Cooperation at European Level

Forschungszentrum Jülich is involved in well over 100 projects at EU level, many of which it coordinates, as part of the Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, DIGITAL, and EURATOM 2027 programmes. And it also plays a key role in major projects, such as the EU’s Quantum Flagship and the Human Brain Project (HBP).

Cooperation at European level

The Quantum Flagship was launched in 2018 as one of the European Union’s largest and most ambitious initiatives. The project brings together research institutions, universities, industry, companies, and political decision-makers with a view to developing, among other things, a quantum technology industry in Europe.

The Human Brain Project (HBP) is another large-scale research and innovation initiative. The HBP aims to create a state-of-the-art research infrastructure to enable scientific and industrial researchers to expand their knowledge in the areas of neuroscience, computing, and brain medicine.

Overview of projects

Projects (Horizon Europe, current projects under Horizon 2020) coordinated by Forschungszentrum Jülich – a selection

Forschungszentrum Jülich is involved in a wide range of European projects. In addition to the wide variety of additional partner institutions, the research priorities also cover a broad spectrum. You can find a selection of current projects being carried out in conjunction with Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020 here.

EMPHASIS-GO

Launching EMPHASIS European infrastructure for multi-scale plant phenomics and simulation for food security in a changing climate. EMPHASIS-GO will build on the effective work from the preparation phase, expand membership to include partners from 11 countries, and launch EMPHASIS to leverage the full potential of European plant phenotyping.

HPCQS – High Performance Computer and Quantum Simulator hybrid

The High Performance Computer and Quantum Simulator hybrid (HPCQS) project aims to integrate and couple two quantum simulators, each capable of controlling over 100 qubits, with two existing European Tier-0 supercomputers, and to deploy an open European federated hybrid HPCQS infrastructure that will provide non-commercial cloud access to public and private European users.

DEEP-SEA – Dynamical Exascale Entry Platform – Software for Exascale Architectures

This project will deliver the programming environment for future European exascale systems, adapting all levels of the software (SW) stack. DEEP-SEA is a member of the DEEP project series.

RAISE – European Center of Excellence in Exascale Computing “Research on AI- and Simulation-Based Engineering at Exascale”

Researchers from science and industry are working within RAISE to develop innovative, scalable AI technologies for exascale and representative use cases from engineering and the natural sciences.

Current ERC projects – a selection

The European Research Council (ERC) is one of the most important European funding organizations. It has been supporting projects doing excellent, pioneering research since 2007. It funds creative researchers of any age and nationality who are carrying out projects throughout Europe. The ERC offers four core grant schemes: Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants, Advanced Grants, and Synergy Grants.

Scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich have also managed to secure numerous grants and funding in the past.

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Last Modified: 20.10.2025