Furkan Çiftçi specializes in EU-funded research programs, innovation management, and the commercialization of advanced technologies. With over a decade of experience, he focuses on strategic proposal preparation, R&D product market analysis, stakeholder engagement, science policy advisory, and negotiations for international projects.Furkan has worked in leadership roles at organizations such as TIGA Information Technologies and The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye - TÜBİTAK. He has managed and secured multimillion-euro EU funding, including under Horizon Europe, and contributed to projects like EURAXESS, Net4Mobility, OCRE, and AISym4MED. These initiatives address cloud adoption, open science platforms, and healthcare technology.Furkan has a strong background in EU funding frameworks, aligning technical solutions with policy objectives, and facilitating the commercialization of R&D outputs for the European market. He has represented Turkish research initiatives internationally, working with stakeholders from the European Commission, industry, and research institutions.Key Areas of Expertise:EU Research Funding (EU Framework Programmes, Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, Eureka, IHI)Science and Technology PolicyInnovation and R&D ManagementOpen Science PlatformsHigh-Tech Product CommercializationR&D CommercializationInternational Collaboration
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