EOSC Future · Project

Europe's Open Science Cloud: One Portal to Access Research Data and Services

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Imagine if every university, lab, and research center in Europe stored their data in different locked rooms with different keys. EOSC Future built a single front door — one online portal where you can find, access, and use research data and computing tools from across 27 countries. Think of it like an app store, but for scientific data and cloud services. The project brought 103 organizations together to connect their systems so researchers (and businesses) can stop wasting time hunting for data and start using it.

By the numbers

103

partner organizations in the consortium

countries represented

total deliverables produced

SMEs participating in the consortium

research organizations involved

thematic pillars structuring the work

industry partners in consortium

The business problem

What needed solving

European research data is scattered across thousands of institutions in 27+ countries, each with different access rules and formats. Companies that need scientific data — whether for R&D, product development, or regulatory compliance — waste enormous time and money finding, requesting, and integrating data from individual sources. There is no single marketplace where businesses can discover and access research outputs or offer their own data services to the scientific community.

The solution

What was built

The project delivered an operational EOSC Portal with onboarding workflows for external service providers, a registry of connection and integration processes for linking new data sources, and validated auditing procedures for quality control. Across 43 deliverables, the team built the technical plumbing and governance processes to turn a fragmented landscape of European research infrastructure into a single accessible platform.

Audience

Who needs this

Cloud and data service providers wanting to sell to European research institutionsPharmaceutical and biotech companies needing cross-disciplinary research datasetsResearch software vendors looking for a pan-European distribution channelScientific publishers and data repositories seeking interoperability standardsTechnology consultancies advising research organizations on digital transformation

Business applications

Who can put this to work

Cloud and Data Services

any

Target: Data analytics or cloud service providers looking to reach the European research market

If you are a cloud or data service provider struggling to reach European research institutions one by one — this project built the EOSC Portal and Exchange marketplace where external providers can onboard their services. With workflows developed for integrating new resources, you could list your tools in front of a network spanning 103 partner organizations across 27 countries. The onboarding and moderation process is already documented and tested.

Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

enterprise

Target: R&D-intensive pharma or biotech companies needing cross-disciplinary research data

If you are a pharma or biotech company spending weeks tracking down research datasets scattered across European institutions — EOSC Future connected and integrated data from 50 research organizations and 25 universities into a single searchable registry. The platform breaks disciplinary silos so you can find materials science, biology, and chemistry data in one place instead of contacting each lab individually.

Research Software and IT

SME

Target: Software companies building tools for scientific computing or data management

If you are a research software company looking for distribution channels in the European scientific community — EOSC Future created validated integration processes and a registry of connected components documented across 43 deliverables. The platform's co-creation open calls invited private sector partners to develop value-added services, and 13 SMEs in the consortium already tested this path.

Frequently asked

Quick answers

What would it cost my company to list services on the EOSC platform?

The project data does not specify pricing or fees for external service providers. EOSC is a publicly funded infrastructure, so access and listing terms are set by the EOSC governance bodies. Contact the EOSC Association directly for current onboarding terms.

Can this platform handle industrial-scale data volumes and users?

EOSC Future was designed to serve the entire European research community across 27 countries, integrating e-infrastructures and cloud resources at continental scale. The consortium of 103 partners — including 50 research organizations — built and tested connection and integration processes to handle cross-domain data flows. Based on available project data, the infrastructure was validated through scientific use cases across multiple disciplines.

Who owns the intellectual property — can I use the tools commercially?

This was a publicly funded Research and Innovation Action (RIA). The EOSC Portal and core services are public infrastructure. Based on available project data, specific IP arrangements for value-added services contributed by external providers would be governed by EOSC onboarding terms, not the project itself.

Is this still operational now that the project has ended?

EOSC Future ran from April 2021 to March 2024 and was designed to consolidate the European Open Science Cloud as a lasting infrastructure. The EOSC Portal and its registries were built for long-term operation beyond the project. The EOSC Association continues to govern the platform.

How difficult is it to integrate my existing services with EOSC?

The project specifically developed workflows for onboarding external providers, documented in deliverables covering moderation processes and integration of new resources into the EOSC Portal. A registry of connection, integration, validation, and auditing processes was created to standardize how external services plug in. This suggests a structured but defined integration path.

What kind of regulatory or compliance standards does this meet?

EOSC Future aligned with EU Open Science policy and FAIR data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable). Based on available project data, the platform was built to support European research data governance requirements. Specific compliance certifications are not detailed in the project deliverables.

Is there training available for our technical team?

Yes — one of the 6 pillars of the project was dedicated to Skills and Training, specifically designed to train both users and providers of the EOSC ecosystem. Based on available project data, training materials and engagement activities were developed across the 43 deliverables.

Consortium

Who built it

This is one of the largest EU project consortia you will encounter: 103 partners across 27 countries, signaling a continent-wide infrastructure effort rather than a niche research project. The consortium is heavily weighted toward research (50 organizations) and universities (25), with only 11 industry partners and 13 SMEs — an 11% industry ratio. This means the platform was built primarily by and for the research community. For a business looking to engage, the upside is access to an enormous network of scientific institutions; the downside is that commercial use cases were not the primary design driver. The Greek research center ATHINA coordinated this massive effort, and the geographic spread (from Portugal to Turkey, Norway to Serbia) means the platform genuinely covers pan-European research capacity.

ATHINA-EREVNITIKO KENTRO KAINOTOMIAS STIS TECHNOLOGIES TIS PLIROFORIAS, TON EPIKOINONION KAI TIS GNOSISCoordinator · EL
ECRIN EUROPEAN CLINICAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKparticipant · FR
INSTITUT MAX VON LAUE - PAUL LANGEVINparticipant · FR
CESNET ZAJMOVE SDRUZENI PRAVNICKYCH OSOBthirdparty · CZ
UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHOthirdparty · PT
EATRIS ERICparticipant · NL
EUROPEAN SOCIAL SURVEY EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUMparticipant · UK
FONDATION SUISSE POUR LA RECHERCHE EN SCIENCES SOCIALESthirdparty · CH
FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAET ERLANGEN-NUERNBERGparticipant · DE
UNIWERSYTET WARSZAWSKIthirdparty · PL
UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPENthirdparty · BE
E-SCIENCE EUROPEAN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCHparticipant · ES
HELSINGIN YLIOPISTOthirdparty · FI
AKADEMIA GORNICZO-HUTNICZA IM. STANISLAWA STASZICA W KRAKOWIEparticipant · PL
CENTRO DI RICERCA, SVILUPPO E STUDI SUPERIORI IN SARDEGNA SOCIETÀ A RESPONSABILITÀ LIMITATAthirdparty · IT
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLINthirdparty · IE
Masarykova univerzitathirdparty · CZ
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTERthirdparty · UK
LUNDS UNIVERSITETthirdparty · SE
INSTRUCT-ERICparticipant · UK
FUNDACION ESPANOLA PARA LA CIENCIAY LA TECNOLOGIA, F.S.P., FECYTthirdparty · ES
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBHthirdparty · DE
STICHTING EGIparticipant · NL
BIOBANKS AND BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCES RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM (BBMRI-ERIC)participant · AT
KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN - KNAWthirdparty · NL
STICHTING EIFL.NETthirdparty · NL
UNIVERSITEIT GENTthirdparty · BE
EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORYparticipant · DE
EUDAT OYparticipant · FI
INTEGRATED CARBON OBSERVATION SYSTEM EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURECONSORTIUMparticipant · FI
KORMANYZATI INFORMATIKAI FEJLESZTESI UGYNOKSEGthirdparty · HU
UNIVERSITAT WIENthirdparty · AT
TRUST-IT SERVICES SRLparticipant · IT
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURES FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGYparticipant · EL
TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMUthirdparty · TR
GEANT VERENIGINGparticipant · NL
EUROPEAN PLATE OBSERVING SYSTEM - EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUMparticipant · IT
EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITYparticipant · FR
VETENSKAPSRADET - SWEDISH RESEARCH COUNCILthirdparty · SE
GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAT GOTTINGEN STIFTUNG OFFENTLICHEN RECHTSparticipant · DE
NORDUNET A/Sthirdparty · DK
NSD - NORSK SENTER FOR FORSKNINGSDATA ASthirdparty · NO
EUROPEAN MULTIDISCIPLINARY SEAFLOORAND WATER COLUMN OBSERVATORY - EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM (EMSO ERIC)participant · IT
STIFTELSEN NILUthirdparty · NO
DEUTSCHES KLIMARECHENZENTRUM GMBHthirdparty · DE
JNP STRATIGIKI KAI EPICHIRISIAKI SYMVOULEFTIKI IKEparticipant · EL
LABORATORIO DE INSTRUMENTACAO E FISICA EXPERIMENTAL DE PARTICULAS LIPthirdparty · PT
INSTYTUT CHEMII BIOORGANICZNEJ POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUKparticipant · PL
DIGITAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIESparticipant · FR
CESSDA ERICparticipant · NO
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICASthirdparty · ES
SURF BVthirdparty · NL
EUROPEAN MARINE BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE CENTRE EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUMparticipant · FR
CITY ST GEORGES UNIVERSITY OF LONDONthirdparty · UK
SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIOREparticipant · IT
TAMPEREEN KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SRthirdparty · FI
OPENAIRE AMKEparticipant · EL
UNITED KINGDOM RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONthirdparty · UK
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHEthirdparty · IT
KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIEparticipant · DE
UNIVERZITET U BEOGRADUthirdparty · RS
HEANET CLGthirdparty · IE
COMMPLA SRLthirdparty · IT
UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGYthirdparty · UK
KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS METEOROLOGISCH INSTITUUT-KNMIthirdparty · NL
SIKT - KUNNSKAPSSEKTORENS TJENESTELEVERANDORthirdparty · NO
ORGANISATION EUROPEENNE POUR LA RECHERCHE NUCLEAIREparticipant · CH
ILMATIETEEN LAITOSthirdparty · FI
CLARIN ERICparticipant · NL
PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTparticipant · CH
KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNIVERSITETASthirdparty · LT
EUROPEAN INFRASTRUCTURE OF OPEN SCREENING PLATFORMS FOR CHEMICAL BIOLOGY EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTUCTURE CONSORTIUM (EU-OPENSCREEN ERIC)participant · DE
ARCTIK SRLparticipant · BE
MARIENE INFORMATIE SERVICE MARIS BVparticipant · NL
JISC LBGthirdparty · UK
SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU SVEUCILISNI RACUNSKI CENTARthirdparty · HR
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIAthirdparty · IT
GESELLSCHAFT FUR WISSENSCHAFTLICHE DATENVERARBEITUNG MBH GOTTINGENthirdparty · DE
TECHNOPOLIS CONSULTING GROUP BELGIUMparticipant · BE
ETHNIKO KENTRO KOINONIKON EREVNONthirdparty · EL
CINECA CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIOthirdparty · IT
OESTERREICHISCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTENthirdparty · AT
ROYAL IRISH ACADEMYthirdparty · IE
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRSparticipant · FR
DEUTSCHES ELEKTRONEN-SYNCHROTRON DESYparticipant · DE
VLAAMS INSTITUUT VOOR DE ZEEparticipant · BE
UNIVERSITAET BIELEFELDthirdparty · DE
STICHTING NEDERLANDSE WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK INSTITUTENthirdparty · NL
GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITETthirdparty · SE
JAVNA USTANOVA UNIVERZITET CRNE GORE PODGORICAthirdparty · ME
UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANIthirdparty · SI
Ss. CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY IN SKOPJEthirdparty · MK
BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER CENTRO NACIONAL DE SUPERCOMPUTACIONthirdparty · ES
UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAMparticipant · NL
VEREIN ZUR FOERDERUNG EINES DEUTSCHEN FORSCHUNGSNETZES DFN VEREIN E.V.thirdparty · DE
CSC-TIETEEN TIETOTEKNIIKAN KESKUS OYthirdparty · FI
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEAREparticipant · IT

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