MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026

Funded projects

• Óscar Yanes

  A targeted metabolomic method to detect epigenetically relevant metabolites

  Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas · ES

• Mikel Oleaga

  Commercial counterurbanites in rural coworking spaces: Supporting neo-endogenous development by building embeddedness?

  University of Vienna · AT

• HARPNET – Harnessing Resolution Pharmacology for Next-Generation Therapeutics

  QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON · UK · €4,793,227.92

• Safe, Thriving and Engaged Pedestrians in Urban Public Spaces

  ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION · EL · €4,184,040

• Improving the sustainability of the wine value chain in a concerted effort of academia and industry

  FONDAZIONE EDMUND MACH · IT · €4,420,346.04

• Innovative Radiation Therapy for brain tumors

  UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA · ES · €4,193,880.84

• Molecularly Designed Polymers for Sustainable Agriculture

  UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA · IT · €4,735,195.2

• Bridging Quantum and Classical Error Correction for Scalable Fault-tolerant Quantum Computing

  TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN · NL · €4,656,952.08

• Digital REFractory FRAmework for a Carbon neutral and Resilient indusTry in EURope.

  CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR · €4,598,486.28

• CDT-net: The Cardiovascular Digital Twin Network

  KING'S COLLEGE LONDON · UK · €4,713,829.92

• A doctoral training programme for next-generation LUNG-targeted non-viral GENEtic MEDicines

  POLITECNICO DI MILANO · IT · €3,876,613.2

• Sustainable Polymers for Electric Vehicles

  UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA · IT · €4,565,139.12

• Ecodesign Doctoral Network

  KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE · €4,588,236.72

• Lectin ligands for modulation of immunity

  UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI · SI · €4,336,075.44

• Doctoral network on discovering pathomechanisms and novel drug optimization for AMD

  EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITAET TUEBINGEN · DE · €4,020,973.2

• Training Network on Quantum Electrodynamics with Silicon NanoTechnology

  DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK · €4,626,636.48

• Active nanoMaterials for closed-looP minimaLly-Invasive magneTic sensing and stimUlation of DEep brainstructures

  UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA TOR VERGATA · IT · €3,800,102.4

• Improving Drug Efficacy with next-generation AmorphouS materials and trained experts

  UNIVERSITE DE LILLE · FR · €4,315,973.76

• Remediation Enhanced by Subsurface Characterisation & monitoring Using geophysical Evaluation

  UNIVERSITEIT GENT · BE · €4,536,555.84

• Data driven Excellence in Training of Epidemiological, Clinical, Technological and Innovative Virus Experts

  TURUN YLIOPISTO · FI · €4,434,962.04

• Mechanocatalysis for sustainable synthesis

  UNIVERSITE DE POITIERS · FR · €4,590,979.56

• Novel photonics instruments for AI-assisted characterization and monitoring of marine ecosystems

  DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK · €4,122,169.56

• Advancing Novel Approaches in Kinase Interface Networks

  ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS · EL · €3,563,532

• ElectroChemical Interfaces for energy conversion and storage: towards a carbon neutral society

  INM - LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER NEUE MATERIALIEN GEMEINNUETZIGE GMBH · DE · €4,466,829.96

• Multilingual Language Awareness in the European Digital Society

  UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE · FR · €4,350,655.8

• Simone Zittel

  Volumetric signatures of basal ganglia–thalamo–cortical and cerebello–thalamo–cortical networks in Parkinson's disease and its motor subtypes

  Universität Hamburg · DE

• Industrial decarbonisation using innovative low-grade heat upgrade

  BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON · UK · €4,961,696.04

• Data-centric micromanufacturing platform towards added value in the health sector

  KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE · €4,497,145.56

• SPAtial single-CEll omics research training for MELanoma precision medicine

  KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE · €4,565,427.84

• Network for Oceanic Sensing and Integrated Science

  HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO · FI · €4,487,762.16

• Bridging regulatory science and innovation for dermal generics and advanced skin therapies

  EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITAET TUEBINGEN · DE · €4,626,203.4

• Decoding the dark proteome through interdisciplinary training and research

  PRINSES MAXIMA CENTRUM VOOR KINDERONCOLOGIE BV · NL · €4,829,029.2

• Adaptive Grid-Interactive Edge Datacenter Fleets

  DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK · €4,967,326.08

• INtegration of SensInG and High performance fiber Telecommunications

  AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · ES · €4,611,911.76

• Exploring Extended Field-of-view PET for precision medicine

  STICHTING AMSTERDAM UMC · NL · €4,792,939.2

• Progress in Leukodystrophies: Advance, Rate and Implement new treatment Strategies

  STICHTING AMSTERDAM UMC · NL · €4,624,038

• Leading-Edge evaluation and GENeration of Defect-tolerance in composite structures

  UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO · PT · €4,033,641.24

• MEtabolic Reprogramming in viral pathogenesis: From Infection to Therapeutic innovations

  STICHTING AMSTERDAM UMC · NL · €4,577,842.8

• Soft Active Matter Microrobots for Medicine

  UNIVERSITE DE MONS · BE · €3,596,446.08

• Changing perspectives: the role of women in the birth of new Languages, LIteratures and cultural traditions in EurOPE (6th - 15th c.)

  UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA · IT · €3,730,700.88

• Annemieke Madder

  Furan-based click and photo-click reactions for nucleic acid modification

  Ghent University Hospital · BE

• NovEl tEchnologies for converged Wireless-opTical cOnfiguratioNs

  IQUADRAT INFORMATICA SL · ES

• Secure AI and Digital Twin Empowered Smart Internet-of-Energy

  THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER · UK

• Lipids as promising BRidge between novel disease InsiGHts and improved Therapy

  UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT · NL

• ORBital-based electronIcS

  ASOCIACION CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION COOPERATIVA EN NANOCIENCIAS CIC NANOGUNE · ES

• Doctoral Network on Spectrum Analytics as a Service

  KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE

• Innovative Nucleic Acids Technologies for Analysis, Detection and Treatment

  UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI UDINE · IT · €4,533,813

• Testamentary practices in the periphery of the ius commune tradition: freedom and oppression (c. 1420-1620)

  KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE

• Sociology of Authoritarian Law: Insights from Central Asia

  LUNDS UNIVERSITET · SE

• Using smart contracts and policies to reduce energy-related risk and inequality among households

  NORGES HANDELSHOYSKOLE · NO

• Nanoplatforms and Oncolytic viruses for novel cancer immunotherapy strategies

  ERASMUS UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM ROTTERDAM · NL

• Tiny Machines Working to Elucidate Mechanisms of Cerebrovascular Pathologies

  UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY · IE

• SUstainable and REconfigurable ROBots for green manufacturing

  TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DARMSTADT · DE

• Ultrahigh-throughput exploration of metagenomic sequence space to discover and engineer novel biocatalysts and bioactive compounds

  THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE · UK

• Building a Decolonized Ethics and Governance Framework for Just and Trustworthy AI in Healthcare

  UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MACERATA · IT

• Physics and Applications of Negative IONS

  GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET · SE

• Next-generation intensified chemical processes integrating plasma and single-atom catalysis

  POLITECNICO DI MILANO · IT

• Better Biobased Polymer Network

  TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET GRAZ · AT · €4,342,536

• Future leaders in ageing and digitalizing societies

  LAPPEENRANNAN-LAHDEN TEKNILLINEN YLIOPISTO LUT · FI

• European Arthurs, Medieval To Modern

  BANGOR UNIVERSITY · UK

• Revisioning Public Interest Media

  VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL · BE

• Enhancing collaborative synergies between Cultural HERItage and TOURism

  ERASMUS UNIVERSITEIT ROTTERDAM · NL

• SUstainable sports and Physical activity for Equity and Resilience in the Anthropocene

  THE GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY · UK

• OligoNucleotide Technologies for Rapid Advancement of Cancer Therapies

  UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · UK

• Digital Endocrinology Training Network to combat adrenal diseases

  UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN · NO

• HEAL-4WARD - doctoral network for Wound infection Advanced care and Rapid Diagnosis

  UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA · IT

• inter-Sectoral Training for Research on the pathology and prevention of Indwelling Device associated infEctions

  KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE

• Doctoral Network for reSilience exPeRts IN future larGe-scale critical infrastructures

  UNIVERSITE D'ORLEANS · FR

• Silicon carbide photonic integrated circuit training network

  DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK · €4,306,626

• UNderstanding Lipid ImmunoMetabolIsm To trEat Disease

  UNIVERSITAETSMEDIZIN DER JOHANNES GUTENBERG-UNIVERSITAET MAINZ · DE

• High-Power Optical Vortices – From Generation to Application

  TAMPEREEN KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR · FI · €4,400,280

• Training & Research in Advanced Dispersion Engineered grating-waveguide Structures

  UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART · DE

• Advancing Europe's Next Generations on the Path to Sustainability – Expanding the Universe of Enzymatic Halogenation Chemistry

  RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN · NL

• Networked Distributed Neural Interfaces for Interference-Based Brain Stimulation

  UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM FREIBURG · DE

• Doctoral Network on Enabling Scaled Production of Durable Natural Fibre Components

  DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK

• Evolutionary Medical Genomics Doctoral Network

  FUNDACIO CENTRE DE REGULACIO GENOMICA · ES

• Biosensors Using Graphene for Infection Diagnostics

  DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK

• Acoustic Black Holes for Silent SYstemS

  UNIVERSITE DU MANS · FR

• Translational Research and Training on Atrial Cardiomyopathy as a Key to Better Atrial Fibrillation Management

  KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE · DE

• Electrify-It

  UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID · ES

• Understanding and Predicting Impacts of Climate Extremes under Global Change

  UPPSALA UNIVERSITET · SE

• Advanced Network Connectivity using Harmonious Optical and Radio Technologies

  UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE · UK

• Reconfigurability using inversely designed metasurfaces

  UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA · ES

• BIO-MICRO: Biomarkers and Intervention Outcomes in Micronutrient Optimization

  STICHTING AMSTERDAM UMC · NL

• Doctoral Network in Developing Sustainable Biocomposite Materials for Enhancing Crop Resilience and Yield

  UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO/ EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA · ES

• Understanding and Postponing Yeast Death to Improve Production

  WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY · NL

• Hereditary and Early onset breast cancer: Comprehensive personalized Assessment, early Risk Evaluation, and clinical management

  STICHTING HET NEDERLANDS KANKER INSTITUUT-ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK ZIEKENHUIS · NL

• From cells to systems: Pioneering multi-level thrombosis risk prediction models - “ThromboRisk”

  TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN · NL

• Customized porous structures and advanced testing for orthopedic implants

  KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE

• Doctoral Network on Strains, Diagnostics and Variants

  HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO · FI

• Investigation of biopsychoSocial Influences on Gender during diverse Hormonal Transitions

  STICHTING AMSTERDAM UMC · NL

• MultiScale phenomena in Radiation Damage

  MBN RESEARCH CENTER GGMBH · DE

• Unified Nondestructive Evaluation of Historical Artifacts

  CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR · €3,704,283

• MaGnesium Alloys for effICient solId stAte cooliNg

  LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FUR FESTKORPER UND WERKSTOFFORSCHUNG DRESDEN EV · DE

• Gamma Radiation from the Atmosphere for Investigation and Learning

  DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK

• Energy-efficient Computing via Reversibility

  ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA · IT

• Sustainable and Circular Footwear Training Program

  UNIVERSITEIT GENT · BE

• Perception of materials, objects and spaces through active EXPLORAtion

  JUSTUS-LIEBIG-UNIVERSITAET GIESSEN · DE

• Grid-Scale Energy Storage: Imperatives for Accelerating the Green Transition

  DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK

• Decentralized critical Infrastructure Asset Monitoring and coNDition assessment (DIAMOND)

  UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN · IE

• BRIDGING IGNEOUS PETROLOGY AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY: Deriving New Skills in Volcanic Hazard Assessment and the Economy of Critical Raw Materials

  UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PERUGIA · IT

• Advanced Nickel-Titanium Alloys for Medical Device Applications

  UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY · IE

• Advanced Training for Next Generation Scientists in Spatio-Temporal Imaging of Plant Cells

  CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR

• Young researcher network for security and resilience of critical cyber-physical systems

  UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS · CY

• INTEGRATE - Interdisciplinary Network for Training, Education, and Growing Research into Applications of and Therapeutic Expertise around Psychedelics

  ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS GRONINGEN · NL

• Stem Cell Therapy Development for Corneal Epithelium Regeneration

  STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT · NL

• CUTTING-EDGE HUMAN IN VITRO AND IN SILICO BIOMEDICAL TOOLS ON BRAIN DISORDERS

  UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA · ES

• Enhanced VAccines DEsign against antimicrobial REsistance

  UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO-BICOCCA · IT

• The role of cellular mechanical stress in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders

  UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELL'AQUILA · IT

• Multidisciplinary Integration and Networking for INcreased sustainability and multi-resources valorization of Geothermal Brines

  INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE UNILASALLE · FR

• Characterizing Individual Differences in Brain Plasticity and Dynamics to help ensure Effective and Sustainable Health Care

  ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS GRONINGEN · NL

• Confident data-driven Decision Support

  UNIVERSITAT WIEN · AT

• Topology in Symplectic, Contact, Low Dimensions and Singularities

  HUN-REN RENYI ALFRED MATEMATIKAI KUTATOINTEZET · HU

• Future feeds for sustainability in European livestock production

  THE UNIVERSITY OF READING · UK

• Advances in Large-scale, Multilevel, and Hierarchical Optimisation for Challenging Applications

  UNIVERSITAET KLAGENFURT · AT

• Neuromorphic computing and signal processing training network

  DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK

• GENerative and connected intelligence for 6G Open ManagemEnt

  FUNDACIO PRIVADA I2CAT, INTERNET I INNOVACIO DIGITAL A CATALUNYA · ES

• Decoding and designing biomolecular systems with hybrid DNA:RNA: protein nanotechnology

  LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN · DE

• European Training Network on Integrating AI in Proteomics: From Data Acquisition to Translational Applications

  FUNDACIO CENTRE DE REGULACIO GENOMICA · ES

• Towards sustainable Computational Fluid Dynamics

  INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE TOULOUSE · FR

• IoRT Data management and analysis for Sustainable Agriculture

  INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT · FR

• Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Trials

  UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY · IE · €4,349,934

• Autonomous Sampling with Robotics in the Wild for Nature Conservation

  FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER · IT

• Right-time Adaptive Particle Therapy Of canceR - Personalisation through anatomical plus biological adaptation

  HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM DRESDEN-ROSSENDORF EV · DE

• Micronutrients in sustainable and nutritious diet

  DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK

• HEALth and ENvironment in Africa and Europe

  AARHUS UNIVERSITET · DK

• Machine learning for integrated multi-parametric enzyme and bioprocess design

  DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK

• Event-based LEarning, Vision, And conTrol for Embodied systems

  KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE

• A Coherent Analysis Framework for Emergence in Biological Systems

  THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH · UK

• A training network on glyconanomaterials as precision tools to unveil key insights on the triggering of the antigen presenting cells against cancer

  UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE · IT

• Conservation Heritage Architecture, buildings and sites by Resilient Methods: hydro-climate factors

  CY CERGY PARIS UNIVERSITE · FR · €3,772,674

• Space Launch Impact on Climate and Environment

  TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN · DE

• Ultrafast Chirality for Life and Technology

  FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN EV · DE

• Scientific basis for tungsten and tungsten alloys tailored for electron beam additive manufacturing

  KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN · SE

• From biophysical chemistry to cell biology: Deciphering the role of lipids in the toxicity and spreading of protein aggregation

  CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR

• Wind farm control and integration in sector-coupled power systems

  UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK · UK

• Multiscale Frameworks for Biosolutions

  DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK

• A European Doctoral network on Advanced Meta-materials and Meta-Structures for Adaptable, Resilient and Sustainable renewable energy power plants

  ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION · EL

• Entanglements of Migration and Time in Post-industrial Urban Europe

  OULUN YLIOPISTO · FI

• intelligent, innovative, integrative Water Systems

  UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA · ES

• Špela Gubič

  New mitochondrial KV1.3 conjugates are potent and specific inducers of apoptosis in cancer models

  University of Ljubljana · SI

• Pellegrino Teresa

  Gram‐Scale Production of Iron Oxide Rubik‐Cube Nanoparticles: New Tools for the Clinical Translation of Magnetic Hyperthermia and Magnetic Particle Imaging

  Italian Institute of Technology · IT

• Albrecht Schwab

  <scp>pH</scp> ‐Dependent Microenvironmental Ionic Signaling in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

  University of Münster · DE

• Maximilian Winzely

  A Spectroelectrochemical Flow Cell Setup for <i>Operando</i> ATR-SEIRAS Investigations Combined with Online Reaction Product Quantification

• Machine Learning Computational Advancements for peRsonalized mEdicine

  UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID · ES