Deadline: 23-Feb-23
Vinnova is inviting applications for EUREKA Xecs Call 2023: International Collaboration Projects in Electronics Components & Systems for Sustainable Digital Transformation to support international collaboration projects with actors along the entire value chain for innovative electronic systems.
The projects can cover a range of applications, from system of systems, embedded software, electronics components, modules and systems integration to industrial processes and related technologies.
The areas of application may come from, for example, mobility, energy, digital industry, health, production and digital society. The call for proposal is launched in the framework of the Eureka-cluster Xecs, an international innovation cluster for smart electronics.
Xecs is an innovation cluster within the Eureka network with a focus on innovative electronic components and systems. The cluster is part of the Eureka network where generic technologies with great importance for the sustainable digital transformation and European competitiveness are developed.
Offers
- With this the offer, they want to support international collaborative projects with actors along the entire value chain for electronic components and systems for the sustainable digital transformation. The projects may concern systems of systems, embedded software, electronic components and modules as well as system integration. The solutions may be intended to be applied within, for example, mobility, energy, industrial digitalisation, health, food production and society’s digitalisation. The call is made within the framework of the Eureka cluster Xecs, an international innovation cluster with a focus on innovative electronic components and systems.
- In order to receive funding, the results must be relevant to the sustainable digital transformation and the competitiveness of Swedish business. Expected results of the projects are, for example, prototypes and demonstrators of interest to potential customers on an international market. A successful proposal for national funding for Vinnova normally requires participation from both large companies, SMEs and academia/research institutes. At least one company with a Swedish place of business must participate.
- Xecs Office offers support during the consortium building and organizes a networking event 7-8 February 2023. There is also the possibility to upload and share project ideas in ECS collaboration tools.
Funding Information
- Vinnova finances a maximum of 50 percent of the project´s eligible costs. They finance up to a maximum of SEK 15 million per project. The projects generally run over three years.
What can you apply for?
- International collaboration in projects focusing on electronics components and systems, such as sensors, power electronics, electronics platforms, systems integration, embedded systems and product integration in electronics. The purpose is to develop solutions that can drive sustainable digital transformation and strengthen competitiveness in the areas covered by Xecs cluster.
Eligibility Criteria
- Research organizations or industrial consortia with at least two independent organizations from at least two countries that are members of Eureka. At least one Swedish small or medium-sized company (SME) must participate. Proposals are to be submitted to Xecs cluster.
For more information, visit EUREKA Xecs.
For more information, visit https://www.vinnova.se/en/calls-for-proposals/eureka-cluster-financing/eureka-xecs-call-2023–international-2022-01762/