EIC Pathfinder Challenge: Precision Nutrition
Summary
The EIC aims to identify and support breakthrough technologies and game changing innovations to create new markets and scale up internationally and it has been established under the EU Horizon Europe Programme.
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Call
Detailed Call Description
The need to ensure the long-term sustainability of current food production amid concerns for global food security, reinforces the idea that additional food sources should be considered and human diet recommendations revised and adjusted to specific needs. A diet based on more plant-based food is certainly a very promising option which provides dietary fibres and a large array of phytochemicals.
This Challenge will only fund multi-disciplinary research proposals that include at least nutritional, microbiome and glycan research aspects. The research focus can be on one or more of the Challenge specific objectives. Proposals are expected to investigate the interactions among nutrition, human gut microbiome and glycans beyond the state-of-the-art, to better clarify the role of diet into human health, including for example the interactions of whole plant foods, highly processed food and fermented foods with the human gut microbiome and glycans.
It is encouraged the integration of observational studies, randomised controlled trials, and mechanistic studies in animal models with a machine learning approach that can be applied to a large number of participants and large data sets from already available studies.
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
The EIC considers proposals with an EU contribution of up to €4 000 000 as appropriate.
In addition to funding, projects will receive tailor-made access to a wide range of Business Acceleration Services and interactions with EIC Programme Managers and other actions in the portfolio of projects selected.
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to apply, your proposal must meet the general as well as possible specific eligibility requirements for this Challenge (Please see TOPIC DESCRIPTION above).
The EIC Pathfinder Challenges support collaborative or individual research and innovation from consortia or from single legal entities established in a Member State or an Associated Country. In case of a consortium your proposal must be submitted by the coordinator on behalf of the consortium. Consortia of two entities must be comprised of independent legal entities from two different Member States or Associated Countries. Consortia of three or more entities must include as beneficiaries at least three legal entities, independent from each other and each established in a different country as follows:
- at least one legal entity established in a Member State; and
- at least two other independent legal entities, each established in different Member States or Associated Countries.
The legal entities may for example be universities, research organisations, SMEs, start-ups, natural persons. In the case of single beneficiary projects, mid-caps and larger companies will not be permitted.
The proposal will only be evaluated if it is admissible and eligible.
Programme Category
EU Competitive ProgrammesTotal Budget
€163 500 000Thematic Categories
- New Entrepreneurship
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Natual person / Citizen / Individual
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Call Opening Date
20/06/2023Call Closing Date
25/10/2023National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
George Christou
Scientific Officer
Email: gchristou@research.org.cy
Nedi Kaffa
Scientific Officer
Email: nkaffa@research.org.cy
EU Contact Point
Research Enquiry Service: https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/contact/research-enquiry-service_en
EIC 2023 work programme – https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-2023-work-programme_en