Scientific depth for practical DeepTech challenges

BECOME’s DeepTech direction brings five domains into a common project-building approach. We begin with the problem and the available evidence, then identify the specialist contributions needed to develop a credible next step.

Explore our five domains

• Data & Artificial Intelligence: data quality, useful models and the path from experimentation to operational use.
• Advanced materials & nanotechnologies: material performance, characterisation and application development.
• Clean energy & hydrogen: energy technologies, storage and system-level questions.
• Water, climate & circularity: resource use, environmental observation and circular approaches.
• SpaceTech: space-enabled data, communications and applications.

Start with the question that matters

What needs to be understood or demonstrated? Which assumptions are already supported? What would count as progress? These questions help align scientific methods with the decisions a project must make.

Combine capabilities around the application

Many challenges sit between disciplines. A water-monitoring project may bring together sensors, satellite data and AI. An energy application may depend on materials research as well as system design. The project determines the combination of expertise.

Work with research and industry

Laboratories contribute scientific depth. Industry brings operating constraints and user needs. Institutions and local actors contribute context. BECOME’s role is to help structure the collaboration and clarify the work required from each participant.

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