The EIC Challenge Platform has fresh new opportunities for you! This time is the ‘Atlantic Smart Ports Blue Acceleration Network’ (AspBAN) project that is looking for start-ups that can submit innovative solutions to a series of challenges in the blue economy sector. AspBAN is hosting an Open Innovation Program with the goal of facilitating and establishing collaboration between start-ups and ports, that will be implemented in the form of pilot projects.
AspBAN Open Innovation Challenges
The Open innovation program of AspBAN has the main purpose of developing the whole Blue Economy ecosystem around the port centred blue innovation hubs by facilitating and establishing the collaboration between start-ups and ports through concrete pilot projects increasing the chances of implementing their sustainable product/solution.
Deadline for applications: 16 June 2022
Challenges
- Green Ports: solutions that will enhance air quality control, carbon emissions and noise reduction
- Clean Energy sources for Ports: solutions that drive ports’ decarbonization by bringing clean energy sources for ports
- Port facilities for Off-shore energy: solutions and new business in the sector of renewable energies
- Waste management & Circular Economy: solutions tackling the waste management in the ports contributing to the circularity of waste resources
- Ports as catalysers of Natural Capital Value & Restoration: solutions that will contribute to conservation and restoration of the natural capital around the ports ecosystem
- Port infrastructures: solutions that support port operation and improve the port infrastructures
- New Business derived from Living Marine Resources (Aquaculture and Fisheries): solutions that can be applied in the emerging sectors in the blue bio-economy and bio-technology, aquaculture and fisheries
- Traffic management, Freights and Logistics: solutions that will increase the Ports’ capacity to deal with Traffic, management, freights and logistics
- Smart Ports and Industry Digital Transformation: solutions that will enable Ports’ Digital Transformation in order to become smarter, data-driven and interoperable
- Sustainable Shipping Industry and Maritime Transportation: solutions towards the decarbonization and sustainability of the shipping industry and Maritime Transportation
What’s in it for you?
- Chance to connect and have access to 142 Strategic partners across the Atlantic Ports
- Fast forward business bootcamp opportunities with relevant partners.
- Opportunity to scale and test the product using real data in a live environment.
- Networking and partnerships with startups selected for the Bootcamp.
- Feedback and mentorship from experts on the Blue Economy sector.
If you’re interested, learn more about this call.
More information
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