Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Το πρόγραμμα Ορίζοντας Ευρώπη, είναι το χρηματοδοτικό πρόγραμμα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης (ΕΕ), για τη περίοδο 2021 – 2027, το οποίο απευθύνεται στους τομείς της έρευνας και καινοτομίας. Ο προϋπολογισμός του προγράμματος φτάνει περίπου στα € 95.5 δις εκ των οποίων € 5.4 δις είναι από το NextGenerationEU για την τόνωση της ανάκαμψης και την ενίσχυση της ανθεκτικότητας της ΕΕ στο μέλλον, και € 4.5 δις είναι ως συμπληρωματική ενίσχυση.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
This topic addresses the development of safe and trustworthy closed loop scientific experimentation systems through the integration of laboratory automation with AI-driven decision-making processes and robust data infrastructures. The funded project will help scientific labs with an already advanced level of automation and digitalisation to design, develop, and test the intelligence layer that enables scientific instrumentation to semi- or fully autonomously plan, run, and analyse experiments, ideally in coordination/network with other labs and without requiring a complete redesign of existing laboratory outfitting.
Proposals will incorporate comprehensive data management systems capable of handling the collection, storage, processing, and sharing of experimental data. This includes developing scalable and secure data storage solutions, efficient data processing and analysis tools, and mechanisms to facilitate data sharing and collaboration across labs, while ensuring data security and privacy.
Systems could incorporate AI-driven resource optimisation modules, actively minimising energy, reagent, and material consumption during automated experimentation cycles. Systems should incorporate appropriate level of security and robustness by design.
Proposals should demonstrate how an existing lab can be retrofitted with AI-driven software systems to plan, execute, and analyse experiments in a closed-loop fashion, incorporating human oversight and interaction to ensure accuracy, safety, and ethical compliance.
Detailed Call Description
Possible research targets include (non-exhaustively):
- Autonomous/semi-autonomous and adaptive AI systems (including agentic AI) that connect with laboratory instruments and robotics and can autonomously plan, act, learn and adapt within a scientific environment, within a validated safe pipeline;
- Assistive and interactive safe AI-managed robotic systems that automate diverse experiments and can be applied to a diverse hardware setup;
- Scalable automation solutions and networked AI systems that enable collaborative experimentation across multiple labs and networks of labs (including different geographic locations), supporting the simultaneous execution of large volumes of experiments;
- Systems that provide real-time data processing and analytics, enabling immediate feedback and dynamic adjustments during experiments;
- Standards and protocols to ensure interoperability between different laboratory instruments, robotics, and AI systems;
- Intuitive user interfaces for enhanced human-machine interaction;
- AI-driven predictive maintenance systems to optimize equipment uptime and resource utilization;
- Exploration of how scientific automation technologies can be adapted for use in various scientific disciplines beyond those in the scope of this call.
While the scope of this call prioritises software development, it does not exclude the justified purchase of complementary equipment necessary to implement the research targets of the project.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Thematic Categories
- Agriculture - Food
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Information Technology
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects.
International collaboration is encouraged.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
Address: 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/
Person to Contact:
Ms. Marcia Trillidou
Scientific Officer A’
Legal and Financial Issues
Email: trillidou@research.org.cy
EU Contact Point
Research Enquiry Service: https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/contact-us/research-enquiry-service_en