On-going Projects and Programmes
National Institute of Chemistry is succesfully managing complex research and innovation projects as well as programmes funded through financial mechanisms of the European Commission.
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Our currently running projects are:
EditYR
EditYR - Expanding the genome editing toolbox by rational reprogramming of tyrosine recombinase DNA specificities, ERC-2024-STG, 2025-2030
https://www.ki.si/odseki/d12-odsek-za-sintezno-biologijo-in-imunologijo/erc-projekti/erc-edityr/
VISIONAIR
VISIONAIR 101288740 Virtual Integration for Sustainable and Innovative Observation of Urban Air Quality HORIZON-CL6-2025-01, 2026-
T-FITNESS-HOP-ON 101158541 DESIGNED CELLULAR CIRCUITS TO PREVENT THE EXHAUSTION OF THERAPEUTIC CAR T-CELLS HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-06, 2022-2026
BEYOND
BEYOND - Broadening Expertise for YOung Researchers iN aDvanced Cell & Gene Therapies, HORIZON-MSCA-2025-COFUND-01, 2026-2031.
ECOMAPS
ECOMAPS - Opazovanje okoljskih in podnebnih sprememb s spremljanjem onesnaženosti zraka v mestih, Interreg Italia-Slovenija, 2025-2027.
PROPEL
PROPEL - Protein Rigid Organization for Powered Engineered Locomotion, ERC-2025-CoG.
RISBAT
RISBAT – Establishment of novel technologies in the batteries value chain within the RIS, EIT Raw Materials, 2025-2026.
FUNCY-SSB
FUNCY-SSB - FUNctional Coatings of sulfide electrolYtes for lithium Solid-State Batteries, M-ERA.net Call 2023, 2024-2027.
SCALPEL
SCALPEL - Specific Conjugation of Antibodies to Lipid Photo-peroxidised cancer tissues for their immunogenic ELimination, HORIZON-EIC-2024-PATHFINDEROPEN-01, 2025-2029.
ILIMITED
ILIMITED prva sinteza ionskega tekočega sorbenta metanola, da se omogoči več kot 80-odstotni izkoristek, HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-01, 2025-2027.
https://www.ki.si/odseki/odsek-za-katalizo-in-reakcijsko-inzenirstvo/ilimited/
TETHYS4ADRION
Enhancing Cross-Border Cooperation for Riverine Plastic Litter Reduction in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, Interreg IPA ADRION, 2024-2027
Talent Pass
Fostering European Talents for Widening Circular Economy, HORIZON-WIDERA-2024-TALENTS-03, 2025 – 2029
TEMPEST
Next-generation industrial multi-architecture battery systems, HORIZON-CL5-2022-D2-01-05, 2023-2026.
STOPP
Strategies to prevent and reduce plastic packaging pollution from the food system, HORIZON-CL6-2023-ZEROPOLLUTION-01, 2024-2027.
SH2AMROCK
Sourcing Hydrogen for Alternative Mobility, Realising Opportunities and Creating Know How in Ireland, HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2022-06-02, 2024-2029.
RIDERS
TRaining In cutting-eDge battERy technologieS: high-performance materials and researchers for future electrochemical storage, HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN-01-01, 2024-2028.
DREAM
Processing complex matrices: description, reaction-separation, modelling, HORIZON-EIC-2023-PATHFINDEROPEN-01-01, 2024-2028.
H2GreenFUTURE
Addressing the challenges in the process of developing hydrogen technologies for the transition to a carbon-neutral society in Slovenia and Austria, Interreg Slovenia - Austria, 2023-2026.
HyBReED
Razvoj odpornega kemijskega shranjevanja energije z vodikom in baterijami, Javni razpis za sofinanciranje dolgoročnejših velikih raziskovalno-inovacijskih sodelovalnih programov na lestvici TRL 3-6 v okviru NOO, 2024-2026.
CATART
New computational inputs into a reaction robot with intimate photocatalytic and separation functions in a 3-D network driven by artificial intelligence, HORIZON-EIC-2021-PATHFINDEROPEN-01, 2022-2026
REMEDIES
Co-creating strong uptake of REMEDIES for the future of our oceans through deploying plastic litter valorisation and prevention pathways, HORIZON-MISS-2021-OCEAN-03, 2022-2026
RURALITIES
Climate smart, ecosystem-enhancing and knowledge-based rural expertise and training centres, HORIZON-CL6-2021-COMMUNITIES-01, 2022-2027
PSIONIC
High voltage, room temperature single-ion polymer electrolyte for safer all solid state lithium metal batteries, HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01, 2022-2026
ALCHEMHY
ALCHEMHY - Alternative routes for basic chemicals production using hydrogen as feedstock HORIZON-CL4-2024-TWIN-TRANSITION-01, 2024-2028
PROFI
PROFI - Protein function regulation through inserts for response to biological, chemical and physical signals, ERC-2023-ADG, 2024-2029.
AI4Bat
AI4Bat - AI-Accelerated Design of Electrolytes for Robust Inorganic-Rich SEI in Li/Na/Mg Batteries, HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01-01, 2025-2027.
BioSMART
BioSMART - BIO-BASED FUELS AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS FROM ADVANCED RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES, HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02, 2025-2029.
IRION
IRION - SUSTAINABLE AND EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS FOR SIMULTANEOUS AND CIRCULAR IRIDIUM AND MEMBRANE RECYCLING IN PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE WATER ELECTROLYSERS, CLEANH2-2025-01-01, 2026-2028.
ReMag
ReMag - Recycling Magnets from End‑of‑Life Wind Turbines, EIT Raw Materials, 2025-2027.
EIT NDCycle
EIT NDCycle - Trajnostno pridobivanje Nd iz sekundarnih virov NdFeB magnetov, EIT Raw Materials, EIT Raw Materials,
ReMade-at-ARI
ReMade-at-ARI - RECYCLABLE MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT at ANALYTICAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES, HORIZON-INFRA-2021-SERV-01-04, 2022-2027.
HySEas
HySEas - Hydrogen from Seawater Electrolysis, HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2024, 2025-2028.
GeneH
GeneH - Excellence Hub for Advancing Innovation in Gene Therapy, HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-07, 2025-2028.
TOXBOX
Toxicology-testing platform integrating immunocompetent in vitro/ex vivo modules with real-time sensing and machine learning based in silico models for life cycle assessment and SSbD, HORIZON-CL4-2023-RESILIENCE-01-21, 2024-2027.
STORMING
STructured unconventional reactors for CO2-fRee Methane catalytic crackING, HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-09, 2022-2025.
SSbD4CheM
Safe and Sustainable by Design framework for the next generation of Chemicals and Materials, HORIZON-CL4-2023-RESILIENCE-01-21, 2024-2028.
MUSPELL
Medium to long term thermal energy storage system with embedded heat pumping capability, HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-02, 2023-2027.
CTGCT
Centre for the Technologies of Gene and Cell Therapy, HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ACCESS-01-01-two-stage, 2023-2029.
BATMASS
EU circular battery valley for second life, recycling and remanufacturing of materials and black mass, I3-2021-INV1, 2023-2026.
RTIT>>
Knowhow Communities for Accelerating RTI Transfer in the Danube Region, Interreg Danube Transnational Programme, 2024-2026.
Scientists4Future Slovenia
Excellent research training for scientists for the future, Seal of Excellence HORIZON-MSCA-2021-COFUND, 2023-2027.
UPSTREAM
Circular and Bio-Based Solutions for the Ultimate Prevention of Plastics in Rivers Integrated with Elimination And Monitoring Technologies, HORIZON-MISS-2022-OCEAN-01, 2023-2027
MULTIXSCALE
Centre of Excellence in exascale-oriented application co-design and delivery for multiscale simulations, HORIZON-EUROHPC-JU-2021-COE-01, 2023-2027
MEASURED
Membrane scale up for Chemical Industries, HORIZON-CL4-2022-RESILIENCE-01, 2023-2027
H2GLASS
Advancing Hydrogen (H2) technologies and smart production systems TO decarbonise the GLass and Aluminium Sector, HORIZON-CL4-2022-TWIN-TRANSITION-01, 2023-2027
VILLAGE
Virtual Innovative Learning Laboratories for Global Engineering Education, HORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01, 2022-2026
REVEAL
Revolutionary energy storage cycle with carbon free aluminium, HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01, 2022-2026
LoopOfFun
Closed-loop control of fungal materials, HORIZON-EIC-2021-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01, 2022-2027
HyPELignum
Exploring wooden materials in hybrid printed electronics: a holistic approach towards functional electronics with net zero carbon emissions, HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01, 2022-2026
MULTraSonicA
Multiscale modeling and simulation approaches for biomedical ultrasonic applications
ERC Advanced Grant, 2021-2026
mRNArABP
mRNArABP - mRNA regulation of actin binding proteins, HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-TALENTS-02, 2024-2026.
BATT-BRIDGE
BATT-BRIDGE - The BATTery agora: Bridging Research, Innovation, Data, Governance and Excellence, HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D2-06, 2026-2029.
Bio2Pes
Bio2Pes - Development of Bio-based and biodegradable polyethylene and polyesters for food packaging and agricultural applications, HORIZON-EIC-2024-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01, 2025-2029.
https://www.ki.si/en/departments/department-of-catalysis-and-chemical-reaction-engineering/bio2pes/
OCULUS
OCULUS - Operando tehnike za preučevanje konverzijske reakcije v visokozmogljivih litij-žveplovih akumulatorjih s trdim elektolitom, M.ERA-Net
PROSPER
PROSPER - Training the next generation of experts in knowledge-based design PRinciples Of induStrial-scale PhotorEactoRs, HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01, 2025-2029.
ArchiFun
ArchiFun - Architecture, Function and Dynamics in Life Sciences, HORIZON-MSCA-2022-COFUND-01, 2024-2029.
CERNET
CERNET - biogeniC gasEsous caRbon conversion into high added value chemicals and ingredients through a bio-based NETwork, HORIZON-JU-CBE-2024, 2025-2029.
CIRCUBATT
CIRCUBATT - CIRCULAR ECONOMY INNOVATIONS FOR RESILIENT, COMPETITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES, HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-01, 2025-2027.
BORRIS
Building Open and Responsible Research and Innovation in Slovenia, REINFORCING (HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ERA-01-40) subgranting, 6th Open Call, 2026
MILESTONE
UpstreaM synergIes to overcome Locked-in effects in widEning regions and broaden internationalization pathwayS for susTainable innOvatioN and compEtitive grant applications, HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-04-01, 2024-2027.
SUSHEAT
Smart integration of waste and renewable energy for sustainable heat upgrading in industry, HORIZON-CL5-2022-D4-01-04, 2023-2027.
SALAMANDER
Smart sensors and self-healing functionalities embedded for battery longevity with manufacturability and economical recyclability, HORIZON-CL5-2022-D2-01-06, 2023-2026.
PHOTOSINT
PHOTOelectrocatalytic systems for Solar fuels energy INTegration into the industry with local resources, HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-02-06, 2023-2027.
DEMO
Discovery of efficient Enzyme-like Metal Organic frameworks to activate biomethane at low temperature, HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN-01, 2023-2027.
B2030 CSA3
The large scale research initiative BATTERY 2030+ CSA3: At the heart of a connected green society, HORIZON-CL5-2022-D2-01-08, 2023-2026.
SPOZNAJ
Podpora pri uvajanju načel odprte znanosti v Sloveniji, Javni razpis »Prilagoditev javnih raziskovalnih organizacij (JRO) in Centralne tehniške knjižnice Univerze v Ljubljani za delo po načelih odprte znanosti«, 2023-2026.
PROPLANET
Enhanced Safe and Sustainable coatings for supporting the Planet, HORIZON-CL4-2022-RESILIENCE-01, 2023-2026
HYPER
An electrochemically produced oxidiser for modular, onsite generation of HYdrogen PERoxide, HORIZON-CL4-2022-TWIN-TRANSITION-01, 2023-2027
PARC
Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals, HORIZON-HLTH-2021-ENVHLTH-03, 2022-2029