About
SocialTech Lab (STL) is an NGO based in Nicosia, Cyprus dedicated to fostering resilient entrepreneurial ecosystems. We use entrepreneurship & innovation to bridge divides, empower local change-makers, and solve social and environmental challenges.
Our 10-year track record has garnered a 7000+ community, 150+ programmes (accelerators, venture builders, hackathons, etc.), and 10+ digital startup tools. We are actively looking to contribute as a committed partner to Cluster 3 Horizon Europe proposals, particularly those aligned with our expertise in entrepreneurship, social innovation, sustainability, circular and creative economies, urban innovation, mobility, and built environment.
Within a consortium, we leverage our 10+ years of experience in innovation programming, impact entrepreneurship, peacebuilding, and EU funded projects to contribute as: Work Package Lead (capacity building, curriculum development, research), Dissemination Communication & Exploitation Lead, and Pilot Partner (with direct access to a community of 7,000+). We can also recommend partners from our network to strengthen consortiums.
If you're seeking experienced and impact-oriented partners in Cyprus or the Eastern Mediterranean region, we’d love to explore potential synergies. Would you be open to a short introductory call? You can pick a time directly here: https://calendar.app.google/9tBwYRnQoh6otLZZ6. You can also find a brief overview of our offer as EU project partners here: https://docsend.com/view/ds3pxt3mr43bdkba. Looking forward to connecting!
Fighting Crime and Terrorism
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-01: Improving capabilities of law enforcement to counter climate-related challengesHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-02: Open topic on preventing and countering the misuse of emerging technologies for criminal purposes, including issues related to lawful access to dataHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-03: Missing persons: prevention and investigationHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-04: Crime prevention approaches, online and off-line, tackling the nexus between addictions and crimeHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-05: Enhancing the security of citizens against terrorism and lone-actor violence in confined spaces such as schoolsHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-06: Prevention and mitigation of misuse of synthetic biology for bioterrorism purposes
Border Management
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-BM-01: Advanced border surveillance and situational awarenessHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-BM-02: Accessible and available travel facilitationHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-BM-03: Reliability of age assessment methods in the context of security and border management
Resilient Infrastructure
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-INFRA-01: Tools and processes to support stress tests of critical infrastructureHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-INFRA-02: Security challenges of the green transition in urban und peri urban areasHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-INFRA-03: Targeted innovative capabilities for the resilience of critical entities to natural and human-induced disasters, including hybrid scenarios
Disaster-resilient society
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-01: Designing new ways of risk awareness and enhanced disaster preparednessHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-02: Multi-hazard approach and cumulative / cascading impactsHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-03: Development of innovative tools, processes, equipment and technologies through responses to disasters and emergencies for search and rescue in hazardous conditionsHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-04: Open topic on driving innovation uptake of disaster risk solutionsHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-05: Climate security and civil preparedness – new ways to develop pre- and post-crisis climate-change related scenarios for a more resilient Europe
Support to Security Research and Innovation
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-01: Open topic on supporting disruptive technological innovations for civil securityHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-02: Demand-led innovation in securityHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-03: Public procurement of innovation for securityHORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-04: Development of ecosystem and next-generation capabilities for a secured European Critical Communication System in civil security
Cybersecurity
HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-01:Approaches and tools for security in software and hardware development and assessmentHORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-02:Enhancing the Security, Privacy and Robustness of AI Models and Systems (SecureAI)HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-03:Advanced cryptographic schemes and High-Assurance high-speed cryptographic implementations