There is a call for BoostUp! 2022 competition EIT Manufacturing Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) for start-ups that have demonstrated the usefulness of their solutions through collaboration with a large manufacturing corporation, either through a pilot project or a PoC project that demonstrates the validity of their technology.
The competition is especially focused on start-ups with solutions that fall into one of the 4 flagship EIT Manufacturing Knowledge and Innovation Community fields:
- Flexible Production Systems for Competitive Manufacturing
- Low Environmental Footprint Systems & Circular Economy for Green Manufacturing
- Digital & Collaborative Solutions for Innovative Manufacturing Ecosystems
- Human-machine co-working for socially sustainable manufacturing
Up to eight start-ups will receive a cash prize from €20,000 to speed up the scaling of your solution. In addition, a cash prize from 5,000 euros will be awarded to the best ranked start-up coming from the RIS country (including Croatia) and the best ranked start-up led by a woman.
Application requirements:
- The company was founded in 2017 or later.
- Offer a solution that falls under TLR 7 or higher and belongs to one of the EIT M flagship areas
- You finished the pilot between 31. 7. 2021 and 31. 7. 2022 with manufacturing corporation (global income of this corporation in 2021 should be higher than 50 million)
- Your company has a dedicated full-time team (2 people+) and is based in any European Union or Horizon Europe country
- You have aggregate sales revenue of €5 million or less from the date of incorporation
Deadline for applications the Competition 's 31 July 2022 at 23.59, and you can find out more about the competition and apply at link.
U the Call Document find out more about the conditions, EIT M flaghsip Programme areas and roadmaps.
Information about this competition can also be found on the website EITManufacturing Hub Croatia.
Please refer all questions related to the competition to: business.creation@eitmanufacturing.eu
