Summary
The FINEST SCALEUP project brings together leading research and innovation actors to establish the Baltic Sear Region countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Poland, onwards referred to as the ‘BSR-5’, as a cross-border, inclusive and gender equal Deep tech innovation ecosystem with the main goal to support companies, start-ups and entrepreneurs to showcase innovative technologies, attract investment and reach global markets.
The FINEST SCALEUP addresses the lack of scale-up funding for startups from 'Less Connected and Developing Innovation Ecosystems', particularly those women-led and from the Deep tech sector .
It leverages on the FinEst Centre, as a world-class Centre of Excellence for Smart Cities Research and Innovation, has developed a cross-border knowledge transfer infrastructure (Urban Operating Platform) that supports its piloting programme, with a combined 100M€ budget to invest in research heavy solutions that have a strong potential to develop into deep tech companies. In the FINEST SCALEUP project, the FinEst Centre capitalises on Finnish-Estonian macro region’s scientific and empirical knowledge to build and strengthen the innovation potential of gender neutral deep tech entrepreneurship across the BSR-5.
The FINEST SCALEUP addresses the lack of scale-up funding for startups from 'Less Connected and Developing Innovation Ecosystems', particularly those women-led and from the Deep tech sector .
It leverages on the FinEst Centre, as a world-class Centre of Excellence for Smart Cities Research and Innovation, has developed a cross-border knowledge transfer infrastructure (Urban Operating Platform) that supports its piloting programme, with a combined 100M€ budget to invest in research heavy solutions that have a strong potential to develop into deep tech companies. In the FINEST SCALEUP project, the FinEst Centre capitalises on Finnish-Estonian macro region’s scientific and empirical knowledge to build and strengthen the innovation potential of gender neutral deep tech entrepreneurship across the BSR-5.
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| Web resources: | https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101114356 |
| Start date: | 15-03-2024 |
| End date: | 14-09-2026 |
| Total budget - Public funding: | - 999 968,00 Euro |
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The FINEST SCALEUP project brings together leading research and innovation actors to establish the Baltic Sear Region countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Poland, onwards referred to as the ‘BSR-5’, as a cross-border, inclusive and gender equal Deep tech innovation ecosystem with the main goal to support companies, start-ups and entrepreneurs to showcase innovative technologies, attract investment and reach global markets.The FINEST SCALEUP addresses the lack of scale-up funding for startups from 'Less Connected and Developing Innovation Ecosystems', particularly those women-led and from the Deep tech sector .
It leverages on the FinEst Centre, as a world-class Centre of Excellence for Smart Cities Research and Innovation, has developed a cross-border knowledge transfer infrastructure (Urban Operating Platform) that supports its piloting programme, with a combined 100M€ budget to invest in research heavy solutions that have a strong potential to develop into deep tech companies. In the FINEST SCALEUP project, the FinEst Centre capitalises on Finnish-Estonian macro region’s scientific and empirical knowledge to build and strengthen the innovation potential of gender neutral deep tech entrepreneurship across the BSR-5.
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SIGNEDCall topic
HORIZON-EIE-2022-SCALEUP-02-01Update Date
12-03-2024
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| TalTech - Tallinn University of Technology (Coördinator)
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| EIT DIGITAL
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| FUNDACJA DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE OBSERVATORY
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| KRAKOWSKI PARK TECHNOLOGICZNY SP ZOO
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| LATVIJAS JAUNUZNEMUMU ASOCIACIJA
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| MTU EESTI ARIINGLITE ASSOTSIATSIOON
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| VIESOJI ISTAIGA INOVACIJU AGENTURA
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| VIESOJI ISTAIGA LIETUVOS INOVACIJU CENTRAS