The HSbooster.eu Mentoring Service Open Calls provide the opportunity for ongoing or complete EU and nationally funded research and innovation projects to apply for practical guidance to assess the standardisation readiness of project results and match them up with standardisation experts who can guide the project on how these results can feed into standardisation working groups or technical committees.

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Call topics

Health

Pandemics

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

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COVID-19 vaccines: Needle-free and needle based-injection systems for medical use
COVID-19 vaccines: Aseptic processing
Medicine production
Respiratory equipment
Pandemic preparedness and resilience
Tests and measurement methods for SARS/COV19: Pathogens
Tests and measurement methods for SARS/COV19: Wastewater
Epidemiology: Risk, population, genetic

E-Health and personalised services

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

eHealth
Mobile applications
Digital healthcare
Assisted living
Accessibility
Personal medicine
Cybersecurity in healthcare

Design and use of medical devices

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Design for disassembly
Reliability of medical devices (for emergency use)
5G for live consultations and remote surgery
Biotechnology (organ-on-chip)
Patient safety

AI in Healthcare

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

AI in radiology
AI health services
Synthetic data

Resilience

Robust supply chains

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

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Energy and natural gas distribution
Transport and infrastructure (roads, rails, telecommunications, energy, etc.)
Workforce changes and demands
Risk management
Business continuity

Climate resilience

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Climate adaptation
Climate monitoring
Biodiversity
Geotextiles

Hybrid civil/defence

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Civil crisis preparation
Emergency management
Critical communication networks for public security and safety
Dual-use standards: civil-military mapping and gap analysis

Data protection and cybersecurity

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Information security for SMEs
Payment services
IT security
Cyber resilience
Cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements
Machine-readable consent and objection signals
Customer financial data access and permission dashboards

Sustainable digitalisation

Data quality and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

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Trustworthy AI
Intelligent factories
AI-based decision-making solutions (HR, legislation, labour)
Circular data
Ethical data usage
Data interoperability
Resource performance and energy-efficient AI systems
Data labelling and annotation for AI
Data capture from connected products, sensors and cameras
Synthetic data for AI and innovation
Content authenticity and provenance

Access to and usage of data

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Ethical data usage
Internet of Things (IoT)
Common European data spaces
Data interoperability
Digital twins
Blockchain and digital logbook
Circular data
eID
eGovernment
Internet protocols (IPs)
Switching and porting between cloud and data processing services
Public procurement documents and eProcurement interoperability

Space

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

European Global Navigation Satellite Systems (EGNSS)
Big data from space
5G from space

Data and cybersecurity

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Cyber- and information security (SME)
Cyber security in telecommunication
Chips in terms of security, authenticity, reliability
Payment services
Audit and certification of information security
Cloud services
Identity management

Quantum technology

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Quantum computing
Quantum sensors
Quantum simulations
Quantum communication
Post-quantum cryptography protocols

Green transition in Europe

Clean energy

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Find out more on Clean and Renewable energy

Clean hydrogen value chain
Gas transportation (incl. hydrogen)
Clean hydrogen infrastructure
Documentation of green fuels
Fueling and refueling of green fuels
Energy storage
Wind turbines
Smart energy
Small and advanced modular reactors: technology and safety
Methane emissions in the energy sector

Materials (raw and secondary)

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Recycling of critical raw materials (CRM)
Plastic recycling incl. textiles
Critical raw materials for batteries and waste batteries
Recycling/reuse of electrical components (WEEE directive)
Microplastics and plastic pellet loss measurement

Green and sustainable production

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Additive and on demand manufacturing (3rd print, etc.)
Eco design
Sustainable product initiative
Product environmental footprint
Product passport
Material passport
Ecodesign and energy labelling of local space heaters
Ecodesign and energy labelling of space heaters
Ecodesign of external power supplies, wireless chargers, battery chargers and USB Type-C cables
Ecodesign of industrial fans
Ecodesign and energy labelling of air conditioners and comfort fans
Ecodesign and energy labelling of water heaters
Ecodesign for small, medium and large power transformers
Ecodesign and energy labelling of household tumble dryers
Compostable packaging
Sustainable EU algae industry
Sustainable bio-based products
Fertilising products from recovered materials and animal by-products

Environmental impact

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Toxic-free environment
Carbon capture, utilisation, storage (CCUS)

Smart Cities and Circular Economy in Buildings

Circular economy in the construction sector

Find out more on Circular Economy in the construction sector

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Design for circularity
Design for disassembly
Embedded carbon
Selective demolition
Material and product pass
Non-destructive testing
Low-carbon cement
Digital building logbooks for construction and building lifecycle data
Construction products under the new construction products regulation
Precast concrete products

Transportation

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Connected cars
Green transportation
Interoperability of the rail system
Multimodal and multi-operator ticketing services
Unmanned aircraft systems for low-risk operations

Infrastructure

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Interconnected city
Postal code
Intelligent transportation systems
Critical infrastructure incl. pipes, etc

Green buildings

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Intelligent buildings
Indicators for circular buildings

Single Market and product safety and compliance

Product safety and conformity assessment

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Safety of toys
Anthropometric considerations for personal protective equipment and machinery
Lifts and safety components for lifts
Radio equipment
Electromagnetic compatibility
Pressure equipment, including hydrogen infrastructure and additive manufacturing
Personal protective equipment
Low voltage electrical equipment
Consumer product safety

How to apply

Access to the Mentoring Service is a two-step process.

Step 1: Register on the HSbooster.eu II website

Before applying for any service, projects must first register on our website. Registration requires basic details about you and your organisation, including your name, job title, company type, country and a link to your LinkedIn, ORCID or institutional profile. This creates your account and allows us to contact you about your application.

Step 2: Submit your application via the Standardisation Open Platform (SOP)

Once registered, log in to sop.hsbooster.eu to submit your application for the Mentoring Service. You will be asked to provide information on your project's objectives, the maturity of its results, its relevance to standardisation, and the specific support you are seeking.

Applying for the booster service takes about 30 minutes. You cannot save your progress, so please take a look at the application form in full before applying. We recommend you prepare content before making the application.

To make the application, you will need:

Basic administrative information on the project (funding scheme, GA number, full name etc.)
Information about the project objectives and those related to standardisation
Details on why you are making the application and the goals you would like to achieve with the support of the booster services.