SME? You still have a year to access the services of SuperBIO (H2020 funded) and BioBase4SME (Interreg funded). Services offered include market research, techno-economic assessment, feedstock analysis, business plan development, LCA, regulatory appraisal and process scale-up testing (both on chemical processes and IB processes, including high throughput strain engineering and process optimisation).
Through those two programs, SMEs in Europe can access services up to a value of:
- € 100,000 (with a SME cofunding share in cash of max. 50% from the SME) via BioBase4SME
- € 60,000 (with a SME cofunding share in cash of max. 25% from the SME) via SuperBIO
See: http://www.h2020-superbio.eu and http://www.nweurope.eu/projects/project-search/bio-innovation-support-for-entrepreneurs-throughout-nwe-regions/ .