How to Attract innovative SMEs? Public Buyers & Innovative SMEs share their views

The European Commission is organising on the 10th of March a webinar on innovative procurement : “How to Attract Agile & SMART SMEs? Public Buyers & Innovative SMEs share their views”   This session aims to explore: How to reach innovative companies & create a relationship of trust with them? How to take advantage of […]

INNO4COV-19: Boosting Innovation for COVID-19 Diagnostic, Prevention and Surveillance (deadline 30.04.21)

INNO4COV-19 Project aims to provide financial support to companies with the goal of accelerating the development and commercialization of innovative solutions that tackle COVID-19 and that have already been validated in lab environments (TRL6 or higher).

SME survey on supply chain disruption in Europe due to COVID 19

The first results of the SME survey on supply chain disruption in Europe due to COVID 19 are published. Here are the preliminary findings based on 560 responses from 21 member states. • 74% of SMEs were negatively affected by the crisis with supply chain disruptions, employee absences due to sickness or childcare, and production […]

CHANSE project call: “Transformations: Social and cultural dynamics in the digital age”

CHANSE, Collaboration of Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe, is a H2020 funded project and a joint initiative of 27 research funding organisations from 24 countries. The CHANSE Programme builds on the experience of two existing networks: HERA and NORFACE supporting research in humanities and social sciences respectively. CHANSE will publish a call on “Transformations: […]

2021 Calls from the EIT Raw Materials for SMEs

Three calls are open for different TRLs thus for starters till more experienced start-ups with innovative circular business models/technologies linked to minerals and materials.   

Future Hamburg Award – invitation to international startups in logistics & mobility, smart & sustainable ports and green hydrogen

The Future Hamburg Award is aimed at fostering innovative approaches towards increasing the sustainability of metropolitan regions. The city invites the world’s best innovators to address important urban challenges in logistics & mobility, smart & sustainable ports and green hydrogen.