Up to GBP 16 million are available for China-UK collaborative research and innovation projects that address the socio-economic challenges in China regarding health, energy, agri-food and urbanisation. UK businesses can obtain grants of up to GBP 700.000, whilst Chinese partners are eligible for a max. grant of GBP 517.063.

A new funding call under Horizon 2020 was approved for Energy Efficiency projects with a total budget of EUR 194 million for 2016 and 2017. The eligible projects types are Research & Innovation, Innovation and Coordination & Support and eligible project activities should target consumers, buildings, heating & cooling, industry, products & services, finance for sustainable energy.

EUR 38 million represents the total budget set aside for the “Promoting clean energy and energy efficiency in order to support the economy with lower carbon emissions” programme. The objective is to fund projects that will implement smart energy metering systems for households.

A new funding programme to support micro-enterprises will be launched the near future., and the deadline for application submissions will be at the end of the year.

Innovation will play a key role in obtaining grants within the 2014-2020  funding period. Over € 1.5 billion is available for the Romanian market until 2020. The focus on innovation will also lead to a distinct pursuit for various types of intellectual property. In the coming period, a number of programmes with an annual cycle up to 2020 will be launched, which will focus precisely on the...

UPDATE: A new funding programme worth EUR 59.7 mil addressing the Romanian ICT sector will be opened in November 2015. SMEs can now apply individually for grants up to approx. EUR 730.000 and funding intensities up to 100%.  Applications can now be submitted from the 2^nd of November 2015 until the 01^st of February 2016.

Approx. EUR 160 mil. are available for private companies that develop Renewable energy & Energy efficiency projects.

Approx. EUR 160 mil. are available for private companies that develop Renewable energy & Energy efficiency projects.

Innovation is a source of rapid growth for the markets that favour it. Being part of such markets or addressing them via different channels can be a valuable source of business opportunity and growth for a variety of sectors.

Technology is very often at the core of implementing innovation into the business model.