Innovation

Please fill and submit the following form, in the case you have an innovative business idea and need funding.

Also, this form intends to help the inventors of the ideas to compose a summary of their business idea, taking into account market and business issues, so that it can be evaluated for the feasibility of resulting in a successful innovation.

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Title:

Give a short title that accurately describes the project

Background

Describe the problem, the state-of-the-art in applied research activities in this field and the issues that need to be faced (max 100 words)

Proposed solution and idea – Aim of the project

Describe the proposed solution and how it can help towards resolving the aforementioned problem. Describe the objectives of the project (max 50 words)

Actions

Describe step-by-step the means and the methodology that will be used to achieve the objectives (max 100 words)

Own competence

Describe the relevant technology / knowledge / infrastructure / experience you have (max 50 words)

Required competence / cooperation

Describe the technology that you require from your partners, and their ideal profile / experience (max 50 words)

Budget – Timetable

What resources in terms of budget and manpower are required in order to carry out the project? What is the duration of the project? What is the possible start date? (max 50 words)

Market issues

Describe the market / customer needs. What is the competition and what are the major trends? What impact will the product have on the market? What is the market growth (max 100 words)

Business issues

Describe the possible ways of commercial exploitation of the project results. Describe the operational resources required (human potential, assets etc). Describe the business model. Are there any patents in the specific field? Who will have ownership of the knowledge produced from the project? (max 200 words)

Innovation

What is the innovative factor or the idea? How is the research result different from existing products / services? (max 200 words)

Risk and problems

What is the risk and how do you plan to minimize it? What possible problems can arise between project partners and how do you plan to avoid / handle them? (max 100 words)

Potential impact

Describe the impact of the project on the industrial / commercial / political / research sector (max 50 words)

Project funding

Have you identified any programmes at national or European level at which you can apply? Provide programme name (max 50 words)