Deadline: 15-May-23
S3E Reserve is now open to help scaling start-ups and more mature SMEs, gain market traction through a pan-European brokerage program, that will connect them with corporates and public organisations with certain challenges and problems, which they can work together to solve.
The program started inviting larger companies, corporations, and public organisations (Challenge Organisations) to submit a challenge through the Open Call Mechanism. The experts and independent technology brokers (selected through an open Expression of Interest) have reviewed the submitted challenges and have selected 15 with the highest degree of potential, impact and innovation and feasibility.
What they offer?
- Scaling Start-ups and SMEs with deep tech projects and solutions from all Southern Europe
- A fully customized programme that can contain one or more of the following services based on the needs of the company. This programme will provide the scope and the effort that will be offered to the company.
- Mentoring (Business & Innovation experts) based on an Assessment of the company that will help the scale-up identify any weak points of problems in their growth scale. The mentors supporting the S3E Reserve edition are individuals who are somehow connected to the area of deep tech and entrepreneurship, and who are prepared to help the scale-ups solve problems that arise throughout the program.
- Coaching (Sustainability experts) will support the company in identifying business cases and potential applications based on their portfolio that could provide solutions to address sustainability challenges related to the UN SDG of the call.
- Training in public procurement, including Pre-Commercial Procurement and Public Procurement for Innovative solutions (PPIs) that will help scale-ups access bigger projects and clients
- Masterclasses with established experts in their field in topics such as ESG compliance, leadership, onboarding new personnel, customer acquisition, company culture).
- Networking with industry leaders and showcase opportunities at the S3E Open day.
- Technology Brokerage: The technology brokers will help the SMEs and startups prepare their technical offer and match them with the challenge organisations in need.
- Innovation Readiness Assessment: a Self-assessment of the solver that will help the company identify weak points or problems in their growth. The Technology brokers can then suggest specific actions that can help the solver improve their operations.
Eligibility Criteria
- Scaling Start-ups and SMEs with deep tech projects and solutions from all Southern Europe, meeting the following criteria:
- Is established in any country of the Southern European science-based innovation ecosystem is eligible for the Horizon Europe program including associated countries.
- Is capable of addressing a challenge that has been submitted as part of the conducted open call for Challenges and which is related to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
- Can justify the development and / or deployment of a Deep Tech solution.
- For the scope of S3E, Southern European countries include the following European countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Cyprus, Romania, Slovenia and Spain. And the following Associated countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo and Turkey.
For more information, visit S3E Reverse for Solvers.