• mobilise DIHs and European Companies to understand the demand for data, establish data-sharing partnerships and identify concrete use cases relying on trusted and effective sharing of data;
• support the aforementioned entities in adopting the user-friendly and proven technologies for data sharing based on CEF-compatible iSHARE and FIWARE Building Blocks, which cover all the operational, legal, technical and governance aspects related to data sharing.

In each challenge 8 teams will be selected to compete for 3 event vouchers to the final event of €1 000 and a prize of €12 000 to be awarded in to the best concept.

During the competition the teams will need to develop a concept on how blockchain can be used to tackle the challenge proposed. Block.IS project will provide technical and business mentors to support the teams selected to participate in the final event.

€12.000

• healthcare / medicine / biotech / biopharma
• IT and related sectors (robotics, automation, electronics, nanotech etc.)

The DIGI-B-CUBE vouchers will support the projects in the reconfiguration of Medical Diagnostics and related value chains.

The ideal use case should use digital twin technology for one or several of the following purposes:

• Virtual Design
• Customer Engagement
• Commissioning.
• Feedback
• Optimisation & Best Quality
• Scheduling
• Diagnosis
• Preventive Maintenance
• Smart Logistics
• Smart Systems

Services provided are:

• Intensive coaching and networking
• Access to investors
• Access to interactive workshops
• Possibility to pitch at MPowerBIO Regional Events and the European Bioeconomy Venture Forum.

Potential beneficiaries:

• Mature Startups and SMEs
• Incorporated in the EU or one of the Horizon 2020 associated countries

Type of projects:

• Developing innovative solutions applicable to the IntellIoT framework and one of the use cases in agriculture, healthcare or manufacturing

One of its main goals is to engage end-user SMEs willing to adopt the blockchain technology developed in the scope of the programme, to help them grow their businesses.

For end-user SMEs, they will receive equity-free funding of up to €3 000 for their participation at the Pilot stage, as well as the opportunity to validate, pilot and implement a blockchain-based solution to help them grow their business, adapted to their needs.

1. Circular cities
2. Blue Economy
3. Bioeconomy

With its Bioeconomy Open Call (OC), DigiCirc is looking for solutions, based on digital technologies, to tackle a series of issues identified in the following sectors:

1. Pharmaceuticals
2. Textiles and wearing apparel & packaging
3. Building materials and construction & other forest products
4. Electronics and electrical products
5. Biomass energy and biofuels & food and feed losses and waste for composting purpose
6. Machinery and equipment & motor vehicles and components

Missions aim to bring clusters together, to inspire them to learn more about the Block.IS ecosystem and to understand better how their members can benefit from the funding, business and technical support Block.IS is offering. The cluster missions roadshow will foster cross-border and cross-sectoral collaboration between clusters in Europe.

• Automated Samplers for Environmental Monitoring
  Thematic area: Environment
  Advanced technology sought for: microelectronics; nanotechnology; digital technologies; industrial biotechnology
• Fly Ash as feedstock to specialty materials
  Area: Industry
  Advanced technology sought for: advanced materials
• Food Recognition APP
  Area: Food
  Advanced technology sought for: artificial intelligence, connectivity
• Production of Bio-Butadiene from Ethanol
  Area: Energy
  Advanced technology sought for: Industrial Biotechnology
• Truly organic 3D printing material
  Thematic area: Industry, advanced manufacturing
  Advanced technology sought for: Advanced materials

The project aims at supporting innovators, researchers, scientists, coaches, and experts to join forces in projects that aim to bring innovative solutions to the European market.

Such challenges will be identified in an explanatory fiche-dossier available in the guidelines document. SMEs of any Member State of the EU or H2020 associated country are entitled to express interest and apply for providing digital solutions to those challenges.

The selected third parties will be engaged in a 9-month programme divided in two phases where experts in diverse fields will provide a successful working methodology, access to top infrastructure, training in business and data related topics, coaching, mentoring, visibility and community building.

The focus of the call will be on Data Portability use cases.

The solution / solutions that are granted funding will be conducted as a pilot project for a maximum of 8 months.

• Data governance, security, privacy and sovereignty;
• Digital Interoperability,
• Data Analytics applications in energy (such as Energy usage optimisation, Predictive maintenance, Demand forecast, etc.);
• Edge computing (SW/HW).

Applicants of this Open Call are free to propose their own product/service based on the project information provided in the Guide for Applicants regarding project objectives, reference architecture, components already under development and the available large-scale pilots.

PRE-BREEDING ACTIVITIES

Scope: implementation of activities based on the use of olive genetic resources extracted from Germplasm Bank collections in order to characterize/test new traits that can be bred into new olive tree varieties.

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Scope: development of a technological solution aiming at supporting the implementation of pre-breeding activities for olive tree varieties.

€100.000 (collaborative projects)

The following types of activities qualify for financial support, provided they are cost effective and have a clear link to the topics directly relevant to NGI Assure mentioned above – providing – and the objectives set out in the call:

• scientific research
• design and development of open source software and open hardware
• validation or constructive inquiry into existing or novel technical solutions
• software engineering aimed at adapting to new usage areas or improving software quality
• formal security proofs, security audits, setup and design of software testing and continuous integration
• documentation for researchers, developers and end users
• standardisation activities, including membership fees of standards bodies
• understanding user requirements and improving usability/inclusive design
• necessary measures in support of (broad)er deployability, e.g. packaging
• participation in technical, developer and community events like hackathons, IETF, W3C, RIPE meetings, FOSDEM, etc. (admission fee, travel and subsistence costs)
• other activities that are relevant to adhering to robust software development and deployment practices
• project management
• out-of-pocket costs for infrastructure essential to achieving the above

€200.000

Three voucher types are offered: Development and technology transfer (up to €20 000/proposal), Prototyping (up to €60 000/SME) and Large-scale demonstrator (up to €60 000/SME).

Three programmes are planned:

Pre-incubation – 3 months
Pre-acceleration – 6 months
Post-acceleration – 6 months

Task description:

• Sub-call 1: Evaluation of ASCAPE Open AI infrastructure in healthcare institutions
• Sub-call 2: Contribute new algorithms to improve or/and train ASCAPE Open AI infrastructure to detect new types of cancer or medical conditions

The objective of the EUCF is to build a substantial pipeline of sustainable energy investment projects across municipalities/local authorities (or their groupings) in Europe, by providing support to the development of investment concepts.

 I-NERGY will select 10 bottom-up projects for the Technology Transfer Programme I, who will receive up to €50 000 for the execution of the project and take part in a 6 months support programme.

The scope of the programme is:

Building blocks and applications for new AI algorithms/services and small-scale experiments (prototypes) using own resources (modules, models and components) in order to address the developments and implementation of technology and systems applicable to specific cross-sectorial Challenges within the Energy sector for the purpose of enriching the AI resources and tools catalogue for Energy on Europe’s AI-on-demand platform AI4EU.

Beneficiaries: Consortia composed of three different entities from at least two different countries including one Academic/Industrial partner who acts as a Technology Provider and an Industrial partner acting as a Technology Receiver.

Support will be given to hree types of experiments:

• Knowledge Transfer Experiments (KTE), which comprise a novel type of internship experiments allowing smaller projects, or less mature ideas to be presented, tested and thus potentially find the fertile ground to grow and reveal its product potentials;
• Focused Technology Transfer Experiments (FTTEs), focusing on one of the four defined underrepresented areas, will give the opportunity to form synergies, accelerate product orient projects and offer guidance towards successful commercialisation;
• Cross-domain Technology Transfer Experiments (CTTEs), targeting to more complex multidisciplinary transfers and productization of novel CLEC CPS and the IoT technologies to wider markets.

(up to €60.000 per third party)

SEED Innovation Vouchers, up to €5000, are available to SME’s to support an innovation project or new idea. The vouchers can be used to finance (or part-finance) external support from technical, legal, financial, and business experts.