Projet BS4S (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Cofund Postdoctoral programme
Statut du projet : SIGNED

“Basic Sciences 4 Society needs: postdoctoral training” (BS4S) is a research training programme of the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IChF) for postdoctoral fellows (ERs). Focused on fundamental research, IChF is also known for its commercialisation endeavours, such as spinning off Scope Fluidics, which later sold digital PCR to Bio-Rad Labs for $170 m. The programme aims to reshape researchers’ mindsets, encouraging them to consider societal, market, or technological needs in their work. BS4S promotes a need-driven innovation approach, making research more accountable to society and enhancing knowledge flow between academia and business. BS4S will admit 20 fellows (36M fellowships) selected in transparent, open and merit-based calls, evaluated by external independent experts. Candidates can choose the research area from IChF’s offer (chemistry, biology, physics) and propose their own interdisciplinary project. Mentors’ expertise aligns with IChF’s Core areas Of Excellence (Advanced Biomaterials & Technologies for Health; Photonics and Light-Driven Processes; Catalysis & Materials for Sustainable Transformations) and with Horizon Europe, Green Deal and Smart Specialisations Strategies.  BS4S fellows will have two mentors: one from IChF and one from a foreign institution. 20 ERC/EIC application-oriented holders have committed as partners to mentor fellows and host secondments. During the fellowship, ERs will advance their projects through CDP-driven training, focusing on transforming fundamental research into products/services, with support from 12 businesses offering internships and mentorship. Partners like Scope Fluidics (microfluidics for medicine), Perosol (perovskite solar cells) or EcoResorces (sustainable solutions) will drive sustainable technology development.  BS4S will equip fellows with skills to transfer knowledge, start businesses, incubate projects, and translate innovative research into societal-impact products.

Mots clés : science for society, green and sustained technology, need driven innovation, frontier research, interdisciplinary research, combining chemistry with physics biology medicine

Participants :
- Université d'Amsterdam (Pays-Bas) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Stuttgart (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Radboud de Nimègue (Pays-Bas) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Leyde (Pays-Bas) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (Suisse) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de l'Alberta (Canada) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- École polytechnique de Milan (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- École polytechnique Chalmers (Suède) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Padoue (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Institute of Physical Chemistry (Pologne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 3384000.0 €
- Université Heinrich Heine de Düsseldorf (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Ferrare (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- University of Regensburg (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Humboldt de Berlin (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Göteborg (Suède) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Münster (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Turku (Finlande) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Milan (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Friedrich-Schiller d'Iéna (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de la Ruhr à Bochum (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €