Top funded Innovation Projects in Europe in 2022

Top funded Innovation Projects in Europe in 2022

Following the closure of the 2014-2021 period, 2022 has been a year of deployment of the main programmes that the European Commission makes available for innovation in Europe. These are some of the most important programmes that have contributed with million Euros to boosting disruptive technology in strategic sectors for Europe. We have gathered in this article the projects with more funding from the main EU programmes, and the fundamental areas in which they are being implemented.

Horizon Europe projects

Although the programme has recently opened, it has deployed approximately 12,700M€ (62% of total grants given in 2022) to support the implementation of 4,880 innovative projects that have started this 2022, being 52.7% of all the projects funded this 2022. These are the most funded by each area:

Excellent Science

AREAPROJECTCOORDINATORFUNDING
INFRAISIDOReEUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE ON HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AGENTS20,998,624€
INFRACanSERVBIOBANKS AND BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCES RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM (BBMRI-ERIC)14,866,441€
INFRAAgroServCENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS14,252,873€
INFRAEURO-LABSISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE14,174,110€
INFRAGeo-INQUIREGeosphere Infrastructures for Questions into Integrated Research13,923,476€
INFRAReMade-at-ARIHELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM DRESDEN-ROSSENDORF EV13,728,333€
INFRAeBRAIN-HealthCHARITE – UNIVERSITAETSMEDIZIN BERLIN12,436,805€
INFRAinterTwinEGI Foundation11,731,665€
INFRADT-GEOCSIC | AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS11,138,288€
INFRABioDTCSC-IT CENTER FOR SCIENCE LTD11,059,061€

Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness

AREAPROJECTCOORDINATORFUNDING
CIVIL SECURITY FOR SOCIETYATLANTISENGINEERING – INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA SPA9.998.535€
CLIMATE, ENERGY AND MOBILITYCETPBMK | BUNDESMINISTERIUM FUER KLIMASCHUTZ, UMWELT, ENERGIE, MOBILITAET, INNOVATION UND TECHNOLOGIE70.000.000€
CULTURE, CREATIVIY AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETYR4CTEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY24.522.103€
DIGITAL, INDUSTRY AND SPACESALTOARIANEGROUP SAS39.000.000€
FOOD, BIOECONOMY NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTWater4AllANR | AGENCE NATIONALE DE LA RECHERCHE26.019.783€
HEALTHPARCANSES | AGENCE NATIONALE DE LA SECURITE SANITAIRE DE L ALIMENTATION DE L ENVIRONNEMENT ET DU TRAVAIL200.000.000€

Innovative Europe

AREAPROJECTCOORDINATORFUNDING
EENEEN2EICAGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA7.299.999€
PATHFINDERAntiMatter-OTechCNRS | CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS5.722.534€
SCALEUPATTRACT Phase-1BEUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH4.999.906€
PATHFINDERPhotoSynH2CSIC | AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS4.194.948€
PATHFINDERUPSIDETECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT4.149.921€
PATHFINDERLoopOfFunALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAET FREIBURG4.098.438€
PATHFINDERFUROIDBIOFABICS LDA4.043.375€
NCPACCESS2EICAGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA4.003.007€
PATHFINDERAAVolutionFONDAZIONE TELETHON ETS4.000.000€
PATHFINDERAiPSCMIDA BIOTECH BV3.999.225€

Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area

AREAPROJECTCOORDINATORFUNDING
ACCESSCHESSMU | Masarykova univerzita4.999.963€
ACCESSChangeingUNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA4.999.694€
ACCESSBCThubsPERIFEREIAKO TAMEIO ANAPTYKSIS PERIFEREIAS THESSALIAS4.997.563€
ERAINSPIREFUOC UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA UOC4.996.758€
ACCESSMETACITIESUNIVERSITY OF PATRAS4.994.500€
ACCESSPOLICY ANSWERSZentrum fuer Soziale Innovation GmbH4.993.109€
ACCESSCARBONICAFOODSCALE HUB GREECE4.985.250€
ACCESSINNO2MAREUL | UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI4.985.150€
ACCESSADDIT-CEMU | Masarykova univerzita4.939.300€
ACCESSSolarHubMETU THE CENTER FORSOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS4.846.397€

CEF Programme

CEF ranks second on the podium in terms of deployed funds, with 21.6% of the total to leverage almost 100 projects.

AREAPROJECTCOORDINATORFUNDING
TRANSPORT21-PL-TC-Bedzin – PiotrowicePKP POLSKIE LINIE KOLEJOWE SPOLKA AKCYJNA755.100.029€
ENERGY3.10.2-CYEL-W-M-21-EuroAsia Works CY-GREUROASIA INTERCONNECTOR LIMITED657.905.500€
TRANSPORT21-EU-TG-Fehmarnbelt TunnelFEMERN BAELT AS540.500.000€
TRANSPORT21-EU-TC-RBGP Part VII CRB RAIL AS353.879.159€
TRANSPORT21-EU-TC-Via CarpatiaGENERALNA DYREKCJA DROG KRAJOWYCH I AUTOSTRAD326.637.490€
TRANSPORT21-BG-TC-Medkovets-SratsimirNRIC | NATIONAL RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY224.574.415€
TRANSPORT21-PL-TC-Tychy – Most WislaNRIC | NATIONAL RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY182.040.319€
TRANSPORT21-SK-TC-MRLDNVSRCZRAILWAYS OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC ZSR172.943.752€
ENERGY4.10.1-W-M-21-Aurora LineFINGRID OYJ127.000.000€
TRANSPORT21-DE-TG-EmmerichOberh.2021FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR DIGITAL AND TRANSPORT105.845.919€

Erasmus+ Programme

In third place one can find it Erasmus programme, which has earmarked 3.4% of the 2022 funds (€689 million) to finance 1,291 projects under this cross-border education programme.

AREAPROJECTCOORDINATORFUNDING
EDUSEA-EU 2.0UCA | UNIVERSIDAD DE CADIZ14.400.000€
EDUECIUn+UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE14.400.000€
EDUEPICUR-SHAPE-ITUNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG14.400.000€
EDUArqus IIUGR | UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA14.400.000€
EURFORTHEMUNIVERSITY OF BURGUNDY14.400.000€
EDUCIVIS2AMU | UNIVERSITE D’AIX MARSEILLE14.400.000€
EDUCIVICASCIENCES PO | INSTITUT D’ETUDES POLITIQUES DE PARIS14.399.998€
EDUEUGLOH 2.0UNIVERSITE PARIS-SACLAY14.399.996€
EDUEU GREENUEx | UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA14.399.995€
EDUEU-CONEXUS PlusLA ROCHELLE UNIVERSITE14.399.968€

DIGITAL Programme

It is worth highlighting the more than €500 million that this programme has invested to foster the development of almost 180 projects focused in the areas of cloud computing, education, and training.

AREAPROJECTCOORDINATORFUNDING
CLOUDPREVAILCEA | COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES77.995.366€
CLOUDTEF-HealthCHARITE – UNIVERSITAETSMEDIZIN BERLIN29.963.515€
CLOUDagrifoodTEFFBK | FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER29.571.853€
CLOUDDOMEENGINEERING – INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA SPA19.671.317€
CLOUDDSSCFHG | FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV13.996.457€
SKILLSDS4HealthUNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM AACHEN9.989.235€
SKILLSDIGITAL4BusinessTallinn University of Technology9.962.486€
SKILLSDigiQAU | AARHUS UNIVERSITET8.670.851€
SKILLSCyberSecProGUF | JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE-UNIVERSITAET FRANKFURT AM MAIN6.748.159€
SKILLSMERITUPC | UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA6.246.794€

LIFE Programme

We close this top 5 with the LIFE programme, the main European environmental initiative, which has distributed almost €300 million to enable the implementation of 170 projects.

AREAPROJECTCOORDINATORFUNDING
European City FacilityLIFE21-CET-EUCF-LIFE EUCFENERGIE-CITES ASSOCIATION15.999.967€
Natura and BiodiversityLIFE21-NAT-SE-TRIWA LIFELÄNSSTYRELSEN I NORRBOTTENS LÄN12.818.126€
Natura and BiodiversityLIFE21-NAT-FR-LIFE GYPACTLPO – LIGUE POUR LA PROTECTION DES OISEAUX10.074.748€
Natura and BiodiversityLIFE21-NAT-FR-LIFE SAFELINES4BIRDSLPO – LIGUE POUR LA PROTECTION DES OISEAUX9.474.836€
Natura and BiodiversityLIFE21-NAT-DE-LIFE BachmuschelNATURSCHUTZFONDS BRANDENBURG8.682.109€
Natura and BiodiversityLIFE21-NAT-DK-COASTal LIFEAAK | AALBORG KOMMUNE7.927.273€
CLIMALIFE21-CCM-FR-LIFE RestituOCONSERVATOIRE D ESPACES NATURELS DEFRANCHE-COMTE7.520.062€
Natura and BiodiversityLIFE21-NAT-ES-LIFE KANTAURIBAI (101074197)GAN | GESTION AMBIENTAL DE NAVARRA SA6.514.995€
Natura and BiodiversityLIFE21-NAT-PL-LIFE4WadersPLPTOP | POLSKIE TOWARZYSTWO OCHRONY PTAKOW6.328.196€
Natura and BiodiversityLIFE21-NAT-LV-GrassLIFE2LATVIAN FUND FOR NATURE LDF5.6635.674€

H2020

2022 has also been a key year in the closure of the H2020 programme, which, although it has already closed its calls programme, has launched approximately 950 projects that will receive funding of more than €760M€. Here are the most outstanding examples.

AREAPROJECTCOORDINATORFUNDING
Societal ChallengesTULIPSSCHIPHOL NEDERLAND BV24.997.763€
Industrial LeadershipEUPEXBULL SAS20.380.033€
Societal ChallengesPROBONOINGENIERIA ESPECIALIZADA OBRA CIVIL E INDUSTRIAL SA20.158.489€
Societal ChallengesARVNTNU | NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU19.998.409€
Societal ChallengesILIADNETCOMPANY – INTRASOFT17.046.230€
Societal ChallengesSchoolFood4ChangeICLEI EUROPEAN SECRETARIAT GMBH (ICLEI EUROPASEKRETARIAT GMBH)12.193.550€
Societal ChallengesClieNFarmsINRAE | INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L’AGRICULTURE, L’ALIMENTATION ET L’ENVIRONNEMENT11.999.974€
Societal ChallengesZeroWINLECOM COMMERCIAL PATHWAYS COMPANYLIMITED BY GUARANTEE11.999.734€
Excellent ScienceSOLPSI | PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT7.971.389€
Societal ChallengesREAL_DEALIASS | INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES EV6.795.550€