The first Innovation Club in Blue Industries
The North-West Regional Development Agency is organizing, on January 18, 2017, the first Innovation Club within the NEPTUNE project, on the themes: water management in urban and rural environments, technologies regarding water pollution and treatment and the impact on the environment, renewable energy from hydro sources.
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 the attached 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.
The applicant's guide for the Vouchers and Support Services Scheme that will be launched this week will be available on the project's website: http://www.neptune-project.eu/. The attached presentation contains the necessary preliminary details.
Through the voucher scheme, a total budget of 270,000 euros is available to SMEs and potential entrepreneurs in the North-West Region, who 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: identifying 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 application related to the Vouchers and Support Services Scheme.
The offer of service providers and consortium partners can be consulted periodically in the NEPTUNE Catalog, which will be available and periodically updated on the project website: http://www.neptune-project.eu/
Additional information can be obtained at the headquarters of ADR Nord-Vest, work point Cluj-Napoca, Calea Dorobantilor no. 3, phone 0264431550/ ext. 23