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The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) is a public-private collaboration  that invests in projects deploying competitive, sustainable, and circular bio-based industries in Europe. It aims at accelerating the innovation process and development of bio-based innovative solutions, while supporting EU’s zero-pollution ambition, climate neutrality target, and the restoration of biodiversity. Spinverse funding expertise includes strong understanding on sustainability methodologies in Life-cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life-Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA).

The European Union is driving forward its sustainable transportation agenda by allocating EUR 1 billion to the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) for 2024-2025. This initiative supports the development of electric and hydrogen fueling infrastructure across the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), in line with the EU's decarbonisation targets and the new alternative fuels regulation, as well as the ReFuelEU and FuelEU maritime initiatives.

In February, we are delighted to welcome two new colleagues at Spinverse. Sanaz Jamalzadeh joins the Digital Health team and Evangelos Sklavounos joins the Manufacturing team, each bringing onboard subject matter expertise in cancer research, machine learning and decarbonisation in the manufacturing industry. 

The CleverHealth Network ecosystem led by HUS Helsinki University Hospital has been a hub of groundbreaking projects aimed at transforming healthcare through innovation and collaboration. Spinverse has been facilitating this ecosystem every step of the way from its preparation and establishment in 2017. Three projects were recently completed, demonstrating significant outcomes: E3 Excellence in Pandemic Response and Enterprise Solutions (E3), eCare for Me, and the EU project AICCELERATE. The CleverHealth Network ecosystem work is funded by Business Finland and participating organisations. 

The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) advances European circular bioeconomy by funding excellent projects. The next call for project proposals is set to open on April 4, 2025. Get ready to prepare your project proposal and get in touch if you want support from Spinverse experts!

Over the course of its 42-month duration, the Energy ECS project, funded by the Chips JU, has been a remarkable journey of innovation. Supported by Spinverse in proposal preparation and project management, this initiative was led by Tietoevry Finland. The project brought together 28 partners from across 8 European countries to revolutionise smart and secure energy solutions for the future of mobility.

We are very happy to announce three new colleagues joining Spinverse. Sirpa Komppa brings onboard her strong expertise on sales and marketing, whereas Oso Nuottamo and Nea Heiskanen represent young talents in economics, econometrics and finance. 

The DTRIP4H consortium, supported by Spinverse's digital health team during their project proposal phase, has been awarded a substantial EUR 11.9 million lump sum grant from Horizon Europe. This new initiative called ‘Decentralized Health Digital Twin Ecosystem Consisting of RIs (DTRIP4H)’ aims to transform European healthcare research infrastructures by using cutting-edge generative AI and digital twin technologies integrated with virtual reality (VR). Digital twin technologies driven by generative AI will enable the creation of virtual models of physical systems, allowing researchers to test and enhance real-world processes.

Spinverse supported the groundbreaking PREDICTFTD project, an ambitious Horizon Europe initiative with a budget of almost EUR 8 million, aiming to transform the diagnosis and treatment of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). With a total duration of 54 months, this project seeks to accelerate the validation of predictive liquid biomarkers, which hold the potential to significantly enhance early detection and classification of this debilitating condition.

Spinverse successfully supported Fraunhofer in securing a substantial grant with a total of EUR 730 million for a new Microelectronics pilot line under the recent EU Chips Act. The funding from Horizon Europe and Digital Europe Programmes is earmarked for a groundbreaking APECS pilot line focused on Advanced Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration of Electronic Components and Systems.