News archive - Reminder: FP7 - Research for the benefit of SMEs
The call FP7-SME-2008-1 will close on April 11, 2008. The aim of the programme is to strengthen the 'innovation capacity' of small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe and their contribution to the development of new technology based products and markets.
The programme will help SMEs to outsource research, increase their research efforts, extend their networks, better exploit research results and acquire technological know how, bridging the gap between research and innovation.
Indirect actions under this priority include Supporting SMEs outsourcing research activities.
This support aims at SMEs or SME associations in need of outsourcing research to providers of research services ('RTD performers') such as universities, research centres or other, more specialised SMEs.
It will be implemented through two schemes:
- Research for SMEs - targeting mainly low to medium technology SMEs with little or no research capability, but also high-tech SMEs who need to outsource research to complement their core research capability.
- Research for SME associations - targeting associations which act on behalf of their SME members to identify and address common technical problems and to promote the effective dissemination and take-up of results.
Further information:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.CapacitiesDetailsCallPage&call_id=105
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/capacities/research-sme_en.html
Entry created by Elke Dall on March 9, 2008
Modified on March 11, 2008
