Eureka Eurostars
The EUREKA Eurostars program is the largest international funding program for SMEs wishing to collaborate on R&D projects to create innovative products, processes, or services for commercialization. Our Eureka Eurostars guide helps maximize your chances of getting funded.
Eureka Eurostars 2023 Summary
- Subsidy: Country-specific, for NL €500,000
- Funding rate: Country-specific, for NL max. 50%
- Deadline: Expected March 9 2023
- Project duration: max. 3 years
Scope
The Eureka Eurostars programme qualification criteria was updated in 2022. As a result of this, the programme now supports international innovative projects led by R&D-performing SMEs. This is in addition to innovative SMEs with no previous R&D experience, but with the ambition and capabilities to develop new products, processes and services. Thus, such innovative SMEs will be qualified for funding, to lead an international organization. Also, to collaborate on market-driven R&D and innovation projects with like-minded partners.
In addition, Eurostars is open for any technological innovation. With its bottom-up approach, Eurostars supports the development of rapidly marketable innovative products, processes and services. Moreover, that help improve the daily lives of people around the world.
Who can apply for Eureka Eurostars programme?
First of all, the consortium must include at least two partners independent from each other and established in at least two different Eurostars countries. Moreover, the leader of this organization should be an R&D performing SME. Or an innovative SME with suitable ambition and capabilities. The typical consortium consists of 3 partners. Partners of the group might include: other SMEs, academic partners, research organizations or large companies.
Each partner within the organization/club should benefit from the Eurostars project and should offer essential expertise to set up the execution of the project.
What is this funding for?
This funding is to achieve proof of concept. Within two years after project, the product should be on the market, or clinical trials should start. Activities for life sciences often include all pre-clinical development steps until a small first-in-man study (compound screening, efficacy / tox studies, pharmacokinetic, etc). The project is evaluated from innovation, cooperation and economical perspectives.
Important to know is that the funding rules are determined per country. The budget, funding rate, rules for submission and more conditions depend on the country of the partner and will thus differ amongst the partners in the organization. On average the total subsidy for the entire project will be €1.5M, divided over the partners.
Typical life sciences projects
Eurostars projects in life sciences are projects which usually develop:
- Drug screening to lead clinical candidate: an example of such a project is the TARGIT project, which was ready to enter clinical trials after the Eurostars project.
- Biomarker(s) into In Vitro Diagnostic tests for example the development of the IVD kit for thyroid cancer in the granted Epithydia project.
- Technology to prototype platform: for example the platform of Radiobotics achieved a prototype and validation during their granted Eurostars projects.
Eureka Eurostars Timeline
Evaluation: 3 months. Project starts 6 months after deadline.
Download our free Eureka Eurostars Guide
Are you prepared for the upcoming Eurostars deadline? There’s a lot to take into consideration when applying for a Eureka Eurostars grant. Therefore, read our guide to find out how to draft the perfect proposal. Further, we help companies like yours to secure funding.
