Pan-European Open Innovation Competition for Startups and Scaleups:
BoostUp! Europe 2023 is an instrument of EIT Manufacturing to promote relationships between innovative startups and industrial Corporates and SMEs. The total budget for this call is 150,000 EUR and the top-5 startups will receive a 30,000 EUR lump sum grant to implement a proof of concept (PoC) of their innovative solution to solve a Corporate/SME challenge.
BoostUp! Europe 2023 Call is a call for mature European startups to solve 5 industrial business challenges, disclosed by this year’s partners – Volkswagen AG, Dana Inc., Talgo, voestalpine Böhler Aerospace, and Berg Propulsion.
Focus areas of the Call:
EIT Manufacturing organises BoostUp! Europe 2023 Call – a pan-European Open Innovation competition for solutions to relevant industrial challenges addressing at least one of the following four thematic areas (EIT Manufacturing flagships):
- Flexible Production Systems for Competitive Manufacturing
- Low Environmental Footprint Systems & Circular Economy for Green Manufacturing
- Digital & Collaborative Solutions for Innovative Manufacturing Ecosystems
- Human-machine co-working for socially sustainable manufacturing
This Call is composed of two phases:
Phase 1 is the submission of application form and project concept where the applicants present a technological solution.
In Phase 2 – submission of Proof of Concept (PoC) project full proposal –15 shortlisted startups will be invited to submit a PoC project full proposal showcasing in detail the recommended plan for the proof of concept of their technological solution applied to the specific challenge posed by the Challenge Owner. These PoC project full proposals will be assessed by a panel of independent experts.
Top 5 startups selected during the 2nd phase will receive a “growth package” as well as 30,000 EUR in the form of a lump sum grant for the implementation of PoCs of the startups’ innovative technologies applied to the corporates’ challenges.
Who can apply?
The “BoostUp! Europe 2023” is open to mature startups with solutions at Technology Readiness Level 7 or higher.
The startups applying to the “BoostUp! Europe 2023” call must be registered headquarters in one of the European Union Member States or countriesassociated to Horizon Europe at the time of their application to the call.
Please refer to the Terms and Conditions document of the call for the detailed information regarding the eligibility criteria. “Download the Document” via below button.
Application Deadline:
The applications will be received until on 1st September, 23 - 12:00 pm CET.
For application and more information regarding the call, please follow the call website.