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The four-year SUSPENSE project, coordinated by CHIMAR HELLAS S.A. from Greece, has secured EUR 7.48 million from Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE). SUSPENSE aims to develop innovative, sustainable bio-based adhesives targeted at replacing conventional fossil-based adhesives used in wood-based panels and insulation materials. Spinverse supported the SUSPENSE consortium in their successful project proposal process and will continue to work with the consortium as it prepares to kick off the project in October 2025.

The UNCAN-CONNECT consortium, with expert grant support from Spinverse’s digital health team, has secured a funding of EUR 32 million from Horizon Europe to implement the EU Cancer Mission’s flagship UNCAN initiative. This federated, multimodal data environment will drive collaboration among leading European institutions, transforming cancer research. This platform will enable secure, cross-border access to clinical, imaging and genomic data accelerating better understanding of cancer, novel discoveries and advancing patient care across EU.

Backed by the Digital Europe Programme, the Robocoast European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) helps manufacturing SMEs adopt AI, cybersecurity and other digital technologies and drive sustainable growth and global competitiveness in the EU. For the first Robocoast EDIH project in 2022, Spinverse supported the consortium in articulating their vision and map out the impact on European scale. Again in 2025, Spinverse supported Robocoast in designing a continuation project. In this project, the focus will be on unlocking AI technologies to manufacturing SMEs across a wide range of verticals in Finland and beyond. 

Resand Ltd, a Finnish technology company specialising in the regeneration and recycling of foundry sand, has collaborated with Spinverse funding experts to identify and apply for suitable funding to accelerate the international expansion of their services. Consequently, Resand is now able to meet the growing demand for sand recycling and contribute to the preservation of the world’s limited sand resources and biodiversity.

Spinverse’s customer ANDRITZ, an international technology group, is launching a comprehensive research and development programme called BioCircleToZero, which aims to double the value derived from wood without harvesting more trees. Business Finland has granted ANDRITZ EUR 10 million in funding for the BioCircleToZero programme for leading companies. An additional EUR 20 million will be provided by Business Finland to partners contributing to the programme. Spinverse experts supported ANDRITZ in the funding proposal phase with a successful outcome. 

Gradyent, a Dutch technology provider within district heating, recently secured project funding of EUR1.7 million from the EU’s LIFE programme.  In the project, energy utilities will develop solid investment plans to modernise and decarbonise district heating networks. The successful project proposal was supported by Spinverse’s experts. 

The 3D Fibre project aiming to commercialise a new Muoto™ packaging business for Metsä Group was highly scored in the European Commission's competitive evaluation process during 2024. Metsä Group has now completed the grant negotiations with the European Union on the co-financing for the first commercial Muoto™ mill planned for construction in Rauma, Finland. Spinverse funding experts provided Metsä Group with support during both the project proposal phase and the Grant Agreement negotiations that followed the positive evaluation.

Novel moulded fibre packaging to replace fossil-based packaging 

Hystar, a Norwegian manufacturer of proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers for the large-scale production of green hydrogen, has been granted EUR 26 million by the Innovation Fund. The grant will be used to install and operate Hystar’s automated gigawatt (GW) production line for its PEM electrolyser stacks in Norway. The project is set to radically increase the PEM electrolyser capacity in the EU by introducing a novel mass-manufactured high-efficiency PEM stack to the market. Spinverse experts supported Hystar in their successful funding proposal. 

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. 

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.