Instrument/Program level:
National
Program level area:
GERMANY
Name of the instrument/Program:
Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand (ZIM)
Instrument/Program website:
Instrument/Program eligible areas:
GERMANY
Objectives:
- To encourage medium-sized companies to make greater efforts in market-oriented research, technological development and innovation;
- to minimize the technical and economic risks of R & D technology-based projects;
- transforming R&D results into effective market innovations;
- Strengthen cooperation between enterprises and research institutes and increase technology transfer and commitment to research and development cooperation and participation in innovation networks;
- Improve innovation, cooperation and network management in medium-sized businesses.
Eligible thematics in line with ERC sectors:
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Social Sciences and Humanities
Action typologies:
Foster cooperation and clustering between projects and monitor technology advances and developments in the specific field
Support of technology and know-how transfer between research, technology institutions and businesses or clusters for the development and adaptation of new technologies, products or services
Joint Product Innovation / Service Innovation, Process Innovation, Strategic and Organizational Innovation
Development of new sustainable technologies, new products and services
Beneficiaries:
Higher education and research
SME
Status of the eligible institutions:
Public
Private
Public equivalent body
Field:
Research
Innovation
Program contribution minimum:
25%
Program contribution maximum:
100%
Project budget maximum:
200 000,00 €
Project duration maximum:
36 months
Events organized by this Program: