This funding supports projects that strengthen the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) as a driver of innovation by improving legal clarity on intellectual property, enhancing incentives for resource contributors, and fostering open innovation and collaboration between academia and industry. Activities include addressing barriers in the EU legal framework, promoting knowledge valorisation, and establishing channels to connect EOSC resources with startups and industry across Europe.
Eligible applicants must comply with Horizon Europe Work Programme conditions including admissibility, eligible countries, financial and operational capacity, and exclusion criteria. Participants must grant royalty-free access to results and intellectual property for non-commercial use to the EOSC A