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Reflections on European projects, project management and public funding.
Eurostars from my experience as an evaluator
What sets convincing Eurostars proposals apart: putting the advance in context against the state of the art, identifying the technical challenges, demonstrating the value for the customer, explaining each partner's motivation and planning validation properly. Reflections from my experience evaluating projects.
NEOTEC doubles its budget: what it can do for a newly created technology-based company
The Spanish Ministry of Science expands NEOTEC 2026 from €20M to €40M. What the programme offers a tech startup, what kind of projects it funds according to the latest award decisions, and what I have seen in companies that have gone through it: where they were at proposal stage and where they are now.
Torres Quevedo 2025: What the Award Decision Tells Us — and What to Prepare for in 2026
An analysis of the 2025 Torres Quevedo grant award: 199 funded contracts, €19 million in support, who receives the funding, how many applications dropped out along the way and why. Practical lessons with the 2026 call less than a month away.
Women TechEU 2 EIC: eligibility, dates and the main questions from the first InfoDay
A practical guide to the Women TechEU 2 EIC call: €75,000 in non-dilutive funding for women-led deep tech startups. What the programme requires, how the process works, when to apply, and the eligibility points that raised the most questions at the 25 June 2026 InfoDay.
What I learned listening to elevator pitches at the university
Reflections after attending, as part of AABAN, the 'Empezar a Emprender' forum on automating your business with AI, held at Universidad Pablo de Olavide. The pattern that repeated across almost every pitch and the keys to saying what matters in just a few minutes.
Innterconecta-STEP: what the 2025 resolution tells us and what's coming in the 2026 call
An in-depth analysis of the 131 projects approved in Innterconecta-STEP 2025 (provisional plus final resolution), with consortium averages, distribution across STEP categories, aid intensities and what to expect from the new 2026 CDTI call.
Spanish 'Doctorados Industriales' and 'Torres Quevedo' 2026: confirmed dates, expected conditions and how to start preparing the proposal
The Spanish State Research Agency (AEI) has confirmed the 2026 dates for the two main calls used by Spanish companies to bring doctoral talent into industrial R&D. Key conditions, reference figures from the latest edition and what to prepare in advance.
Closing SESAR FASTNET in Rhodes: three years supporting a European aviation project
Reflections after the final FASTNET consortium meeting in Rhodes and the closing of three years of work on a European air traffic management project.