OpenAIRE Innovation

Open science infrastructure, ready for innovation

Data, services, tools and expertise built for making science connected, collaborative, open. Use them to power your products or co-create new ones with us. A trusted foundation for innovators to build on.

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What we offer

Build on our assets, or co-create new ones

OpenAIRE provides a complete ecosystem of data, services, and expertise. Use what exists, extend it, or work with us to build something new.

The OpenAIRE Graph

200M+ records linking publications, datasets, software, organisations and funders. Accessible via API, bulk download, or custom integration. The richest open research knowledge graph in Europe.

Indicators and Analytics

Research impact metrics, funder compliance monitoring, Open Science uptake indicators, and innovation foresight analytics. Ready to integrate or extend for your own use cases.

Services and Tools

Data management plan tools, monitoring dashboards, metadata validators, and broker services. Use them as they are, white-label them, or co-develop new ones with our teams.

Training and Capacity

OpenPlato courses, certification pathways, joint bootcamps, and staff exchanges. Build skills in open science, FAIR data, and responsible AI across your organisation.

Infrastructure Components

Repository platforms, registries, aggregation pipelines, and content provisioning services. The backbone that 10,000+ data sources across 40+ countries already rely on.

Compliance and Legal Clarity

Alignment with the AI Act, DSM Directive, and Data Governance Act. Policy sandboxes, model clauses, licensing frameworks, and FAIR certification support.

Who is this for

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Industry

AI developers, publishers, data platforms, analytics firms, and LegalTech or AgriTech innovators looking to build on open research data with legal clarity and trusted infrastructure.

Research and Public Innovation

Researchers, public infrastructures, citizen science initiatives, civic tech builders, startups, and universities turning open knowledge into tools, prototypes, and societal impact.

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Why engage

What you gain from working with OpenAIRE

Use what already works

Integrate proven services, data, and APIs into your products. No need to build from scratch what OpenAIRE has refined over a decade of open science infrastructure.

Co-create what comes next

Work with our teams to develop new indicators, tools, or services. Bring your domain expertise, and we bring the data, the infrastructure, and the community.

Reduce compliance risk

Build on data that is already FAIR, openly licensed, and aligned with European legal frameworks. We help you get it right from the start.

Trusted partnership

OpenAIRE is a European non-profit infrastructure serving the common good. Partnering with us signals responsibility and builds credibility with funders and regulators.

Authoritative data at scale

Access machine-readable scientific data and relationships that no single company could assemble alone. 10,000+ data sources across 40+ countries.

Skills and shared understanding

Joint training, OpenPlato courses, and staff exchanges that bridge the gap between open science practice and industry workflows.

Latest

News and announcements

Coming soon, 2026

Industry Engagement: Official Launch

Structured pathways for trusted public-private collaboration around open research data and AI.

Q1 - Q2, 2026

Open Call: Innovation Pilots 2026

Propose ideas that leverage the OpenAIRE Graph for real-world impact. Up to 5 pilots will be selected.

Coming soon, 2026

Open Science and Industry Forum

The inaugural flagship event for open science and innovation actors across Europe.

Let's build something together

OpenAIRE is looking for partners, collaborators, and innovators. Tell us what you are working on.

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