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Permanent Call for Start-ups-Corporates’ Pilot Projects

Transform 2024 Call is now open!

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.

Supporting Innovative Technologies for SMEs and Corporates

TRANSFORM Call 2024 focuses on addressing the innovation needs of well-established companies, such as manufacturing corporates and SMEs.

It aims to support manufacturing corporates and SMEs in solving industrial and innovation challenges by implementing new technologies from start-ups that could be further co-developed and integrated into their business operations and production.

Pilot Projects for Industrial Challenges

The purpose of this Call is to support pilot projects between manufacturing corporates or SMEs and start-ups 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 start-up partners for further development and pilot project implementation, providing guidance, support, and financing during the pilot project.

The Call has the dual goal of providing innovative solutions for the Corporates/SMEs and opening new market opportunities for start-ups.

This Call will support start-ups 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

The TRANSFORM Call 2024 is open to start-ups that address an identified corporate or SME’s challenge and that have been collaborating with this Challenge Owner on the planning of the pilot project.

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