The Cyprus Institute leads Groundbreaking EIC Pathfinder Project “PHOTONIX” to Harness Solar Energy for Next-Generation Photonics

The Cyprus Institute’s Energy, Environment and Water Research Center (EEWRC) has been awarded a highly competitive EIC Pathfinder grant for the project “PHOTOconversion for Novel Integrated X-systems (PHOTONIX)”, marking a major milestone for Cyprus and European solar energy and photonics research. Funded under the prestigious European Innovation Council (EIC) Pathfinder programme, PHOTONIX is coordinated by The Cyprus Institute (Cyprus) and brings together a multidisciplinary consortium that …

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EIC Pathfinder Open 2025 call draws record interest from the research community

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has received an unprecedented 2,087 project proposals under the EIC Pathfinder Open 2025 call, involving participants from 71 countries. The call closed earlier this week on 21 May 2025, with applicants collectively requesting over €6.23 billion in grant funding— demonstrating the growing demand for support in transformative, high-risk research. This …

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European Innovation Council to provide opportunities for MSCA researchers in 2025

With a total budget of over €1.4 billion in 2025, the European Innovation Council aims to identify breakthrough technologies, support game-changing innovations, create new markets, and scale up internationally. Several opportunities could be of interest for MSCA researchers. EIC Pathfinder calls in 2025  If your research has potential to develop into a future technology that could …

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