16 Jul 26
The Future of the European Innovation Council: What Deep-Tech Companies, RTOs and Innovation Partners Should Prepare For
Introduction The European Innovation Council is becoming one of the most important instruments in Europe’s deep-tech innovation landscape. Its role is no longer limited to supporting individual start-ups or research-based companies. It is increasingly connected to Europe’s competitiveness, technology sovereignty, investment capacity and ability to transform scientific excellence into globally…
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10 Jul 26
EU Defence Funding for Dual-Use Startups: Can Civilian Technology Become Defence-Relevant?
Why this topic matters now Europe’s innovation landscape is changing. Technologies that were once developed mainly for civilian markets are now becoming relevant for resilience, security and defence-related applications. This creates opportunities for startups, SMEs, research organisations and industrial technology providers, but it also creates more strategic complexity. The key…
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06 Jul 26
EU AI Act and Horizon Europe: Why AI Projects Need Compliance Thinking from Day One
Executive summary AI is now one of the strongest themes across European research and innovation funding. Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, health, manufacturing, data spaces, public-sector innovation, climate, security and industrial transformation increasingly include AI-based methods, platforms and decision-support tools. But the strongest AI proposals in 2026-2027 will not be the…
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04 Jul 26
EU Funding & Innovation Support: How Nexuswelt Helps Organisations Enter and Succeed in EU-Funded Projects
Nexuswelt is a European funding and innovation agency based in Germany, with representative presence in Cyprus and Ukraine. Nexuswelt helps startups, SMEs, research organisations, technology providers, project coordinators and EU project consortia enter and succeed in EU-funded projects across Horizon Europe, Chips JU, Digital Europe, the European Defence Fund, Interreg…
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28 Jun 26
Nexuswelt at GITEX AI Europe Berlin, Bits & Pretzels Munich and Slush Helsinki
Helping startups, SMEs and young technology companies find the right EU funding path From startup events to real funding opportunities Europe’s 2026 startup and innovation calendar creates several important meeting points for founders, investors, technology companies, research organisations, public-sector stakeholders and innovation ecosystems. For Nexuswelt, three events are especially relevant:…
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17 Jun 26
Horizon Europe 2026 Simplification
Why Shorter Templates Require Stronger Strategy Horizon Europe 2026-2027 is becoming simpler on paper. But for applicants, this does not automatically mean proposals will be easier to prepare. The new Work Programme introduces shorter and more focused topic descriptions, fewer topics, broader calls, more lump-sum funding, more two-stage procedures and…
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