The HSbooster.eu Open Calls provide the opportunity for ongoing or complete H2020, Horizon Europe and Digital Europe projects to apply for practical guidance to assess the standardisation readiness of project results and match them up with standardisation experts who can guide the project on how these results can feed into standardisation working groups or technical committees.
Applicants can apply to the Open Call for EU-funded projects until 31 December 2024!
To apply you should provide information on the project, its standardisation-related objectives and what you hope to gain from the booster service.
Our step-by-step guide can help you throughout the application process.
Call topics
The topics of the first Open Call are divided into two categories:
- Priority Topics for this first open call have been selected from the general HSbooster.eu Open Call topics. They have been selected on level of priority and are either linked to a SReq (Standardsiation Request) from the European Commission or are classified as being highly urgent (e.g. pandemics). Priority Topics are indicated in the table below.
- Other Topics cover all general HSbooster.eu Open Call topics. These are based on the Standardisation Urgencies highlighted in the EU’s Standardisation Strategy.
Projects can apply for either a “priority” or “other” topic in this call. Preference may be given to “priority” topics. See our FaQ page for more information.
Health
- Pandemics - PRIORITY
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- COVID-19 vaccines: Needle-free and needle based-injection systems for medical use
- COVID-19 vaccines: Aseptic processing
- Medicine production
- Respiratory equipment
- Pandemic preparedness and resilience
- Tests and measurement methods for SARS/COV19: Pathogens
- Tests and measurement methods for SARS/COV19: Wastewater
- Epidemiology: Risk, population, genetic
- E-Health and personalised services
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- eHealth
- Mobile applications
- Digital healthcare
- Assisted living
- Accessibility
- Personal medicine
- Cybersecurity in healthcare
- Design and use of medical devices
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Design for disassembly
- Reliability of medical devices (for emergency use)
- 5G for live consultations and remote surgery
- Biotechnology (organ-on-chip)
- Patient safety
- AI in Healthcare
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- AI in radiology
- AI health services
- Synthetic data
Resilience
- Robust supply chains - PRIORITY
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
Find out more on Robust Supply Chain
- Energy and natural gas distribution
- Transport and infrastructure (roads, rails, telecommunications, energy, etc.)
- Workforce changes and demands
- Risk management
- Business continuity
- Climate resilience
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Climate adaptation
- Climate monitoring
- Biodiversity
- Geotextiles
- Hybrid civil/defence
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Civil crisis preparation
- Emergency management
- Data protection and cybersecurity
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Information security for SMEs
- Payment services
- IT security
- Cyber resilience
Sustainable digitalisation
- Data quality and Artificial Intelligence (AI) - PRIORITY
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
Find out more on Data Quality & AI
- Trustworthy AI
- Intelligent factories
- AI-based decision-making solutions (HR, legislation, labour)
- Circular data
- Ethical data usage
- Data interoperability
- Access to and usage of data
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Ethical data usage
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Common European data spaces
- Data interoperability
- Digital twins
- Blockchain and digital logbook
- Circular data
- eID
- eGovernment
- Internet protocols (IPs)
- Space
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- European Global Navigation Satellite Systems (EGNSS)
- Big data from space
- 5G from space
- Data and cybersecurity
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Cyber- and information security (SME)
- Cyber security in telecommunication
- Chips in terms of security, authenticity, reliability
- Payment services
- Audit and certification of information security
- Cloud services
- Identity management
- Quantum technology
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Quantum computing
- Quantum sensors
- Quantum simulations
- Quantum communication
Green transition in Europe
- Clean energy - PRIORITY
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
Find out more on Clean and Renewable energy
- Clean hydrogen value chain
- Gas transportation (incl. hydrogen)
- Clean hydrogen infrastructure
- Documentation of green fuels
- Fueling and refueling of green fuels
- Energy storage
- Wind turbines
- Smart energy
- Materials (raw and secondary)
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Recycling of critical raw materials (CRM)
- Plastic recycling incl. textiles
- Critical raw materials for batteries and waste batteries
- Recycling/reuse of electrical components (WEEE directive)
- Green and sustainable production
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Additive and on demand manufacturing (3rd print, etc.)
- Eco design
- Sustainable product initiative
- Product environmental footprint
- Product passport
- Material passport
- Environmental impact
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Toxic-free environment
- Carbon capture, utilisation, storage (CCUS)
Smart Cities and Circular Economy in Buildings
- Circular economy in the construction sector - PRIORITY
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Find out more on Circular Economy in the construction sector
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Design for circularity
- Design for disassembly
- Embedded carbon
- Selective demolition
- Material and product pass
- Non-destructive testing
- Low-carbon cement
- Transportation
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Connected cars
- Green transportation
- Infrastructure
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Interconnected city
- Postal code
- Intelligent transportation systems
- Critical infrastructure incl. pipes, etc
- Green buildings
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Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Intelligent buildings
- Indicators for circular buildings
How to apply
Applying for the booster service takes about 30 minutes. All applications must be made on behalf of any ongoing or complete H2020 or Horizon Europe project.
You cannot save your progress so please take a look at the application form in full before applying. We recommend you prepare content before making the application.
To make the application, you will need:
- Basic administrative information on the project (GA number, full name etc.)
- Information about the project objectives and those related to standardisation
- Details on why you are making the application and the goals you would like to achieve with the support of the booster services.