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Aleksandra Ihnatowicz, expert at the NCRP, NCRD

Aleksandra Ihnatowicz, expert at NCBR’s National Contact Point, has been supporting innovators in obtaining EU funds for R&D for years. Expert of the EIC (European Innovation Council) area and Cluster 4: Digital Technologies, Industry and Space in Horizon Europe, previously coordinator of the Future Emerging Technologies (FET) area in Horizon 2020, ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) and Space (Space) expert. ICT specialist with more than 16 years of experience in European Research Programmes (including practical experience in project implementation and management). She obtained a university degree in Computer Science and continued her studies and research work in Canada and England. Since the beginning of 2010, she has been an expert of the National Contact Point in Poland, initially in the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP-ICT PSP), now in Horizon Europe. Helping innovative deep-tech start-ups raise finance for their development drives her forward, and the enthusiasm and commitment of the companies are her fuel.