STAGE 1
APPLICATION

For entrepreneurs in early stages, with innovative projects that address one of the two following challenges:

• Green Waste-free Manufacturing & Circular Economy
• Resilient manufacturing

For Start-ups or Scale-ups ready to expand their ventures geographically or to new customer segments. The venture needs to focus on one or several of the following areas:

• Automation of manufacturing operations (e.g. robotics)
• Agile, flexible and resilient supply chain
• Process and resource consumption efficiency
• Prediction of demand, supply and assets usage (e.g. predictive maintenance)
• Digitalized platforms (e.g. AI and IoT applications)
• Other manufacturing related solutions

For SMEs that have identified transformation challenges in new technologies and/or new business models contributing to:

• Green Waste-free Manufacturing & Circular Economy
• Resilient manufacturing
• Flexible and agile manufacturing