Objective The aim of the present proposal is to contribute to the smart growth in the Free State Saxony as an emerging region in the European Union by increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of investments in research, development and innovation and by contributing to a better and more efficient connection of actors along the innovation chain.To achieve the above mentioned objectives the proposed project will: a) Identify bottlenecks to the creation of economic impact in companies benefitting from grants by Horizon2020's SME instrument and address these bottlenecks with the help of capable coaches. This service to beneficiaries of the SME instrument in the context of a giving project is called “Key account management”' (KAM). b) Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of innovation processes in small and medium sized enterprises with significant innovation activities that could potentially become beneficiaries of European support to research and innovation but would not have effective access to consulting services for innovation management. This service, which will be provided independently from a specific innovation project and focussing on a company's innovation management system, is called “Enhancing the innovation management capacity of SMEs” (EIMC).The project targets at the delivery of in total twenty 7-days service packages, five KAM and 15 EIMC services, in the geographical area of the Free State Saxony (Germany). Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme Topic(s) INNOSUP - INNOSUP Call for proposal H2020-Adhoc-2014-20 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator AGENTUR FUR INNOVATIONSFORDERUNG UND TECHNOLOGIETRANSFER GMBH LEIPZIG(AGIL GMBH LEIPZIG) Net EU contribution € 15 680,00 Address Lessingstrasse 2 04109 Leipzig Germany See on map Region Sachsen Leipzig Leipzig Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 3 920,00 Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET CHEMNITZ Germany Net EU contribution € 23 100,00 Address Strasse der nationen 62 09111 Chemnitz See on map Region Sachsen Chemnitz Chemnitz Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 5 775,00 ZTS-ZENTRUM FUR TECHNOLOGIESTRUKTURENTWICKLUNG REGION RIESA-GROSSENHAIN GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 6 720,00 Address Industriestrasse a 11 01612 Glaubitz See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Sachsen Dresden Meißen Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 1 680,00