New opportunities for SMEs in the Innovation Fund call opening in December 2026 The Innovation Fund has announced a new funding call designed in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with smaller projects. It aims to make it easier for SMEs to apply for Innovat... Funding proposal preparation Funding strategy and roadmap Innovation Fund
AGILE: a new EU funding programme for rapid defence innovation The European Union is preparing to launch AGILE, a new programme for agile and rapid defence innovation. The €115 million programme is expected to launch in early 2027 with a focus on accelerating eme... Funding proposal preparation Funding strategy and roadmap
Horizon Europe Health 2027 calls: why organisations should start preparing now The European Commission has accelerated the timeline for the 2027 Horizon Europe Cluster 1 Health calls, bringing the first major deadline forward to 17 February 2027. For research organisations, univ... Funding proposal preparation Funding strategy and roadmap Horizon Europe (Clusters 1-6)
Almost €260 million in grants awarded to Spinverse customers for their Innovation Fund projects to address climate change The European Commission recently announced 77 new European net-zero technology projects to receive funding support for their groundbreaking initiatives. The total investment of the Innovation Fund cal... Funding proposal preparation Funding strategy and roadmap Innovation Fund
Innovation Fund awards ecop €13.2 million for Rotation Heat Pump manufacturing facility Austrian heat pump manufacturer ecop has secured €13.2 million from the EU Innovation Fund (IF24) for its GRIP project. The funding will support ecop’s first high-volume manufacturing facility for Rot...
Extending the life of forest machine parts: Spinverse supported Ponsse in securing over €2.9 million in LIFE funding The three-year, single-beneficiary project called ExtendedLIFE is driven by Ponsse, a Finnish manufacturer of heavy-duty cut-to-length (CTL) forest machines and software for the forestry industry. Ext... Funding proposal preparation LIFE
Sokli is awarded €10 million in Business Finland funding for company's More than a Mine programme Business Finland has selected the More than a Mine proposal of Sokli Oy and its owner, Finnish Minerals Group, as a Veturi programme for leading companies. The goal of the programme, led by Sokli, is ... Business Finland Funding proposal preparation Innovation ecosystem leadership
Spinverse supports SSAB in building their ecosystem project Sustainable World through Steels Business Finland has granted €20 million funding for SSAB’s extensive Sustainable World through Steels programme aiming to transform Finland’s and its wider Nordic steel production model into a modern... Business Finland Funding proposal preparation Innovation ecosystem leadership
Spinverse helped drive ecosystem collaboration in the completed SPIRIT programme The four-year SPIRIT programme led by Borealis concluded in December 2025, leaving behind a strong collaboration network and valuable results for the green transition of the plastics industry. Spinver... Business Finland Innovation ecosystem leadership
Extended funding from Business Finland for Mirka-driven SHAPE programme The well-running SHAPE programme and ecosystem have been granted extended funding from Business Finland through 2030, in the middle of the current programme period to enable scale-up and impact. This ... Business Finland Funding proposal preparation
Spinverse supported international FIBRIX consortium in securing €3.5 million in CBE JU funding Spinverse supported South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk) and the international FIBRIX consortium in securing funding from the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU... Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE) Funding proposal preparation
Scaleup Europe Fund: a new growth capital opportunity for European tech scaleups The new Scaleup Europe Fund takes step in Europe’s efforts to help its most promising technology companies scale in Europe, with European capital. The fund is designed for late-stage growth companies ... European Innovation Council (EIC) Funding proposal preparation