As part of the NEPTUNE project, Accelerator of innovative solutions in the field of water, the Regional Development Agency announces the organization of the following events:

• May 30: Innovation Club, to identify partners in order to develop applications for the voucher scheme
• June 1st: Webinar of information on financing opportunities through the Voucher Scheme and support services for entrepreneurship
• June 8: B2B matchmaking event, for the identification of partners in order to develop applications for the voucher scheme

The applicant's guide and supporting documentation related to the Voucher Scheme are available on the project website:  http://www.neptune-project.eu/

The vouchers, addressed to SMEs and potential entrepreneurs in the North-West Region, represent a grant, translated into direct and non-refundable financial support 100%, the amounts varying between 5,000 - 60,000 euros.

Applications for the voucher scheme can be submitted individually or in partnership with companies from NEPTUNE partner regions, by SMEs or future entrepreneurs in the ITC, energy, environment, agriculture, water fields, who propose solutions that can contribute to the development of the sectors: Water management in urban and rural environment; Port logistics, sea and river transport; Environment and hydropower.

The deadline for submitting applications is September 15, 2017, within the limits of the available budget.

• INNOVATION CLUB

The Northwest Regional Development Agency organizes, on May 30, 2017, the second Innovation Club within the NEPTUNE project, on the topics: water management in the urban environment, technologies regarding water pollution and treatment from the perspective of environmental impact.

Companies from the SME category and potential entrepreneurs from the North-West Region, interested in benefiting from support services for innovation and entrepreneurship through the voucher scheme within the NEPTUNE project, are invited to register based on this form:  NEPTUNE_v2 Innovation Club registration form

Participation will be by selection, places being limited.

Participation in the NEPTUNE Innovation Club facilitates the generation and development of project ideas and applications for the voucher scheme and support services for innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as the identification of possible partners in the NEPTUNE regions, in case of collaborative applications. Connectivity between potential applicants from 7 countries will be ensured through a virtual communication platform. Participation is conditional on knowing the English language at a conversational level.

• B2B MATCHMAKING EVENT

In order to facilitate partnerships for the development of applications for the voucher scheme, the NEPTUNE consortium is organizing an online matchmaking event on June 8, 2017, where potential applicants or service providers can register. Based on a collaboration profile posted on the platform, you have the opportunity to select from the partners registered in B2B, from 8 European countries.

https://www.b2match.eu/neptune-ibe

Through the voucher scheme, SMEs and potential entrepreneurs in the North-West Region will be able to apply to benefit from the following innovation and entrepreneurship support services:

In parallel, applicants can benefit from the ADR Nord-Vest service offer, as a NEPTUNE partner: identification of financing opportunities for business development, support services for internationalization, assistance in identifying new technologies or partnerships, assistance in developing business plans , facilitating intellectual property services. The service offer can be accessed by completing the Voucher Scheme application, section 3a of the Applicant's Guide.

The service offer of service providers and partners in the consortium can be consulted periodically in the NEPTUNE Catalog, regularly updated on the project website:  http://www.neptune-project.eu/Neptune-Accelerator/Experts-Handbook