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EU-Projects


Conducting projects at the European level has a year-long tradition at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon. The following pages review EU-funded projects with the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon acting as either the project co-ordinator or a participant. Arrangement of the projects is according to Funding Periods of the European Union and Research Fields of the Helmholtz Association. Information is confined to projects which have been conducted at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon since the year 2000, covering the periods of the 5th, 6th and 7th EU Research Framework Programmes (FP5, FP6 and FP7), Horizon 2020, and the current EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027, Horizon Europe. Under H2020 and Horizon Europe, we also review projects which benefit from co-funding of other instruments of the European Union, particularly within the European Research Area (ERA).

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the European Union for both the projects reviewed here and all other EU-Projects of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon completed in the past.


EU-Projects at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon arranged according to Helmholtz Research Fields and EU Programmes


Helmholtz Research Fields     
Earth and EnvironmentHorizon EuropeH2020FP7FP6 FP5
InformationHorizon EuropeH2020FP7FP6FP5
MatterHorizon EuropeH2020FP7FP6
Health - Regenerative Medicine (now Key Technologies)FP7FP6FP5
Climate Service Center (now Earth and Environment)FP7  



Number of projects

Total number of projects since 2000: 267 (Horizon Europe: 37, H2020: 97; FP7: 48; FP6: 33; FP5: 52)
Number of running projects in 2024: 71 (Horizon Europe: 37, H2020: 34)
Number of projects in negotiation phase: 8

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the European Union for both the projects reviewed here and all other EU-Projects of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon completed in the past.

Recently started projects:

  • AQUARIUS Aqua Research Infrastructure Services for the health and protection of our unique, oceans, seas and freshwater ecosystems
  • LandSeaLot Land-Sea interface: Let’s observe together!
  • SEA-Quester Blue Carbon production, export and sequestration in emerging polar ecosystems
  • CROSSEU Cross-sectoral framework for socio-economic resilience to climate change and extreme events in Europe
  • FOCCUS Forecasting and observing the open-to-coastal ocean for Copernicus users
  • NEPHEWS Neutrons and photons elevating Worldwide science
  • DurAMat Sustainable production, processing and modelling of durable additive manufactured materials for enhanced performance and long-term service in complex environments
  • DTO-BIOFLOW Integration of biodiversity monitoring data into the Digital Twin Ocean
  • BEACH-SOS Climate Smart Baltic Beaches and Tourism
  • CIRCE City-oriented impacts of regional climate for Europe
  • VALORADA Validated local risk actionable data for adaptation
  • ANEMOI Chemical emissions from offshore wind farms: assessing impacts, gaps and opportunities
  • NECCTON New Copernicus capability for trophic ocean networks
  • CLIMABOROUGH Building green and climate neutral city-hubs
  • AquaINFRA Infrastructure for marine and inland water research
  • EDITO-Model Lab Underlying models for the European Digital Twin Ocean
  • OLAMUR Offshore low-trophic aquaculture in multi-use scenario realisation
  • Sure2Coat Sustainable surface treatments of complex shape components for transsectorial industrial innovation
  • OptFor-EU Optimising forest management decisions for a low-carbon, climate resilient future in Europe
  • MARCO-BOLO Marine Coastal Biodiversity Long-term Observations
  • COMETA Advanced chemistry and methods to obtain environmental-friendly Cr/P-free conversion coatings on metals
  • IMPETUS4CHANGE Improving near-term climate predictions for societal transformation
  • AUTOTREAT New autonomous power supply based on real-time electrochemical measurement for anodising treatments
  • MetroPOEM Metrology for the harmonisation of measurements of environmental pollutants in Europe
  • PlasticTrace Metrological traceability of measurement data from nano- to small-microplastics for a greener environment and food safety
  • DANUBIUS-IP DANUBIUS Implementation Phase Project
  • The HuT The Human-Tech Nexus - Building a safe haven to cope with climate extremes
  • SUNRISE Strategies and technologies for united and resilient critical infrastructures and vital services in pandemic-stricken Europe
  • MarinePlan Improved transdisciplinary science for effective ecosystem-based maritime spatial planning and conservation in European Seas
  • NAPSEA The effectiveness of nitrogen and phosphorus load reduction measures from source to sea, considering the effects of climate change
  • ReMade@ARI Recyclable materials development at Analytical Research Infrastructures
  • CLIMATEUROPE2 Supporting and standardizing climate services in Europe and beyond
  • CUIDETECT Corrosion under insulation detection and prediction in steel pipes
  • COASTAL-RISKS Predicting risks of the German Bight Coasts under extreme storm events
  • IDAlert Disease decision-support tools and alert systems to build climate resilience to emerging health threats
  • MAGICA Maximising the synergy of European research governance and innovation for climate action
  • CMEMS BS-MFC Black Sea Monitoring and Forecasting Center Phase 2

Partners of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon in EU-Projects:

H2020 FP7 FP6 FP5


Last Update: 29 February 2024

Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
International Projects Department SE
Dr. Laura Schwabe: email
Dr. Hans-Jörg Isemer; email
Silke Köppen; email