Success Stories from our Global network

“Many thanks to Crowdhelix for helping my team and I at NTNU pull together and refine a proposal in response to the European Commission's rapid response call on COVID-19. The platform connected us to an SME expert in translational research which really helped us to enhance the impact and exploitation (esepcially the commercialisation) part of the proposal. The use of the COVID-19 Helix helped us to connect with trusted organisations, which was an enabler for us to effectively respond to this urgent call.”

Professor Fazilet Vardar, Director of SUNUM-Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research Center

“I would like to thank Crowdhelix for connecting me and my team at Universitat Rovira i Virgili to a consortium responding to the European Commission's urgent call to action on coronavirus. We joined forces with Ca Foscari University of Venice and other partners and we managed to submit a competitive proposal which is now under evaluation.“

Professor Fazilet Vardar, Director of SUNUM-Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research Center

“Thank you to Crowdhelix for matching and connecting me to several partners. The connections made through the Covid-19 Helix led to a consortium being built in time for the tight deadline of the coronavirus call. Together we managed to submit a proposal on 'Behavioural, social and economic impacts of the outbreak response' which is now under evaluation.“

Professor Fazilet Vardar, Director of SUNUM-Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research Center

"I’d like to thank Crowdhelix for helping me and my consortium find a number of new innovative partners - from different sectors and different regions across Europe - for our proposal in advanced battery technology that has been submitted to the European Commission and is now under evaluation.”

Professor Fazilet Vardar, Director of SUNUM-Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research Center

“Many thanks to Crowdhelix for connecting me and Centexbel to a Horizon2020 proposal that has now been submitted (and is now under evaluation) in the area of textiles and sustainable materials - in what would be a 'world's first network'. This was a new connection made through the Crowdhelix match-making platform based on Centexbel's profile and sector leading expertise in this area. Thank you.”

Professor Fazilet Vardar, Director of SUNUM-Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research Center

“Thank you to Crowdhelix for matching and then connecting us to a world leading expert on Citizen Science - from within the Crowdhelix network - following my attendance at a Crowdhelix event. That connection has now led to a collaborative proposal being submitted which is currently under evaluation. It has also led to the prospect of future collaborations being developed in this space.“

Professor Fazilet Vardar, Director of SUNUM-Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research Center

“I would like to thank Crowdhelix for connecting me to 2 separate Horizon 2020 proposals that have now been submitted where Grade Zero Espace is an applied impact delivery partner. One proposal is in 'sustainable -wearable - materials, the other proposal is in 'advanced batteries'. On behalf of Grado Zero Espace we would like to thank Crowdhelix for making these connections through their technology platform. These proposals - which are very strong - are currently under evaluation and we hope for a positive response on these applications at the end of the summer.“

Professor Fazilet Vardar, Director of SUNUM-Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research Center

“The world needs this,” says Daniel Green, the CEO of Yaqrit, a London-based company that has posted a call-to-action on Crowdhelix. “It's too hard to find partners through an organically grown network. Yaqrit has been trialling devices that treat patients with end-stage liver disease. When research started emerging that the immune reaction in severe cases of COVID-19 bears similarities to end-stage liver disease, Green decided they had to act.”

Professor Fazilet Vardar, Director of SUNUM-Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research Center

“I would like to thank Crowdhelix for their support, advice and connections made in submitting a Horizon 2020 Twinning project designed to build networks, exchange knowledge and engage best practices to stimulate the integration of the Sex and Gender Dimension in Research Content, which has this month been funded by the European Commission.“

Professor Fazilet Vardar, Director of SUNUM-Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research Center

“I attended the Food Helix event in Milan where I met excellent contributors to my proposal I was working on. The Crowdhelix team have connected me to several experts at the University of Milan and National Institute of Chemistry in Slovenia who were interested in the same call. Having put together a very interdisciplinary consortium, I am pleased to confirm we submitted the proposal together last month and are currently awaiting an evaluation result. I would like to thank Crowdhelix for organising this event and facilitating the connections.“

Professor Fazilet Vardar, Director of SUNUM-Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research Center