HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-MATERIALS-47
Innovative Advanced Materials (IAMs) for conformable, flexible or stretchable electronics (RIA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for Europe partnership) -
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View on F&T portalExpected Outcome:
Project results are expected to contribute to the following expected outcomes:
- Conformable, flexible or stretchable electronic devices and circuits, enabling improved user experience and adoption;
- Sustainable electronics based on low environmental impact materials, promoting reparability and/or recyclability and compatible with energy and resource efficient manufacturing processes;
- Materials tailored for solution-processed electronics such as semiconductor, conductive, dielectric, electroactive polymers, low environmental impact and/or functional substrates, etc. enabling high performance and reliable flexible electronics devices.
Scope:
The concept of "ubiquitous electronics" can be a unique opportunity for the EU, opening up new avenues for e.g., wearable electronics, e-textile, e-skin, wellbeing solutions and Internet of wearable things (IoWT), which represent strategic markets for the EU. Innovative and advanced materials (IAMs) can enable new technologies and the much-needed paradigm of an electronic device that can adapt to any substrate. Despite the progress made in this field, current devices are made up of a limited proportion of flexible, conformable, and stretchable components, mainly sensors, while the rest of the circuit remains rigid, limiting this technology shift.
The overall objective is to discover Innovative Advanced Materials (IAMs), including 2DMs, with improved properties in terms of flexibility, conformability and stretchability that can enable novel flexible electronic applications, with a focus on environmentally friendly technologies with reduced carbon footprint processing. Proposals should address most of the following challenges:
- Discomfort of existing wearables leading to non-adoption
- Environmental impact of current electronics due to the use of hazardous and/or critical raw materials, energy-hungry and resources intensive processes
- Low or limited performance and durability of existing materials for high performance and reliable flexible electronic devices and circuits
- Limited integrability of current electronics: size and/or weight, complex cabling, interface between flexible and rigid components, design limitations (i.e., pattern geometry, thickness, dimensions).
Proposals should address reparability and/or recyclability of devices and circuits e.g. reversible adhesives and interconnects, low temperature soldering, bio-based or recycled substrates such as low thermal budget paper and inks, bio-resorbable conductive materials for the next generation of transient implanted medical devices, etc., compatibility with energy and resource efficient manufacturing processes e.g., printing, thermoforming, high pressure forming, lamination, injection moulding, etc.
Where relevant, proposers are encouraged to take advantage of and connecting to European analytical research infrastructures and services such as the ones in the ARIE network [1].
Proposals should also consider building their innovations on top of relevant existing standards and consider standardisation as part of innovation and dissemination activities.
This topic implements the co-programmed European Partnership Innovative Advanced Materials for Europe (IAM4EU). Proposals funded under this topic are part of the IAM4EU partnership portfolio and are expected to develop synergies with the related stakeholder community and contribute actively to the objectives of the partnership. Proposals should seek collaboration, with existing projects and develop synergies with other relevant European, national, or regional initiatives, funding programmes such as the Graphene Flagship [2] for proposals investigating 2D materials. In addition, outreach to relevant national projects in EU Member States and Associated Countries is encouraged. Adequate resources for all these synergies should be foreseen in the proposal.
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Activities are expected to start at TRL 3 and achieve TRL 6 by the end of the project – see General Annex B
[1] https://arie-eu.org/
[2] Graphene Flagship: https://graphene-flagship.eu/
News flashes
EVALUATION results
Published: 15.05.2025
Deadline: 02.10.2025
Available budget: EUR 359.1 million
The results of the evaluation for each topic are as follows:
DATA-08
DATA-09
DATA-10
DATA-11
DATA-12
DATA-13
Number of proposals submitted (including proposals transferred from or to other calls)
18
3
1
4
3
76
Number of inadmissible proposals
0
0
0
0
0
3
Number of ineligible proposals
14
1
0
0
0
13
Number of above-threshold proposals
3
2
1
3
3
38
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals
225,328,342.50 €
4,997,875.00 €
2,500,000.00 €
29,995,930.85 €
5,838,061.00 €
310,159,620.22 €
Number of proposals retained for funding
1
1
1
1
1
5
Number of proposals in the reserve list
1
1
0
1
1
1
Funding threshold1
14.5
14.5
11.5
14
12
13.5
Ranking distribution
Number of proposals with scores lower or equal to 15 and higher or equal to 14
1
1
0
1
1
2
Number of proposals with scores lower than 14 and higher or equal to 13
1
1
0
1
1
6
Number of proposals with scores lower than 13 and higher or equal to 10
1
0
1
1
1
30
DIGITAL-EMERGING-01
DIGITAL-EMERGING-02
DIGITAL-EMERGING-03
DIGITAL-EMERGING-04
DIGITAL-EMERGING-07
DIGITAL-EMERGING-08
Number of proposals submitted (including proposals transferred from or to other calls)
4
18
40
4
28
2
Number of inadmissible proposals
1
0
1
0
1
0
Number of ineligible proposals
0
0
0
4
0
1
Number of above-threshold proposals
3
12
30
1
20
1
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals
13,486,849.50 €
59,729,108.00 €
80,814,339.75 €
2,498,857.25 €
804,393,845.50 €
1,000,000.00 €
Number of proposals retained for funding
1
2
3
1
2
1
Number of proposals in the reserve list
1
1
2
0
2
0
Funding threshold1
13.5
14.5
14.5
13.5
15
14
Ranking distribution
Number of proposals with scores lower or equal to 15 and higher or equal to 14
0
6
6
0
5
1
Number of proposals with scores lower than 14 and higher or equal to 13
1
3
11
1
2
0
Number of proposals with scores lower than 13 and higher or equal to 10
2
3
13
0
13
0
HUMAN-14
HUMAN-15
HUMAN-16
HUMAN-17
HUMAN-18
HUMAN-19
Number of proposals submitted (including proposals transferred from or to other calls)
59
46
34
3
4
6
Number of inadmissible proposals
0
0
0
1
0
1
Number of ineligible proposals
0
1
2
0
0
0
Number of above-threshold proposals
44
35
27
1
1
2
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals
256,818,668.15 €
169,733,280.30 €
78,286,154.25 €
2,546,117.50 €
2,998,504.92 €
5,999,006.25 €
Number of proposals retained for funding
8
4
4
1
1
1
Number of proposals in the reserve list
3
4
3
0
0
1
Funding threshold1,2
14.5
14
13.5
12.5
13.5
15
Ranking distribution
Number of proposals with scores lower or equal to 15 and higher or equal to 14
12
5
3
0
0
1
Number of proposals with scores lower than 14 and higher or equal to 13
6
5
7
0
1
1
Number of proposals with scores lower than 13 and higher or equal to 10
26
25
17
1
0
0
MATERIALS-46
MATERIALS-47
Number of proposals submitted (including proposals transferred from or to other calls)
17
70
Number of inadmissible proposals
0
0
Number of ineligible proposals
0
0
Number of above-threshold proposals
9
58
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals
44,109,108.00 €
283,995,317.95 €
Number of proposals retained for funding
2
3
Number of proposals in the reserve list
1
1
Funding threshold1
14.5
14
Ranking distribution
Number of proposals with scores lower or equal to 15 and higher or equal to 14
2
4
Number of proposals with scores lower than 14 and higher or equal to 13
1
14
Number of proposals with scores lower than 13 and higher or equal to 10
6
40
1 Proposals with the same score were ranked according to the priority order procedure set out in the call conditions (for HE, in the General Annexes to the Work Programme or specific arrangements in the specific call/topic conditions). To determine the ranking for ‘Innovation actions’, the score for ‘Impact’ is given a weight of 1.5.
2 According to the specific conditions of HUMAN-14 and HUMAN-16, to ensure a balanced portfolio coverage, grants are awarded to not only in order of ranking [see the specific condition for each topic in the topic page]. Therefore, additional proposals are retained for funding to fulfil this condition.
Summary of observer report:
The efficiency of the procedures in this call is very good. The tools such as IER, CR, ESR and cross- reading are well suited and the usability is very effective. Harmonisation and calibration procedures are excellent. This is thanks to the superior performance of the moderators and co-moderators in panel meetings with sometimes more than 40 experts under nightmarish conditions of unstable meeting connections, failing in access and interoperability of SEP and WebEx platform. Overall, the evaluation was fair and consistent, with full compliance with the applicable rules.
We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals.
For questions, please contact the Research Enquiry Service.
PROPOSAL NUMBERS
Call HORIZON-CL4-2025-03 has closed on 02.10.2025.
440 proposals have been submitted.
The breakdown per topic is:
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-08: 18
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-09: 3
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-10: 1
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-11: 4
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-12: 3
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-13: 76
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01: 4
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02: 18
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-03: 40
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-04: 4
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-07: 28
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-08: 2
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-14: 59
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-15: 46
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-16: 34
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-17: 3
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-18: 4
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-19: 6
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-MATERIALS-46: 17
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-MATERIALS-47: 70
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in January 2026.
Please note that due to a technical issue, during the first days of publication of this call, the topic page did not display the description of the corresponding destination. This problem is now solved.
In addition to the information published in the topic page, you can always find a full description of the Destination 6 ("Digital and industrial technologies driving human-centric innovation") that are relevant for the call in the Work Programme 2025 part for "Digital, Industry and Space". Please select from the work programme the destination relevant to your topic and take into account the description and expected impacts of that destination for the preparation of your proposal.
Opening date: 2025-06-10 (9 months ago)
Closing date: 2025-10-02 (5 months ago)
Procedure: single-stage
Budget: 15,000,000
Expected grants: 3
Contribution: 5,000,000 - 5,000,000
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There are 20 other topics in this call:
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-08
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-09
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-10
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-11
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-12
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-13
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-03
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-04
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-07
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-08
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-09
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-14
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-15
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-16
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-17
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-18
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-19
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-MATERIALS-46
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