealthAlan WhitesideStratclydeUK

An end-to-end platform for acoustic wave filter design, diagnosis and mass production yields analysisDiamond LiuAcenturyCanada

COMETEli TockerECI TelecomIsrael

LOGISTICS_IoTEmilio MuletUsyncroSpain

Event-Trigged DataHao YinTEGnologyDenmark

VACUSTORAGEIsakov DmitryLatheacond TechnologiesSingapore

5G on streetlightsIsrael KoffmanRunELIsrael

Cost Efficient Resilient NetworksJames Irvine/Kinan GhanemStratclydeUK

Cloud-native 5GCore as a ServiceMahamoud HashemiOpenFabricCanada

Power & Energy eXchanges Maurice MalkaTSI-ECOCanada

Networking resilience transformationMichael FitchCRLUK

Move-Save-WinMiguel AiresLIveDrivePortugal

EVAI Charge Location Optimization
Mihaly ManchinGeoXHungary

MEC over NTNPeretz ShekalimPeretz ShekalimIsrael

Green4BuildingRemi BonnefoiEdisonwaysFrance

Next Generation Cybersecurity Mesh-networksRob van KranenburgASVINGermany

EyemmersiveSelvakumar RamachandranKerckhoffs LtdUK

We expect that Project Proposals in telecommunications and ICT will be created.
In addition to the entire scope of the CELTIC Strategic Roadmap, CELTIC is also looking for projects in the field of Non-Terrestrial-Networks and Terrestrial Networks convergence, as we are developing our partnership with the European Space Agency, along with the topics to be read in the corresponding article in the CELTIC News from first half 2022. Projects will be able to join the future collaborative actions.
Some funding public authorities have also expressed their additional interest into the digitalisation of the Economy thanks to ICT technologies, Clean Growth, Remote Health & Care, Advanced Manufacturing, Critical Coms for Emergencies, Open RAN, Private Networks, AI for Massive MIMO, IoT, I-IOT, 6G topics. Please contact CELTIC-NEXT Office for more details and potential strategies to apply.Find out about Proposal Ideas of previous Proposers Days and CELTIC Events.
For any questions, please contact the CELTIC Office.

CELTIC Spring Call Launch Event – 9th of December 2022
2022-12-09
CELTIC-NEXT Spring Call 2023
Online LAUNCH EVENT on December 9th 2022

CELTIC is pleased to have hosted the CELTIC-NEXT ONLINE LAUNCH EVENT on the 9th of December 2022.
The Launch Event was held on the 9th of December 2022, starting at 9:30 am CET until 17:00 CET. Many thanks to all the proposers and presenters for joining and participating in the event!
Public Funding Information updates from many Country representatives were announced. The CELTIC-NEXT Launch Event aims to expand knowledge, boost visibility and promote cooperative efforts for innovative results for this new Call. As usual, this bottom-up call is the perfect opportunity to enable projects in the field of next-generation communications for the digital society that contribute to a sustainable world.
Read here the Agenda of the day
Presentations
Welcome and Introduction
David Kennedy, Chair person of Celtic Core Group
How to prepare CELTIC proposals
David Kennedy, Chair person of Celtic Core Group
Brokerage Tool
Christiane Reinsch, CELTIC Programme Coordinator
PA presentations
Austria – Michael Walch, FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Finland – Heikki Uusi-Honko, Business Finland
France – Antoine Roux & Mrs Nolwenn Simonot, BPI France
Germany – Katharina Lehmeier, DLR Project Management Agency/German EUREKA Office on behalf of BMBF
Hungary – Gergely Mészàros, NKFIH
Luxembourg – Elisabeth Frisch, Luxinnovation Gie National Agency for Innovation and Research
Poland – Andrzej Wajs, National Centre for Research and Development
Sweden – Marlene Häggström, Vinnova
Spain – Oscar Fernandez Moyano, CDTI
Taiwan – Frank Shiu, ITRI
Turkey – Umut Ege, TUBITAK
UK – Tom Kirkham & Mr Ben Morris, Innovate UK
By applying and participating in the CELTIC-NEXT Call, your organisation can access national public funding for your R&D project!
Participating in this Event to close the year by joining CELTIC-NEXT Community, was an opportunity to celebrate the programme’s success and learn about the next opportunities to keep engaged.
New Project Ideas that were presented in the pitching session in the afternoon:

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Metaverse ReadyMahmoud HashemiOpenFabricCanada

COMETEli TockerECI TelecomIsrael

MediFortNkululeko Mhlaba PhungelaAfrica

MSWMiguel AiresLiveDrivePortugal

European Mobile Cyber ProtectionVladimir DvoretskyAcronisSingapore

Food ChainAlan WhitesideUniversity of StrathclydeUK

VacustorageDimitryLaetheacondtechnologiesSingapore

Networking resilience transformation
Michael FitchCommunications Research Ltd.UK

Smart Drone OperationsAndreas KröpflEyesonAustria

Consortium Building Sessions will be organised the week following the Launch Event to allow pitch proposers to share their ideas and build a first contact with potential project members to become; these sessions will hold from Monday 12th until Thursday 15th of December.
Read more info about our current Spring Call 2023.

Please do not hesitate to get in contact with the CELTIC Office for further information.

CELTIC-NEXT Proposers Brokerage Day – 17th March 2023 at Bpifrance Le Hub in Paris
2023-03-17 08:30 - 17:30
CELTIC was pleased to have hosted the CELTIC-NEXT Proposers Brokerage Day on Friday 17th of March 2023 at Bpifrance Le Hub in Paris.
Event sponsored by:

Many thanks to all the proposers and presenters for joining and participating in the CELTIC-NEXT Proposers’ Brokerage Day for proposers interested in building CELTIC projects!
This event was the perfect opportunity to enable projects in the field of next-generation communications for the digital society that contribute to a sustainable world. We invited you to participate, engage and explore ground-breaking opportunities together with the CELTIC-NEXT Cluster. By applying and participating in the CELTIC-NEXT Call, your organization can now access national public funding for your R&D project. As usual, this bottom-up call is the perfect opportunity to enable projects in the field of next-generation communications for the digital society that contribute to a sustainable world.
Read our Agenda here

You can (re-)watch all the event presentations online on our CELTIC YouTube Channel: @CelticNext
Presentations

Welcome by Bpifrance – Video
Mr Gilles Le Cocguen, Head of EuroQuity at Bpifrance
Keynote – A new era of immersiveness between human, physical and digital worlds
Mr Jean-Luc Beylat, VP of Ecosystems, NOKIA (slides, video)
Introduction to CELTIC-NEXT
Mr Xavier Priem, CELTIC Office Director (slides, video)
How to submit a good Proposal (incl. Brokerage Tool)
Ms Christiane Reinsch, CELTIC Office Programme Coordinator (slides, video)
National Funding schemes presented by Public Authorities
France – Mr Antoine Roux & Mrs Nolwenn Simonot, BPI France (slides, video)
UK – Mr Ben Morris, Innovate UK (slides, video)
Finland – Mr Heikki Uusi-Honko, Business Finland (slides, video)
Germany – Mrs Katharina Lehmeier, DLR Project Management Agency/German EUREKA Office on behalf of BMBF (slides)
Sweden – Mrs Marlene Häggström, Vinnova (slides, video)
The following Public Authorities have also presented their interest in supporting this CELTIC Spring Call 2023 during our last Launch Event:
Austria – Michael Walch, FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Hungary – Gergely Mészàros, NKFIH
Luxembourg – Elisabeth Frisch, Luxinnovation Gie National Agency for Innovation and Research
Poland – Andrzej Wajs, National Centre for Research and Development
Spain – Oscar Fernandez Moyano, CDTI
Taiwan – Frank Shiu, ITRI
Turkey – Umut Ege, TUBITAK

Presentations & Discussion on the Interdependencies between ICT & ECS – Video
Mr Mohand Achouche, NOKIA (slides, video)
Mr Patrick Cogez, AENEAS, Eureka Xecs (slides, video)
Moderated by Mr Xavier Priem, CELTIC Office Director

By applying and participating in the CELTIC-NEXT Call, your organisation can access national public funding for your R&D project!
Participating in this Event to close the year by joining CELTIC-NEXT Community, was an opportunity to celebrate the programme’s success and learn about the next opportunities to keep engaged.

New project ideas presented in the pitching session in the afternoon:

DOWNLOAD PITCH PRESENTATIONWATCH THE VIDEOCONTACTCOMPANYCOUNTRY

RAI6GREENVideoCicek CavdarKTHSE

ioDT2VideoPosco TsoLoughborough UniversityUK

MAPVideoTuba ArslanSESTEKTR

5G4PHealthVideoInes CaetanoSistradePT

ADAVideoErica YangChiltoncomputingUK

POSCAVideoPedro SantosISEPPT

Distributed ManufacturingVideoAparajithan SivanathanAMRCUK

6th senseVideoRemi DuchalardArthaFranceFR

MediFortVideoNkululeko MhlabaPhungelaZA

Future generation system architectureVideoAndrey KrendzelHuaweiSE

FortCADVideoNkululeko MhlabaPhungelaZA

TIMEVideoGaynor O'FlynnBeinghumanUK

The I-Deal-GridVideoJean Jacques CarrilloEdisonwaysFR

MetaverseVideoMahmoud HashemiOpen FabricCA

Key dates for the upcoming Spring Call 2023 are:

Spring Call 2023
Opening
1-Dec-22

Launch Event
9-Dec-22

Proposers Brokerage Day
17-March-23

Deadline for Proposals
24 May–23

Labels Notifications
Jun-23

Please do not hesitate to get in contact with the CELTIC Office for further information.

Eureka Clusters CELTIC-NEXT & Xecs present at the EuCNC - 6&9 June 2023 in Gothenberg, Sweden
2023-06-06 - 2023-06-09 | Gothenburg
This coming 6-9 June in Gothenburg, Sweden, CELTIC-NEXT and Xecs, EUREKA clusters will present at the EuCNC & 6G Summit, the Eureka Network industry-driven clusters programme and the advantages shared between the complementary clusters communities!
The H0:012 booth will be where their directors will be available to discuss the possibilities of receiving public funding on an international scale! Moreover, the convey session will be the occasion to discover how the two clusters help European projects to their end to keep developing their results towards higher TRLs, and reach stronger and faster to the market.
The two clusters are looking forward to welcoming you at booth H0:012 and discussing your ideas and funding opportunities!
Present:

CELTIC-NEXT, Xavier Priem, Director
Xecs, Nadja Rohrbach, Director
Eureka Clusters Programme, TBC

A special session will also be organised Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 16:00-17:30, Room G4: “Bridging the gap to exploitation and deployment”

Session Chair:

David Kennedy (Eurescom, DE )

The Horizon 2020 and the now the Horizon Europe framework programmes have been fostering RD&I initiatives for many years now.
However, there are still many emerging results or deployment opportunities that are not making it to market for commercial exploitation because there is a need for more support post research projects, or to stimulate deployment where the market forces are not strong enough to ensure deployment without support or where the risk of further developments is still too high for private investments only. In many cases there still is a significant gap between public funding support and when the private funding can and will take over. This session explores what support is available and how far support can go while still being precompetitive.

More information at https://www.eucnc.eu/programme/special-sessions/convened-session-5/

Launch Event of the CELTIC-NEXT Autumn Call 2023 - 7th of September 2023
2023-09-07
CELTIC is pleased to have organised for the CELTIC-NEXT Autumn Call 2023 an online Launch Event on the 7th of September 2023.
Participating in this Event to close the year by joining CELTIC-NEXT Community, was an opportunity to celebrate the programme’s success and learn about the next opportunities to keep engaged!
As usual, this bottom-up call is the perfect opportunity to enable projects in the field of next-generation communications for the digital society that contribute to a sustainable world. By applying and participating in the CELTIC-NEXT Call, your organisation can access national public funding for your R&D project!
This event was the occasion to present the cluster, the call conditions and the topics of interest addressed. We invited you to participate, engage and explore ground-breaking opportunities together with the CELTIC-NEXT Cluster. We explained in detail the 5 steps to prepare your proposal, such as using the Brokerage Tool to find partners, share ideas or find some existing ones, and create an account on the Proposal Portal.
Presentations slides (PDF) are ready to be downloaded and Recording Videos are now available on our CELTIC YouTube channel too:

Introduction to EUREKA.pdf (video)
Overview of the Eureka Cluster Programme.pdf (video)
Introduction to CELTIC-NEXT and its SRIA.pdf (video)
CELTIC-NEXT Roadmap and Call Topics of Interest.pdf (video)
How to submit a high-quality proposal in 5 steps?

Step 1: Use the Brokerage Tool.pdf (video)
Step 2: Attend the Call Events.pdf (video)
Step 3: Contact your Public Authorities.pdf (video)
Step 4: Check your Eligibility.pdf (video)
Step 5: Make a Good Proposal & Submit Your Proposal (video)

Review the Agenda
Key dates for the upcoming Autumn Call 2023 are:

Autumn Call 2023
Opening
21-July-23

Launch Event
7-Sept-23

Proposers Brokerage Day
5-Oct-2023

Deadline for Proposals
10-Nov-23

Labels Notifications
Jan-2024

Proposers’ Brokerage Day of the CELTIC-NEXT Autumn Call 2023 - 5th of October 2023
2023-10-05
CELTIC is pleased to have held the CELTIC-NEXT Autumn Call 2023 closing on the 10th of November 2022, a Call Proposers’ Brokerage Day that took place online on Thursday 5th of October 2023 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CET.
This Proposers’ Brokerage Day was the occasion to learn about the cluster, the call conditions and the topics of interest addressed. We invited you to participate, engage and explore ground-breaking opportunities together through the Pitching Session held in the afternoon for the Proposers to present their Proposal ideas and recruit potential additional consortium partners!
Proposers will have the opportunity to run a Consortium Building Session the following days from Friday 6th of October 2023 to Wednesday 11th of October 2023.
It is open to all to find potential partners and build a project consortium for this call, so join them by clicking on the save-the-dates below!

New Project Ideas October 5th 2023

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Smart Abstract Art for Grassroot Research and Innovation Video Mdu MkhonzaTeka Tako Ngwane InstituteZA

SSATECH Video Sylwia Regulska GüneyBudizzzTR

Teleoperation for Time-Critical TasksContact the Proposers directly for more information.Steven LiUniversity of OuluFI

Predictive maintenance for reliable EV charging Video Petar GeorgievAMPECOBG

Automated Tax Compliance for Cross-border Trading with NB-IoTContact the CELTIC office directly for more information.George IoannouBrunel UniversityUK

PARS Video Aylin YorulmazKoçSistemTR

European Mobile Cyber Protection Video Plamen ToshevAcronisBG

AIDBoM
Video Ferhat KutluPaperWorkBPMTR

Operating Multi-function Mobile Private Networks Video Mike DimelowZeetta NetworksUK

Robot Agnostic Software Video Daniel CamilleriBOWUK

Saferoute-6GContact the Proposers directly for more information.Johan Scholliers,
Harold Linke
Timo SukuvaaraVTTFI

Agenda (see the full pdf version here)

CET/CEST - Heidelberg, GermanyAgenda

8:50-9:00Opening

9:00-9:05Welcome by the director

9:05-9:55Introduction to CELTIC-NEXT and its SRIA (Slides Video)

9:55-10:00Q&A

10:00-10:30What is a good Proposal and how to submit it (Slides Video)

10:30-11:50National Funding schemes
Poland – Mr Andrzej Wajs, NCBR (Video - Slides)
Singapour – Mr Zi Yan Koe, EntrepriseSingapore (Video - Slides)
Germany – Ms Katharina Lehmeier, DRL (Slides)
Luxembourg – Mr Gabor Pataki, Luxinnovation (Video - Slides)
Finland – Mr Heikki Uusi-Honko, Business Finland (Video - Slides)
Hungary – Mr Gergely Mészàros, NKFIH (Video - Slides)
Spain – Ms Juana Sànchez, CDTI (Video - Slides)
Turkiye – Mr Umut Ege, TUBITAK (Video - Slides)
Austria – Mr Michael Walch, FFG (Video - Slides)
United Kingdom – Mr Tom Kirkham, UKRI (Video - Slides)

11:50-12:00Q&A

12:00-13:00Lunch Break

13:00-15:00
CELTIC-NEXT Pitching Session – Potential proposers present their ideas
- Short information on what the proposal is about (vision, motivation, research domains, impact, planned schedule)
- Expertise of partners; proposers are looking for contact information

15:00-15:20Exchange Time

15:20-15:30Closure

Key dates for the upcoming Autumn Call 2023 are:

Autumn Call 2023
Opening
21-July-23

Launch Event
7-Sept-23

Proposers Brokerage Day (online)
5-Oct-2023

Deadline for Proposals
10-Nov-23

Labels Notifications
Jan-2024

Proposers’ Brokerage Day of the CELTIC-NEXT Autumn Call - 5th of November 2023
2023-10-05 09:00 - 15:30

Korea Eureka Day 2023
2023-10-30 08:00 - 2023-11-01 17:00
Korea Eureka Day is an event that aims to expand the international technology cooperation network between Korea and Europe and to identify international joint research partners and collaborative projects between global academia and industry.
To this end, Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology have been organizing Korea Eureka Day every year since 2010, after joining Eureka in 2009. In 2023, the event will be held in Korea for the first time in eight years, inviting several European and non-European countries to Seoul.
Register here

The Programme is divided into 4 big sessions:

Korea-Eureka Innovation Forum
The Korea-Eureka Innovation Forum is a symbolic opening event that brings together senior officials from the Korean government and Eureka to kick off Korea Eureka Day 2023. Greetings from key stakeholders will be followed by keynote presentations on Eureka’s global strategy and examples of technical cooperation between Korea and Eureka.

Eureka Academy
What is Eureka? Eureka, of which Korea has been a member since 2009, is an open funding programme for European and non-European countries, providing funding for international collaborative research between academia and industry in different countries. The Eureka Academy explains the different programmes, how to apply and tips on securing funding.

Thematic Idea Pitch
Korea and Europe are key technology cooperation partners in building shared prosperity and a sustainable future. Hear from and network with Korean and European companies in the fields of next-generation semiconductors, future mobility and future energy.

Country Seminar
Korea Eureka Day 2023 will be attended by delegates from various countries supporting international collaborative research with Korea. Get to know each country’s industrial innovation policies and globally competitive companies, and gain a competitive edge for future technology cooperation.

Innovate UK Information webinar on the EUREKA Programme
2023-11-09 14:30 - 17:00
EUREKA Programme: Information webinar
Join us on 9th November 2023 for this webinar to find out about the upcoming funding opportunities with EUREKA.
13:30AM – 16:00PM UK Time / 14:30 AM – 17:00PM Central European Time
Register here
Overview
EUREKA is an intergovernmental network that includes 47 countries providing a joint platform for international cooperation in innovation. Organisations and companies applying through Eureka programmes can access funding and support from national and regional ministries or agencies for their international R&D projects.
About the event
This online information webinar aims to inform potential applicants about some of the funding opportunities within EUREKA supported by the UK:

Eurostars
EUREKA Clusters:

ITEA: Software Innovation
SMART: Advance Manufacturing
Celtic Next: Next Generation Communications
EUROGIA: Low Carbon Technologies
Xecs: Electronic Components and Systems

The UK Programme Management Team at Innovate UK and representatives of the EUREKA Secretariat and EUREKA Clusters will provide an overview on upcoming opportunities and call topics. Prospective applicants will have the opportunity to ask for advice on the application process and join small group interest groups.
Why should I attend?
This will be an opportunity for UK businesses (large and SMEs) to start thinking about which EUREKA programmes are relevant to you to start planning and building your consortia for the next round of submissions.
We recommend you familiarise yourself with the general information on EUREKA Network in preparation for this event. If you still need support with other questions the UK EUREKA Programme Management Team are available to answer your questions and arrange a call separately.
Current Agenda

Welcome / agenda / aim of the session
Innovate UK European Portfolio & EUREKA
Overview of EUREKA & Clusters
Eurostars Programmes: UK scope and eligibility
Q&A
BREAK
Support for UK applicants
EUREKA Clusters Parallel sessions

ITEA: Software Innovation
SMART: Advance Manufacturing
Celtic Next: Next Generation Communications
EUROGIA: Low Carbon Technologies
Xecs: Electronic Components and Systems

Next steps and key dates

EUREKA Information Day in Luxembourg: Fostering International Cooperation in R&D and Innovation
2023-11-14 09:00 - 17:30
On 14 November 2023, from 9am to 5:30pm, Luxinnovation will organise a dedicated information day on Eureka, the world’s biggest public network for international cooperation in R&D and innovation. This event will take place at the Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg City.

Register here

Established since 1985, Eureka has a strong presence in over 45 nations and is made up of the European Commission, local ministries, and national and regional funding agencies. Luxembourg is represented within the network by the Ministry of the Economy, the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), and Luxinnovation.

Eureka promotes industry-driven research on a global scale by supporting organisations collaborating on international R&D projects. In 2022 alone, it mobilised over €560 million in public and private investments and supported around 284 projects.

This information day will offer participants the chance to learn about the various programmes and initiatives that are coordinated by Eureka, such as Eurostars and other specific cluster calls. Furthermore, participants will have the opportunity to learn about success stories, participate in engaging panel discussions, meet directly with representatives from public agencies involved in the network, and discuss topics of interest with companies from member states.

Finally, the Eureka info day will be the opportunity to find potential project partners from abroad thanks to the B2B Matchmaking session organised with the support of the Enterprise Europe Network: During 20mn- pre-arranged meetings, you will be able to meet other participants and create new contacts, with whom you might submit a future international R&D proposal!

Launch Event of the CELTIC-NEXT Spring Call 2024 - 13th of February 2024
2024-02-13 09:00 - 12:00
CELTIC is very pleased to organise for this CELTIC-NEXT Spring Call 2024 an online Launch Event on Tuesday 13th of February 2024, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Participating in this Launch Event is an opportunity to join and meet the CELTIC-NEXT Office and learn about the programme’s success and the next opportunities to keep engaged in!
As usual, this bottom-up call is the perfect opportunity to enable projects in the field of next-generation communications for the digital society that contribute to a sustainable world. By applying and participating in the CELTIC-NEXT Call, your organisation can access national public funding for your R&D project!
This event is the occasion to present the cluster, the call conditions and the topics of interest addressed.
We invited you to participate, engage and explore ground-breaking opportunities together with the CELTIC-NEXT Cluster. We explained in detail the 5 steps to prepare your proposal, such as using the Brokerage Tool to find partners, share ideas or find some existing ones, and create an account on the Proposal Portal.

Watch the recording on our CELTIC-NEXT YouTube Channel !

CET
Heidelberg, GermanyAGENDA

9:25-9:30Opening

9:30-9:35Welcome, Mr Xavier Priem, CELTIC Office Director

9:35-9:40Introduction to EUREKA, Mr Xavier Priem, CELTIC Office Director

9:40-9:45Introduction to the Eureka Clusters Programme (ECP), Mr Xavier Priem, CELTIC Office Director

9:45-10:10Introduction to CELTIC-NEXT and its SRIA, Mr Xavier Priem, CELTIC Office Director

10:10-10:25CELTIC-NEXT Roadmap and Call Topics of Interest, Mr Xavier Priem, CELTIC Office Director

10:25-10:30Coffee Break & Questions Chat

10:30-10:45Step 1 -Use the Brokerage Tool, Mr Xavier Priem, CELTIC Office Director

10:45-11:00Step 2 -Attend the Call Events, Mrs Audrey Bienvenu, CELTIC Project Assistant

11:00-11:10 Step 3 - Contact your Public Authorities, Mr Xavier Priem, CELTIC Office Director

11:10-11:25 Step 4 - Check your Eligibility, Mr Xavier Priem, CELTIC Office Director

11:25-12:15 Step 5 - Make a Good Proposal & Submit your Proposal, Mr Xavier Priem, CELTIC Office Director

12:15-12:30Wrap-up & Exchange time

Spring Call 2024

Opening
13-Nov-2023

Online Launch Event
13-Feb-2024

Online Proposers Brokerage Day
13-Mar-2024

Deadline for Proposals
03-May-2024

Labels Notifications
07-Jun-2024

Online Proposers’ Brokerage Day of the CELTIC-NEXT Spring Call 2024 - 13th of March 2024
2024-03-20
CELTIC is pleased to have organised its Proposers Brokerage Day for its CELTIC-NEXT Spring Call 2024. The event took place online on Wednesday 13th of March 2024 from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm CET.
Watch the recording of the webinar here! During the Pitching Session in the afternoon, proposers presented their new proposal idea. This was a perfect opportunity to receive early feedback and to discuss new project ideas with potential new project partners.
Joining this day was also the perfect occasion to get first-hand information on funding from the Public Authorities and start preparing a full project proposal for the CELTIC Spring Call 2024.
Due to time constraints, not all Supporting Funding Public Authorities will present at the event, therefore it is best to contact them after the event to get their conditions and topics of interest.
Applications to send your pitch presentation are now closed.
Proposers will have the opportunity to run a Consortium Building Session the following days from Thursday 14th to Wednesday 20th of March 2024, the session will focus on your proposal to help you find potential project partners. Dates and times are below the Agenda!
For more information and support please do not hesitate to contact event@celticnext.eu.

Consortium Building Sessions

Pitch presentations shown in the afternoon sessionConsortium Building SessionCompanyContactCountry

AI to the rescueSave the date 18Mar 13:00-13:30 CET RISEIan MarshSweden

Digital Twin for Regional Readiness CenterSave the date 15Mar 10:00-10:30 CET Mesensei OyTuukka YlälahtiFinland

StartedSave the date 14Mar 10:00-10:30 CET Nokia Bell LabsOlivier MarceFrance

SafeShoreSave the date 14Mar 09:00-09:30 CET CyberRidgeEyal WohlgemuthIsrael

NomadSliceSave the date 15Mar 11:00-11:30 CET Fraunhofer IISAnna RichterGermany

SteererSave the date 14Mar 11:00-11:30 CET TeknasyonHacer Ozmen YilmazTurkey

Real Trusted SystemsSave the date 15Mar 13:00-13:30 CET University of JyväskyläIan OliverFinland

Digital Plane SafeSave the date 15Mar 14:00-14:30 CET University of JyväskyläIan OliverFinland

GeneticSave the date 15Mar 09:00-09:30 CET BrunelProf. Panos Louvieris, Gerorgios IoannouUnited Kingdom

VEWSSave the date 19Mar 09:00-09:30 CET Pula-NalaTsholo MoshimaneSouth Africa

Home Hospital Pilots with open Digital Health Operating SystemSave the date 20Mar 11:00-11:30 CET RedZinkLalit Saini & Donal MorrisIrland

Enhancing Drone Connectivity in Smart Agriculture with sustainable Open RAN and NTNSave the date 18Mar 09:00-09:30 CET Catapult Satelite ApplicationsVaia KalokidouUnited Kingdom

6G-Guard: Defending Mobile Communication in Post-Quantum WorldSave the date 18Mar 10:00-10:30 CET TurkcellBuse BilginTurkey

Decentralized Electrification of TransportSave the date 20Mar 13:00-13:30 CET ClessBoris KriukowPoland

SabaSatSave the date 20Mar 10:00-10:30 CET ProesSaba HomamiFrance

Agenda

SESSIONS CETAgenda & SlidesVideos

9:25-9:30Opening

9:30-9:35Welcome - Xavier Priem, CELTIC Office Director

9:35-10:00Introduction to CELTIC-NEXT - Xavier Priem, CELTIC Office DirectorIntroduction to CELTIC-NEXT - recording

10:00-10:25CELTIC-NEXT Strategic & Innovation RoadMap (SRIA) and its topics - Xavier Priem, CELTIC Office DirectorCELTIC-NEXT Strategic & Innovation RoadMap (SRIA) and its topics - recording

10:25-10:30Q&A

10:30-11:00What is a good Proposal and how to submit it - Christiane Reinsch, Programme CoordinatorWhat is a good Proposal and how to submit it - recording

11:00-12:20National Funding schemes presented by Public Authorities

11:00-11:10 - Republic of Korea – Jenny Heeweon, KIAT Introduction to CELTIC-NEXT
11:10-11:20 - France – Camille Tang Taye, BPIfrance
11:20-11:30 - Portugal – Rita Silva, ANI
11:30-11:40 - Finland - Hanna Rinta-Erkkilä, Business Finland
11:40-11:50 - Luxemburg – Elisabeth Frisch, Luxinnovation
11:50-12:00 - Poland – Andrzej Wajs, NCBR
12:00-12:10 - Spain – Oscar Fernandez Moyano, CDTI
12:10-12:20 - Sweden - Marlene Häggström, Vinnova
12:20-12:30 - UK – Tom Kirkham, InnovateUK, UKRI Public Authorities presentations - recording

12:20-12:30Q&A

12:30-13:30Lunch Break

13:30-15:00CELTIC-NEXT Pitching Session – Potential proposers present their ideas - Moderated by Christiane Reinsch, Programme Coordinator

Detailed presentations and slides in the dedicated table below.

• Short information on what the proposal is about (vision, motivation, research domains, impact, planned schedule)
• Expertise of partners; proposers are looking for contact information Pitching Sessions presentations - recording

15:00-15:20Exchange Time

15:20-15:30Closure

Key dates for the upcoming Spring Call 2024 are:

Spring Call 2024

Opening
13 November 2023

Launch Event
13 February 2024

Proposers Brokerage Day (online)
13 March 2024

Deadline for Proposals
3 May 2024

Labels Notifications
17 June 2024

XECS and CELTIC-NEXT hosted a booth (60) at the EuCNC & 6G Summit 2024 in Antwerp Belgium
2024-06-03 - 2024-06-06
Between the 3rd and the 6th of June 2024, the EUREKA clusters XECS and CELTIC-NEXT hosted a booth (60) at the EuCNC & 6G Summit 2024 in Antwerp Belgium.
The XECS representative Patrick COGEZ and CELTIC-NEXT Director Xavier Priem were present in the Network Area to answer questions about the synergies between the ECS and the ICT communities, how to get access to funding for your RD&I collaborative projects and get support from dedicated offices!

Join the Eureka Clusters at GIS 2024!
2024-06-13
Learn about the experiences, benefits and impact
for and by (Turkish) companies through participation in Eureka Clusters.
On 13-14 June, Eureka’s Global Innovation Summit themed ‘Bridging Green and Digital Transformation’ will take place at the Haliç Congress Centre in Istanbul. GIS 2024 brings together global leaders, decision-makers, companies, and key research organisations from all over the globe to tackle the most pressing challenges of an ever-changing world.
This year’s event is coordinated by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK). Among the main priorities of the Turkish Chairship towards building bridges for global challenges are: impactful instruments, building a green and digital future, sustainability of Eureka, and embrace the Globe.
Over 1,000 participants are expected at this important networking event. You can register free of charge and be part of it!
EUREKA CLUSTERS SESSION – 13 June 2024 | 13:45-15:30 EEST
On 13 June from 13:45-15:30, the Eureka Clusters CELTIC-NEXT, EUROGIA, ITEA, SMART and Xecs will organise the session ‘Turkish companies and Eureka Clusters: A mutual synergy’.
This session will enable you to discover and interact with the Eureka Clusters funding instrument, and to learn more about the experiences, benefits and impact for and by (Turkish) companies through participation in Eureka Clusters projects.

WHY PARTICIPATE
The Eureka Clusters session will provide you with:
• information about the funding opportunities for collaborative, industry-driven R&D projects
• the chance to get in touch with Cluster representatives
• insights in successful projects with Turkish participation in the domain of Digital Transformation and Green Transition

Are you in the business of innovation?
Are you looking to collaborate globally?
Become part of something bigger and
join the Eureka Clusters!

CELTIC 21st Anniversary Celebration at the Berlin 6G Conference 2024 -2nd to 4th July 2024
2024-07-01 - 2024-07-04
CELTIC 21st Anniversary Celebration
at the Berlin 6G Conference 2024

Please join us to celebrate together 21 years of international innovation cooperation!

CELTIC 21st Anniversary Ceremony
On the morning of the 2nd of July 2024, CELTIC will celebrate its 21 years of existence on the scene of international cooperation fostering innovation in the ICT domain and its application verticals. High-level speakers from BMBF, Eureka and the Industry will share the floor of the plenary auditorium and express themselves on CELTIC, its great achievements and their vision of its future.
AI-NET Flagship Closure Event
On the 2nd of July in the afternoon session, the AI-NET Flagship will hold its Closure Event. This session will summarize the challenges and key achievements of the CELTIC ambitious European initiative, launched in mid-2021 with the support of the public authorities of Germany, France, Sweden, Finland, UK, and Poland, and with more than 90 partners from industry (both large and SME), RTOs and academia.

Detailed Session Program (tbc) on the 2nd of July 2024

TimeslotSession

AM109:00-10:30Opening and EUREKA Session

AM211:00-12:30EUREKA & CELTIC ceremony

PM114:00-15:30AI-NET Session 1
Welcome addresses from funding agencies

PM216:00-18:00AI-NET Session 2
Success stories and panel discussion

PM318:00-19:00Demo session @ AI-NET Booth

More detailed information about our EUREKA-CELTIC & AI-NET program here!
CELTIC-NEXT Running Project Exhibition from 2nd to 4th July 2024
We will also hold an exhibition from 2nd to 4th of July at BCC. Running projects will expose their current achievements in a booth section dedicated to CELTIC-NEXT, while the office will be present to provide information on the programme. Finished projects will have the possibility to present posters.

Launch Event of the CELTIC-NEXT Autumn Call 2024
2024-07-23 09:30 - 11:00
CELTIC-NEXT is pleased to have held its online Launch Event on Tuesday 23 July 2024 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am CEST for the Autumn Call 2024!
This Launch Event was an excellent place to meet the CELTIC-NEXT Office and learn about the programme’s success and the next opportunities!
As usual, this bottom-up call is the occasion to enable projects in the field of next-generation communications for the digital society that contribute to a sustainable world. By applying and participating in the CELTIC-NEXT Call, your organisation can access national public funding for your R&D project.
The first steps to prepare your proposal were explained, such as creating a Proposal Portal account and using the Brokerage Tool to find partners and share ideas.Watch the recording on our YouTube Channel
AGENDA

CESTAGENDA

9:30Welcome
Introduction to EUREKA and CELTIC-NEXT
CELTIC-NEXT SRIA & Topics of Interest

10:00Practical Guidance
The CELTIC-NEXT Brokerage Tool
Proposal preparation and submission process

10:30Questions and Answers Session
(Please use the chat to raise your questions)

11:00Close of session
CELTIC-NEXT Proposers' Brokerage Day announcement

Autumn Call 2024 Key Dates

Opening
1 July 2024

Online Launch Event
23 July 2024

Proposers Brokerage Day (in-person)
18 September 2024

Deadline for Proposals
21 October 2024

Labels Notifications
January 2025

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EUREKA programme funding support and partner finding event
2024-07-23 14:30 - 17:00
EUREKA programme funding support and partner-finding event

Join us on 23rd July 2024 for a webinar to find out about the upcoming funding opportunities available with EUREKA.

Event Details

23/07/2024
13:30 – 16:00 BST | 14:30 – 17:00 CET
Online

Overview
EUREKA is an intergovernmental network expanding 47 countries through a joint platform for international cooperation in innovation. Organisations and companies applying through the ‘Eureka programmes can access funding and support from national and regional ministries or agencies for their global R&D projects.
About the event
This online information and brokerage event aims to inform UK Innovative companies (as potential applicants) about the funding opportunities within EUREKA supported by the UK, and support the building of international consortia small group consultations
The event is open to delegates from the UK and beyond.
This online event will focus on the funding opportunities within EUREKA supported by the UK, among them:
Eurostars – Eurostars is Eureka’s flagship SME funding programme that supports R&D-performing SMEs (alongside other types of organisations) leading international project consortia in any technology area.
EUREKA Clusters – Clusters are long-term, strategically significant industrial initiatives that aim to meet market needs and solve economic, technological and societal challenges. They are industry-led international communities focused on strategic technology areas:

Next-generation communications: CELTI-NEXT
Low-carbon energy: EUROGIA
Software innovation: ITEA
Advanced manufacturing & production: SMART
Electronic components and systems: XECS

Why should you attend?
This will be an opportunity for UK businesses (large and SMEs) to start thinking about which EUREKA programmes are relevant to you to start planning and building your consortia for the next round of submissions.
We recommend you familiarise yourself with the general information on EUREKA Network in preparation for this event. If you still need support with other questions the UK EUREKA Programme Management Team are available to answer your questions and arrange a call separately.

Register for this event

Webinar on CELTIC-NEXT Call R&D projects for Portuguese applicants
2024-09-12 10:00 - 11:00
Don’t miss out the special Webinar on CELTIC-NEXT Call R&D projects for Portuguese applicants this Thursday 12 September!
As part of the Information Sessions on calls for projects from the Eureka Network, a session dedicated to the Eureka CELTIC-NEXT EUREKA CLUSTER will take place.

September 12th
10:00 am WEST
Registration https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIscO6rqDIuHtxLNhVG2ZbyVQy4AAXV7P1U#/registration

The session will aim to publicize the Cluster’s next call in the area of ​​advanced communications networks and systems and to present the eligibility and funding conditions for national participants.
Check out the Agenda:
• Brief introduction to the Eureka Network – Rita Silva, ANI
• Presentation of the CELTIC-NEXT Cluster and the 2024 “Autumn call” – Xavier Priem, CELTIC-Next
• Eligibility and funding conditions for Portuguese entities in CELTIC-Next projects – Rita Silva, ANI
• Q&A

The deadline for submitting proposals to the Autumn call is October 21st, 2024!
Call info 🔗 https://www.celticnext.eu/autumn-call-2024/

Proposers Brokerage Day on 18th September in London
2024-09-18 | Digital Catapult, 9th Floor 101 Euston Road NW1 2RA, London, United Kingdom
CELTIC-NEXT is pleased to announce that we will organise an in-person Proposers’ Brokerage Day on Wednesday 18th September 2024 from 9 am to 4 pm UK Time/GMT+1 for the Autumn Call 2024!
Register here!
You will learn about the programme’s success and meet the CELTIC Community. This is a perfect opportunity to learn about the ambitious goals of CELTIC, listen to inspiring keynotes, learn about the success of CELTIC projects in the business impact session, get the latest information about funding in your country and learn about new project ideas in the pitching session.
Be an active part of the day and present your new project idea in the afternoon pitching session. Please send us your pitch presentation using this template by email as soon as possible but at the latest by the 12th of September 2024 to event@celticnext.eu. Please be aware that the presentations are limited to 6 minutes.
Download the pitch presentation template
As usual, this bottom-up call is the occasion to enable projects in the field of next-generation communications for the digital society that contribute to a sustainable world. By applying and participating in the CELTIC-NEXT Call, your organisation can access national public funding for your R&D project.
Agenda

Autumn Call 2024 Key Dates

Opening
1 July 2024

Online Launch Event
23 July 2024

Proposers Brokerage Day (in-person)
18 September 2024

Deadline for Proposals
21 October 2024

Labels Notifications
5 December 2024

Stay informed by subscribing to our newsletter

Launch Event of the CELTIC-NEXT Spring Call 2025
2025-01-15 10:30 - 12:00
CELTIC-NEXT is pleased to have held its online Launch Event on Wednesday 15 January 2025 from 10:30 am to 12:00 am CET for the Spring Call 2025!
This event was the occasion to meet the CELTIC-NEXT Office and learn about the programme’s success and the next opportunities!
The first steps to prepare your proposal were explained, such as creating a Proposal Portal account and using the Brokerage Tool to find partners and share ideas.
As usual, this bottom-up call is the occasion to enable projects in the field of next-generation communications for the digital society that contribute to a sustainable world. By applying and participating in the CELTIC-NEXT Call, your organisation can access national public funding for your R&D project.
If you missed the event or want to revisit the presentations, the slides and recording are now available on our CELTIC-NEXT YouTube Channel.

Watch the Launch Event recording on YouTube!

AGENDA

CET

Agenda

10:30
Welcome
Introduction to EUREKA and CELTIC-NEXT
CELTIC-NEXT SRIA & Topics of Interest

11:00
Practical Guidance
The CELTIC-NEXT Brokerage Tool
Proposal preparation and submission process

11:30
Questions and Answers Session

12:00
CELTIC-NEXT closing
Next steps
