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Explore TALOS Open Call (Autumn 2024)

Co 9 to 13 SMEs or start-ups will be selected to develop robotics, AI and data solutions in order to address the challenges defined for the 3 use case scenarios to be executed within TALOS Project (land-based PV, floating PV, AgriPV).

The selected companies will receive up to €200,000 and a 9-month support programme. TALOS consortium will provide technical support with expertise in engineering integration, testing and validation to support the selected SMEs and start-ups to demonstrate the added value of their solutions to address the challenges of the use-cases.

Open Call Spotlight to take your innovative ideas to the next level with the following opportunities:

SOFOFA Hub

• Implementation of PoC for challenges in Supply chain, Circular ecocomy, Energy & materials innovation
• Startups, SMEs
• https://ventureclient.sofofahub.cl/en/

AGORIZE

• Chance to get a sponsorized trip to Singapore, pitch to a global audience of industrial leaders, etc.
• Worlwide competition
• https://slingshot.agorize.com/en/challenges/2024-edition?t=4bhjhNKnAO0Q_TvSPU5bIQ

NGI Sargasso

• SMEs, NPO
• To strengthen EU cooperation with US and Canada in the next generation Internet
• https://ngisargasso.eu/

S+T+ARTS

• SMEs
• To explore the potential of technology and art in the agri-food sector
• https://starts.eu/hungry-ecocities-open-call-2-end-users-smes-agri-food-sector-2024/

European cluster collaboration platform

• SMEs
• 1/ To offer EU SMEs to pursue trainings/services related to a green transition and internationalization; 2/ To assist SMEs in attending the PI%MAP4Sustainability Japan
• https://clustercollaboration.eu/content/trainingservices-open-call

Jarvis – Advancing human-robot collaboration in a user-centric manner

• Open calls opportunities to foster innovation and collaboration in the field of technology and automation with FSTP
• To involve SMEs in testing and validating JARVIS’ innovative solutions through pilots, encouraging the acceleration of their adoption and commercialization
• Open calls Plan in 2025 and 2026.

AIDEAS Early Adopter Programme

Join the opportunity to make the most out of your machines. AIDEAS is developing AI technologies to optimize every stage of an industrial machine’s life, from its initial design all the way through to its eventual recycling.

Become an Early Adopter and benefit from:

• 50% Increase in machine performance
• 80% Decrease in machine calibration time
• 15% Reduction in design development time
• Get AI for your machines with AIDEAS (fundingbox.eu) completely free of charge.

AI REDGIO 5.0 Open Call

AI REDGIO 5.0 objective is to enable competitive AI-at-the-Edge digital transformation of Industry 5.0 Manufacturing SMEs. AI REDGIO 5.0 open call represents a huge opportunity for SMEs and small mid-caps to participate in the process of Digital Transformation of Industry 5.0, receiving complementary funding for the full implementation of their experiments. The second Open Call will be launched at October 2024 to support 10 SME-driven experiments. The call will be open for 3 months, while experiments should be completed in 8 months. 

Maximum funding = €60 000
SME and far-profit entity will be funded 60% of their respective eligible costs.Non-profit organizations may receive funding 100% of their costs.

The selection process will undergo 3 steps:

1. Experiment design by the proposers
2. Submission of the experiment by the proposer
3. Selection of the experiments by the project partners

Innowide

Innowide is funded by the EU as part of the European partnership on Innovative SMEs to go global, e.g. to encourage taking our R&D to markets all over the world.

To get support:
• To conduct market feasibility studies for innovative propsects or solutions &
• Work with local experts in your selected target country

A new call for projects for our Innowwide funding programme will open later in 2024.
Maximum Grant = €60 000

Women TechEU 

Women TechEU support women leading deep tech start-ups from Europe to grow into tomorrow’s tech leaders and put women at the forefront of deep tech in Europe.

Women TechEU invest €12 million in equity-free grants to support 160 women-led deep tech companies, and provide business support services to each grantee as well.

The second call will open in a few months. Applicant startups will undergo a rigorous evaluation and a total of 160 winner startups will receive €75k in non-dilutive grants as well as a personalised business development programme including mentoring, coaching and training.

AI on Demand

The AI-on-Demand platform (AIoD) is a community-driven channel designed to empower European research and innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI), while ensuring the European seal of quality, trustworthiness and explainability.

Explore funding opportunities and identify if your company is in apposition to apply and access this funding

ARISE

ARISE aims towards making industrial Human Robotic Interaction more accessible, cheaper and easier to adapt, in particular in healthcare, intralogistics and manufacturing. We are aiming to empower European industry with robust open-source middleware, develop a trustworthy human-centric HRI framework, and establish a sustainable ecosystem for open innovation in industrial robotics.

Informative webinars are organized and recording is available online.
Funding of up to EUR 5,200,000, technical support and professional expertise will be included in the Open Calls packages.

Open call opens on June 17, 2024 and ends on August 30, 2024