Vlaams Instituut Voor de Zee

Vlaams Instituut Voor de Zee is a research organisation in Oostende, Belgium that has taken part in 89 EU-funded projects since 2008, receiving €35.0M in EU funding and leading 4 as coordinator.

EU funding received€35.0M
EU projects89
As coordinator4
Running now41
First EU project2008
Latest project2026
CountryBelgium
EU registration (PIC)999599939
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Where the EU money came from

Funding by EU programme. Amounts are Vlaams Instituut Voor de Zee's own share of each project, not the project's full budget.

  • Horizon Europe€25.6M · 50 projects
  • Horizon 2020€3.8M · 20 projects
  • FP7 (2007 to 2013)€2.5M · 15 projects
  • European Defence Fund (EDF)€2.3M · 1 project
  • Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL)€579k · 2 projects
  • European Maritime and Fisheries Fund€279k · 1 project

Projects

89 EU-funded projects, newest first. Vlaams Instituut Voor de Zee led 4 of them as coordinator. Each links to the official record.

  • Tools4CleanBANOSCoordinator

    Tools for Overcoming Riverine & Marine Litter: Solutions for Clean BAltic Sea and NOrth Sea

    Horizon Europe · 2026–2030 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €981ktheir share
  • AQUALICIOUSPartner

    Aquaculture Quality and Uptake with Low Trophic, Integrated, Circular, Innovative Opportunities and Solutions

    Horizon Europe · 2026–2030 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €653ktheir share
  • EARTH-AIDPartner

    Agentic AI for Trustworthy Impact Simulations Integrating Digital Twins and Data Lakes for Geohazards & Georesources within Destination Earth

    Horizon Europe · 2026–2029 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €80ktheir share
  • EOSC-MarinePartner

    EOSC-Marine: Operationalizing the EOSC Node | European Digital Twin Ocean to Support the EU Mission Ocean & Waters

    Horizon Europe · 2026–2029 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €799ktheir share
  • SPHEREPartner

    STRICT PROTECTION & HUMAN-ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE FOR EUROPEAN SEAS

    Horizon Europe · 2026–2030 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €498ktheir share
  • Tools4OceanPartner

    Toolbox for Integrated Monitoring and Action on Plastic Pollution from Land-to-Ocean Pathways

    Horizon Europe · 2026–2030 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €222ktheir share
  • BMB2030Partner

    BlueMissionBANOS2030

    Horizon Europe · 2026–2029 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €254ktheir share
  • REMEDIES 5.0Partner

    Integrated and People-Centred Waterfront Restoration for a Resilient European Blue Economy

    Horizon Europe · 2026–2030 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €1.0Mtheir share
  • JOHNPartner

    Joint Operations for monitoring antHropogenic and Natural GHG emissions and sinks

    Horizon Europe · 2026–2030 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €484ktheir share
  • MSDMAssociated partner

    Marine species distributions across a changing ocean and climate

    Horizon Europe · 2026–2031 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • SUPERAssociated partner

    SUstainable sports and Physical activity for Equity and Resilience in the Anthropocene

    Horizon Europe · 2026–2030 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • BABPartner

    BlueActionBANOS

    Horizon Europe · 2025–2029 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €214ktheir share
  • TASC-RestoreMedPartner

    Technical assistance and support to communities of actors for the Mission Restore our ocean and waters by 2030 for the Mediterranean basin.

    Horizon Europe · 2025–2029 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €302ktheir share
  • CS-MACH1Partner

    MArine Citizen science data Horizon

    Horizon Europe · 2025–2027 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €163ktheir share
  • EDITO 2Partner

    EUropean DIgital Twin Ocean phase 2

    Horizon Europe · 2025–2028 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €3.7Mtheir share
  • SAGEPartner

    The Data Space for a Sustainable Green Europe

    Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) · 2025–2028 · Project on the EU portal ↗

    €208ktheir share
  • GuardIASPartner

    GuardIAS - Guarding European Waters from IAS

    Horizon Europe · 2025–2027 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €289ktheir share
  • TRICUSOPartner

    Three Research Infrastructures together: Carbon Uptake Southern Ocean

    Horizon Europe · 2025–2028 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €504ktheir share
  • EequalMCMPartner

    European Extended Mine Countermeasures (E=MCM)

    European Defence Fund (EDF) · 2024–2027 · Project on the EU portal ↗

    €2.3Mtheir share
  • MMinE-SwEEPERPartner

    Marine Munition in Europe - Solutions with Economic and Ecological Profits for Efficient Remediation

    Horizon Europe · 2024–2028 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €281ktheir share
  • EPOS ONPartner

    EPOS Optimization and EvolutioN

    Horizon Europe · 2024–2027 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €54ktheir share
  • BLUE CONNECTPartner

    Strict protection, restoration and co-management of Marine Protected Areas to ensure effective ecosystem conservation and improved connectivity of Blue Corridors

    Horizon Europe · 2024–2028 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €711ktheir share
  • AXOLOTLPartner

    From sky to seafloor observation: Achieving eXcellence in Oceanic surveiLlance and cOnservation Through deep Learning

    Horizon Europe · 2024–2027 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €298ktheir share
  • SUBNORDICAPartner

    Beyond submerged landscapes - defining human response to postglacial sea-level rise and climate change

    Horizon Europe · 2024–2030 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €1.0Mtheir share
  • AQUASERVPartner

    AQUASERV – RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES FOR SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE, FISHERIES AND THE BLUE ECONOMY

    Horizon Europe · 2024–2029 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €215ktheir share
  • AI4PEXPartner

    Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Enhanced Representation of Processes and Extremes in Earth System Models

    Horizon Europe · 2024–2028 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €264ktheir share
  • AQUARIUSPartner

    Aqua Research Infrastructure Services for the health and protection of our unique, oceans, seas and freshwater ecosystems

    Horizon Europe · 2024–2028 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €387ktheir share
  • AMRITPartner

    Advance Marine Research Infrastructures Together

    Horizon Europe · 2024–2028 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €84ktheir share
  • NUBICOSPartner

    New Users for a Better ICOS

    Horizon Europe · 2024–2027 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €83ktheir share
  • DuneFrontPartner

    Demonstration of Dune-Dike hybrid blue-grey Nature-based Solutions

    Horizon Europe · 2024–2027 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €322ktheir share
  • eDNAqua-planPartner

    A Plan towards an eDNA reference library and data repository for Aquatic Organisms, navigating Europe towards the next generation biodiversity monitoring

    Horizon Europe · 2023–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €125ktheir share
  • DTO-BioFlowCoordinator

    Integration of biodiversity monitoring data into the Digital Twin Ocean

    Horizon Europe · 2023–2027 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €2.4Mtheir share
  • INSPIRECoordinator

    Innovative Solutions for Plastic Free European Rivers

    Horizon Europe · 2023–2027 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €937ktheir share
  • ULTFARMSPartner

    circUlar Low Trophic oFfshore Aquaculture in wind farms and Restoration of Marine Space

    Horizon Europe · 2023–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €219ktheir share
  • BLUE4ALLPartner

    Blueprint demonstration for co-created effective, efficient and resilient networks of MPAs

    Horizon Europe · 2023–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €601ktheir share
  • Blue-Cloud 2026Partner

    A federated European FAIR and Open Research Ecosystem for oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters

    Horizon Europe · 2023–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €569ktheir share
  • STRAITSPartner

    Strategic Infrastructure for improved animal Tracking in European Seas

    Horizon Europe · 2023–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €465ktheir share
  • GEORGEPartner

    Next generation multiplatform Ocean observing technologies for research infrastructures

    Horizon Europe · 2023–2027 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €225ktheir share
  • ANERISPartner

    operAtional seNsing lifE technologies for maRIne ecosystemS

    Horizon Europe · 2023–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €503ktheir share
  • MAREGRAPHCoordinator

    MAREGRAPH: towards an interoperable MARinE knowledge GRAPH

    Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) · 2023–2025 · Project on the EU portal ↗

    €371ktheir share
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  • BIOcean5DPartner

    MARINE BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT AND PREDICTION ACROSS SPATIAL, TEMPORAL AND HUMAN SCALES

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2027 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €97ktheir share
  • MARCO-BOLOPartner

    MARine COastal BiOdiversity Long-term Observations

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €673ktheir share
  • BlueMissionBANOSPartner

    BlueMissionBANOS – supporting the Mission Ocean Lighthouse in the Baltic and North Sea basins

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2025 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €296ktheir share
  • Geo-INQUIREPartner

    Geosphere INfrastructures for QUestions into Integrated REsearch

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €253ktheir share
  • EDITO-InfraPartner

    EU Public Infrastructure for the European DIgital Twin Ocean

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2025 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €1.3Mtheir share
  • iMaginePartner

    Imaging data and services for aquatic science

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2025 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €427ktheir share
  • FAIR-EASEPartner

    FAIR EArth Sciences & Environment services

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2025 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €322ktheir share
  • SOS-ZEROPOL2030Partner

    Source to Seas - Zero Pollution 2030 (SOS-ZEROPOL2030)

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €286ktheir share
  • MARBEFESPartner

    MARine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning leading to Ecosystem Services

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2027 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €667ktheir share
  • SBEPPartner

    A climate neutral, sustainable and productive blue economy Partnership

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2031 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €166ktheir share
  • MSP4BIOPartner

    Improved Science-Based Maritime Spatial Planning to Safeguard and Restore Biodiversity in a coherent European MPA network

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2025 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €303ktheir share
  • GreenFeedBackPartner

    GREENHOUSE GAS FLUXES AND EARTH SYSTEM FEEDBACKS

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €471ktheir share
  • PREP4BLUEPartner

    Preparing the Research & Innovation Core for Mission Ocean, Seas & Waters

    Horizon Europe · 2022–2025 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €447ktheir share
  • EOSC FuturePartner

    EOSC Future

    Horizon 2020 · 2021–2024 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €99ktheir share
  • MISSION ATLANTICPartner

    Towards the Sustainable Development of the Atlantic Ocean: Mapping and Assessing the present and future status of Atlantic marine ecosystems under the influence of climate change and exploitation

    Horizon 2020 · 2020–2026 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €350ktheir share
  • JERICO-S3Partner

    Joint European Research Infrastructure of Coastal Observatories: Science, Service, Sustainability - JERICO-S3

    Horizon 2020 · 2020–2024 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €212ktheir share
  • BASTAPartner

    Boost Applied munition detection through Smart data inTegration and AI workflows

    European Maritime and Fisheries Fund · 2019–2022 · Project on the EU portal ↗

    €279ktheir share
  • Blue CloudPartner

    Blue-Cloud: Piloting innovative services for Marine Research & the Blue Economy

    Horizon 2020 · 2019–2023 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €359ktheir share
  • EOSC-LifePartner

    Providing an open collaborative space for digital biology in Europe

    Horizon 2020 · 2019–2023 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €511ktheir share
  • EurofleetsPlusPartner

    An alliance of European marine research infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of the research and industrial communities.

    Horizon 2020 · 2019–2023 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €118ktheir share
  • ENVRI-FAIRAssociated partner

    ENVironmental Research Infrastructures building Fair services Accessible for society, Innovation and Research

    Horizon 2020 · 2019–2023 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • BANOS CSAPartner

    Towards the joint Baltic Sea and the North Sea research and innovation programme

    Horizon 2020 · 2018–2021 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €173ktheir share
  • COASTALPartner

    Collaborative lAnd Sea inTegration pLatform

    Horizon 2020 · 2018–2022 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €46ktheir share
  • ASSEMBLE PlusPartner

    Association of European Marine Biological Laboratories Expanded

    Horizon 2020 · 2017–2022 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €677ktheir share
  • RINGOAssociated partner

    Readiness of ICOS for Necessities of integrated Global Observations

    Horizon 2020 · 2017–2020 · Project on CORDIS ↗

  • SeaDataCloudPartner

    SeaDataCloud - Further developing the pan-European infrastructure for marine and ocean data management

    Horizon 2020 · 2016–2021 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €308ktheir share
  • CSA Oceans 2Partner

    Coordination action in support of the implementation of the Joint Programming Initiative on 'Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans'

    Horizon 2020 · 2016–2019 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €258ktheir share
  • pp2EMBRCPartner

    European Marine Biology Resource Centre preparatory phase 2

    Horizon 2020 · 2015–2016 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €50ktheir share
  • JERICO-NEXTPartner

    Joint European Research Infrastructure network for Coastal Observatory – Novel European eXpertise for coastal observaTories

    Horizon 2020 · 2015–2019 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €104ktheir share
  • AtlantOSPartner

    Optimizing and Enhancing the Integrated Atlantic Ocean Observing System

    Horizon 2020 · 2015–2019 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €40ktheir share
  • ODIP 2Partner

    Extending the Ocean Data Interoperability Platform

    Horizon 2020 · 2015–2018 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €98ktheir share
  • SeaChangePartner

    Sea Change

    Horizon 2020 · 2015–2018 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €256ktheir share
  • COLUMBUSPartner

    COLUMBUS - Monitoring, Managing and Transferring Marine and Maritime Knowledge for Sustainable Blue Growth

    Horizon 2020 · 2015–2018 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €61ktheir share
  • EGI-EngagePartner

    Engaging the EGI Community towards an Open Science Commons

    Horizon 2020 · 2015–2017 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €33ktheir share
  • ERA-MBTPartner

    Marine Biotechnology ERA-NET

    FP7 (2007 to 2013) · 2013–2017 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €273ktheir share
  • EUROFLEETS2Partner

    New operational steps towards an alliance of European research fleets

    FP7 (2007 to 2013) · 2013–2017 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €56ktheir share
  • CSA OCEANSPartner

    CSA Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans

    FP7 (2007 to 2013) · 2012–2015 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €308ktheir share
  • MICRO B3Partner

    Marine Microbial Biodiversity, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology

    FP7 (2007 to 2013) · 2012–2015 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €108ktheir share
  • MERMAIDPartner

    Innovative Multi-purpose off-shore platforms: planning, Design and operation

    FP7 (2007 to 2013) · 2012–2015 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €220ktheir share
  • SEADATANET IIPartner

    SeaDataNet II: Pan-European infrastructure for ocean and marine data management

    FP7 (2007 to 2013) · 2011–2015 · Project on CORDIS ↗

    €153ktheir share

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Organisations that shared the most EU projects with this one. A good starting list for consortium partners.

Fields it works in

Research fields recorded on its Horizon projects.

  • DNA
  • agriculture
  • aliphatic compounds
  • amorphous semiconductors
  • artificial intelligence
  • atmospheric sciences
  • autonomous robots
  • bacteriology
  • big data
  • biodiversity conservation
  • biogeochemistry
  • catalysis
  • civil society
  • climate change adaptation

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