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Spanish institutions to coordinate six of 43 EIC Pathfinder Open 2026 projects
The European Innovation Council selected 43 projects sharing €166 million in its Pathfinder Open 2026 call. Spanish universities, research bodies and a company will coordinate six, according to FECYT, Spain's science and technology foundation.
Why it matters: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, CSIC, FIMA, Universidad de Cádiz and Ploid AI Biotech are among the Spanish entities set to coordinate projects selected in the call.
FECYT, the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology, reported that the European Innovation Council selected 43 research projects in its EIC Pathfinder Open 2026 call, with total funding of €166 million and up to €4 million per project.
According to FECYT, Spain will coordinate six of the projects, the highest number of coordinated projects of any EU country, and ranks second in the EU with 31 participations.
FECYT said Spain holds third position in the EU by rate of return, at €18 million.
The Spanish coordinating entities named include the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the University of Navarra's Foundation for Applied Medical Research (FIMA), the Universidad de Cádiz and the company Ploid AI Biotech S.L.
Editor’s view
Joseph Lopez, Collaboration Editor
Spanish universities, research bodies and a company, among them the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, CSIC and the Universidad de Cádiz, have been named as coordinators of projects selected in a call that funds 43 projects with €166 million in total.
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