About

The aim is to promote the development of the biotechnology industry in Lithuania by implementing R&D activities that will contribute to the development of innovative products attractive to the market and increase the competitiveness of biotechnology industry companies.

Financed activities

1. Direct costs:

1.1. staff costs;

1.2. expenditure on tools and equipment (fixed assets) may include:

  • acquisition of new laboratory and scientific equipment;
  • depreciation or amortization of acquired fixed assets used for R&D activities of the project, if these assets were acquired not later than 36 months ago;

1.3. expenditure on materials, tools and similar products (goods);

1.4. costs under service contracts:

  • Acquisition of R&D services from external sources;
  • rental costs of equipment directly related to the performance of R&D activities (excluding rental costs of premises).

2. Indirect costs.

Calling for

Start-ups operating in the field of biotechnology industry * registered in the Republic of Lithuania, which have been operating for no longer than 5 (five) years on the day of submission of the application.

* in accordance with the concept of biotechnology defined in the Description

Maximum funding amount

€200,000

Funding rate

80%

More information and application HERE

ABOUT

The objective of the CirCoAX Open Call for proposals is to select and provide funding and business support to 30 transnational partnerships each led by one SME according to the definition of the European Commission (natural person or small company, who is henceforth named as the Lead SME), that aims at creating a new innovative product, process, service or business model, directly impacting the take-up and adoption of sustainability and circularity approaches and practices in the fashion & textile sectors.

The selected partnerships will receive direct funding of up to EUR 12.000 for their innovative projects and will also benefit from additional business support services such as training workshops, mentoring, brokerage events, and support for further funding to ensure the innovative projects in its path to market readiness.

MAXIMUM FUNDING PER PROJECT
Up to €12.000

FUNDING RATE
100% of eligible costs

DURATION OF THE PROGRAM
8 Months

TYPE OF LEAD SME PARTICIPANTS
Designers & Makers, Industry, Education, Communication, Community & Platforms

TYPE OF PARTNER PARTICIPANTS
Another SME, as Designers & Makers, Industry, Education, Communication, Community & Platforms, or research and education institution, public body, large enterprise or any other legal entity, whether for-profit or non-for-profit, that adds value to the project outcome.

Read more and apply HERE. 

About

Block.IS organises 2 Innovation Challenges for the European community of entrepreneurs. Up to eight (8) SMEs will be selected to participate at each Challenge. The top 3 SMEs on each challenge will receive 1.000€ to attend the Block.IS Final event where they will showcase their proposals. The top solution for each challenge will receive additional funding of 12,000€.

Theme

The Secondhand market is an important partner in the circular business model and is growing both online and physical.

The challenge is to:

  • Assess if and how the data and technology can help them play a stronger role and boost the ecosystem needed to bring the fashion industry to a more sustainable future
  • Showcase if blockchain help verify and empower their business model with a stronger revenue stream and a scalable – as the problems often is that there are one-offs that are not documented, which makes the logistics difficult and impossible to match consumers with the right products.

In the end, educating and supporting the fashion consumers in making a more sustainable choice.

Read more and apply HERE.

About

Block.IS organises 2 Innovation Challenges for the European community of entrepreneurs. Up to eight (8) SMEs will be selected to participate at each Challenge. The top 3 SMEs on each challenge will receive 1.000€ to attend the Block.IS Final event where they will showcase their proposals. The top solution for each challenge will receive additional funding of 12,000€.

Theme

Tourism destinations around the world constantly are competing to find new innovative products to attract tourists to their region. Yet another starting point to improve a region´s touristic appeal is to create an easy, transparent and efficient way of payment that bundles the various services used by the tourists during their stay. The concept of having to pay for every service separately, often even in cash, is outdated and needs to be replaced by a coherent digital concept. The challenge is to use blockchain technology to create a secure environment regarding payment & services within a tourism destination.

Read more and apply HERE.

GovTech Challenge Series is a structured process of connecting public sector challenges and innovative teams that have ideas and solutions. GovTech Challenge Series is designed to solve public sector challenges that do not have a clear answer, but have a potential to foster a creation of innovative digital solutions. It is an innovation to traditional procurement process, because it focuses on piloting solutions before proceeding to full scale implementation.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third place participants in each project's queue. The best idea will win the tender to create pilot version. 

Why should startups participate?

  1. Work on real challenges - GovTech programs help to achieve product-market fit by providing real challenges as well as the potential customer who is looking to solve them.
  2. Network building - Participating in a GovTech program means working closely with the public sector and establishing connections.
  3. Access to a broader market - Most governments worldwide deal with similar challenges and have similar functions. This implies that solutions for common challenges provide a lot of opportunities to scale worldwide.

How to participate?

  1. Choose a challenge
  2. Come up with an idea or a solution for the challenge
  3. Submit your idea via govtechlab.lt page

Explore the GovTech challenges HERE. 

About

The aim is to encourage R&D activities by CERN incubator companies by developing new products and encouraging private investment in R&D activities is linked to CERN's specialization.

Financed activities

Preparation of technical feasibility studies.

Calling for

Start-ups who have a certificate issued by the Lithuanian Innovation Center (LIC) proving that the project is selected according to agreement no. KN4414 / KT signed between CERN and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and corresponding to p. 10 of the Description. requirements.

Maximum funding amount

€40,000

Funding rate

90%

More information and application HERE

About

The European Commission launched Women TechEU – a new EU scheme supporting deep-tech start-ups led by women and helping them grow into tomorrow’s deep tech champions! This scheme comes under the new Horizon Europe innovation ecosystems programme, reinforced by the European Innovation Council (EICs).

Up to 50 promising deep tech start-ups from EU Member States and Associated Countries will be funded under the first Women TechEU pilot call.

Financed activities

Activities such as upgrading the business model, updating the business plan and growth strategy, finding partners and investors, market validation, etc.

Calling for

Highly innovative start-ups founded, or co-founded by women, holding a top management position (CEO, CTO or equivalent) in the company at the time of submission. The company must be registered and established in an EU Member State or a Horizon Europe Associated Country for at least six months at the time of the submission.

Funding amount

€75,000

More information and application HERE

About

The EIC Accelerator Challenges supports companies (principally start-ups and SMEs) to scale up high impact innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones in identified areas of strategic relevance.

Financed activities

Activities supported could include, for instance, product/service development, trials, optimisation, prototyping, validation, demonstration and testing in real world conditions and market replication. Essential actions for the innovation project can be subcontracted.

Calling for

Projects which support the Green Deal implementation by significantly contributing to at least one of the following sustainability goals:

  • Increasing the EU’s climate mitigation and/or adaptation ambition;
  • Supplying clean, affordable and secure energy;
  • Transitioning of industry to a clean and/or circular economy (including waste prevention and/or recycling);
  • Building and renovating in an energy and resource efficient way;
  • Accelerating the shift to sustainable and smart mobility;
  • Transition to a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system;
  • Preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity (including nature based solutions that provide co-benefits for climate adaptation and mitigation);
  • Realising a zero pollution ambition and a toxic-free environment.

Funding amount

Grant of up to €EUR 2.5 million and investment component of between €0.5 and EUR 15 million

More information and application HERE

About

The EIC Accelerator Challenges supports companies (principally start-ups and SMEs) to scale up high impact innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones in identified areas of strategic relevance.

Financed activities

Activities supported could include, for instance, product/service development, trials, optimisation, prototyping, validation, demonstration and testing in real world conditions and market replication. Essential actions for the innovation project can be subcontracted.

Calling for

Companies that have the potential to be a global leader in developing strategic technologies in one of the following areas:

  • Digital technologies: devices, methods, systems as well as working principles, processes and standards which apply to the ICT technology industry such as advanced high performance computing, edge computing, quantum technologies, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, block-chain, cloud infrastructure technologies and technologies for the Internet of Things.
  • Healthcare technologies: AI-driven tools for early diagnosis; point-of-care diagnostics; novel approaches in cell and gene therapy, in particular for cancer; development of novel biomarkers for clinical prognosis, patient stratification or monitoring purposes across a wide spectrum of disorders; bioprocessing 4.0 (digitalisation across stages of biodevelopment in biotech/biopharma industry); healthcare intelligence services; and e-health (including mobile health) solutions for healthcare systems, medical practice and Intensive Care Units.

Funding amount

Grant of up to €EUR 2.5 million and investment component of between €0.5 and EUR 15 million

More information and application HERE

About

The EIC Accelerator supports companies (principally start-ups and SMEs) to scale up high impact innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones. The EIC Accelerator provides a unique combination of funding and Business Acceleration Services.

Financed activities

Market deployment and scaling up as well as eligible costs incurred for innovation activities, including demonstration of the technology in the relevant environment, prototyping and system level demonstration, R&D and testing required to meet regulatory and standardisation requirements, intellectual property management, and marketing approval.

Calling for

SMEs or entrepreneurs intending to establish an SME

Funding amount

An investment component: €0.5-15 mln; grant component: maximum of 70% of eligible costs but should not exceed €2.5 million

 

More information and application HERE