The European Technology Platform ALICE is set-up to develop and implement a comprehensive industry lead strategy for research, innovation and market deployment in the field of logistics and supply chain management in Europe.

Leading experts and companies in implementing supply chain and logistics innovation form ALICE with the aim to accelerate the transition to net zero emissions transport & logistics operations. To that end, interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder collaborative innovation is needed.

ALICE supports, assists and advise the European Commission in the implementation of the EU Programs for research: Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe.

Vision

Future logistics, from global to urban, will be founded on a global open system of systems enabling assets and resources in logistics networks to be interconnected facilitating their use to the maximum capacity and productivity while increasing agility and resilience of supply chains. We call this vision the Physical Internet (PI) and it will support the affordable transition of assets towards Zero emissions logistics.

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Influence EC, Member States, Cities and Industry: Programmes, Calls, Initiatives
Development & promotion of roadmaps, papers and documents
Knowledge management and sharing
Liaison with projects and memebers initiatives, webinars, workshops, knowledge platform
Support collaboration between members
Networking, promotion of funding calls, collaborative projects, 1 to 1 links and connections
ALICE participation in funded projects

ALICE recommendations for Horizon Europe Work Programmes 2023 - 2024

ALICE recommendations to HORIZON Europe calls 2023-2024 workprogram are based on the gaps and challenges identified in ALICE roadmaps and new gaps identified through ALICE thematic Groups and projects. The identified topics were prioritized by ALICE Members. This document was used for discussions with the European Commission and the Member States represented in ALICE Mirror Group in the preparation of Horizon Europe 2023-2024 Work Programs.

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Events

The Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe (ALICE) is pleased to announce the upcoming General Assembly, which will take place online via GoToMeeting on Thursday, 25 June 2026. The General Assembly will be held in two sessions: the first Read more

ALICE is pleased to invite you to save the date for the 4th edition of the Urban Logistics Innovation Day, which will also host the final event of the GREEN-LOG and DECARBOMILE projects, taking place on 18 June 2026 in Read more

Date: 20 May 2026 Time: 13:00 to 17:00, followed by informal networking until 17:30 Location: Budapest, Hungary, during TRA 2026 REGISTER NOW Join the final event of the ReMuNet and SARIL projects at TRA 2026 in Budapest. This joint event Read more

In collaboration with ALICE and the EU-funded project IKIGAI, KEDGE Business School is organising a webinar to explore how data-driven decision-making and artificial intelligence can support Physical Internet systems. This webinar introduces a unified, data-driven framework for multi-tier urban logistics Read more

News

A new book on sustainable urban logistics, co-edited by Ani Melkonyan-Gottschalk and Yanying Li, brings together leading research and practical insights to address the transformation of last-mile delivery systems in rapidly evolving urban environments. The publication features 22 chapters, with contributions from several ALICE Read more

On 30 April 2026, ALICE, together with the EU-funded IKIGAI project and KEDGE Business School, hosted the third and final webinar in the IPIC 2026 series, focusing on how artificial intelligence (AI) can support the development of the Physical Internet (PI). The session brought together Read more

On April 17, 2026, ALICE hosted a closed expert session to address the challenges around deploying electric truck charging infrastructure under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR), and the readiness of Europe’s energy grid to support this transition.  Session overview Read more

ALICE is pleased to invite you to save the date for the 4th edition of the Urban Logistics Innovation Day, which will also host the final event of the GREEN-LOG and DECARBOMILE projects, taking place on 18 June 2026 in Read more

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