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Find similar grantsProof-of-Concept (PoC) Co-Financing Instrument (EIT Food) is sponsored by EIT Food (European Institute of Innovation & Technology). This instrument offers grants to financially de-risk small-scale pilot projects between agrifood startups and industry leaders.
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Proof-of-Concept Co-Financing Instrument | EIT Application are open for the Proof-of-Concept Co-Financing Instrument. EIT Food facilitates corporate innovation by connecting world-leading industry with impactful agrifood startups.
The purpose of the PoC Co-Financing Instrument is to financially de-risk the commercial activities of agrifood startups that will ultimately result in impactful technologies, products, and services reaching the market and scaling further in the food sector. Usually, the first step towards a long-term collaboration between a startup and a potential corporate customer is a proof-of concept or small-scale pilot project.
Once this kind of experiment was deemed successful from both sides, it will ideally lead to a bigger scale pilot project or the start of commercial activities. The extra support that EIT Food can offer at this stage is to financially de-risk startup-corporate experiments in an attempt to promote the commercial success of their solutions.
In this context, EIT Food targets proof-of-concepts and small-scale pilot projects between startups and prospective corporate clients with less than €100 000 in project costs. Proposed projects must exhibit a clear pathway towards commercial success. Project activities should therefore be strictly related to deliver on the proof-of-concept or pilot project proposed together with the corporate client.
Example projects include but are not limited to: sample creation, field trials, functionality and property tests, & efficiency assessments. Cut-off date 1: 30/06/2025 Cut-off date 2: 31/07/2025 Cut-off date 3: 30/08/2025 Cut-off date 4: 30/09/2025 Cut-off date 5: 31/10/2025 Cut-off date 6: 30/11/2025 After each of the cut-off deadlines, submitted applications will be evaluated by expert panels.
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Proof-of-Concept (PoC) Co-Financing Instrument (EIT Food) is funded by EIT Food (European Institute of Innovation & Technology). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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