Eurostars is a joint programme supporting R&D performing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). It is co-funded from the national budgets of 36 Eurostars countries and by the European Union through Horizon 2020.
Eurostars has been carefully developed to meet the specific needs of SMEs. With its bottom-up approach, it stimulates international collaborative research and innovation projects that will be rapidly commercialised.
Eurostars is an ideal first step in international cooperation, enabling small businesses to realise the many benefits of working beyond national frontiers. Participation in a Eurostars project can become a passport to growth, further innovation, an opening to new global markets and even greater business success.
Propose your project idea: https://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/
Applying for Eurostars - Innovative SME funding programmeEUREKA Secretariat
All the information you need to know if you are applying to the Eurostars funding programme.
Go to: https://www.eurekanetwork.org/open-calls/?programme=eurostars&country=all
Eurostars is a joint programme supporting R&D performing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). It is co-funded from the national budgets of 34 Eurostars countries and by the European Union through Horizon 2020.
Eurostars has been carefully developed to meet the specific needs of SMEs. With its bottom-up approach, it stimulates international collaborative research and innovation projects that will be rapidly commercialised.
Eurostars is an ideal first step in international cooperation, enabling small businesses to realise the many benefits of working beyond national frontiers. Participation in a Eurostars project can become a passport to growth, further innovation, an opening to new global markets and even greater business success.
Propose your project idea: https://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/
This major study, carried out by a consortium led by Prognos AG and its research partners, Joanneum Research and Professor Cincera (Université Libre de Bruxelles), focused on impact of EUREKA grant-based support to companies in the period 2001-2015.
Member countries mobilized an estimated € 11.2billion in project costs for Network and Cluster projects in this period. The methodology involved analyzing the performance of 3 096 participating companies, compared to a control group of 54 814, and employed counterfactual econometric methods (using a difference-indifferences design) alongside surveys and interviews.
More information: http://www.eurekanetwork.org/content/impact-assessment-main-findings-and-recommendations
EUREKA is a leading open platform for international cooperation in innovation. It remains to this day the only initiative of its kind committed to the ‘bottom-up’principle - ensuring that any R&D project with a good business plan receives the support it deserves, independent of its technological nature, or the type of organisations involved.
EUREKA exists to help businesses bring their innovation to the market by helping them access public fundings.
SMEs Support & Financial Instruments in HORIZON 2020 - J.D Malo - Presentatio...ISERD Israel
Horizon 2020 Launch Event in Israel - Presentation of Jean-David Mשךםת Head of Unit SMEs, Financial- instruments and State Aid, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
Applying for Eurostars - Innovative SME funding programmeEUREKA Secretariat
All the information you need to know if you are applying to the Eurostars funding programme.
Go to: https://www.eurekanetwork.org/open-calls/?programme=eurostars&country=all
Eurostars is a joint programme supporting R&D performing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). It is co-funded from the national budgets of 34 Eurostars countries and by the European Union through Horizon 2020.
Eurostars has been carefully developed to meet the specific needs of SMEs. With its bottom-up approach, it stimulates international collaborative research and innovation projects that will be rapidly commercialised.
Eurostars is an ideal first step in international cooperation, enabling small businesses to realise the many benefits of working beyond national frontiers. Participation in a Eurostars project can become a passport to growth, further innovation, an opening to new global markets and even greater business success.
Propose your project idea: https://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/
This major study, carried out by a consortium led by Prognos AG and its research partners, Joanneum Research and Professor Cincera (Université Libre de Bruxelles), focused on impact of EUREKA grant-based support to companies in the period 2001-2015.
Member countries mobilized an estimated € 11.2billion in project costs for Network and Cluster projects in this period. The methodology involved analyzing the performance of 3 096 participating companies, compared to a control group of 54 814, and employed counterfactual econometric methods (using a difference-indifferences design) alongside surveys and interviews.
More information: http://www.eurekanetwork.org/content/impact-assessment-main-findings-and-recommendations
EUREKA is a leading open platform for international cooperation in innovation. It remains to this day the only initiative of its kind committed to the ‘bottom-up’principle - ensuring that any R&D project with a good business plan receives the support it deserves, independent of its technological nature, or the type of organisations involved.
EUREKA exists to help businesses bring their innovation to the market by helping them access public fundings.
SMEs Support & Financial Instruments in HORIZON 2020 - J.D Malo - Presentatio...ISERD Israel
Horizon 2020 Launch Event in Israel - Presentation of Jean-David Mשךםת Head of Unit SMEs, Financial- instruments and State Aid, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
Gemalto participated to EUREKA's High-Level Group and presented their take on EUREKA Clusters. The Clusters are seen as beeing part of the market value-chain. Flexibility, easy access for SMEs and ability to address the various TRL levels were the key point summing up the added value of EUREKA.
Quantum Technologies Global Expert Mission Dissemination WorkshopKTN
The webinar presented the findings of the output report and gave delegates the opportunity to talk directly with representatives who went on the Mission in a Q&A Session. KTN hosted this event on behalf of Innovate UK and was presented by Mark Littlewood, Head of Emerging Technologies, KTN, Roger McKinlay, Challenge Director for Quantum Technologies at UK Research and Innovation, Dr Brendan Vickers, Head of International Trade Policy, Commonwealth Secretariat, Sir Peter Knight, Senior Research Investigator in the Physics Department at Imperial College, Dr Mike Short CBE, Department for International Trade (DIT).
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/quantum-technologies-global-expert-dissemination-webinar-recording-and-slides-now-available
The webinar provided background information on support available for both UK and European organisations in how to apply for funding and search for partners. KTN hosted this event on behalf of Innovate UK and it was delivered by Stafford Lloyd, National Contact Point ICT, Innovate UK, Viola Hay, Knowledge Transfer Manager - European Programmes, KTN, and Natalie Withenshaw, Marketing Manager, KTN. A big thank you to the Speakers and Organisers.
This webinar gave an overview of Horizon 2020 (H2020)* Cascade Funding opportunities, background information and support available for both UK and European organisations in how to apply for this funding and help with search for partners.
Cascade Funding, also known as Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP), is a mechanism of the European Commission to distribute public funds in order to create new companies, increase their scalability, SMEs and / or mid-cap companies, in the adoption or development of digital innovation.
The main objective of this financing method is to simplify administrative procedures with SMEs, thus allowing some projects financed by the EU to issue, in turn, open calls to obtain more funding.
Find out more here: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/horizon-2020-cascade-funding-webinar-recording-and-slides-now-available/
An introduction to Horizon 2020 with some further descriptive notes and a rough breakdown of the draft work programmes from a Art, Design and Social Sciences perspective
How to Create a Good Horizon Europe Proposal WebinarKTN
This webinar provides you with the essential hands-on knowledge and skills to transform your innovative project ideas into competitive project proposals in response to calls under Horizon Europe.
Horizon 2020 Secure Societies: Information and Consortia Building EventKTN
The webinar provided background information on various call topics and on support available for both UK and European organisations in how to apply for funding and search for partners. KTN hosted this event on behalf of Innovate UK and was delivered by Hazel Biggs, Knowledge Transfer Manager - Defence and Security, KTN, and Viola Hay, Knowledge Transfer Manager - European Programmes, KTN, Rupert Shute, Deputy CSA, Home Office, Talia Passiar, SEREN4, and Zale Johnson, H2020 NCP for Secure Societies, Innovate UK.
The webinar gave an overview of H2020 Secure Societies Call topics, and support available for UK organisations in how to apply for funding, as well as case studies and hints and tips for applicants. This enabled attendees to gain an insight into the benefits of participating, guidelines for preparing a project outline and the support and collaboration tools available.
In summary, the webinar covered:
- Open and Forthcoming Secure Societies Call Topics
- Support for UK Organisations
- UK participation in Horizon 2020
Find out more here: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/horizon-2020-calls-on-secure-societies-webinar-recording-and-slides-now-available
HORIZON 2020 – a Strategic Element in Israel’s R&D Eco-System - Avi Hasson - ...ISERD Israel
Horizon 2020 Launch Event in Israel - Presentation of Avi Hasson, Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Chairman of ISERD's Steering Commitee
Network Rail & Innovate UK Railways SBRI Competition Briefing: Innovation in ...KTN
Network Rail, through Innovate UK, are to invest £2.88 million in two SBRI competitions to improve the safety and efficiency of our railways. The competitions launch on Monday 2nd December and this briefing event is aimed at providing you with more information on the competitions and how to apply. It is also an opportunity to meet others, network and form collaborative partnerships.
Up to £1.08m (+VAT) is available to support the key challenges faced by Network Rail: trespass at platform ends and edges (e.g. fare evasion, shortcuts) and incursion over platform ends and edges to commit crime (e.g. cable theft, vandalism). Network Rail is seeking to demonstrate the capability of physical and/or technological solutions to combat these challenges. The solution must be scalable to suit a variety of station environments and will be tested through trials at multiple live station environments.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/live-now-webcast-network-rail-innovate-uk-railways-sbri-competition-briefing
Innovation Loans Competition Briefing: April 2021KTN
Find out more about Innovate UK's Innovation Loans for SME businesses looking to scale and grow. KTN is hosting an applicant briefing webinar on Thursday 20th May.
The purpose of this event is to provide information to enable businesses to decide if the Smart Sustainable Plastics Packaging Challenge FeasibilityStudies competition (we will also recap on the currently open Demonstrator Round 1 or Feasibility Studies for Demonstrators Competition of SSPP so attendees can decide which is appropriate for them).
Innovate UK (UKRI) and the Knowledge Transfer Network are hosting a briefing event for third competition of the Smart Sustainable Plastics Packaging Challenge:
Feasibility Studies
The competition is due to open for applications on 13th January, more details will be published on the competitions page shortly.
As part of the Clean Growth Grand Challenge within the Government’s Industrial Strategy, a £60m Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge was announced in Summer 2019 which is expected to be matched by funding of up to £149 million from industry.
The challenge will deliver strategic leadership and a co-ordinated programme of research and innovation for the design, production, supply, recovery and recycling of plastic packaging across the entire value chain.
The Opportunity:
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £1 million from the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Programme to fund feasibility projects for solutions to create a more circular economy for plastic packaging. Projects must show how they will deliver a more circular plastics packaging supply chain and deliver the targets of the UK Plastics Pact.
Projects are welcome that trial smart and sustainable packaging innovation across 4 themes:
- Materials
- Design
- Technology or process
- Business model or behaviour change
This Briefing Event will provide:
• an opportunity to hear about the scope of the competition in more detail from the competition team
• opportunities to network and develop ideas and partnerships for the competition
• an opportunity to meet and explore ideas with UKRI and wider stakeholders
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/events/iscf-smart-sustainable-plastic-packaging-competition-briefing-feasibility-studies-enabling-research
Information on Research Council of Norway's funding research and innovation support programme for private Companies in Norway. Applicants are encouraged to cooperate with the best research partners, businesses and relevant other partners based inland or abroad.
Gemalto participated to EUREKA's High-Level Group and presented their take on EUREKA Clusters. The Clusters are seen as beeing part of the market value-chain. Flexibility, easy access for SMEs and ability to address the various TRL levels were the key point summing up the added value of EUREKA.
Quantum Technologies Global Expert Mission Dissemination WorkshopKTN
The webinar presented the findings of the output report and gave delegates the opportunity to talk directly with representatives who went on the Mission in a Q&A Session. KTN hosted this event on behalf of Innovate UK and was presented by Mark Littlewood, Head of Emerging Technologies, KTN, Roger McKinlay, Challenge Director for Quantum Technologies at UK Research and Innovation, Dr Brendan Vickers, Head of International Trade Policy, Commonwealth Secretariat, Sir Peter Knight, Senior Research Investigator in the Physics Department at Imperial College, Dr Mike Short CBE, Department for International Trade (DIT).
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/quantum-technologies-global-expert-dissemination-webinar-recording-and-slides-now-available
The webinar provided background information on support available for both UK and European organisations in how to apply for funding and search for partners. KTN hosted this event on behalf of Innovate UK and it was delivered by Stafford Lloyd, National Contact Point ICT, Innovate UK, Viola Hay, Knowledge Transfer Manager - European Programmes, KTN, and Natalie Withenshaw, Marketing Manager, KTN. A big thank you to the Speakers and Organisers.
This webinar gave an overview of Horizon 2020 (H2020)* Cascade Funding opportunities, background information and support available for both UK and European organisations in how to apply for this funding and help with search for partners.
Cascade Funding, also known as Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP), is a mechanism of the European Commission to distribute public funds in order to create new companies, increase their scalability, SMEs and / or mid-cap companies, in the adoption or development of digital innovation.
The main objective of this financing method is to simplify administrative procedures with SMEs, thus allowing some projects financed by the EU to issue, in turn, open calls to obtain more funding.
Find out more here: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/horizon-2020-cascade-funding-webinar-recording-and-slides-now-available/
An introduction to Horizon 2020 with some further descriptive notes and a rough breakdown of the draft work programmes from a Art, Design and Social Sciences perspective
How to Create a Good Horizon Europe Proposal WebinarKTN
This webinar provides you with the essential hands-on knowledge and skills to transform your innovative project ideas into competitive project proposals in response to calls under Horizon Europe.
Horizon 2020 Secure Societies: Information and Consortia Building EventKTN
The webinar provided background information on various call topics and on support available for both UK and European organisations in how to apply for funding and search for partners. KTN hosted this event on behalf of Innovate UK and was delivered by Hazel Biggs, Knowledge Transfer Manager - Defence and Security, KTN, and Viola Hay, Knowledge Transfer Manager - European Programmes, KTN, Rupert Shute, Deputy CSA, Home Office, Talia Passiar, SEREN4, and Zale Johnson, H2020 NCP for Secure Societies, Innovate UK.
The webinar gave an overview of H2020 Secure Societies Call topics, and support available for UK organisations in how to apply for funding, as well as case studies and hints and tips for applicants. This enabled attendees to gain an insight into the benefits of participating, guidelines for preparing a project outline and the support and collaboration tools available.
In summary, the webinar covered:
- Open and Forthcoming Secure Societies Call Topics
- Support for UK Organisations
- UK participation in Horizon 2020
Find out more here: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/horizon-2020-calls-on-secure-societies-webinar-recording-and-slides-now-available
HORIZON 2020 – a Strategic Element in Israel’s R&D Eco-System - Avi Hasson - ...ISERD Israel
Horizon 2020 Launch Event in Israel - Presentation of Avi Hasson, Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Chairman of ISERD's Steering Commitee
Network Rail & Innovate UK Railways SBRI Competition Briefing: Innovation in ...KTN
Network Rail, through Innovate UK, are to invest £2.88 million in two SBRI competitions to improve the safety and efficiency of our railways. The competitions launch on Monday 2nd December and this briefing event is aimed at providing you with more information on the competitions and how to apply. It is also an opportunity to meet others, network and form collaborative partnerships.
Up to £1.08m (+VAT) is available to support the key challenges faced by Network Rail: trespass at platform ends and edges (e.g. fare evasion, shortcuts) and incursion over platform ends and edges to commit crime (e.g. cable theft, vandalism). Network Rail is seeking to demonstrate the capability of physical and/or technological solutions to combat these challenges. The solution must be scalable to suit a variety of station environments and will be tested through trials at multiple live station environments.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/live-now-webcast-network-rail-innovate-uk-railways-sbri-competition-briefing
Innovation Loans Competition Briefing: April 2021KTN
Find out more about Innovate UK's Innovation Loans for SME businesses looking to scale and grow. KTN is hosting an applicant briefing webinar on Thursday 20th May.
The purpose of this event is to provide information to enable businesses to decide if the Smart Sustainable Plastics Packaging Challenge FeasibilityStudies competition (we will also recap on the currently open Demonstrator Round 1 or Feasibility Studies for Demonstrators Competition of SSPP so attendees can decide which is appropriate for them).
Innovate UK (UKRI) and the Knowledge Transfer Network are hosting a briefing event for third competition of the Smart Sustainable Plastics Packaging Challenge:
Feasibility Studies
The competition is due to open for applications on 13th January, more details will be published on the competitions page shortly.
As part of the Clean Growth Grand Challenge within the Government’s Industrial Strategy, a £60m Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge was announced in Summer 2019 which is expected to be matched by funding of up to £149 million from industry.
The challenge will deliver strategic leadership and a co-ordinated programme of research and innovation for the design, production, supply, recovery and recycling of plastic packaging across the entire value chain.
The Opportunity:
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £1 million from the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Programme to fund feasibility projects for solutions to create a more circular economy for plastic packaging. Projects must show how they will deliver a more circular plastics packaging supply chain and deliver the targets of the UK Plastics Pact.
Projects are welcome that trial smart and sustainable packaging innovation across 4 themes:
- Materials
- Design
- Technology or process
- Business model or behaviour change
This Briefing Event will provide:
• an opportunity to hear about the scope of the competition in more detail from the competition team
• opportunities to network and develop ideas and partnerships for the competition
• an opportunity to meet and explore ideas with UKRI and wider stakeholders
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/events/iscf-smart-sustainable-plastic-packaging-competition-briefing-feasibility-studies-enabling-research
Information on Research Council of Norway's funding research and innovation support programme for private Companies in Norway. Applicants are encouraged to cooperate with the best research partners, businesses and relevant other partners based inland or abroad.
Lowendalmasaï is an international management consulting company which helps enterprisesto improve their business through cost management efficiency that enhance their long term performance and finances their growth, while protecting human capital.
We had a wide presence in Europe, with own offices in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, UK, Germany and the Netherlands, and outside Europe in China and Japan.
In Italy the Group offer is structured along the business lines: Innovation Financing, Labour Cost, Fiscal, Purchasing & Cost Performance and Working Capital.
Furthermore we developed a widespread network which allows us to support our clients in most European countries plus USA, Tunisia, Israel, Turkey and India.
On R&D advisory we are able to support our client France, Italy, Spain, UK, Germany, Netherland, Belgium, Turkey, Ireland, Poland, Serbia, Israel, Tunisia, India, China, Brazil.
Lowendalmasaï has 20 years of experience in consultancy and operates in R&D advisory since more than 11 years during which has gained experience in preparation submission and management of international and EU funding programs (including consortium definition), tax reliefs, patent box schemes.
For info:
gmele@lowendalmasai.com
M. +39 348 6657917
Establishing your strategic focus, what are you trying to do?
Getting buy-in for growth from your board.
Processes to ensure commitment to the strategy.
Steps to take to execute your strategy.
Peter De Brabandere, Director Marketing and Communications of Agoria
Slides presented during #ISVwebinar n°1, 12 September 2016.
Content: The SME Instrument initiative of the EU Commission. Key elements of the programme and instructions on how to apply.
An Introduction to Eurostars - an Opportunity for SMEs to Collaborate Interna...KTN
This webinar highlighted opportunities within the EUREKA Eurostars programme and how Innovate UK KTN and partners can help your business to innovate and go international.
On April 22, 2015, the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership held a free 'surgery' in order to help businesses and organisations apply for European Social Funding Opportunities. The slides of this presentation are above
D2N2 Youth Employment Initiative (Nottingham) European Social Fund (ESF) Pres...D2N2lep
A presentation given on the 22nd April 2015 discussing and informing potential bidders for European Social Fund (ESF) in Derby, Derbyshire,(D2) Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (N2), This particular presentation was geared towards informing applicants about the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) for Nottingham.
Digital strategy design & proptech resources Jonas Canton
"Down the rabbit hole of Proptech" was presented at the event ProptechRiga. It provides real estate companies with the necessary resources and framing to design their digital strategy. The second part of the presentation focuses various references of content to train employees about Proptech.
Až 2,5 milionů eur pro váš byznys. Právě to můžete získat díky evropskému dotačnímu programu SME Instrument. Do této chvíle s žádostí uspělo pouze 5 českých firem, 2 z nich díky JICu. Zjistěte, jak zvýšit své šance, poučte se z úspěšných žádostí a zeptejte se na vše, co vás o SME Instrument zajímá.
Horizon 2020 European Grants: Should Your Portfolio Companies Apply?Zaz Ventures
In 2014-2015, the European Commission awarded 500M Euros of non-dilutive, non-reimbursable funding to innovative SMEs via its dedicated SME instrument, aiming to fill gaps in funding for innovative companies that are 1-2 years away from commercialising a new product/service or an improved version of an existing product/service.
In 2016-2017, the European Commission will award 740M Euros of grants to innovative SMEs with up to 2.5M Euros for a single applicant. Can your portfolio companies benefit? Do they have what it takes to succeed in this programme?
There are 3 phases and 13 topics under the SME instrument, making it difficult for an organization to navigate this "jungle". This presentation will allow you to:
Learn more about the SME instrument requirements and benefits
Select the right phase and topic to maximize your odds of success
Get the latest statistics including success rates and cut-off scores per topic
Understand key success factors from 40+ funding applications and 15 successful proposals
Learn how to select in your investment portfolio the companies best suited for this programme.
Agri-Tech Catalyst Round 10 - Food Systems and NutritionKTN
Open to UK and African organisations who want to collaborate on an Agri-Tech project around food chain innovation in Africa.
Are you working on Agri-Tech innovation and would like to implement some of your ideas in Africa?
If so, you could get funding thanks to the Agri-Tech Catalyst Competition, Round 10, opening on 20 July.
The funding available through the competition is for Agri-Tech projects on food chain innovations in Africa. These projects need to be delivered by a UK and an African organisation working together.
Find out more here: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/agri-tech-catalyst-competition-round-10
GCRF Demonstrate Impact Competition Briefing Round 2: How to Increase Impact ...KTN
Through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), Innovate UK will invest up to £9.3 million in innovation projects.
The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) will invest up to £9.3 million in demonstration-stage projects. The projects must have the potential to transform lives in developing countries, through market-creating innovation. We will support projects that address one of ten global societal challenges recognised in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the development of innovative processes, products and services. These projects should lead to the deployment of those innovations within developing countries.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/webcast-gcrf-demonstrate-impact-competition-briefing-round-2-how-to-increase-impact-through-innovation-in-developing-countries
GCRF Demonstrate Impact Competition Briefing Round 2: How to Increase Impact ...KTN
Through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), Innovate UK will invest up to £9.3 million in innovation projects.
The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) will invest up to £9.3 million in demonstration-stage projects. The projects must have the potential to transform lives in developing countries, through market-creating innovation. We will support projects that address one of ten global societal challenges recognised in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the development of innovative processes, products and services. These projects should lead to the deployment of those innovations within developing countries.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/review-of-round-2-events-from-the-global-challenges-research-fund-gcrf-demonstrate-impact-programme
Salma Karina Hayat is Conscious Digital Transformation Leader at Kudos | Empowering SMEs via CRM & Digital Automation | Award-Winning Entrepreneur & Philanthropist | Education & Homelessness Advocate
When listening about building new Ventures, Marketplaces ideas are something very frequent. On this session we will discuss reasons why you should stay away from it :P , by sharing real stories and misconceptions around them. If you still insist to go for it however, you will at least get an idea of the important and critical strategies to optimize for success like Product, Business Development & Marketing, Operations :)
Reflect Festival Limassol May 2024.
Michael Economou is an Entrepreneur, with Business & Technology foundations and a passion for Innovation. He is working with his team to launch a new venture – Exyde, an AI powered booking platform for Activities & Experiences, aspiring to revolutionize the way we travel and experience the world. Michael has extensive entrepreneurial experience as the co-founder of Ideas2life, AtYourService as well as Foody, an online delivery platform and one of the most prominent ventures in Cyprus’ digital landscape, acquired by Delivery Hero group in 2019. This journey & experience marks a vast expertise in building and scaling marketplaces, enhancing everyday life through technology and making meaningful impact on local communities, which is what Michael and his team are pursuing doing once more with Exyde www.goExyde.com
Explore Sarasota Collection's exquisite and long-lasting dining table sets and chairs in Sarasota. Elevate your dining experience with our high-quality collection!
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Explore Tradeasia’s brochure for eco-friendly textile chemicals. Enhance your textile production with high-quality, sustainable solutions for superior fabric quality.
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Best Crypto Marketing Ideas to Lead Your Project to SuccessIntelisync
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PROJECT IDEA
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eligibility
Project leader is an R&D-
performing SME from a
Eurostars country
At least 2 participants
• Autonomous entities
• Legal entities
from at least 2 Eurostars countries
SMEs are in the driving seat
International balance
Project duration is max. 3 years
Market introduction within 2 years
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Quality and
efficiency of the
implementation:
basic assessment
• Quality of the consortium
• Added value through co-operation
• Realistic and clearly defined
project management & planning
• Reasonable cost structure
evaluation criteria
Excellence:
innovation and R&D
Impact:
market &
commercialisation
• Degree of innovation
• New applied knowledge
• Level of technical challenge
• Technological achievability & risk
• Market size
• Market access and risk
• Competitive advantage
• Clear and realistic
commercialisation plans
• Time to market
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ON LEVEL
ON LEVEL
SIMULTANEOUSLY
Database of
experts
3 experts 3 evaluation
criteria
National funding
bodies (NFB)
Applications
financial viability
check
Application
assessment
Financial
viability
assessment
Public funding
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Expert application
assessment
Application form
NFBs
Financial viability
assessment
Criteria
1 MAX 200
2 MAX 200
3 MAX 200
MAX 600
Treshold
Ranking list
Rank Project Criteria
1
Criteria
2
Criteria
3
Total
1 9252
2 9856
… …
185 8954 178 90 135 403
186 9899 120 122 121 363
187 9134 121 95 127 343
… …
• Only projects rated above the quality thresholds are recommended for funding
• The funding of projects is following the ranking list until national budget exhaustion
• The funding of partners is based on the national funding rules
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Verifies the respect of
ethical principles and
legislation
Consideration for all
Eurostars projects
on the ranking list
Ethics review
Each project
application must:
Identify and describe any potential
ethical issues
Detail how they plan to address them
Human embryos &
foetuses
Human beings
Human cells or tissues
Personal data
Animals
Non-EU countries
Environment, health &
safety
Dual use
Misuse and security
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VERY LIKELY LESS LIKELY
Ethics clearance
The project proposal does not raise
ethics issues or the ethics issues
have been properly addressed
Conditional clearance
The ethics report will list 'ethics
requirements' which become
contractual obligations.
They may include:
• supplying further
information/documents
• adjusting methodology so as to
comply with ethical principles and
relevant legislation
• an ethics check
• appointing an independent ethics
advisor or ethics board (possibly
with a task to report on
compliance with ethics
requirements)
No ethics clearance
When a project proposal shows
major ethical flaws, it will not be
given ethics clearance, meaning
that the proposal may not eligible
for funding and will be rejected
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Allow time for necessary
preparation (partner search,
project proposal, consortium
agreement…)
Build up a
« win-win » cooperation
Show complementarities and
added value of trans-national
partnership during and after the
project
Demonstrate each party’s
management, scientific and
technical skills as well as its
available financial resources for
the project
Define success indicators for
technological performance as well
as the commercial and financial
targets to achieve
Demonstrate clearly
why the projects
should be financed
Highlight the risks and the strategic
character of the project in terms of
expected commercial and financial
impact
Is it value for money?
In austerity, tax payers
money is a scarce
resource
Demonstrate the fact that you
have good financial health and
have considered all of your
options.
If you are too risky, you might not
be able to access support.
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Define a methodical approach
in line with partnership, budget
and time limit set for the
completion of the project and
the marketing of its results
Point out the innovative
nature of the proposal
submitted
Present new industrial
applications and their impact
on the industry sector and
relevant markets
Who are you? Describe the benefits of this
partnership, the added value that each
organisation brings?
Focus on the project methodology
(objectives, means, results)
Appropriate and realistic cost breakdown
Analyse the risks. How will you mitigate
against them?
Promote the key elements the
evaluators are looking for and ask
an objective party to read it
Proof read it – this is the cheapest
way of making it better.
Don’t allow yourself to
be surprised by
anything
Do your homework
Speak to your National Project
Coordinator (NPC)
Don’t forget your market
(it sounds strange, but
people do)
Product plans, exploitation plans,
commercialisation strategy.
Analysis and comparison with state of the
art.
Barriers to market entry? Competitive
advantages?
Realistic market share? Will you actually
make ROI?
Or how to protect it – Good IPR
analysis/strategies are rare
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S M T W T F S
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February 2019
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3104 Applications
899 Approved projects
325 Applications
Cut-Off 10
Cut-Off 1
to Cut-Off
9
Cut-Off 11
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2. Around two-thirds of participants joined EUREKA projects in order to boost international co-operation or create new business opportunities
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For Eurostars, the evaluation phase covers the period from the submission deadline to the dispatch of letters confirming which projects will receive public support. Only the very best applications will successfully navigate the various stages and receive public support.
After the application submission deadline, a centralised evaluation process starts, managed by the EUREKA Secretariat (ESE).
Completeness check: One of the first activities is to check whether applications are complete (have all sections been completed, is the application form written in English, are all of the required annexes in place, has each organisation signed and returned the commitment and signature form, and when necessary, the SME declaration within the specified timeframe?). The failure of one applicant organisation to supply all of its required documents will result in the rejection of the entire application.
Eligibility check: Eurostars applications must meet all eligibility criteria before the two-step evaluation process starts, otherwise they will not be put forward for evaluation and will be excluded. The failure of any single criterion will result in the rejection of the entire application.
Expert evaluation & Financial viability check: Once checked for completeness and compliance with eligibility criteria, applications are evaluated. Each application is evaluated by three independent experts, commissioned by the EUREKA Secretariat. At the same time, at national level, participating Eurostars countries (National funding bodies) are responsible for the assessment of the financial viability of a project participant to finance the activities declared in the Eurostars Application Form according to applicable national regulations.
Panel evaluation + ranking: the results of the check: The applications which pass the first expert evaluation step are put forward for ranking by the Independent expert panel (IEP). Each application is collectively reviewed in an IEP meeting in Brussels, where the panelists meet to discuss the relative strengths and weaknesses of each application against the set criteria and each of the other applications. It is their job to identify the very best applications, and then rank them in descending order of quality, thereby producing a ranking list.
Eurostars applications must meet all eligibility criteria otherwise they will not be put forward for evaluation and will be excluded.
1st box:
Project leader must be an R&D-performing SME from a Eurostars country (E1, E2)
2nd box:
The consortium must include at least two partners independent from each other and established in at least two different Eurostars countries. Each participant must be a legal entity as defined by the legislation of the country where it is hosted. (E3, E4, E11)
3rd box:
SMEs are in the driving seat: The work has to be done in-house by R&D performing SMEs, meaning that the budget (excluding subcontracting) of the R&D performing SME(s) located in a Eurostars country(s) has to be equal to at least 50% of the total project budget (E5)
- These are the three evaluation criteria, which are inline with all the other H2020 evaluation criteria. - As you can see we have a first criteria that is the « »quality and efficiency of the implementation » that assess ……- A second criteria called « excellence » that …..
- And a third and last criteria that is the « impact »
Eurostars applications undergo a two-step evaluation process:
Step one: remote assessment of each application by three independent experts, matched to applications according to their technical and market expertise to provide objective evaluations consisting of scores, justifications, comments and recommendations against a set of standard criteria. There are three major criteria and for each sub criteria experts must provide score. Only if at least two of the three experts agree that at least two of the three criteria are satisfactory, will the application advance to the IEP for ranking.
At the same time, at national level, participating Eurostars countries (National funding bodies) are responsible for the assessment of the financial viability of a project participant to finance the activities declared in the Eurostars Application Form according to applicable national regulations. Financial viability or lack thereof, is not an eligibility criterion. It does not mean that a project is automatically excluded, but a negative assessment could be one of the determining factors for the panel evaluation.
The resulsts of the remote evaluation of the three experts and of the financial viability assessment is provided, along with the AP to an Indepent Expert Panel. And here starts the second and last evaluation phase.
The IEP evaluates the proposals according to the three evaluation criteria but with two different quality threeshold.
A proposal is considered approved by the IEP if it reaches at least 120 points in all three criteria and a overal score of 402 points (total score).
A final ranking list is produced. The project that are above both quality threshold are recommended for funding.
This list is important because the NFB follow the ranking list for funding until the national budget exhaustion. The allocation of budget also follow the national budget rules and procedures.
Unlike the application and the evaluation the funding is decentralized.
The participants dont sign a funding agreement with EUREKA Secretariat but each organziation sign its own financial agremeent with its NFB.
Thats why it is important to inform you before to apply, in order to know the percentage you can get, the eligile costs for your specific type of organization in your country.
(On avarage, 50 % of eligible project costs are covered by public funds, consisting of national and EU funding. The EU contribution amounts to about 20 % of national funds.)
All the projects that are in the ranking list and therefore reccomended for funding have to pass through a so called « Ethics Review ».
The projects are once again evaluated by a different panel of experts.
This is to verify if the projects present potential ethics issues that do not respect ethical principles and legislation. In the AP you have to indicate also if your project may raise ethical issues and how you address them.
The main ethics categories are: …..
The output of the ethics review could be one of the following:
a) ethics clearance: that means that no ethics issue related to the project and no additional documents will be asked to the participants.
b) conditional clearance: not impossible to overcome. Some requirements are asked to the organizations participating into the project. Ethics check: another evaluation will be performed in the next ethics panel (requirements analyzed) . It is a case by case analysis.
c) No ethics clearance: this doesnt mean that the project is rejected but put on hold till the participants can clarify the ethics issues. Less likely that the project get no ethics clearance.
The output of the ethics review could be one of the following:
a) ethics clearance: that means that no ethics issue related to the project and no additional documents will be asked to the participants.
b) conditional clearance: not impossible to overcome. Some requirements are asked to the organizations participating into the project. Ethics check: another evaluation will be performed in the next ethics panel (requirements analyzed) . It is a case by case analysis.
c) No ethics clearance: this doesnt mean that the project is rejected but put on hold till the participants can clarify the ethics issues. Less likely that the project get no ethics clearance.
The output of the ethics review could be one of the following:
a) ethics clearance: that means that no ethics issue related to the project and no additional documents will be asked to the participants.
b) conditional clearance: not impossible to overcome. Some requirements are asked to the organizations participating into the project. Ethics check: another evaluation will be performed in the next ethics panel (requirements analyzed) . It is a case by case analysis.
c) No ethics clearance: this doesnt mean that the project is rejected but put on hold till the participants can clarify the ethics issues. Less likely that the project get no ethics clearance.