2024 SMART PO PROPOSERS’ DAY – 8TH CALL

The 2024 SMART Proposers’ Day 2024, in collaboration with Innovate UK and High Value Manufacturing Catapult, set to take place within Call 8 in Sheffield (UK) at The University of Sheffield AMRC (High Value Manufacturing Catapult – HVMC) on the 29th and 30th of October. SMART Proposers’ Day is a networking forum for organisations interested […]

SMART 8TH CALL FOR PROJECTS IS OPEN

We are pleased to announce that the SMART 8th Call for Projects is open. From now until 16th of January 2025 you can send us your Project Outlines. The Project Outline (PO) provides a short overview of the concept, the objectives of the project and the partnership even if they are not entirely settled. This […]

SISKON and Matex Join SMART

New Board Member: SISKON SMART has announced the addition of SISKON, represented by Muvaffak Amasya, as a new member of its board of directors. This addition reinforces SMART’s commitment to innovation in industrial automation and software. SISKON, founded in 1997, specialises in process control, data collection, industrial automation and custom software development. It offers turnkey […]

25 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN LABELLED IN THE SMART 7th CALL

We are pleased to announce that 25 projects have been awarded labels in the 7th Call of SMART. These projects are the result of collaborative efforts from consortia comprising participants from 15 different countries, with a collective budget totalling 42.3 million euros. Participants in these projects will now need to coordinate their national funding application […]

SMART to Showcase at Eureka Global Innovation Summit 2024 in Istanbul

SMART, a key player in the field of research and development, is set to participate in the highly anticipated Eureka Global Innovation Summit 2024. This significant event will take place at the Haliç Congress Centre in Istanbul (Türkiye) on June 13-14, with a focus on “Bridging the Green and Digital Transformation”. The summit aims to […]

A TOTAL OF 30 FPPs WERE RECEIVED FOR SMART’S 7th CALL

After the deadline of April 22nd, a total of 30 FPPs were received for SMART’s 7th Call. These proposals involve the participation of 171 partners from 17 different countries, with a combined budget of €49.75 million. The projects prominently feature contributions from a diverse array of countries, leading with the United Kingdom, which accounts for […]

36 PROJECTS PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED IN THE 7TH CALL PO PHASE

The SMART program has announced the successful closure of its 7th Call for Project PO (Project Outline) phase, marking a significant milestone in advancing collaborative innovation in advanced manufacturing. This year has been notably successful with a total of 36 proposals received, a significant increase from the 17 proposals received last year. The increase in […]

TRAVEL FUNDING TO TURKISH PARTICIPANTS IN SMART PO DAY 2023

The 2023 SMART Proposers’ Day for the 7th call for projects is scheduled to take place in person in Donostia – San Sebastián on November 23rd. TÜBİTAK will provide travel support for participation in the event. This travel support is aimed at potential project coordinators and project partner candidates who wish to engage in projects […]

Travel Support available for UK-based R&D SMEs to attend SMART PO Day 2023

The 2023 SMART Proposers’ Day within the 7th call for projects, which will be held in person in Donostia – San Sebastián on November 23rd. Thanks to Innovate UK’s travel support, it’s incredibly compelling for British companies to participate in the PO Day. This support allows UK businesses, particularly R&D performing SMEs, to broaden their […]

SMART Board of Directors accepted SISKON as new member

SMART Board of Directors accepted SISKON as new member of the ASSOCIATION in the meeting that they held on the 5th of October 2023. Siskon is an emerging engineering company specializing in industrial automation systems and process control. The goal of Siskon is to provide its customers with the highest and best suitable technology, and […]

Korea Eureka Day 2023: Strengthening International Technology Cooperation

Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT), the Korean financing agency, is gearing up for an event in Seoul on October 30 and November 1 to promote EUREKA and its various instruments. Korea Eureka Day is designed to foster the growth of the international technology cooperation network between Korea and Europe. Its primary objectives include […]

2023 SMART PO PROPOSERS’ DAY – 7TH CALL

The 2023 SMART Proposers’ Day within the 7th call for projects, which will be held in person in Donostia – San Sebastián on November 23rd. SMART Proposers’ Day is a networking forum for organisations interested in participating in SMART projects and want to benefit from performing collaborative research. This forum will let you become part […]

SMART 7TH CALL FOR PROJECTS IS OPEN

We are pleased to announce that the SMART 7th Call for Projects is open. From now until 22nd  of January you can send us your Project Outlines. The Project Outline (PO) provides a short overview of the concept, the objectives of the project and the partnership even if they are not entirely settled. This document […]

16 projects have been labelled in the Smart 6th Call

Congratulations to all 16 projects that have been labelled in the 6th Call of SMART. Consortia are formed by participants of 14 countries and the budget of the projects amounts to a total of 33.6 million euros. From now on participants in these projects will have to coordinate their national funding application processes to start […]

A total of 16 FPPs were received for SMART’s 6th Call

After the deadline of May 3rd, a total of 16 FPPs were received for SMART’s 6th Call. These proposals involve the participation of 113 partners from 15 different countries, with a combined budget of €33.585 million. The projects primarily involve countries such as Sweden, which accounts for 19% of the total budget, followed by Germany […]

SMART brings together the directors of the different Eureka clusters

The SMART Eureka Cluster hosted a meeting at their premises, gathering the directors of the different clusters participating in the Eureka programme: CELTIC (next-generation communications), EUROGIA (low-carbon energy), ITEA (software innovation), SMART (advanced manufacturing and production) and Xecs (electronic components and systems). The objective of the meeting was to optimize their relationship and jointly manage […]

EUREKA has launched its 2022 annual report

The report provides an overview of last year’s activities and successes for each of our programmes and services (Eurostars, Innowwide, Clusters, Network projects, Globalstars, investment readiness, the expert database and PRO-Ethics). Key statistics for 2022 are given and potential developments in 2023 are described. DOWNLOAD HERE Eureka is the world’s biggest public network for international […]

Eureka Community Meeting Held in Riga (Latvia) with Active Participation from Clusters

From March 28 to 30, a meeting of the entire Eureka community was held in the city of Riga, Latvia, with active participation from various clusters. The clusters included SMART (Advanced and Digital Manufacturing), Eurogia (Sustainability), Xecs (Electronic Components and Systems), Celtic (Communications), and ITEA (Software). High-level representatives from more than 28 countries that support […]

17 PROJECTS HAVE PASSED TO THE FPP PHASE IN THE SMART 6TH CALL

The SMART program has announced the successful closure of its 6th Call for Project PO (Project Outline) phase. With a total of 17 outstanding projects received from 105 partners across 15 different EUREKA countries. Following the submission deadline of January 30th, the SMART Technical Committee and Public Authorities Board met on March 8th to review […]

Projects are looking for partners after celebrating SMART 6th Call Proposers Day

On the 1st of December in Brussels, SMART celebrated it’s PO Proposers Day related to the 6th call that is ongoing at the moment. The event was held physically with people from 9 different countries attending. Innovate UK (Mr. Ben Morris) and BPI France (Mr. Ronan Bourgeois), as new countries participating in SMART in this […]

UK will support SMART 6th Call with £5 million

It was announced in September 2022 by Innovate UK, that the United Kingdom will support the 6th SMART Cluster Call with £5 million therefore all registered businesses in the United Kingdom are eligible for funding. If you are an organization from UK, from now until 30th of January you can send us your Project Outlines. This […]

EUREKA Clusters at Global Tech Korea 2022

SMART, together with all the other EUREKA Clusters, attended to Global Tech Korea 2022 forum on 25 & 26 October. The event was held in Seoul and hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea and Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT). The programme consisted of four […]

Germany will support SMART Cluster through ZIM Programme

Germany has announced that hereinafter they will support EUREKA Cluster Calls through the ZIM Programme. “ZIM” stands for “Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand”, which means “Central Innovation Programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)”. It is a funding programme of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action that aims to foster the innovative capacity of SMEs. It […]

2022 SMART PO Proposers’ Day – 6th Call

The 2022 SMART Proposers’ Day within the 6th call for projects, will be held at the Delegation of the Basque Government in Brussels (Rue des Deux Églises / Tweekerkenstraat, 27 B-1000) on December 1st SMART Proposers’ Day is a networking forum for organisations interested in participating in SMART projects and want to benefit from performing […]

New projects section in SMART Cluster’s website

We are proud to announce that we have recently launched a new section in our website to publish the projects that have been labelled in previous SMART Calls. The new Projects section offers an easy and clear way to search and visualize the projects that have been awarded with SMART label in previous calls. You […]

WEBINAR FOR AUSTRIAN APPLICANTS IN XECS AND SMART CLUSTERS BY THE FFG

The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) is organising a webinar on 29 September 2022, 12:00 – 12:45, to inform Austrian applicants about the calls for projects of the Eureka clusters SMART (Advanced Manufacturing) and Xecs (Electronic Components and Systems) where the applicants can submit their transnational R&D projects. This webinar will take place shortly after […]

SMART 6TH CALL FOR PROJECTS IS OPEN!

We are pleased to announce that the SMART 6th Call for Projects is open. From now until 30th of January you can send us your Project Outlines. This year, for the first time, SMART will be using the Cluster Projects Tool that will enable the participants to enter the key project data into the system […]

SMART 5th Call PO results

SMART 5th Call PO (Project Outline) phase closed on 24th January with 12 projects received, involving 57 partners from 15 different EUREKA Countries. The average budget of the received POs is 1.88M€ and 33-month-duration. The main countries participating in the projects are Finland (22% of total budget), Sweden (19%), South Korea (10%), Turkey (9%), Portugal […]