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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> The topsector Holland High Tech (HTSM) is
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funding collaborations</a> between universities and companies in the high tech sector.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> If you are interested in such a collaboration, there are 2 calls which could be relevant</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Holland Hightech MKB call:<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://hollandhightech.nl/nieuws-agenda/nieuws/tweede-editie-mkb-hightech-call-opent-in-januari-2026" target="_blank" title="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fhollandhightech.nl%2fnieuws-agenda%2fnieuws%2ftweede-editie-mkb-hightech-call-opent-in-januari-2026&data=05%7c02%7c%7cf2b1d80006fb4a401ae408de2db4ea5d%7cd1598a4048ac4fedb8b93dcb440ac6fa%7c0">https://hollandhightech.nl/nieuws-agenda/nieuws/tweede-editie-mkb-hightech-call-opent-in-januari-20…</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">This call is relatively interesting for companies, since unlike with most subsidies part of the money can go to the company.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Last year Jeroen Koelemeij was involved in a successful application by a SMI around “Long range quantum networks”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The selection is on a first come first serve basis and the call opens January 5, 2026,12:00. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">There are also thematic calls, such as collaboration with industry on defence <a href="https://hollandhightech.nl/hoe-we-helpen/calls/mkb-defensie-call-2025" target="_blank" title="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fhollandhightech.nl%2fhoe-we-helpen%2fcalls%2fmkb-defensie-call-2025&data=05%7c02%7c%7cf2b1d80006fb4a401ae408de2db4ea5d%7cd1598a4048ac4fedb8b93dcb440ac6fa%7c0%7c0%7c638998452227637022%7cunkn">MKB
Defensie call 2025</a> (call opens January 5, 2026,12:00), and around quantum & semiconductors:
<a href="https://hollandhightech.nl/hoe-we-helpen/calls/htsm-call-2025" target="_blank" title="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fhollandhightech.nl%2fhoe-we-helpen%2fcalls%2fhtsm-call-2025&data=05%7c02%7c%7cf2b1d80006fb4a401ae408de2db4ea5d%7cd1598a4048ac4fedb8b93dcb440ac6fa%7c0%7c0%7c638998452227656324%7cunknown%7ctw">
https://hollandhightech.nl/hoe-we-helpen/calls/htsm-call-2025</a> (call closes May 19 and more details will follow), and there is the more general KIEM call:
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KIEM-High-Tech</a>. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Apart from the topsector HTSM another topsector to keep an eye on is Health Holland (<a href="https://www.health-holland.com/" target="_blank" title="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.health-holland.com%2f&data=05%7c02%7c%7cf2b1d80006fb4a401ae408de2db4ea5d%7cd1598a4048ac4fedb8b93dcb440ac6fa%7c0%7c0%7c638998452227696385%7cunknown%7ctwfpbgzsb3d8eyjfbxb0eu1hcgkionrydwus">Health~Holland</a>)
for collaborations with industry in the health sector. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">In both cases IXA-GO can give you more information and support you with the application (<a href="mailto:p.a.cirkel@vu.nl">p.a.cirkel@vu.nl</a>)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Prof. Dr. Oscar O. Versolato</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> | group
leader EUV Plasma Processes and full professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
<b>Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography</b> (ARCNL) | P.O. Box 93019, 1090 BA, Amsterdam | Science Park 106, 1098 XG, the Netherlands | P: <u>+31 (0)20 851 7154</u> | F: <a href="tel:%2B31%20%280%2920%20754%207290" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1F497D">+31
(0)20 754 7290</span></a> | E: <u><a href="mailto:o.versolato@arcnl.nl" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1F497D">o.versolato@arcnl.nl</span></a></u> | W: <u>arcnl.nl</u></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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