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Deadline was January 14, 2025 at 17:00 CET (extended). Call is now closed.
Innovate Together 2024 is sponsored by EIT Manufacturing. The Innovate Together 2024 Call focuses on strengthening European manufacturing in key strategic areas, particularly technologies outlined in the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA).
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Innovate Together 2024 - EIT Manufacturing October, 2nd 2024, 12:00 CEST January, 14th 2025, 17:00 CEST Corporations , SMEs , Startups Innovate Together 2024 Call The second edition of the Innovate Together 2024 Call, launched by EIT Manufacturing in collaboration with the European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA) , and co-financed by the Directorate General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) , is designed to foster collaboration between disruptive entrepreneurs and established industry leaders to develop market-ready solutions that drive innovation, sustainability, and competitiveness in the European manufacturing sector.
The Call focuses on strengthening European manufacturing in key strategic areas defined by the European Commission, with a particular emphasis in 2024 on technologies outlined in the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) .
By supporting the European Green Deal, Innovate Together helps European industry adapt to forthcoming regulations and bridge the gap between open research under Pillar 2 of the Horizon Europe Framework Programme and open innovation in Pillar 3. The total budget of this call is of EUR 5 millions . This Call will focus on two topics, First-Time-Right Manufacturing and End-of-Lifecycle Management.
First-Time-Right Manufacturing One of the objectives of the European Green Deal is to promote sustainable manufacturing practices that minimise waste, pollution, and enhance efficiency. A key concept in achieving this objective is First Time Right (FTR), which encompasses a range of activities from Zero-Defect processes to strategies for Zero-Waste value chains.
FTR is a manufacturing philosophy that prioritises getting things right the first time, rather than relying on rework and correction to achieve quality. By implementing FTR, manufacturers can reduce scrap and waste, improve efficiency, and ultimately enhance their bottom line. This approach involves the use of various solutions such as simulation, in-line quality monitoring, and non-destructive testing to ensure high-quality outcomes.
To achieve First Time Right (FTR), manufacturers should leverage the following technologies and solutions, in particular, applied to critical production processes: Simulation and digital twins; Real-time monitoring and sensors; End-of-Lifecycle management Another objective of the European Green Deal is to make the European Union climate-neutral by 2050.
To accomplish this, a comprehensive and sustainable approach is required across all industries. End-of-lifecycle management plays a crucial role in this approach, focusing on the responsible handling of products at the end of their useful life to ensure they are either repurposed for their next lifecycle or disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.
In contrast to the traditional approach of disposing of products in landfills or incinerating them, the European Green Deal emphasises the importance of a circular economy. This entails creating a closed-loop system where waste materials are reused, recycled, or repurposed to minimise waste and maximise resource efficiency.
In order to advance towards these goals, it is crucial for manufacturers to take a proactive approach to end-of-lifecycle management. Innovate Together actively supports projects that foster: Circular design of products; Easy disassemly and recycling; Frameworks and platforms for circularity. Note: each proposal must focus only on one topic, by selecting it properly in the submission form.
Proposed solutions that harm the environment or social welfare or discriminate based on gender, age, socio-economic and geographic situation, disability, ethnicity, and sexual or gender identity, or are not in line with the Do No Significant Harm Principle are not eligible.
Innovate Together 2024 is open to: SMEs, large enterprises, research institutions and universities established in one of the Member States (including overseas countries and territories, (OCTs)) or Associated Countries to Horizon Europe and the low- and middle-income countries which presents a proposal fitting one of the topics presented under 3. 1.
Eligible applicants shall form a consortium of at least 3 legal entities independent from each other and established in countries covered by at least 2 different EIT Manufacturing ICs, as follows: at least one independent legal entity established in a Member State; and at least two other independent legal entities, established in a Member States or Associated Countries Applicants must build the proposal on the results of a successfully closed project funded by a Factories of the Future (FoF) / Made in Europe (MiE) call under Horizon Europe Framework Programme.
The applying consortium may be the whole consortium or a part of the consortium of the former FoF/MiE project and may also include new partners; the project consortium shall own the IPRs of the Core Technology (exploitable output) of the former FoF/MiE project that will be further developed and launched in the market by the end of this Call; the closing date of the FoF/Made in Europe funded projects cannot be older than three (3) years before the start date of the projects funded under this Call.
The full list of eligible Factories of the Future (FoF) / Made in Europe (MiE) projects can be found on the following link .
Publication of the Call: 23 September 2024 Opening of the Call: 2 October 2024, 10:00 CEST Closing of the Call [EXTENDED] : 14 January 2025, 17:00 CET Eligibility and admissibility check: by 21 January 2025 Evaluation of proposals: from 27 January 2025 Hearings: from 3 March 2025 to 12 March 2025 Communication of results: 31 March 2025 Start date of the projects: 1 July 2025 Rewatch the Info Session from 17 October 2024 Did you miss the info session?
Nicholas Deliyanakis – Manufacturing R&I in EU Xavier Baillard – Building on the success of the past edition Filomeno Martina – the LAMM Project Chiara Galletta – Innovate Together 2024: main rules and characteristics Erica Delucchi – Innovate Together 2024: call process Sergiu Casian – Innovate Together 2024: submission portal The continuation of the programme is proof of the successful cooperation between the two Pillars of Horizon Europe programme represented by EIT Manufacturing, supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology ( EIT ), a body of the European Union, and EFFRA.
Recognising this success, European Commission Directorate General Research and Innovation (DG RTD) will be co-programming and co-financing the initiative to expand its impact. Furthermore, DG Communication, Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT), DG Education, Youth, Sports and Culture (EAC), DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW) supported the initiative since its first call in 2023.
By accelerating the market deployment of cutting-edge technologies, this call contributes to advancing both scientific excellence and industrial competitiveness while addressing global challenges and societal needs. Applications must be submitted before the call deadline.
All entities participating in this call for proposals must be registered in the submission system as early as possible and no later than 3 working days before the call closing, 8 January 2025 at 17:00 CET, otherwise they may not be eligible for funding. Please note : EIT Manufacturing partners are eligible to apply for funding nevertheless applicants do not need to be EIT Manufacturing partners to apply. New Person?
Register here to the submission platform *it applies to new persons of registered organisations Submission portal LiveDemo Find out how to submit your proposals by watching this LiveDemo Call guidelines and mandatory documents to be submitted Innovate Together – Call for Proposals 2024 Guidelines [UPDATED 2 December 2024] EIT Manufacturing Innovate Together 2024 Call Q&A Documents for consultation Electronic submission system – users’ guide CfP 2025 Innovation – Service Agreement final Appeal and redress procedure Declaration on honour on eligibility, exclusion and selection EIT Manufacturing Strategic Agenda Activities Monitoring Process Guidelines Eligibility of expenditures Financial support agreement template General model grant agreement HE List of core KPIs and additional KPIs EIT Manufacturing ASBL ceased operations as of 10 April 2026.
After more than five years of building the largest pan-European manufacturing innovation network, EIT Manufacturing ASBL has ceased operations as of 10 April 2026. We are thankful to our staff, partners and startups who invested in this mission alongside us. The mission that brought us together – improving people’s lives through sustainable manufacturing – has not lost its urgency.
We trust that the network, relationships and knowledge built over these years will continue to carry that work forward as the European manufacturing ecosystem requires continuity more than ever. Our regional offices: EIT Manufacturing East (Vienna), EIT Manufacturing West (San Sebastian), EIT Manufacturing South (Milan) and EIT Manufacturing North (Gothenburg) will remain active.
If you are based in those regions, reach out to your existing regional contact directly to continue the conversations. For enquiries related to outstanding funding obligations, please direct all messages to beneficiarysupport@eit. europa.
eu For any outstanding payments, please contact the appointed liquidator: Christophe Basse on cd@lesmandataires. com
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Applicants must build the proposal on the results of a successfully closed project funded by a Factories of the Future (FoF)/Made in Europe (MiE) call under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows EUR 5 million total budget. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
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