SPIN4EIC Construction, Infrastructure and Manufacturing

Rapid Applications for Transport Open Call – Don’t miss this opportunity! Choose your challenge by 6 May

EIT Urban Mobility reaffirmed its commitment to city-driven innovation with the announcement of the Rapid Application for Transport (RAPTOR) programme. Recognizing cities as vital catalysts for innovation adoption, RAPTOR aims to accelerate the implementation of cutting-edge solutions in urban mobility. Learn more about the RAPTOR Project Under this initiative, cities are empowered to select promising solutions with the support of technical and business advisors. These chosen solutions receive financial backing to be developed and tested within the city within a five-month timeline. By prioritizing proximity to citizens and rapid development, RAPTOR seeks to address mobility challenges efficiently and effectively. The 2024 edition of RAPTOR will see 13 cities across Europe implementing pilot projects, potentially tackling a total of 44 mobility challenges in 38 cities over three years. This agile approach complements EIT Urban Mobility's traditional large-scale projects, fostering competition and drawing innovative minds into the community. With the new edition of the RAPTOR programme in 2024, EIT Urban Mobility will select up to 13 projects from across Europe to develop solutions to niche mobility challenges. Existing documentation and lessons learned from RAPTOR’s previous editions will be key in ensuring an acceleration of innovation in cities, closer to citizens and closer to the innovation’s edge.   Discover the 13 challenges here!   Main features of the call Key dates of the Call calendar 

• Call opening: 29 February 2024 
• Call closing (submission of completed application): 6 May 2024 at 17:00 CET 
• Eligibility and admissibility check: End of May 2024 
• Evaluation of proposals: May-June 2024 
• Panel hearing: June 2024 
• Communication of results: July 2024 
• Tentative start of the projects: August 2024 

Total estimated EIT Funding allocated to this Call   Up to €520,000 (a lump sum of €59,500 per project, of which €40,000 is refunded as EIT funding and €19,500 is co-funding)  Project duration  RAPTOR projects will last from August to December 2024.  Submission portal   EIT Urban Mobility AwardForce   Short summary of the topics to be addressed  Each city has issued a City Challenge, found at www.raptorproject.eu and in Annex II, highlighting their niche city mobility challenges and information necessary to assess their issue and location.  Evaluation criteria  Phase 1: Quality evaluation 

• Strategic fit 
• Excellence, impact, and implementation 

Phase 2: Panel hearings 

• Results of the hearing 
• Portfolio fit 

Call for applications to the 1st SPIN4EIC Innovation Procurement Academy week. Last chance to apply!

EIC awardees can now apply for the 1st edition of the SPIN4EIC Innovation Procurement Academy week: the General Procurement Academy, taking place online between 15/04/2024 and 18/04/2024. This edition will introduce the most crucial aspects of (public and private sector) innovation procurement within and outside of the EU. Are you an EIC awardee wanting to learn more about how to leverage innovation procurement as part of your business strategy? Then we invite you to apply for this opportunity! This is a unique chance for you to learn from experienced procurement trainers and peer EIC awardees. Ultimately, this can empower you to open up business opportunities and to effectively market your innovative solutions. Apply to the first Academy week by completing this form. The deadline is now closed, but we are still accepting late applications. Hurry up! Don't miss this unique training opportunity!

Open call: Innovation Zero Awards 2024 (deadline extended to15 March 2024)

Innovation Zero Awards aims to connect climate innovators with corporate buyers and strategic investors. The Award is designed from the corporate buyers' point of view: the criteria will resemble core procurement criteria and reward the most purchasable clean solutions. The Award will be judged by a professional panel of 50+ corporate procurement and sustainability managers, cleantech investors and industry experts. After the Award, the solutions catalogue will be open and accessible and hopefully become a discovery tool for corporate buyers. They are looking for ground-breaking solutions and cutting-edge low carbon technologies introduced in the past 6 years that help to fight the climate crisis by reducing or eliminating the carbon footprint of clients' operations. For start-ups and innovators looking for recognition and visibility to an audience of corporate buyers and investors - these awards provide a unique opportunity to put your climate tech in the spotlight! Discover all the categories:  1) Energy & Power 2) Transport, logistic & supply chain 3) Land & water 4) Industry 5) Monitoring, reporting & verification 6) Built Take advantage of the opportunity to showcase your solutions to the top UK/EU sustainable corporate buyers for FREE and get the Innovation Zero Award from the largest climate congress in the UK! The application deadline is extended to the 15th of March, EOD. Explore this opportunity and apply here!

Open Call for the SPIN4EIC Assistance Action: We are calling EIC beneficiaries to seize their market opportunity!

The SPIN4EIC Strategic Innovation Procurement Programme aims to offer hands-on assistance to EIC beneficiaries to take part as bidders in Public, including procurement of Research and Development (R&D) services, and Private sector Innovation Procurement tender processes, in and outside Europe. This is a free service for EIC beneficiaries. This Call will be open until August 2026 and will be continuously updated with information about specific Sub-Calls that will be launched based on available procurement opportunities. Are you an EIC beneficiary? Then, we invite you to express your interest in this opportunity! This is a unique chance for you to benefit from tailor-made support and pursue procurement tender opportunities seeking your solution. Ultimately, this can empower you to boost your visibility and effectively market your innovative solution. Find out more about the Open Call or express your interest by completing this application form.