1. Awareness raising sessions & thematic capacity building events1
EEN Scotland
Services free to Scottish companies - funded by EC/SE/HIE
International network of Advisors
Services
Business research (legislation, contacts)
Qualified introductions for agency/distribution, manufacturing, JV, co-development, licensing, collaborative projects...
Scoping projects for EU funding (Horizon 2020, SME Instrument)
In depth support for H2020 proposal scoping and development
Jane Watters
Knowledge Transfer Executive
Marine and Offshore Renewables
EEN Intelligent Energy Sector Group
All the logos???....
H2020 is complex and there is a lot of support available in Scotland
The Scottish EU Research & Innovation Steering Group (all member logos included)
Aim: Increase Scotland’s influence and strengthen our performance in terms of securing additional EU R&D and innovation funding
Activities: Scottish Support Framework to enhance Scottish participation in EU R&D and innovation funding:
Awareness raising sessions & thematic capacity building events
Designated support to Scottish organisations, with focus on businesses, SMEs
Mapping Europe 2020 “grand challenges” against Scottish Economic to identify priorities to align EU opportunities with Scottish strengths in sectors/industry/academia
Team Scotland approach to better coordinate support for companies as well as key industries
EEN role is in primarily supporting SMEs (so emphasis is on the SME instrument), promoting itand supporting companies to see if/where their project idea fits, find partners, and gain feedback on projects from NCPs.
Caveat - Aim to cover the main parts of H2020 which are relevant for the food and drink industry – though there may be opportunities in other EU programmes…e.g. LIFE not covered
Scottish Government
Scottish Funding Council
Scottish Enterprise
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Scotland Europa
Enterprise Europe Network Scotland
Business Partnering at key events:
SR Offshore Wind Conference
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