Project description DEENESFRITPL Empowering bioeconomy clusters for investment support Europe’s bioeconomy strategy addresses the production of renewable biological resources and their conversion into vital products and bioenergy. The industry is leading in innovative and sustainable solutions, but SMEs face challenges as regards investments. To address this issue, the EU-funded MPowerBIO will create an online platform with digital tools for evaluating and training skills, enabling SME readiness for investment. It will hold 10 train-the-trainer sessions for 90 European bioeconomy clusters. The aim is to improve capacity to support SMEs in the high-quality preparation process of presenting their projects to investors. The best SMEs will be selected to compete in two final events. In addition, 72 ready-for-investment SMEs will be selected and rewarded during the European Bioeconomy Venture Forum. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The MPowerBIO project will obtain feedback from clusters, SMEs and investors on the concrete challenges they have regarding investments and build an online platform containing digital tools for evaluating investment readiness, as well as online training modules to build the capacity of clusters to train their SME members. The project will provide 10 training the trainers events for a total of 90 clusters across the bioeconomy, covering most of Europe, supported by the online platform. This will the improve the capacity of participating clusters to service their SME members, and allow them to test the learning on SMEs in a supervised manner, at a series of 10 regional events, helping the SMEs to prepare and present high-quality projects to investors. The best SME projects will be selected by investors, and invited to one of two European finals, which are based on the European Bioeconomy Venture Forum model, run by the consortium members. A total of 72 high-quality, screened and investment-ready SME are expected to pitch at the two final events. The proposal is based on two consecutive cycles, allowing 350 SMEs to be screened and supported over the project, with experience from the first cycle being used to improve the project second cycle. The proposal takes account of the difference in Europe in investment activities, the required skills for trainers and the different types of investors in each country. MPowerBIO will ensure that clusters become self-supporting in this respect on completion of the project, with the ability to maintain these skills within their own organisations. The project will produce a replication guide to ensure that project results can be widened to other areas after completion. Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme H2020-EU.2.1.4. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Biotechnology H2020-EU.3.2.6. - Bio-based Industries Joint Technology Initiative (BBI-JTI) Topic(s) BBI-2019-SO4-S4 - Empower SME clusters to bring SMEs ‘across the valley of death’ Call for proposal H2020-BBI-JTI-2019 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BBI-CSA - Bio-based Industries Coordination and Support action Coordinator FBCD AS Net EU contribution € 287 078,07 Address Niels pedersens alle 2 8830 Tjele Denmark 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 Danmark Midtjylland Vestjylland Activity type Other 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 € 15 109,43 Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all TECH TOUR GLOBAL EOOD Bulgaria Net EU contribution € 180 056,43 Address 111 tsarigradsko shosse blvd sofia teck park incubator floor 1 1784 Sofia 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 Югозападна и Южна централна България Югозападен София (столица) 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 € 9 476,70 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. TECH TOUR EUROPE SA Belgium Net EU contribution € 103 312,48 Address Avenue des arts 56 1000 Bruxelles / brussel 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 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad 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 € 5 437,52 CLUSTER INDUSTRIELLE BIOTECHNOLOGIE EV Germany Net EU contribution € 136 028,09 Address Volklinger strasse 4 40219 Dusseldorf 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 Nordrhein-Westfalen Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt 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 € 7 159,41 FUNDACION CORPORACION TECNOLOGICA DE ANDALUCIA Spain Net EU contribution € 91 734,35 Address Calle albert einstein s/n 41092 Sevilla See on map Region Sur Andalucía Sevilla Activity type Other 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 € 4 828,15 CONSORZIO ITALBIOTEC Italy Net EU contribution € 95 296,85 Address Piazza della trivulziana, 4/a 20126 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Research Organisations 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 € 5 015,65 UDRUZENJE ZA PREDUZETNISTVO I INOVACIJE FOODSCALE HUB Serbia Net EU contribution € 95 296,85 Address Narodnog fronta 73 21000 Novi sad See on map Region Србија - север Регион Војводине Јужнобачка област 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 € 5 015,65 EIT FOOD Belgium Net EU contribution € 115 484,35 Address Ubicenter a philipssite 5 box 34 3001 Heverlee See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven 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 € 6 078,15 IRISH BIOECONOMY FOUNDATION Ireland Net EU contribution € 123 203,10 Address National bioeconomy campus killoran E41 R622 Thurles 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 Ireland Southern Mid-West 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 € 6 484,40 Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS PC Greece Net EU contribution € 184 359,33 Address 11 el venizelou str 551 33 Kalamaria, thessaloniki 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 Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding 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 € 9 703,17 SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS EUROPE SL Spain Net EU contribution € 88 112,48 Address Calle de silva 2 piso 2 puerta 3 28013 Madrid 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 Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid 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 € 4 637,52
