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The PEARL-DNA proposal journey: racing to funding

August 28, 2026

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Blog series 1/2: Proposal journeys

Have you ever wondered how EU proposal writing is? There is no blueprint and each proposal journey we are involved in is different. Some feel like a rollercoaster with many ups and downs, while others are more like a high-speed race. PEARL-DNA is one example of the latter: from start to finish, we ticked all the boxes together with the consortium and went straight for funding! Today, the project coordinator of the PEARL-DNA project, Tomaž Karčnik, deputy coordinator Mirjana Oblak and accelopment’s proposal writer, Andreia Cruz, share their experience of the PEARL-DNA race. Click on the graphic below to see what Tomaž, Mirjana and Andreia tell us about the steps throughout this joint proposal writing journey!

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The PEARL-DNA project

PEARL-DNA is already halfway through its project racecourse. The consortium, coordinated by BioSistemika, develops and assesses a chain of novel, end-to-end connected technologies that will advance DNA-based data storage to tackle data storage limitations. Would you like to get in touch with the partners behind this fascinating research? Reach out to them through the PEARL-DNA website or their social media channels, LinkedIn and Facebook.

What shape will your proposal journey take?

Today, we show you how PEARL-DNA raced to success. Your proposal will once again have its very own particularities – and we would be happy to discover and manoeuvre together with you. Our highly experienced team members at accelopment will always closely collaborate with the coordinator and all partners to achieve the highest possible success rate. Do you have an outstanding, thought-through project idea and the core consortium members on board, but would like some experienced proposal writers to support you? Then reach out to us!