Funding Radar: Eureka and Japan launch joint call to boost global industrial R&D

04 Nov 2025 | News

Multinational consortia are invited to collaborate on cutting-edge technologies across diverse sectors

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Eureka, which defines itself as the world’s largest public network for international cooperation in research and innovation, is supporting a new joint call with Japan to strengthen global partnerships in industrial R&D and drive technological breakthroughs across multiple disciplines.

The call is jointly organised by the national funding bodies of Japan and the United Kingdom under Eureka’s international collaboration programme, Globalstars. Participating countries include Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Canada, Denmark, France, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

The initiative supports civilian R&D projects across diverse technological fields, excluding nuclear power and drug discovery. Priority areas include quantum technology, artificial intelligence, robotics,…