BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Memento EPFL// BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:[ Innosuisse - Manufacturing technologies Impulse Programme | Rese arch funding ] DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190121 DTSTAMP:20260510T101059Z UID:0e3ac761fd6cab81642443d8261d7bda063b36886ad7f9c1de46dc0f CATEGORIES:Call for proposal DESCRIPTION:The “Manufacturing technologies” impulse programme funds i nnovation projects at the interface between research and technology transf ers that Swiss companies conduct together with research institutions in th e digitally-oriented "Industry 4.0 and Modern manufacturing technologies" segment.\n \nSubmission deadlines: There will be two calls for proposals depending on the project duration\n \nProject Duration                              18 Months                                         12 Months\nCall for pro posal starts                 27.11.2018                                         27.11.2018\nD eadline submission                    21.1.2019                                           20.5.2019\nDecision                                            Beginning of March 2019                 Beginning of September 2019\nProject start                                      1.5.2019                                              1.11.2019\nProject end                                       31.10.2020                                         31.10.2020\n\nFunding: The same con ditions apply as for Innosuisse’s regular innovation project funding. \ n \nSpecial Funding criteria: \nExploratory projects: Preference for fund ing will be given to exploratory projects at the interface between researc h and technology transfer\, in which larger consortia or research associat ions work together with interdisciplinary teams from the worlds of researc h and industry.\n \nCreate quantitative advantages or new production oppo rtunities: The projects are intended to provide the Swiss economy with qua ntitative advantages such as increased productivity\, production flexibili ty (e.g. shorter changeover times) or increased uptime as well as new prod uction possibilities.\n \n50% share can be reduced: The usual rules requi ring a contribution of at least 50% to the project costs by the implementa tion partners can be reduced as a result of a case-by-case basis if the pr ojects are particularly innovative and have above-average potential for su ccess or their results could benefit a wide range of users.\n \nComparati vely higher material costs are eligible for funding: Comparatively higher proportions of material costs in the total costs are also generally eligib le for funding for exploratory consortium projects\, provided that the cos ts flow into pilot and demonstration systems with broader benefits\, for e xample\, and are reasonable in proportion to staff expenses.\n \nGood opp ortunities for follow-up projects: Due to their exploratory and consortium character\, high-quality projects with a correspondingly successful cours e are expected to have good opportunities for follow-up projects with spec ific applications for individual implementation partners.\n \nEach projec t should feature (though these are not prerequisites):\n\n more than one i mplementation partner (including at least one SME)\n value chain coverage by a number of implementation partners\n more than one research partner\, at least one of which is a university of applied sciences\n\n \nMore info rmation are available at:\n\n\n Innosuisse website\n FAQ on the impulse pr ogramme\n\nContact: research@epfl.ch for administrative\, financial\, ethi cs and legal assistance.\nInnosuisse contact: Dannie Jost\, Scientific Off icer ICT\, Tel. +41 58 467 17 55 \, ict@innosuisse.ch \n  LOCATION: STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR