MED4INNO Project is an extension of the running MED2EUROPE Project financed under COSME Program for Enterprise Europe Network activity. The project covers the whole French Mediterranean area with 3 regions: SUD Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur (SUD), east of Occitanie (former Languedoc – Roussillon) (OCC) and Corsica (NUTS1 region - FR7). The project is carried out by 3 partners located in the 2 major regions (SUD and OCC), Corsica being covered by signposting for this specific Action:
- risingSUD (former Agence Régionale de l’Innovation et de l’Internationalisation des entreprises de la région PACA (ARII PACA) for Sud, Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur Region (SUD)
- Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Région PACA (CCIR PACA) for Sud, Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur Region (and Corsica through Signposting)
- AD’OCC (former Transferts LR (TLR) for Languedoc-Roussillon as part of the Region Occitanie (OCC)
The main objective of the project is to contribute into the increase of competitiveness of our most promising companies. Our action aims to support them to challenge, analyse and improve their innovation leverages to be more competitive. Our challenge is to provide support actions to innovative & high growth SMEs by giving them mixed & dedicated service packages and a specific attention during the follow-up.
2 types of Service Packages are proposed according 2 “cases” of regional SMEs we have to address for this project:
- for SMEs which are benefiting from EIC Program grants (SME-I/Accelerator/FET/FTI), which are future European Champions, => service named Key Account Management action (KAM);
- for SMEs with significant innovation activities and/or with a high growth potential for international development, selected among our Clients database or signposted from partners, => service named Enhancing Innovation Management Capacity Action (EIMC).
According to the budget granted to our geographical area, the MED4INNO project has a global objective to support 53 SMEs with a full Service Package: 7 for KAM, 46 for EIMC.
Finally, project partners achieved 42 services packages (12 in KAM and 30 in Innovation Management), which is about 80% of the expected target for 2019.
