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Call for Startups: Corporates’ Pilot Projects

Deadline: 6 September 2024

EIT Manufacturing seeks to support the application of innovative technologies in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), mid-cap companies and corporates, horizontally along existing supply chains, but also vertically, by integrating them into existing systems.

The purpose of this Call is to support pilot projects between manufacturing corporates or SMEs and startups on a specific industrial challenge.

Through a structured process, the EIT Manufacturing Business Creation team will support the collaboration between corporates and SMEs with the best-fitting startup partners for further development and pilot project implementation, providing guidance, support, and financing during the pilot project.

Objectives 

  • This Call will support startups with innovative product/service that address specific corporate and SMEs’ challenges in at least one of the following objectives set in EIT Manufacturing’s Strategic Agenda 2021-2027:
    • Put people at the center of manufacturing.
    • Accelerate green manufacturing.
    • Foster sovereignty and competitiveness.

Funding Information

  • The exact number of pilot projects funded will depend on the quality of the applications received.
  • The total maximum EIT funding allocated to this call is 300,000 EUR.
  • The available financial support (also known as “sub-grant”) is 20,000 EUR per pilot project for activities which are in line with the overall EIT Manufacturing objectives.
  • The TRANFORM Call 2024 selected startups must conduct an in-situ demonstration of the pilot project by 29th November, 2025.

Expected Results

  • Transform Call 2024 supports the collaboration between manufacturing corporates, SMEs and startup partners for the adaptation or development of their challenge’s solution by the implementation of a pilot project in the Corporates/SMEs’ facilities.

Eligibility Criteria

  • The startups applying to the Transform Call 2024 must meet the following eligibility criteria:
    • Be a legal entity with registered headquarters in:
      • One of the European Union Member States, including their outermost regions: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.
      • Countries associated to Horizon Europe and the low- and middle-income countries.
      • Have a dedicated team of at least two full-time equivalent employees.

For more application, visit EIT Manufacturing.