How to create sustainable impact in consortiaEuropean projects are all about impact these days, and consortia are becoming larger and more international. While this is great, it also comes with challenges. How do you ensure your internal and external partners are...
Our 3 key lessons learned for the MSCA-DNttopstart submitted two high quality proposals for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks. In this article we selected 3 key lessons learned.In the fall of this year, ttopstart had the great opportunity to...
From IMI to IHI: 5 insights on sustainability Insights learnt from eight coordinators in sustainable IMI projects Europe confirmed the importance of cross-sectorial and cross-country cooperation by launching the new Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) building...
Why a grant writing strategy is key for your funding successIt has occurred to us that many scientists prepare subsidy proposals without coordination of their institute. This creates competition for the same subsidy amongst fellow researchers of the same institute.It...
How to build a successful consortium for large research projectsWe view grant writing as professional sports. To become and remain successful, you need to train hard in order to remain at the top of your highly competitive field. You will only realise your goals if...
Our expectations on when we will be eating cultured meatWhen will we be eating cultured meat? In this blog we tell you our expectations.Cultured meat companies have been optimistic in social media about when they will be able to enter the market. Years have passed by,...
Will we be eating cultured meat soon? The data is telling us different storiesIn this blog we dive deeper into the projections of several market reports. How do these projections relate to the market entry of cultured meat?Introduction Although several companies have...
These are the companies that will drive cultured meat to our plateThe biggest challenge for the cultured meat companies is the scale-up of the production and reduction of production costs. ttopstart helps these companies in developing smart strategies to achieve their...
7 tips to improve your chances for the Horizon Europe programmeBased on the newest updates and our experiences with previous EU programmes we give you 7 tips to improve your chances when applying to the €95.5 Billion of the Horizon Europe programme.The Horizon Europe...
Why you, as an academic researcher, should collaborate with industryWith the growing competitiveness in the funding arena, researchers are now more than ever expected to realise impact for science, industry and society. Funding bodies are increasingly calling for...
Personalised medicine – the future of healthcare and clinical researchWith current treatments, patients are treated with a one-size-fits-all approach and if the therapy is not effective another therapy is attempted. Personalised medicine, also known as precision...
Strategically choosing your ERC review panel to boost your chances of successThe European research council provides frontier research grants for excellent researchers who wish to do high risk/high gain research in Europe. There are three types of frontier research...