ERC & EIC Short Talk: Turning Waste into High-Performance Surfactants

14.04.2026, 11:00 - 12:00
FFG and partner organisations cordially invite to their series of short online talks sharing the practical experiences of scientists and entrepreneurs with transferring results from basic research projects. The sessions put the spotlight on the ERC Proof of Concept Grant as well as the EIC Pathfinder and Transition Instrument from the perspective of various scientific fields.

The fifth short talk will focus on projects at the intersection of Chemistry and Material Sciences and is organised in collaboration with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and EU Liaison Office of the German Research Organisations (KoWi) – Kooperationsstelle EU der Wissenschaftsorganisationen (KoWi).

Our guests are Katalin Barta Weissert, professor for Chemistry at the University of Graz, CSO & Co-Founder of PureSurf FlexCo, and Markus Hochegger-Krawanja, CEO & Co-Founder PureSurf FlexCo, who will talk about their insights and learnings in the context of the EIC Transition project PureSurf : Bio-based surfactants from renewable waste streams for the circular economy, stemming from the ERC Proof of Concept Grant PURE : Prototyping emerging bio-based products from lignocellulose by zero-waste pathways.

The ERC & EIC Short Talk starts with a short introduction of the ERC Proof of Concept Grant, the EIC Pathfinder and the EIC Transition instrument, the key Horizon Europe funding instruments to support the translation of research results into new products or services. Afterwards, speakers talk about their experiences with these schemes and will answer participants´ questions. We are looking forward to interactive discussions.

The ERC & EIC Short talks address in particular the following target groups:

  • ERC Grantees interested in research transfer
  • EIC Pathfinder applicants and beneficiaries
  • EIC Transition Instrument applicants and beneficiaries
  • Members of Tech Transfer Offices (TTOs)
  • Research managers and administrators at universities, research institutions and companies
  • Enterprises interested in exploring funding opportunities at European level

Cooperation Partners

Netherlands Enterprise Agengy (RVO)
Dutch National Contact Points for the ERC
[email protected] 

European Liaison Office of the German Research Organisations (KoWi)
Inga Benner, Advisor EIC
[email protected] 

Contact

Ylva HUBER

Nationale Kontaktstelle
ERC
+43 577 55-4102 E-Mail

Lil REIF

Nationale Kontaktstelle
ERC, MSCA
+43 577 55-4608 E-Mail
MUTINATI Giorgio

Giorgio MUTINATI

Nationale Kontaktstelle
EIC
+43 577 55-4203 E-Mail

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