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Horizon 2020 SME Instrument
Newsletter
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- February 2017
The year 2017 starts with 17 projects from 19 countries getting nearly
€33.5 million under the last call of the Fast Track to Innovation pilot
scheme. In January the SME Instrument Phase 2 received 1500 new
proposals. Since the launch of the programme over €100 million have
been invested in energy projects. Maybe you are one of them and would
like to add a Sustainable Energy Award to your credentials? Propose
your project and win an award at the Sustainable Energy Week from
19-25 June. You can also participate and why not organise your own
session at the conference, all proposals are welcome!
Results and Statistics
Events
Meet the SME Instrument
Innovators
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Results and Statistics
Commission speeds up access to market of 17 innovative
projects with €33.5 million
The European Commission is awarding nearly €33.5 million to bring more
innovative ideas to market quicker. The 17 benefitting projects, involving
80 partners in 19 countries, will receive around €2 million each under the
sixth and last round of the €200 million Fast Track to Innovation (FTI)
pilot scheme run since January 2015 under the EU's research and
innovation programme Horizon 2020.
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SME Instrument: 1534 proposals received under the
January cut-off
For the first cut-off of 2017, EASME received 1534 Phase 2 projects
proposals from 37 countries; most by Spanish (257), Italian (224) and
British (144) companies.
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Over €100M to finance energy innovation in SMEs across
Europe
Renewable energy i.e. solar, wind and biomass, and energy efficiency
projects account for 40% of the investments made through the SME
Instrument in the field of energy. Top three countries include Spain, Italy
and UK with most projects funded.
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Events
EU Sustainable Energy Week is back again – be part of it!
EU Sustainable Week will be held in Brussels from 19 to 25 June. The calls
EU Sustainable Week will be held in Brussels from 19 to 25 June. The calls
for conference sessions and awards have just been launched with a
deadline of 3 March 2017. We are waiting for you to apply!
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Meet the SME Instrument Innovators
Enantis helps heal wounds faster
Each of us gets injured at one time or another; and most of the little
wounds are forgotten quickly. But the healing of serious injuries, such as
burns might be a very different, painful and long-term story. However a
new substance being developed by Czech company Enantis, could change
all this.
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Hybrid bike sharing without fixed charging stations for a
smoother ride
Hybrid bikes are slowly overtaking conventional motorcycles and mopeds
in Europe – and they may soon be available in your city for sharing. The
BITRIDE BIKE SHARING proposes a bike sharing system based on a fleet of
hybrid bikes that don't need fixed charging stations.
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Planetek Hellas works with European Space Agency for
next satellite missions
Greek company Planetek Hellas will participate to the new European Space
Agency study on hyperspectral imaging to support the 2nd generation of
the Copernicus Programme. The study will assess the future needs in
terms of hyperspectral imaging, coordinate those needs with planned
satellite missions and evaluate what existing or future infrastructures are
needed to fulfill these needs.
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