Are you a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) or startup with an innovative idea that could make a significant impact in the Health, Agrifood, Digital-ICT, and Fintech sectors?

You have the opportunity to participate in the second call for proposals of EPICENTRE project. The EPICENTRE Project is a collaborative European initiative aimed at finding innovative solutions for challenges in the Agrifood, Health, and Digital-Fintech sectors through collaboration between corporates and SMEs/Startups.

Clúster Digital de Catalunya (Spain), Campania Bioscience (Italy), and Lithuanian Food Exporters Association (Lithuania), the consortium behind the Epicentre Project, invite applicants to submit proposals to solve a set of challenges provided by Corporates. The selected applications will have the opportunity to participate in the EPICENTRE Acceleration Program and enroll in the EPICENTRE Academy, where they will receive mentorship, funding, and resources to bring their ideas to life. The project is designed as an Open Innovation Challenge competition, and the maximum amounts of financial support that a project can directly receive is 42.400€.

The EPICENTRE Acceleration Program is a 3-step funnel acceleration programme divided in the LAUNCH, SUSTAIN and DRIVE phase. In its 1st call, the Epicentre received more than 90 SMEs and startups from 19 different countries. That extraordinary participation and the diverse range of ideas presented are a true reflection of the entrepreneurial spirit and culture of innovation thriving within Europe so we expect a similar results from this second call which is opened until the 5th of December at 17h CET.

Visit this website to know more about the project, phases, challenges to address the proposals and the funding. https://epicentre.idconsortium.com/