The Vanguard Initiative SME Success Story Call is now open
20/06/2022
The Vanguard Initiative SME Success Story Call is now open. The call is aimed at facilitating the involvement of innovative SMEs in the VI pilot activities.
The initiative is looking for SMEs from the areas of:
- EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING
- HIGH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTION THROUGH 3D-PRINTING
- BIO-ECONOMY
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- NEW NANO-ENABLED PRODUCTS
- SMART HEALTH
All documents are available on the VI website.
An Online webinar for the applicants of the SMEs Success Stories will take place on 23rd June from 10:00 to 11:00 – an invitation will be sent to open registration on 7th June.
-> SME Success Stories Call Webinar | Vanguard Initiative (s3vanguardinitiative.eu)
Financial aid will be provided to SMEs facing obstacles in their innovation processes in one of the thematic and industrial areas of the VI Pilots. The VI Innovation Voucher will consist of a one-time, lump-sum payment of 11.000 to finance interregional collaboration activities between at least two legal entities (of which at least one SME) registered in at least two different VI regions and countries.
The initiative, which has been developed under the leadership of the Steinbeis 2i GmbH (Baden Württemberg), will allow the creation of success stories through interregional cooperation to showcase the potential VI impact on SMEs, but also strengthen SME- driven interregional value chains and promote faster market uptake of products and services.
Moreover, the VI is also supporting nanotechnology-related topics that are relevant to the NanoFabNet community. The topics are for example MEMS For Nano-AnalytiX Demo Case or nano-enabled microsystems for bioanalysis.
Should you have any questions, please email [email protected]
For more information, please visit the VI website: The Vanguard Initiative is launching its first SME support Scheme! | Vanguard Initiative (s3vanguardinitiative.eu)