Investera i framtidens innovationer i Skåne-Blekinge

This grant opportunity seeks projects that increase small and medium-sized enterprises' research and innovation capacity, both through direct company initiatives and through investments in open testbeds, demonstration environments, and research infrastructure that strengthen regional collaboration and long-term growth. The funding addresses challenges in the Skåne-Blekinge region including low private R&D investment, insufficient involvement of businesses and research institutes in the innovation system, and lack of testbeds and demonstration environments. Projects should connect to regional smart specialization strategies and contribute to solving the region's overarching challenges of low employment rates and low productivity. Eligible activities include establishing testbeds and demonstration environments, increasing companies' innovation capacity through knowledge transfer and concrete collaborations with research institutions, developing support structures for innovation, and building physical environments and infrastructure for applied research.