Anna Lackner, Author at Nexuswelt | EU Funding & Innovation Agency

12 Aug 26

How to Build a Horizon Europe Consortium from Scratch

Anna Lackner

Building a consortium is the part of Horizon Europe that no rulebook prepares you for. The eligibility conditions take a paragraph to state. Assembling seven organisations across five countries who trust each other enough to co-sign a budget takes months. This guide is for organisations doing it for the first…

10 Aug 26

EU Funding for Startups: Where to Start in 2026

Anna Lackner

Most founders begin the search for European funding in the wrong place: by browsing calls. The result is predictable — hours spent reading topic texts that were never written for their stage of company, followed by a rushed application to whichever call happens to close soonest. The sequence that works…

08 Aug 26

Ukraine Joins the European Defence Fund: What It Actually Opens Up

Anna Lackner

Mid-July 2026, at the EU–Ukraine Defence Industry Forum in Kyiv, Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Mykhailo Fedorov and the EU’s Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius signed two agreements that change what Ukrainian defence and dual-use companies can access. The first associates Ukraine to the European Defence Fund. The second…

07 Aug 26

EU Funding and Innovation Cooperation with Ukraine: A Complete Guide

Anna Lackner

This guide is written for two audiences at once, because the gap between them is the actual problem. On one side are Ukrainian companies, universities and research organisations that are formally eligible for European funding but still do not appear in enough European consortia. On the other are European coordinators…

Comparison of communication, dissemination and exploitation in EU-funded projects

05 Aug 26

The Coordinator’s Guide to EU Project Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation

Anna Lackner

Most consortia treat communication, dissemination and exploitation as a work package to be staffed and then survived. Evaluators and project officers read them differently: as evidence of whether the consortium understands what happens to its results after the technical work is finished. That gap is where projects lose scores at…

03 Aug 26

From First Idea to Funded Project: The Six Stages of an EU-Funded Project

Anna Lackner

Winning an EU-funded project is only one milestone. Successful organisations need support throughout the entire project lifecycle—from identifying the right funding opportunity and building the right consortium to delivering measurable impact after the grant ends. This guide maps Nexuswelt’s services to each stage so organisations can identify exactly where they…

01 Aug 26

European Market Entry for Japanese Companies: A Practical 2026 Guide

Anna Lackner

European market entry for Japanese companies has become more attractive, but also more complex. Europe offers access to leading industrial ecosystems, research organisations, pilot sites, public funding programmes, clusters and potential customers. The challenge is not whether opportunities exist. It is choosing the right entry route, the right European ecosystem…

31 Jul 26

Which EU Programme Should Your Company Enter First? A Practical Entry Roadmap

Anna Lackner

A practical entry roadmap for companies choosing between Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, Chips JU and the European Defence Fund. Compare realistic consortium roles, technology readiness expectations, common mistakes and the preparation needed before approaching partners.

29 Jul 26

Horizon Europe Just Got Bigger: Japan, Australia, and the Next Wave of Associated Countries

Anna Lackner

Horizon Europe Just Got Bigger: Japan, Australia, and the Next Wave of Associated Countries Published: July 2026 · Nexuswelt Insights Horizon Europe is becoming increasingly global. With Japan concluding association negotiations, Australia following shortly after, and India advancing discussions, organisations now have more strategic partner options than ever before. The…

27 Jul 26

From AI Experiment to Measurable Business Value

Anna Lackner

AI FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN GERMANY A practical event for a market that is ready to move Artificial intelligence has moved from curiosity to operating priority for German companies. At the Munich event, the discussion was noticeably more mature than the familiar “What is ChatGPT?” debate. The presentations and start-up…