Horizon Europe Malta

09/06/2026

📢 Mission Soil Investment Forum

30 June 2026 08:45 – 18:00

The Forum will gather investors, policymakers, financial institutions, researchers, and key stakeholders to:

➡️ Discuss and promote soil health investment opportunities
➡️ Co-design innovative investment mechanisms
➡️ Build strategic partnerships to accelerate the transition to healthy soils.
The event will be a unique opportunity to help shape the future of soil investment in Europe! 🌱

The event will be hybrid.

30 June 2026 08:45 – 18:00 Event type Conference Lead organisation European Commission - Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development Event address Sparks Rue Ravenstein 60 Brussels Belgium The Forum will gather investors, policymakers, financial institutions, researchers, and key sta...

08/06/2026

Xjenza Malta is launching a Transdisciplinary Research Programme bringing together academia, private, public, and civil society to tackle Malta’s biggest challenges.
Aligned with the EU Missions, this programme supports collaborative projects delivering real socio-economic and environmental impact.

Stay tuned for the launch and get ready to apply.
For more information ➡️ https://xjenzamalta.mt/2026/06/08/transdisciplinary-research-programme/

03/06/2026

🍾 🎉🥂 Join us in wishing Ayrton a big Happy Birthday. Enjoy your day 🎉🥂🍾

Ayrton is the Horizon Europe National Contact Point for Health and Research Infrastructures.

01/06/2026

📗 🔬 Read this very interesting article about Health opportunities in Horizon Europe written by Ayrton Barbara; Horizon Europe National Contact Point for Malta in Health and Research Infrastructures.

In recent years, Malta has seen a significant leap in its research output. In the current Horizon Europe cycle alone (2021-2027), Maltese health researchers have secured nearly €8 million in funding. This represents a substantial increase compared to previous framework programmes and proves that o...

01/06/2026

⭐ Horizon Europe Project of the Month WATERLINE ⭐

WATERLINE aimed to create a European Digital Water Higher Education Institution (HEI) Alliance, based on the quadruple helix model of innovation, leading to the development of the Alliance’s research, educational and entrepreneurship capacities.

To achieve this, WATERLINE had five specific objectives:
📌 support consolidation of the Alliance by co-creating a common governance framework, and a Research & Innovation (R&I) capacity building plan
📌 co-create a portfolio of water components for Master level (EQF Level 7) and transform emulative laboratories in partner Widening HEIs into assisted and virtual reality. These structural changes will lead to transformed and more competitive R&I HEIs
📌 strengthen WATERLINE researchers’ R&I capacity excellence by implementing activities, such as summer schools to enhance education and R&I skills, and proposal writing workshop
📌 build a European network of academics/researchers who, together with quadruple helix actors, will allow knowledge flow in water domains and extended reality technologies;
📌 sustain the alliance by, (i) establishing ambassador networks, (ii) identifying the R&I funding landscape, thus increasing participation in HE and the mobilisation of resources in the water sphere, and (iii) creating synergies with EU initiatives, institutions, other projects and networks.

The Malta College of Arts Science and Technology is the co-ordinator of the project, which was funded under the Widening participation and spreading excellence of Horizon Europe.

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101071306

29/05/2026

Are you interested in applying for an ERC Starting Grant? 🚀

Join the workshop
“Towards an ERC Starting Grant: from promising idea to competitive proposal”
📅 26 June 2026
🕙 10:00 – 12:30 (Brussels time)
💻 Online – streaming live on YouTube

🔎 What to expect:
• Insights from ERC grantees and an ERC Ambassador
• Guidance from an ERC Scientific Officer
• Panel discussion with ERC evaluators
• Practical advice on proposal structure, CV & track record
• Key tips on scientific independence, strengths and common weaknesses in proposals

🗓 Registration is open until 25 June 2026.

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=FgjCosZ-ekmt7riw9-RScUBx_wcNzJBAoEasmikwm1tUNTczNTBTWk5RNUU1UFBKWlpaU1FTQ1o2UC4u&route=shorturl

29/05/2026

🔊 80 new COST Actions approved

The 80 new COST Actions cover topics as wide and varied as phychosis prevention, silent fans, neuromorphic computing, vaccines for overall health benefits, artificial intelligence, conservation of modern art, and parental and children well-being.

You can find and download the full list here 🖇️

COST’s Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) confirms the funding of 80 new COST Actions and share's results of its Open Call 2025.

29/05/2026

🔊 Online Info session - From lab to market: Strengthening the role of Technology Transfer Offices in bringing knowledge to the market

Thursday 18 June 2026, 09:30 - 11:00 (CEST)

Learn more about the new open calls and how to apply! A team of experts will share insights about the work programmes & application process.

27/05/2026

🔊 Themed ‘Investing in a nature-positive economy', this year’s EU Green Week will explore how nature-positive models work in practice, focusing on profitable farming, soil health, greening cities, and innovative financing to reverse rural flight.

You can find more details here 🖇️

https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/events/cinea-green-week-2026-2026-06-03_en

27/05/2026

Xjenza Malta has recently launched three new Go-To-Market support measures alongside the previously launched EIT Jumpstarter, with the aim of helping innovators, start-ups, and SMEs accelerate commercialisation and market entry:

Prototype to MVP (P2M) Programme: https://xjenzamalta.mt/2026/05/14/prototype-to-minimum-viable-product-p2m-programme/

EIT Regional Innovation Booster (EIT RIB) Malta Edition: https://xjenzamalta.mt/2026/05/15/eit-rib/

Go To Market – Loan Assistance Programme (GTM LA): https://xjenzamalta.mt/2026/05/14/go-to-market-loan-assistance-programme-gtm-la/

These initiatives are designed to support the transition from innovation and product development to market validation, scaling, and commercial growth.
More information, eligibility criteria, and application details are available through the respective calls.

An information session for the EIT Regional Innovation Booster (EIT RIB) Malta Edition will be held online on 15 June. If you are interested in attending, you may register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3h0h2sGPLqNgzqbpzaO7PZY1yEo-Ytar65AoyPuOZbkei8w/viewform.