{"id":66109,"date":"2014-05-28T11:26:29","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T11:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/blog\/sme-instrument\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T21:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T21:59:01","slug":"sme-instrument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/en\/blog\/sme-instrument\/","title":{"rendered":"SME instrument: new opportunities for highly innovative SMEs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WHAT IS THE INITIATIVE <i>SME INSTRUMENT (<\/i><i>SMEi<\/i><i>)<\/i> UNDER H2020?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With a budget of \u20ac500 million for 2014 and 2015 and about 1,315 projects funded, the <i>SME instrument,<\/i> recently launched by the European Commission, aims to transform disruptive ideas into concrete and innovative solutions with a European and global impact. The main targets of the SMEi are high growth and highly innovative EU SMEs, which will be supported during three phases:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Phase 1. Concept &amp; Feasibility Assessment<\/b>: feasibility study of the proposed disruptive innovation or concept; business plan I + Coaching (<a href=\"http:\/\/een.ec.europa.eu\/\">Enterprise Europe Network<\/a>). <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grant<\/span>: \u20ac50,000 (lump-sum)<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Phase 2. Demonstration, Market Replication, R&amp;D<\/b>: innovation activities, such as demonstration, testing, piloting, scaling up, and miniaturization; business plan II + Coaching (<a href=\"http:\/\/een.ec.europa.eu\/\">EEN<\/a>). <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Grant<\/span>: \u20ac0.5-2.5 million<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Phase 3. Commercialisation<\/b>: extensive support, training, mentorship, and facilitating access to risk finance as the project is further polished into a marketable product.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WHO CAN APPLY?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Only a single EU highly innovative SME or a consortium of EU for-profit SMEs can apply.<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WHEN?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Phase 1: 18\/06\/2014 &#8211; 24\/09\/2014 &#8211; 17\/12\/2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">18\/03\/2015 &#8211; 17\/06\/2015 &#8211; 17\/09\/2015<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Phase 2: 09\/10\/2014 &#8211; 17\/12\/2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">18\/03\/2015 &#8211; 17\/06\/2015 &#8211; 17\/09\/2015<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<p>In 2014 and 2015, the SME Instrument will support SMEs operating within 13 topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High risk ICT innovation (ICT-37)<\/li>\n<li>Nanotech, or other advanced tech for manufacturing and materials (NMP-25)<\/li>\n<li>Space research and development (SME-SPACE)<\/li>\n<li>Clinical research for the validation of diagnostics devices and biomarkers (PHC-12)<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable food production and processing (SFS-8)<\/li>\n<li>Blue growth (BG-12)<\/li>\n<li>Low carbon energy systems (SIE-1)<\/li>\n<li>Greener and more integrated transport (IT-1)<\/li>\n<li>Eco-innovation and sustainable raw material supply (SC5-20)<\/li>\n<li>Urban critical infrastructure (DRS-17)<\/li>\n<li>Biotechnology-based industrial processes (BIOTEC-5)<\/li>\n<li>Mobile e-government applications (2015 only) (INSO-9)<\/li>\n<li>SME business model innovation (2015 only) (INSO-10)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MORE INFORMATION<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/easme\/sme_en.htm\">Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/research\/participants\/portal\/desktop\/en\/home.html\">Participant portal (H2020)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT IS THE INITIATIVE SME INSTRUMENT (SMEi) UNDER H2020? 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