European Partnerships - Horizon Europe

The European Partnerships associated with Horizon Europe (HE) have emerged as essential tools for tackling some of Europe's most pressing challenges, through concerted research and innovation (R&I) initiatives involving various public and private partners who, together with the European Commission, are key to the implementation of HE and contribute significantly to achieving the EU's political priorities. By bringing together private and public partners, European Partnerships help to avoid duplication of investments and contribute to reducing the fragmentation of the R&I landscape in the EU.

Through the European Partnership Calls , the scientific community can obtain funding to develop activities in consortia with researchers from other countries, through joint transnationalCalls .

FCT participates in the following European partnerships:

Biodiversa+

The European Biodiversity+ Partnership is part of the European Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 to build the bridge between science, policy and practice. This partnership brings together 76 funding organizations and environmental policy actors from 39 European and associated countries to work on its objectives.

CETP - Clean Energy Transition Partnership

The European co-funded CETP - Clean Energy Transition Partnership aims to empower the clean energy transition and contribute to the EU's goals of becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 by bringing together national and regional RTDI funding for a wide range of technologies and system solutions needed for this transition.

DUT - Driving Urban Transitions

The co-funded European Partnership DUT - Driving Urban Transitions aims to tackle the challenges of urban transition, involving regional, municipal and local communities, and is the only one of the new partnerships in the HE framework that addresses urban development in its complexity. This partnership is based on three strategic transition axes, the Transition Pathways: TP Positive Energy Neighborhoods; TP 15-Minute City; TP Urban Circular Economies.

Chips Joint Undertaking

The main objectives of theChips Joint Undertaking Partnership are to support research and innovation, as well as the design and production capacity, of electronic components and systems and photonics, including processors, sensors and other semiconductor-based devices, as well as their applications in a wide variety of sectors (health, automotive/mobility, energy, agri-food, industrial production, etc.).

Chips JU replaces the Key Digital Technologies Partnership in the light of the European Integrated Circuits RegulationTheChips JU will expand its scope notably through a European network of Competence Centers, the upgrade and creation of new Pilot Lines, the creation of a Design Platform and the development of quantum integrated circuits(chips).

Water4All - Water Security for the Planet

The co-funded European Partnership Water4All - Water Security for the Planet aims to pool efforts, mobilize resources and strengthen European leadership and competitiveness in water research and innovation. Portugal is one of the partners in this initiative, which also includes the participation of the European Commission.

For more information on this partnership, see the Water4All work program on the Water JPI Joint Programming Initiative website.

ERA4Health - Fostering a European Research Area for Health

The co-funded European Partnership ERA4Health - Fostering a European Research Area for Health aims to establish flexible and effective coordination between funding agencies of the European Research Area, with a view to funding and implementing joint research and innovation programs in Europe in priority areas of public health and well-being. The priority areas of this partnership are cardiovascular diseases; nanotechnologies and advanced technologies for disease prevention, diagnosis and therapy; diseases related to nutrition and lifestyles; and prevention and public health strategies.

SBEP - Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership

SBEP is a co-funded European partnership, developed under the Horizon Europe (HE) Framework Program, which brings together 60 partner institutions from 25 countries, enabling an unprecedented effort in joint investment in marine research and innovation and the alignment of national programs on a pan-European scale, considering the maritime basins (Mediterranean, Black Sea, Baltic and North Sea) and the Atlantic Ocean.

THCS - Transforming Health and Care Systems

The European Partnership transforming health and care systems (THCS) aims to support and coordinate national and regional research and innovation programs, along with capacity building, networking, dissemination and other activities to support the transformation of health and care systems. THCS will run for 7 years (until December 31, 2029) and it is planned to launch one joint transnational Call per year to fund projects in this area.

EP PerMed - European Partnership for Personalized Medicine

The European Partnership for Personalized Medicine (EP PerMed), co-funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe, is a platform for the joint programming of national and European research and innovation support activities that put into action the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for Personalized Medicine (2023)", SRIA for PM (2023), through dedicated funding for research, development and innovation.

Agroecology

The co-funded European Partnership Agroecology aims to structure and support a network of Living Labs and research infrastructures that will accelerate the transition to agroecology across Europe, while ensuring a profitable and attractive activity for farmers, in line with the rationale and ambition defined by theEuropean Green Deal and other associated strategic initiatives.

EUP AH&W - European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare

The co-funded European Partnership EUP AH&W - European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare aims to provide society with guarantees on the control of infectious animal diseases through appropriate means, with prudent use of antimicrobials, and the respect and improvement of animal welfare. EUP AH&W wants to contribute to sustainable animal husbandry and the protection of animals, public health and the environment.

ERDERA - European Rare Diseases Research Alliance

The co-funded European Partnership ERDERA - European Rare Diseases Research Alliance aims to support the coordination of research efforts by Member States, Associated Countries and non-European countries in the field of rare diseases.

FutureFoodS - European Partnership for a Sustainable Future of Food Systems

The co-funded European Partnership FutureFoodS - European Partnership for a Sustainable Future of Food Systems aims to change the way we relate to food and its production systems. Its aim is to collectively achieve environmentally friendly, socially safe and fair, economically viable, healthy and safe food systems in Europe by 2050.