In the recent Eurostars call, 35 Dutch organizations have been approved for 28 new Eurostars projects. With 28 projects, the Netherlands supports the largest number of projects among all Eurostars countries. In total, the winning projects represent over € 49 million in international R&D costs.
The 28 projects were selected by an international evaluation panel from a total of 699 applications, of which 135 included Dutch participants. The projects involve collaborations with partners from 15 different countries such as Spain (5 projects), Switzerland (5), and Germany (5), as well as partners from Estonia (2), Finland (1), and Canada (1).
International Collaboration
Eurostars encourages faster development and growth of innovative SMEs through international collaboration. The Ministry of Economic Affairs makes €22 million available annually for the Eurostars program, divided over 2 calls per year. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) implements the program.
Winning Projects Eurostars-3 Call 7
Below is an overview of the winning projects, grouped by theme.
- LUMINA | Gedi Cube b.v.
- Lung Cancer Minimal Residual Disease Detection Using an Integrated cfDNA and cfRNA Approach
- WISER | Maastricht University & ReGEN Biomedical
- Development of a first-in-class therapeutic combatting vascular pathology in Williams-Beuren Syndrome via Elastic fiber Restoration
- MRI-Motor | GyraSense B.V. & University Medical Center Utrecht
- Utilising novel motor driver technology to facilitate metabolic MRI
- Innovat-EV | Dispertech & Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam
- An Innovative Platform facilitating the Development and Validation of Extracellular Vesicle Cancer Diagnostic Assays
- STOP-MASH | Good Biomarker Sciences & Leiden University Medical Center
- Pre-clinical development of a first-in-class small molecule drug for fatty liver (MASH) therapy
- EHISTOCURE | Matisse Pharmaceuticals B.V.
- Development of the M6229 drug and eHistShock diagnostics for the treatment of sepsis
- BIOT2D (Biotherapeutic for Type 2 Diabetes) | Caelus Pharmaceuticals BV
- Development of an innovative live biotherapeutic product as an early intervention for Type 2 Diabetes.
- RHYTHMS | Scinus Cell Expansion Netherlands B.V.
- Robust High-Yield Technology for High-Quality iPSC Manufacturing and Standardization
- Thymus-on-Chip | Genewity B.V.
- Development of the worlds first thymus-on-chip for in vitro T-cell production and advanced drug testing
- SHIELD | Preimure BV & University Medical Centre Utrecht
- Saving ortHopedic Implants: bactEriaL infection Defeat
- OrBID | Innosieve Diagnostics BV & Princess Maxima Center
- OrBID: Innovative Diagnostics for Rapid Oral Microbiome Analysis
- ScanEC | Surfix B.V.
- Towards a point-of-care IVD for the early detection of endometrial cancer – translating discovery biomarkers into commercial photonic biosensors
- SMART | Qorium B.V.
- Sustainably Made lAb-gRown IeaTher
- HepatoMX | You2Yourself
- HepatoMX: Revolutionizing Early Detection of Liver Disease with Urinary microRNA Biomarkers
- AICON | Twente Medical Systems International B.V.
- AI powered Concussion detectiON in the acute setting based on EEG
- SPARCS | Saddle Point Science Europe BV
- SPARCS: Neuro-scientifically Personalized Rehabilitation after Stroke-Induced Aphasia
- SleepBuddy | Somnox B.V.
- SleepBuddy: Respiratory activity monitoring for enhanced sleep quality
- INSPIRE | Metalot Future Energy Lab BV
- IroN Sustainable Power for Industrial and Residential Energy
- TESSOTOF | Suncom Energy B.v.
- Thermal Energy Storage for Solar Thermal with Oil and Fillers
- AUDITOR | Sorama BV
- Autonomous (Ultra)sound Inspector
- PFASGUARD | Forever Analytical Solutions B.V.
- PFAS Guard- PFAS Detection and Treatment System
- PRIME2.0 | Montair Environmental Solutions B.V.
- Pyrolysis of organic radioactive waste streams in PRIME installation
- REVIVER | MantiSpectra B.V.
- Innovative Waste Segregation Stations for Efficient Recycling and Waste Diversion
- ECO-SHIELD | I-AM Innovation Center B.V. & Okeanos Holdings BV
- Novel high-value and scalable solutions disrupting the entire value chain dealing with invasive sargassum: logistics, upstream and downstream
- SPECTRA | Praxa Sense
- Speckle-Enhanced Cardiovascular Tracking and Response Analysis
- AeroComp | Koninklijke Fabriek Inventum B.V.
- Advanced Composite Manufacturing for Aerospace Applications
- DynAI-Brace | LIFTYA B.V.
- Dynamic AI-integrated Power-Assisted Shoulder Brace for Enhanced Rehabilitation
- SHAPE | SyncVR Medical B.V.
- SHAPE: Shoulder and Neck Health through Augmented Physical Exercise.
Call 8 Open for Applications
The new Eurostars call is now open internationally for applications, with a deadline on March 13, 2025, at 14:00. RVO is organizing a webinar ahead of the deadline specifically for organizations working on proposal submissions. Want to learn how to write a winning proposal? Then follow the webinar Writing a winning Eurostars proposal. Read more information about Eurostars.