Access2Access

Access2Access addresses one of the most important strategic questions facing European science and innovation: how to ensure that world-class research infrastructures remain discoverable, accessible, and sustainably available to the brightest ideas, regardless of user background, discipline, sector, or country.

Access2Access works closely with the community to co-design future models for access to research infrastructures and develop recommendations that will help shape future European frameworks. The project will engage a wide range of user communities and research infrastructure models, including both distributed and single-site infrastructures. 

Euro-BioImaging serves as a project coordinator. Throughout the project, our priority is to work closely with stakeholders, including open consultations,  across scientific domains and infrastructure models to ensure that the project outcomes reflect the realities and needs of Europe’s diverse research infrastructure landscape.

Access2Access closely collaborates with the projects FUND-RI and COORDINA-INNOV, which were launched together with Access2Access at a joint kick-off meeting in June 2026. The projects  are complementary Horizon Europe initiatives addressing different but connected dimensions of Europe’s Research and Technology Infrastructure ecosystem. Together, they contribute to a shared discussion on how Europe can make its infrastructures more sustainable, accessible, collaborative, and resilient. 

This project received funding from the European Union under Grant Agreement Number 101291041