Granted Projects

MIK is proud to be a partner in the European project IP4OS (Intellectual Property for Open Science), which supports researchers and innovators in navigating intellectual property (IP) in the context of Open Science and Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI).

Funded by the European Union, IP4OS aims to enhance understanding of how IP rights can be managed responsibly while promoting openness, collaboration, and societal impact. The project offers practical guidance, training materials, and policy recommendations for research institutions, individual researchers, and policymakers. MIK contributes its expertise in legal compliance, ethics, and IP to help ensure that the project’s tools and resources are legally sound, accessible, and aligned with European values.

Horizon Europe UNITES: Science Comes to Town – Bridging Science and Society Across Europe The cities of Kiel (Germany), Brest (France), and Split (Croatia) have jointly secured a prestigious €6 million EU grant for the project UNITES under the Science Comes to Town initiative. Coordinated through the SEA-EU Alliance, this year-long endeavor in 2026 will transform the three port cities into vibrant hubs of scientific dialogue, citizen engagement, and innovation.

Through an ambitious 365-day programme of interactive and educational events involving over 70 institutions, UNITES aims to connect research with real-world societal challenges—advancing the values of openness, inclusion, and civic participation in science.

Miller International Knowledge (MIK) serves as the project’s Ethics Advisor, ensuring that all activities are guided by the highest standards of social responsibility, inclusiveness, and ethical integrity. MIK supports the project in aligning with the principles of the European Research Area and the Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe, with a focus on fostering trust, transparency, and democratic engagement between science and society.

UNITES not only reflects the collaborative power of cross-border partnerships but also sets a new benchmark for integrating science into everyday urban life—making it accessible, relevant, and inspiring for all.

Path2Integrity received funding during 3 years until 30th June 2022 from the EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, with eight partners from five EU member states and experts from Mexico, Canada, Zambia and Taiwan, Austria and Germany. Path2Integrity’s aim was to develop formal and informal Research Integrity training material. We have been responsible for the training center (lead of WP5) and for equality issues.

DivAirCity is a 4-year project, funded by the European Commission under the H2020 programme, within the scope of the Sustainable Development Goals, valuing diversity and social inclusion to achieve innovative, creative, culture- driven, green and carbon neutral urban society. The Ethics, privacy and security data management requirements have been drafted under our leadership (lead of Task 2.3).

A project selected and funded under H2020 program (SwafS-20-2018-2019: Building the SwafS knowledge base). From October 2020 to May 2023, this project aimed, on the one hand, to create new knowledge about how to transform potential citizen participation in science into actual engagement in scientific research, and on the other hand, to unveil new ways to engage societal actors, including young citizens and groups that have traditionally been excluded from science. We have been supporting this project as members of the Advisory Board.

IMPACT EdTech is a €5.5M programme co-funded by the European Commission to boost innovation in education throughout Europe. It identified, selected and accelerated the most disruptive EdTech solutions from April 2020 to July 2022 via three open calls. We have been supporting this project as members of the Ethics Committee.

Ein OnlineTool zur Förderung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis und forschungsethischer Handlungen in angewandter Forschung

WERTE is a project funded by the European Social Fund and supported by Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst. It supports small and medium-sized enterprises in knowledge transfer and promotes the development of a collaborative economy. Member of the Advisory Board.

The project will receive funding for 3 years as of May 2023. We propose to provide theoretical and empirical evidence of the effectiveness of specific interventions, and a framework for a robust, evidence-based road map for the development, assessment and implementation of interventions intended to improve reproducibility. MIK is lead of WP3 Interface of reproducibility and research culture and support to the project coordinator.

Re-Wiring is a Horizon Europe–funded research project (2023–2026) dedicated to advancing gender equality by rethinking and restructuring the systems that shape women’s and girls’ lives. Rather than focusing solely on empowering individuals, Re-Wiring aims to transform the institutions—laws, policies, cultures, and norms—that perpetuate gendered power hierarchies.

Through a unique Transformative Equality Approach, the project engages legal, symbolic, and lived experience dimensions across six countries in Europe and beyond, including Spain. It unites multidisciplinary research, stakeholder engagement, and policy innovation to develop practical tools and roadmaps for real change.

MIK contributes its expertise in legal analysis, gender justice, and ethical governance to support the co-creation of socially robust, inclusive, and sustainable solutions. Re-Wiring directly supports the realization of UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 and aligns with MIK’s mission to build a fairer, more equitable future through knowledge, empowerment, and reform.

The European Commission awarded from 2014 – 2016 a consortium of organisations, including djb as applicant, EWLA, its national women lawyers associations partners as well as others, a contract to undertake the project "Women Shareholders Demand Gender Equality". Coordinator for Spain.

From November 2018 until December 2022, we worked together with Kosova Women's Network (KWN), Organisation of Persons with Muscular Dystrophy of Kosovo (OPMDK), Ruka Ruci (RR) and the European Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) towards increasing women’s participation in politics and decision-making at both local and central levels.

This project was funded by the EU and GIZ and included the mapping of good practices presented and discussed with the Peruvian entities that make up the SNEJ (Judiciary, Prosecutor's Office, National Police, Ministry of Women, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of the Interior) as well as the Ombudsman's Office, with a dissemination event of successful experiences in hybrid format (face-to-face and virtual) in Lima on 14-15 November 2022.

This 2-years-project kicked-off in November 2022. The project focuses on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights to protect migrant women from violence. We represent one of 3 consultants (on behalf of European Women Lawyers Association) in this project.

IntelComp (Intelligent Computation for Decision-Making) is a Horizon 2020–funded project that developed an advanced AI-powered platform to support evidence-based policymaking in the fields of research and innovation. By analyzing large-scale open data—ranging from scientific publications to patents and funding trends—the platform equips policymakers with timely, relevant, and transparent insights.

Focusing on strategic domains such as Artificial Intelligence, Health, and Climate Change, IntelComp was co-designed with public authorities, funding agencies, and innovation communities across Europe. It contributes to the European Open Science Cloud and promotes data sharing in accordance with FAIR principles.

Miller International Knowledge (MIK) played a key role in safeguarding the ethical integrity of the project by drafting the comprehensive ELSI Report (Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications). This report identified critical risks and challenges related to AI use in policymaking, addressed data protection and fundamental rights, and provided ethical guidelines to ensure responsible, human-centred innovation.

Through its ELSI contribution, MIK helped ensure that IntelComp not only delivers technological excellence but also upholds European values of transparency, trust, and accountability in digital governance.