Project Call: Capacity Building for Ukraine (CBU) - Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
Coordinator: International Neurodegenerative Disorders Research Centre (INDRC)
CLARA Partner(s): International Neurodegenerative Disorders Research Centre (INDRC) & Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC CTU)
In Abstract: As CLARA’s contribution to AI Days 2025, a nationwide initiative promoting AI across academia, industry, civil society, and the public, CLARA Days 2025 consisted of three parts: the CLARA Annual Meeting (an internal CLARA event), the CLARA Symposium, and the Young AI Research Forum. The CLARA Symposium brought together scientists, industry experts, policymakers, and students to present CLARA’s research strategy and long-term vision, foster collaboration, and explore new research directions addressing global health challenges such as neurodegeneration and dementia. The Young AI Research Forum provided a platform for students and early-career researchers to build skills, exchange knowledge, and engage in responsible AI research and development.
Project Call: Artificial Intelligence Factories (HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2025-AI-01-IBA-01)
Coordinator: Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO)
CLARA Partner(s): Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO), Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC CTU) & International Neurodegenerative Disorders Research Centre (INDRC)
Abstract: CZAI establishes a national AI Factory as a strategic pillar of the European AI and HPC ecosystem, addressing the persistent shortage of dedicated AI infrastructures in Central & Eastern Europe. It is built around two tightly integrated components: the AI-optimised supercomputer KarolAIna and a comprehensive AI Factory Service Hub, delivering large-scale computing capacity, advanced software stacks, curated data access, and expert support services. CZAI provides a single, user-oriented access point for AI research, innovation, and deployment, tailored to key strategic sectors including industry, health and life sciences, sustainable energy, public administration, cybersecurity, and future mobility.
Project Call: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01-01)
Coordinator: Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
CLARA Partner(s): Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC CTU) & International Clinical Research Centre (ICRC)
Abstract: ELEGANCE is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions doctoral network focused on biocatalysis as a sustainable alternative for the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and materials, using directed evolution to engineer enzymes with improved function. The project addresses key limitations in bioprocess scalability arising from a poor understanding of enzyme function and funding gaps between basic and applied research. It aims to establish an academic training programme based on experimental and computational methodologies, including data science and artificial intelligence, to design integrated multi-parametric enzymes and bioprocesses. Its key objective is to prepare the next-generation specialists with the necessary hard and soft skills to advance data-driven biocatalysis and accelerate bioprocess development.
Project Call: Advancing Large AI Models: Integration of New Data Modalities and Expansion of Capabilities (HORIZON-CL4-2024-HUMAN-03-01)
Coordinator: Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH)
CLARA Partner(s): Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC CTU)
Abstract: ELLIOT aims to develop the next generation of Multimodal Generalist Foundation Models: AI systems designed to learn general knowledge and patterns from massive amounts of data of various types – from videos, images and text to sensor signals, industrial time series and satellite feeds – and efficiently transfer the knowledge gained to different downstream tasks. Unlike existing foundation models, ELLIOT focuses on open and trustworthy AI systems capable of robust generalisation and reasoning across dynamic, noisy, and temporally evolving multimodal data streams.
Project Call: Transformational and Innovation Consortia (9I02-03-V01)
Coordinator: Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice (UPJŠ Košice)
CLARA Partner(s): International Clinical Research Centre (ICRC)
Abstract: APBC is an international collaborative R&D initiative that uses protein biotechnology to address key economic and social challenges in Slovakia, with a particular focus on brain drain from Eastern Slovakia. The project aims to create conditions for high-value research, intellectual property generation, and the long-term attraction of bio-production facilities by connecting leading academic institutions and industry partners. Through this approach, APBC seeks to stimulate economic growth, generate high-skilled employment, and strengthen Slovakia’s position in the bio-industrial sector, while serving as a proof-of-principle model for innovation-driven transformation across other industries and regions.