[ Applicant workshop | EIC bottom-up funding for innovation & proposal writing training for SMEs applying to EIC Accelerator Pilot call ]

Event details
Date | 30.10.2019 |
Hour | 13:00 › 17:30 |
Location | |
Category | Internal trainings |
H2020 Funding for Digitising Industry & Innovation, increased opportunities not to be missed!
The Digitising European Industry initiative aims to reinforce EU's competitiveness in digital technologies and to ensure that every business in Europe can fully benefit from digital innovation.
R&I for digitising industry concerns:
Schedule:
The sessions are open to EPFL and non-EPFL researchers (incl. big companies, SMEs and start-ups).
Registration mandatory >> click here.
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Detailed Programme for the afternoon session:
13.00: Welcome and intro into the agenda, by I. Sakharova Quitt
13.10: EIC Pathfinder presentation, by F. Kienzle
13.40: Fast Track to Innovation & EIC Accelerator Pilot: info on main paths to access grants to support last stages of development of innovative products and services, by S. Fischer and I. Sakharova Quitt
14.20: Q&A session
14:30: Coffee Break
14.40 17.30: EIC Accelerator proposal writing training, by S. Fischer and I. Sakharova Quitt
About the speakers:
The Digitising European Industry initiative aims to reinforce EU's competitiveness in digital technologies and to ensure that every business in Europe can fully benefit from digital innovation.
R&I for digitising industry concerns:
- Key technologies (such as Robotics, Photonics, 5G, Big Data, etc.);
- Their integration for many different technologies (ICT, Space, Transport, Inclusive Societies, Manufacturing and Processing, Security, Health, etc.);
- Harnessing the European ecosystems.
Schedule:
- 10.00 – 12.00: Digitising European Industry, broad offer in 82 topics
- 12.00 – 13.00: Networking lunch
- 13.00 – 17.30: EIC bottom-up funding for innovation & proposal writing training for SMEs applying to EIC Accelerator Pilot call
The sessions are open to EPFL and non-EPFL researchers (incl. big companies, SMEs and start-ups).
Registration mandatory >> click here.
***************************************************************
Detailed Programme for the afternoon session:
13.00: Welcome and intro into the agenda, by I. Sakharova Quitt
13.10: EIC Pathfinder presentation, by F. Kienzle
13.40: Fast Track to Innovation & EIC Accelerator Pilot: info on main paths to access grants to support last stages of development of innovative products and services, by S. Fischer and I. Sakharova Quitt
14.20: Q&A session
14:30: Coffee Break
14.40 17.30: EIC Accelerator proposal writing training, by S. Fischer and I. Sakharova Quitt
- Key elements of a strong proposal – Excellence
- Key elements of a strong proposal – Impact
- Point of view of an evaluator
- Exercise & feedback: prepare your pitch or work on a specific proposal section
- Wrap-up and networking apero
About the speakers:
- Stefan Fischer, Euresearch, National Contact Point (NCP) for SMEs
- Francesco Kienzle, Euresearch, National Contact Point (NCP) for ICT and NCP for the FET programme
- Irina Sakharova Quitt, Company Advisor, Euresearch Region Vaud and Research Office, EPFL, International Collaborative Initiatives (ICI)
Practical information
- General public
- Registration required