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JOURNÉE D’INFORMATION – INFODAY : Ouverture de l’appel à candidature pour l’accélérateur européen CirCoAX, qui mettra à l’échelle les PME de l’industrie de la mode et du textile qui favorisent l’économie circulaire dans le secteur

L’appel sera ouvert dès mercredi, 21 juillet à 17h CET.

Les candidatures sélectionnées recevront un soutien financier de 12 000 EUR.

Les propositions doivent favoriser la transition durable du secteur, à travers l’économie circulaire mais aussi l’innovation sociale.

Les candidats intéressés auront jusqu’au 13 octobre pour envoyer leur candidature.

Lien de registre pour l’infoday: http://registration.nextextilgeneration.eu/

Le mercredi 21 juillet et le 28 juillet à 17h CET, le projet CircularInnoBooster organise une journée d’information concernant l’ouverture de l’appel à propositions pour les PME, les startups et les entrepreneurs du secteur de la mode et du textile intéressés à postuler pour faire partie de son accélérateur CirCoAX.

 

CircularInnoBooster Fashion and Textile (F&T) est un projet du programme COSME de l’Union européenne, avec une durée initiale de deux ans et un budget de 1 128 000 €. Il est co-financé à 75% par la Commission européenne. Mené par l’IED (Istituto Europeo di Design), en collaboration avec la Fondation Finnova,Texfor, Circulab et The Circular Project avec HumanNation, il vise à transformer les industries très polluantes de la mode et du textile par l’innovation, en encourageant l’esprit d’entreprise pour générer des modèles commerciaux basés sur l’économie circulaire, en transformant les PME et les start-ups en entreprises durables et circulaires. Grâce au modèle d’économie régénérative, le projet vise à devenir une référence pour la transformation totale de l’industrie, des matières premières à la fin de vie des vêtements, en apportant une solution aux problèmes structurels de l’industrie conventionnelle.

 

En outre, le projet a une perspective sociale importante, favorisant la création d’emplois à valeur ajoutée à tous les niveaux de la production, contribuant à la réalisation de plusieurs des objectifs de développement durable (ODD) des Nations unies, tels que la fin de la pauvreté, la zéro  faim et l’égalité des sexes.

 

Pour atteindre ces objectifs, l’accélérateur CirCoAX a été créé pour fournir aux PME un soutien à la fois financier et commercial afin de leur permettre de faire évoluer leurs propositions. Le modèle économique des applicants doit favoriser l’économie circulaire, en se concentrant sur l’un des domaines suivants : conception et fabrication de la mode, industrie textile, éducation et recherche, diffusion communautaire et plateformes. De même, les candidatures qui apportent une innovation sociale seront évaluées positivement.

 

Lors de la présentation de l’appel, qui sera dirigée par Sharam Yalda, fondateur de HumanNation et chef de projet de CircularInnoBooster, les représentants des différents partenaires du projet introduiront les points clés que les candidats doivent respecter pour être sélectionnés.

 

Suite à la soumission des candidatures, qui sera clôturée le 13 octobre 2021, les 30 candidats les plus disruptifs sélectionnés recevront une subvention de 12 000 € pour développer leurs idées innovantes. En outre, grâce à l’équipe d’experts du secteur qui compose le projet, les bénéficiaires auront accès à un mentorat, ainsi qu’à des formations et des ateliers au cours desquels seront partagées les meilleures conseils pratiques et utiles à mettre en œuvre tout au long de la chaîne de valeur. En outre, des connaissances en marketing et des plans d’affaires seront proposés pour assurer le succès et la durabilité des projets une fois le programme terminé.

 

La participation à cet accélérateur permet non seulement de bénéficier d’un soutien à différents niveaux pour mettre en œuvre de nouveaux modèles d’entreprise en accord avec une transition écologique et circulaire de la mode et du textile, mais leur donne également l’opportunité de s’ériger en projets de référence à l’échelle européenne.

 

A propos de COSME

 

COSME est le programme pour la compétitivité des petites et moyennes entreprises de l’Agence exécutive pour les petites et moyennes entreprises (EASME) de la Commission européenne.

 

Grâce à ce programme, une assistance est offerte aux PME pour développer leurs modèles d’entreprise, accéder aux financements et s’internationaliser. De même, un soutien est offert aux administrations publiques pour améliorer l’environnement des entreprises et faciliter la croissance économique dans l’Union européenne. Au cours de la période de financement 2014-2020, ce programme a alloué 2,3 milliards d’euros pour soutenir les PME.

 

À propos de l’IED

 

L’Istituto Europeo di Design est une institution académique qui opère dans les domaines de l’éducation, de la formation et de la recherche dans les disciplines du design, de la mode, de la communication visuelle et de la gestion, couvrant la formation professionnelle et commerciale du design. L’IED dispose de succursales en Espagne (Madrid, Barcelone), en Italie (Milan, Rome et 5 autres villes) et au Brésil (São Paolo, Rio de Janeiro). Il opère dans plusieurs pays de l’UE et du COSME grâce à des collaborations et des accords avec des institutions, des organisations de soutien aux entreprises, des professeurs, des experts et des mentors avec lesquels il a établi des relations. IED s’appuie sur un large réseau de relations dans le secteur des F&T spécifiquement pour ce projet, en s’appuyant sur la R&D dans les domaines du design de mode, du design de produit, du design d’intérieur, des arts visuels, de la communication et de la gestion. https://iedmadrid.com/.

 

À propos de Finnova

 

FINNOVA est une fondation qui œuvre à la promotion et au développement de l’innovation et de l’esprit d’entreprise au niveau européen. Basée à Bruxelles, elle opère par le biais de collaborations et de partenariats dans tous les pays de l’UE. L’expertise de FINNOVA dans la conduite d’activités de communication et de diffusion pour les projets de l’UE est associée à une solide expérience dans la création d’entreprises et de programmes de soutien à l’entrepreneuriat, tels que les accélérateurs, les incubateurs et les événements de sélection et de remise de prix/cérémonial. https://web.finnovaregio.org/

 

À propos de Texfor

 

TEXFOR est l’association textile de référence en Espagne avec 400 membres. Fondée en novembre 2010 et située en Catalogne, elle regroupe des entreprises de toute la chaîne de valeur du textile, des fils aux tissus en passant par les accessoires, les procédés de finition, l’impression et la teinture pour l’industrie de l’habillement, les textiles de maison et les applications techniques/industrielles. Texfor possède une spécialisation et une expérience, ayant travaillé dans d’importants comités d’experts au niveau européen : Université et formation professionnelle,

 

Renforcement des capacités financières, collaboration intersectorielle, promotion de la R+D+I, services spécialisés et leadership en matière de durabilité axé sur l’économie circulaire. https://www.texfor.es/

 

À propos de Circulab

 

CIRCULAB est un laboratoire et un studio de business design spécialisé dans le développement d’une méthodologie de transformation, d’outils et de programmes pour aider les entreprises à développer des modèles d’affaires circulaires et durables. CIRCULAB a conçu une boîte à outils pour la mise en œuvre de la circularité dans les entreprises et opère dans +23 pays (9 pays de l’UE), soutenant des projets par le biais de +60 consultants CE indépendants certifiés, appliquant la méthodologie et les outils Circ. https://circulab.com/

 

À propos de The Circular Project, conçu conjointement avec HumanNation

 

TCP (The Circular Project) est un projet crée pour favoriser et promouvoir la mode durable depuis des différents domaines, en offrant dans le secteur de la mode une stratégie de communication avec une approche transversale et systémique de l’économie circulaire. En même temps, TCP intègre des aspects sociaux, éthiques, environnementaux et économiques. Ayant une forte présence et connections avec le monde de la mode durable, le projet TCP a promu la célébration du Circular Sustainable Fashion Week Madrid, un événement unique. TCP est le siège de l’Association espagnole pour la durabilité, l’innovation et la circularité de la mode, et est ambassadeur de Sannas (Triple Bottom Line Business Association) et collaborateur d’un réseau institutionnel et industriel en Espagne, en Europe et en Amérique latine.

 

Pour ce projet, The Circular Project travaille avec HumanNation pour la co-conception et le développement du projet. HumanNation est une société de conseil spécialisée dans le développement d’écosystèmes d’innovation et d’affaires transformateurs : la « nouvelle économie ». Basée sur le quatrième secteur économique, la pensée systémique et la co-création, elle favorise la prise de conscience au sein des organisations et des écosystèmes pour respecter les limites planétaires et le tissu social, en créant des économies résilientes au niveau local, avec une perspective globale.

 

 

https://thecircularproject.com/

 https://humannation.earth

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Subventions belges pour participer à Horizon Europe. Tu ne les connais pas encore ?

Bruxelles, 01.04.2021-. La Fondation Finnova et Startup Europe Awards ont voulu donner un coup de main à tous ces entrepreneurs qui ont des idées disruptives et qui veulent participer au dernier call du programme européen Horizon Europe. Mais, pour ceux qui ne le savent pas encore… Qu’est-ce qu’Horizon Europe ?

Horizon Europe est un instrument financier de 95,5 billions d’euros (dont 5,4 billions du fonds Next Generation EU) mis en œuvre par l’Union européenne en faveur de l’innovation et de la recherche et dont l’objectif est d’assurer la compétitivité mondiale de l’Europe. En outre, Horizon Europe est considéré comme un outil puissant pour stimuler la croissance économique et la création d’emploi donc bénéficie du soutien politique de différents dirigeants et députés européens qui affirment que « la recherche et l’innovation sont un investissement dans notre avenir ».

En combinant recherche et innovation, Horizon Europe favorise la croissance des entreprises et de l’emploi à partir d’une approche intelligente, durable et inclusive en mettant l’accent sur l’excellence scientifique, le leadership industriel et les défis sociaux auxquels nous sommes actuellement confrontés. L’objectif est de garantir que l’Union européenne produise une science de qualité à l’échelle mondiale, supprime les obstacles à l’innovation et facilite la collaboration entre les secteurs public et privé afin de générer plus de l’innovation.

Grâce à sa structure simple, Horizon Europe est ouvert à tous et permet aux participants de se concentrer sur ce qui est vraiment important, garantissant que les nouveaux projets démarrent rapidement et obtiennent des résultats plus facilement.

Et maintenant… Salut les entrepreneurs belges, nous allons vous annoncer les différentes aides et subventions que la Belgique propose à cet égard. Voulez-vous les connaitre ? Poursuivez votre lecture…

  1. EIC Accelerator

EIC Accelerator s’adresse aux petites et moyennes entreprises (PMEs) et aux startups qui développent des projets disruptifs et recherchent un soutien financier supplémentaire pour mener à bien leur recherche et développement, de la phase de prototype à l’obtention d’un produit commercial complet.

Ce programme vise à identifier et à soutenir les technologies de pointe et les innovations susceptibles d’être mises à l’échelle internationale. Les entreprises de n’importe quel État membre de l’UE ou d’un pays associépeuvent participer. Les projets doivent avoir une durée comprise entre 12 et 24 mois.

L’EIC Accelerator accompagne les PMEs (<250 salariés et <50M facturés) via une subvention à fonds perdu de 0,5 à 2,5 millions à 70% pour le développement de leurs projets innovants, et en option et en complément, jusqu’à 15 millions d’euros d’investissement en capital via l’ EIC Fund afin de développer votre idée innovante et la diffuser sur le marché international.

  1. NCP Wallonie – La subvention d’ Horizon Europe

NCP Wallonie est un incitatif pour les PMEs, universités, écoles supérieures et centres de recherche autorisés situés en la région wallonne. NCP Wallonie couvre les frais liés à la préparation, la présentation et la négociation du projet.

Le montant varie selon qu’il s’agisse de PMEs (3.500 €) ou d’universités, écoles supérieures et centres de recherche (1.750 €).

  1. Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship aide, encourage et soutient l’innovation entrepreneuriale en Flandre en collaboration avec d’autres acteurs locaux et avec le soutien d’engagements internationaux tels que EUREKA, Entreprise European Network et Horizon Europe.

Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship soutient les entreprises par le biais de subventions afin qu’elles continuent à croître, à se transformer et à innover, ainsi qu’à promouvoir le networking entre les PMEs. Il y a trois types de subventions chez Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship : la subvention pour la croissance, pour l’innovation et pour les projets de R&D, tous destinés aux PME.

  1. InnovFin – EU Finance for innovators

InnovFin – EU Finance for innovators est une aide internationale belge pour tous les États membres de l’Union européenne et les pays associés qui fournit des instruments de financement pour des projets de recherche et d’innovation dans les petites et moyennes entreprises.

Il propose des prêts, des garanties et des financements dans le cadre d’une initiative conjointe lancée par laBanque européenne d’investissement et le Fonds européen d’investissement en coopération avec la Commission européenne. Ses principaux objectifs ? Faciliter et accélérer l’accès au financement pour les entreprises et entités innovantes dans l’Union européenne.

  1. Sowalfin

Sowalfin est une aide aux entrepreneurs et petites entreprises de la région wallonne à partir de laquelle, on accède à des subventions et des garanties afin de couvrir le financement bancaire, en remplissant un rôle complémentaire aux banques et en collaboration avec différents partenaires, comme Walloon Invest.

Qu’attends-tu pour les demander ?

 

À propos de la Fondation Finnova

Finnova est la fondation européenne pour le financement de l’innovation. Il s’agit d’une fondation européenne basée à Bruxelles dont les objectifs sont de promouvoir la coopération public-privé par l’innovation afin de relever les défis sociaux actuels tels que l’emploi, la formation, l’entrepreneuriat, les ODD des Nations Unies, l’économie circulaire, etc. Finnova organise les Startup Europe Awards, une initiative de la Commission européenne et de la Fondation Finnova, pour récompenser les meilleures startups européennes. www.finnova.eu

À propos de Startup Europe Awards

Il s’agit d’une méthodologie de la DG CONNECT de la Commission européenne, mise en œuvre par la Fondation Finnova depuis 2016. Les SEUA sont un outil d’innovation ouverte pour identifier les startups disruptives qui favorisent la collaboration public-privé et sensibilisent à l’importance de l’auto-entrepreneuriat comme moteur générateur d’emploi. Ils générent des alliances qui contribuent à atteindre les ODD des Nations Unies et les actions du Green Deal européen et contribuent ainsi à l’économie circulaire, la lutte contre le changement climatique et le tourisme durable. https://startupeuropeawards.eu/seua/

 

 

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Belgian grants to participate in the latest Horizon Europe call for proposals: you haven’t heard of them yet?

Brussels, 01.04.2021-. Finnova Foundation and Startup Europe Awards wanted to lend a hand to all those entrepreneurs with disruptive ideas who wish to participate in the latest Horizon Europe call for proposals, and to do so they have searched for the different grants that Belgium offer for this purpose. But first of all, for those who might not know it… What is Horizon Europe?

Horizon Europe is a €95.5 billion financial instrument (including €5.4 billion Next Generation EU fund) implemented by the European Union in favour of innovation and research and whose aim is to ensure Europe’s global competitiveness. Besides, Horizon Europe is seen as a powerful tool to boost economic growth and job creation and has the political support of European leaders and Members of the Parliament who state that “research and innovation are an investment in our future!

By combining research and innovation, Horizon Europe promotes business growth and employment in a smart, sustainable and inclusive approach, underscoring excellent science, industrial leadership and the social challenges we currently face.

The aim is to ensure that the European Union develop world-class science, removes barriers to innovation and makes it easier for the public and private sector to work together to generate innovation.

Moreover, thanks to its simple structure with reduced bureaucracy, Horizon Europe is open to all and allows participants to concentrate on what is really important, ensuring that new projects get off the ground quickly and achieve results faster.

And now, entrepreneurs, do you want to know what grants Belgium offers SMEs when applying for Horizon Europe?

  1. EIC Accelerator

EIC Accelerator is addressed to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups that are developing disruptive innovation projects and are looking for additional financial support to complete their research and development from the prototype phase to a full commercial product.

This programme aims to identify and support cutting-edge technologies and innovations capable of international scalability. It is open to companies from any EU Member State or an associated country. Projects must have a duration of between 12 and 24 months.

The EIC Accelerator supports SMEs (<250 employees and <50M turnover) through a non-repayable grant of 0.5 to 2.5 million at 70% for the development of their innovative projects, and optionally and additionally, up to 15 million euros of capital investment through the EIC Fund to expand your innovative idea and take it to the international market.

  1. NCP Wallonie – The Horizon Europe subsidy

NCP Wallonie is an incentive for SMEs, universities, colleges and approved research centres located in the Walloon Region to submit European projects. What does it do? It covers the costs linked to the preparation, presentation and negotiation of the project.

The amount changes depending on whether they are SMEs (€3,500) or universities, colleges and research centres (€1,750).

  1. Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship helps, encourages and supports business innovation in Flanders in collaboration with other local actors and with the support of international commitments such as EUREKA, Entreprise European Network and Horizon Europe.

Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship supports companies through grants so they continue to grow, transform and innovate as well as to promote networking among SMEs. There are three types of grants: the growth grant, the innovation grant and the R&D projects grant, all of which addressed to SMEs.

  1. InnovFin – EU Finance for innovators

InnovFin – EU Finance for innovators  is an international Belgium grant to all the member states of the European Union and associates countries to provide funding instruments of research and innovation projects in small and medium businesses.

It offers loans, guarantees and financing from a joint initiative launched by the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund in cooperation with the European Commission. Its main objectives? To facilitate and accelerate access to finance for innovative companies and organisations in the European Union.

  1. Sowalfin

Sowalfin is a grant for entrepreneurs and small businesses in the Walloon Region from which you can access grants and guarantees to cover bank financing, playing a complementary role to the banks and in collaboration with various partners, such as Walloon Invests.

What are you waiting for to apply?

 

About Finnova Foundation

European Foundation for innovation funding. It is a European foundation based in Brussels whose objectives are to promote public-private cooperation through innovation to address social challenges such as employment, training, entrepreneurship, the United Nations SDGs, the circular economy, etc. Finnova organises the Startup Europe Awards, an initiative of the European Commission and the Finnova Foundation, to recognise the best European startups in the social field.

For more information: www.finnova.eu

About Startup Europe Awards

It is a methodology of the European Commission’s DG CONNECT, implemented by the Finnova Foundation since 2016. The SEUAs are an open innovation tool for identifying disruptive startups that promotes public-private collaboration and raises awareness of the importance of self-entrepreneurship as a driver of employment. In addition to generating alliances that help to meet the SDGs of the United Nations and the actions of the European Green Deal, thus contributing to the circular economy, the fight against climate change and sustainable tourism.

For more information: www.startupeuropeawards.eu/seua/

 

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The seventh edition of the Ateneo Startup Europe Accelerator Awards will be presented in #EUGreenWeek

Brussels, 21.10.2020 – Once again, and for the seventh consecutive year, the ‘Ateneo Club de Innovación y Empresa’, thanks to the collaboration with the ‘Fundación Finnova’, the sponsorship of « Caixa Popular » and with the media support of the European Union and Valencia Activa, presents the ‘Ateneo StartUp Europe Accelerator 2020’ award, which will allow a young entrepreneur to promote his or her company in the heart of Europe, and access opportunities for financing, networking, mobility, international communication, and much more!

The StartUp Europe Accelerator 2020 is the first Spanish accelerator developed in the European Union. Its aim is to provide tools to young Spanish people, with a technology-based project in the field of ICT, tourism, renewable energy, water, health or the environment, to learn how to use the resources provided by the EU.

The Ateneo Mercantil of Valencia, through its collaboration agreement with the Finnova Foundation and the organisational coordination work carried out by the Ateneo Club de Innovación y Empresa, a committee belonging to the Ateneo Mercantil of Valencia, will be holding a presentation ceremony of the award this Thursday 22 October at 4.30 pm in the Salón Sorolla, both In-person and online by Zoom.

During the event, a seminar will be held in which various speakers from all over Spain will talk about the « Challenges of industrial ecodesign, rice straw and the circular economy » and where the Finnova Foundation will present the second edition of the Accelerathon Rice Straw.

The Accelerathon is an open innovation programme promoted by the Finnova Foundation within the framework of the European Commission’s Startup Europe Awards, which encourages public-private partnerships and the application of a multidisciplinary approach to the challenges set out in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDAs). This methodology of the Finnova Foundation combines the Hackaton with the principle of acceleration aims to find solutions and European funding through an online system of applied open innovation that brings together different actors in the innovation ecosystem. To this end, a competition is established by teams which are trained to present projects to European Union programmes. The Accelerathon is oriented towards the European Commission’s LIFE Programme and other programmes that support innovation in order to obtain real funding to implement the projects.

During the Accelerathon programme, participants receive training in EU programmes through the Eu Training Platform, the assistance of specialised mentors and the winners are eligible for a Startup Europe Accelerator European Ticket, as well as participation in the Startup Europe Awards.

Startup Europe is an initiative of the European Commission to connect high-tech startups, scaleups, investors, accelerators, corporate networks, universities and media.

The President of the Ateneo Mercantil of Valencia, Carmen De Rosa Torner, will be in charge of opening the event. Afterwards, Juan Manuel Revuelta, CEO of Finnova, will speak, followed by the Vice President of the Ateneo Mercantil of Valencia and head of the Ateneo Club de Innovación y Empresa, Ignacio Carrau, who will briefly explain the European Accelerator Awards, their history, content and development details with the deadline and form of project presentation.

The event will be closed by Vicente Gomar, member of the Ateneo Club de Innovación y Empresa, who will thank the speakers and participants, on behalf of the Ateneo Club de Innovación y Empresa and the Ateneo Mercantil of Valencia, by delegation of its President, making a new mention to the expected success of the European Accelerator Award, encouraging the entrepreneurial ecosystem to participate.

European Green Week 2020:

EU Green Week 2020 will take place from 19 to 22 October 2020 and will focus on nature and biodiversity. Following the adoption of a new EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 in May, Green Week will emphasise the contribution that biodiversity can make to society and the economy, and the role it can play in supporting and stimulating global recovery from the pandemic, creating jobs and sustainable development. European Green Week is an event convened by the European Commission’s Directorate-General.

Accelerathon:

Accelerathon is an innovative project acceleration programme promoted by the Finnova Foundation. This methodology of the Finnova Foundation aims to find solutions and funding, through an applied open innovation online system that brings together the innovative ecosystem in the environmental sector, in which the European Commission works in the framework of the LIFE programme.

This will involve training, mentoring, judging and very special prizes including the possibility of the winning project being eligible for validation under the LIFE programme: a project of up to 2 million over three years.

Ateneo Mercantil of Valencia:

The Ateneo Mercantil of Valencia is a cultural institution founded on 23 March 1879 by Estanislao García Monfort. The institution was born to « attend to the cultural and training needs, in his profession, of the employees of the trade ». In its 139 years of life, it has consolidated itself as one of the reference institutions of the Valencian civil society, in cultural, commercial and leisure matters.

Finnova Foundation:

European Foundation for the Financing of Innovation. Based in Brussels, Madrid, Catalonia, the Basque Country, Valencia, Andalusia and the Canary Islands, its objectives are to promote public-private cooperation through innovation to address social challenges such as employment, training, entrepreneurship, the United Nations’ ODS, water, waste, firefighting, the circular economy, etc. 

 

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Registration is now open for Side Events in the framework of the European Week of the Regions and Cities 2020 (#EURegionsWeek 2020)

The European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual event in which cities and regions show their ability to créate growth, to implement the cohesion policy of the European Union and to demonstrate the importance of a good European governance at a local and regional level.

Side Events are closely linked to the European Week of the Regions and Cities 2020 due to their proximity in topics, in time (5-9 October 2020, 12- 16 October 2020, 19-22 October 2020) and in formats (digital). Nevertheless, Side Events are not part of the official programme of the European Week of the Regions and Cities

This year, Side Events are going to be distributed among three different periods of time according to their thematic priority:

• 5-9 October 2020: Empowering Citizens.

• 12-16 October 2020: Cohesion and cooperation.

• 19-22 October 2020: Green Europe, in cooperation with the Green Week.

The application form should be filled before 2 September 2020.

How to apply:

Applications must be completed and submitted online in due time. The link between your Side Event and the thematic priority 2020 of your choice must be specified in the application form, so the attractiveness of the event for participants of the European Week of Regions and Cities 2020 is demonstrated. Submitted applications will be assessed and only a limited number of Side Events will be selected.

Please contact the Finnova Foundation for further information:

  • Lola Bordás, CMO at Finnova cmo@finnova.eu
  • Beatriz Martínez, EU Project Officer and CommunicationOfficer at Finnova beatriz.martinez@finnova.eu

 

 

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Fast track to innovation programme: ACTIONS GRANTS 2020​ €300 MILLION (2018-2020), deadline 27 October 2020

For public bodies or non-profit organisations with legal personality established in a participating country.

Fast Track to Innovation provides funding for bottom-up proposals for close-to-market innovation activities in any area of technology or application. This thematic openness – combined with the possibility for all kinds of innovation actors to work together and deliver innovation onto the market and/or into society – is set to nurture trans – disciplinary and cross – sectoral cooperation.  

The programme has the following objectives:

  • To reduce time from idea to market.
  • To stimulate the participation of first-time applicants to EU research and innovation funding.
  • To increase private sector investment in research and innovation. 

The Programme 2018-2020 has a total budget of €300 million and is derived from the Horizon 2020 priority “Societal Challenges” and the specific objective “Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEITs)”. 

The call will be opened until 27 October 2020. 

As for other innovation actions, EU funding levels are fixed at 70% of the eligible costs. The maximum EU contribution per action amounts to €3 million. Time-to-grant for participants is targeted to be six months at most. 

Proposals must be created and submitted by a representative/contact person of the coordinating organisation.  The proposal itself consists of 2 main parts:

  • Administrative forms (structured information of the basic administrative data, declarations of partners, organisations and contact persons, etc.). 
  • Technical annex, which is the detailed description of the planned research and innovation project outlining work packages, costs, etc.

Actions are to be ‘business-driven’ because they are intended to give breakthrough innovation ideas the last push before shaking up the market. Substantial industry involvement in FTI actions is mandatory to ensure quick market take-up (‘quick’ meaning within a three-year period after the start of the FTI-action). 

For Proposals for funding must be submitted by consortia comprising between three and five legal entities established in at least three different EU Member States or countries associated to Horizon 2020. 

This industry involvement implies, either the allocation of at least 60% of the budget to industry participants in the consortium, or the presence of a minimum number of two industry participants in a consortium of three or four partners, or of three industry participants in a consortium of five partners.

For more information:

Cristina Tavío, Project Manager at Finnova Foundation

cristina.tavio@finnova.be proptech@finnova.eu 

Tel: +32 492 41 53 39

www.finnovaregio.eu 

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LIFE PROGRAMME, CLIMATE ACTION SUB-PROGRAMME​ €74.1 MILLION FOR THE 2020 CALL​ DEADLINE: 6 OCTOBER 2020

For traditional large-scale projects that contribute to the fight against climate change in the areas of mitigation, adaptation and governance and information.

LIFE ClimateAction sub-programme aims specifically to fulfil the following objectives of LIFE programme

  • To contributeto the shift towards a resource-efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient economy; 
  • To improve the development, implementation and enforcement of Union climate policy and legislation; 
  • To act as a catalystfor, and promote, the integration and mainstreaming of climate objectives into other Union policies and public and private sector practice.

The LIFE Climate Action call for proposals will close on 6 October 2020. Of the €3.4 billion allocated to the LIFE programme, the Climate Action sub-programme has been endowed with a total of €864 million, of which €413 million have been allocated for the 2018-2020 period. 

The LIFE 2020 call for the Climate Action sub-programme has €74.1 million

The co-financing percentage for traditional projects is 55%.

Certain projects or specific actions could directly or indirectly target problems linked with the management of COVID-19 pandemic.

The LIFE Climate Action sub-program encompasses three priority areas:

  • Mitigation of climate change (€35.9 million): renewable energies, energy efficiency, farming, land use, and peatland management.
  • Adaptation to climate change (€30.2 million): resilience to water scarcity, droughts, forest fires or floods, adaptive technologies for economic sectors, and safeguarding natural resources.
  • Governance and information (€8 million): awareness raising, training and capacity building, law compliance and enforcement, knowledge development and stakeholder participation.

Should be used eProposal web application to build and submit the application.

Among the beneficiaries of these funds there are:

  • Public bodies operating under a national government’s authority (e.g. local authorities, national administrations, etc.),
  • Private commercial organisations,
  • Private non-commercial organisations (NGOs etc.).

Important to note, UK applicants and beneficiaries remain eligible to receive LIFE fundsThis applies to existing grants, ongoing procedures and calls for proposals published in 2020 even if the grant is signed after 31 December 2020. 

For more information:

Cristina Tavío | Project Manager at Finnova Foundation

cristina.tavio@finnova.be proptech@finnova.eu 

Tel: +32 492 41 53 39

www.finnovaregio.eu

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Calls

FIRST 2020 CALL FOR LARGE SCALE PROJECTS (€450 MILLION)

FIRST DEADLINE: 29 OCTOBER 2020.

SECOND DEADLINE: 23 JUNE 2021.

For large-scale projects requiring more than 7,5 million EUROS.

The Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for the demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies.  The Innovation Fund is endowed with 450 million euros to which the unallocated funds from the NER 300 Programme will be added. Thus, for the period 2020-2030, the fund could amount to some €10 billion depending on the carbon price.

Applications for the large-scale projects call are divided into two stages: the first is until 29 October 2020 and will be made through the Funding and Tenders Portal; the second one, until 23 June 2021.

The Innovation

Fund aims to finance a varied project pipeline achieving an optimal balance of a wide range of innovative technologies. Among the main objectives of the Innovation Fund are the following:

– To create clean and renewable energy projects in intensive industries.

–  To share economic risks: this grant covers up to 60% of capital and operating costs.

–   To provide support in a flexible way.

–   To simplify the selection process application.

–   To strengthen collaboration with other European projects.

Two informative webinars have been planned. In the first one, held on 14 July 2020the first stage of the application (step by step) was discussed. The second will be held on 15 September 2020 and will deal with GHG emissions avoidance and FAQs.

This call is aimed at large-scale projects (over €7,5 million) in the following sectors:

  • Renewable energies
  • Energy intensive industries, including carbon capture, storage and use (CCU and CSS)
  • Energy storage
  • Substitute products and cross-cutting projects

For more information, please contact The Finnova Foundation:

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Calls Neuvelles

INVITATION TO THE ACCELERATHON IVACE INFORMATION SESSION

It is a pleasure to invite you to the webinar launching of the ACCELERATHON program promoted by the IVACE. You can reserve your place at the following LINK

The Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE) invites civil society, entrepreneurs, technology institutes, companies and universities to participate in the webinar launching of the Aguas-IVACE Accelerathon, an open innovation programme organised by the Startup Europe Accelerator of the Finnova Foundation, in collaboration with SEIMED, Aidimme and Redit with the institutional support of the European Commission DG CONNECT in the framework of the WATER STARTUP EUROPE AWARDS.

In addition, the webinar will have the privilege of having the presentations of several experts from Finnova; Julia Company, general director of IVACE; Massimiliano Dragoni, Senior Officer DG Connect; José Luis Muñoz, general director of EIT Climate; Carolina Lechado, independent professional; Gonzálo Belenguer, general director of Redit; Mark Beker, CEO Wex Global; David Schoth VP Europe; Rafael Mezquita, Minister of the Ministry of Panama and Iris Barrios, head of Startup Europe Accelerator Panama.

OBJETIVE AND CHALLENGE
The objective is to address the challenge number 6 of the United Nations SDG to innovate in the treatment of wastewater from industrial processes to recover raw materials, reuse water and minimize environmental impact.

The challenge posed aims to identify innovative solutions by the one hand, and companies, town halls or entities that define their environmental challenges on water to create different multidisciplinary teams on wastewaters by giving solutions to the water Accelerathon challenge to design realistic projects on advanced treatment, water, energy and raw materials recovery.

                    Now you can register for the informative webinar.

WATER ACCELERATHON

Who?
This is an innovation competition in which entrepreneurs, universities, technological institutes, business associations, town halls, industrial parks, SMEs, and public and private entities from all over the world, committed to water challenges, can participate.

A team competition with training in the UE LIFE PROGRAMME
The competition of the different teams will be carried out with e-learning tools and with the LIFE methodology a joint work will be made to obtain optimal solutions that provide innovation in the Valencian Community.

Duration and Rewards
The Water Challenges Accelerathon IVACE programme will last two months and as reward you will be eligible for an European acceleration ticket to access EU funds, go international or access to funding of up to 2 million euros form the European LIFE Environment and Resources Programme with the presentation of the project to the call on July 14th.

Spain is a leader in the LIFE programme in which a total of 495 projects have been approved. This activity has meant a contribution of more than 550 million euros for our country. The Valencian Community has contributed with a total of 78 projects, which has meant 60 million euros in return.

More information
Those interested in knowing the project and how to participate in it can already register for the webinar on May 28th at 18:00 (CET). The deadline is open until the same day and registrations can be made through the following LINK

Accelerathon Registration
If you have it clear, and you want to compete in the Accelerathon by participating, training and contributing all your value in the process to get the reward, you can, from now on, register in the Accelerathon IVACE program in this LINK.

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Calls Neuvelles

IVACE launches the “Accelerathon Water Challenges” to select the best wastewater specialized start-up initiative

The Accelerathon will be presented in the Webinar next Thursday, May 28th

Winners will be eligible for a European acceleration ticket to access EU funds, go international or access investment of up to 2 million euros per project

05/25/2020 Brussels. The Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE), in collaboration with the Metalworking, Furniture, Wood, Packing and Similar Technologic Institute (AIDIMME) and the Network of Technologic Institutes of the Valencian Community (REDIT), has launched the “Accelerathon Water Challenges” initiative; an open innovation competition on wastewater challenges: treatments, water reuse, energy and war materials with the institutional support of the European Commission’s Startup Europe.

The competition is open to Start-ups, universities, technological institutes, business associations, town halls, industrial parks, SMEs and entrepreneurs. Among all the challenges and solutions presented, the best proposal will be selected and then accelerated for presentation to the next LIFE Programme call.

Minister of Sustainable Economy, Productive Sectors, Trade and Work, Rafa Climent has remarked “the acknowledged role Ivace has in Europe and its activity in line with the objectives of sustainable development of the UN”

The initiative, which is coordinated by IVACE at national level on water, also takes advantage of the wealth of resources and knowledge of the European Interreg Europe TRIS Project in which IVACE and AIDIMME are taking part. The aim of this project is to share best practices on industrial symbiosis between European regions and to support public authorities and organisms in the efficient use of resources and the competitiveness of their SMEs through the improvement of regional policies.

In this regard, Climent has shown that “Accelerathon Water Challenges” responds to the 6th United Nations Sustainable Development Goal which points to the need to have clean water, residue-free and that can reuse and recovered”.

On the other hand, Fernando Saludes, president of REDIT and AIDIMME has said that “these initiatives are really interesting as they allow us, on the basis of certain definedchallenges, to propose creative solutions and provide different approaches that will enable us to make progress in improving a process as important as water treatment ».

Webinar presentation on Thursday, May 28th

In order to explain all the details, IVACE has organized a Webinar presentation next Thursday, May 28th at 18:00 (CET).

Webinar registration: https://finnova.typeform.com/to/xvsJPI

The competition aims to identify innovative solutions and environmental sub-challenges on water defined by companies, town halls and entities.

From there, several multidisciplinary teams will be formed to design projects on advanced treatments, water, energy and raw materials recovery from wastewater, giving possible solutions to the global challenge launched at the Accelerathon.

Winners will be eligible for a “European Accelerathon ticket” that will allow then to access networking initiatives, reach international markets, contact potential investors or successfully apply for European Union grants for pilot demonstrations projects of up to 2 million euros in the Valencian Community.

It is organized by IVACE and Startup Europe Accelerator of the Finnova Foundation, in collaboration with SEIMED, REDIT and AIDIMME with the institutional support of the European Commission within the framework of the Water Startup Europe Awards.

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