Horizon Europe midterm factsheet

Horizon Europe at MIDTERM Delivering High Returns for Citizens and the Economy April 2025 April 2025 AT A GLANCE ▶  15,000 projects with a combined budget of €43 billion funded by January 2025 ECONOMIC IMPACT AND HIGH VALUE FOR MONEY ▶  €1 of EU contribution to projects is expected to generate up to €11 in economic growth by 2045 ▶  €1 of costs to EU society delivers up to €6 in benefits for EU citizens by 2045 Research and Innovation CLOSING THE R&I DIVIDE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES ▶  14% of Horizon Europe funding goes to entities from “Widening” Member States, up from 9% under Horizon 2020 ▶  58% of collaborative projects now include participants from a “Widening” Member State SIMPLIFICATION EFFORTS SHOWING IMPACT ▶  Lump sum grant beneficiaries save up to 30% in administrative costs KNOWLEDGE VALORISATION REMAINS A CHALLENGE 1/3 ▶  Only one third of patented inventions registered by European universities or research institutions are commercially exploited ▶ Persistent  🇺 –  🇲 funding gap, especially in the scale-up phase MISSIONS & PARTNERSHIPS ▶  EU Missions projects show greater co-design with citizens and stakeholders > 67% vs 49% programme-wide ▶  EU Partnerships mobilise more co-investment than other parts of the programme FOSTERING GENDER EQUALITY ▶  Over 50% of experts in advisory & evaluation panels are women ▶  Women-led consortia rose from 24% to 31% in less than 4 years TACKLING GLOBAL CHALLENGES ARTIFICIAL...