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Eurostars

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Eurostars

Funding international SME-led collaborative research and development projects for commercialisation.

Etterbeek

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Etterbeek
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Who they are

About

Eurostars is an international funding programme facilitating collaborative research and development (R&D) projects spearheaded by innovative Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe and national funding bodies, the programme supports the creation of innovative products, processes, and services aimed at commercialisation. It operates under a unique hybrid governance model, combining a centralised evaluation process with decentralised funding managed by national agencies across its 37 participating countries.

Investment profile
Investment thesis
Eurostars' core philosophy is to stimulate market-oriented R&D and innovation through international collaboration among SMEs. The program aims for projects to lead to new products, processes, or services ready for market launch within two years of project completion.
Ticket size
Average project budget is €1.4M. Maximum grant for the Dutch part of a project is €500,000. Grants can cover up to 50% of project costs for SMEs, 25% for larger companies, and sometimes 100% for research institutions.
Sweet spot
Innovative SMEs leading international R&D consortiums, developing products/processes/services with strong market potential, ready for commercialisation within 24 months post-project, and spanning TRL 4 to TRL 6-7.
What they add
Access public funding for international R&D, strengthen R&D through international partners, reduce R&D risk, develop new business relationships, access international markets, guidance from idea to commercialisation, substantial funding with average project budgets of €1.4M.
Geographic focus
International collaboration within Eurostars countries · including Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Canada · Croatia · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Latvia · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malta · the Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Singapore · Slovakia · Slovenia · South Africa · South Korea · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Türkiye · and the United Kingdom.
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