Public funding opportunities for SMEs

Given the diversity of funding subsidies available to support innovation within SME's, PSE, Euresearch and VITAMIB propose to shed light on the specific characteristics of the main sources of funding.

What are the risks and benefits? How to align financing with the company strategy?

 The event will take place on :

Monday 31 May 2010, from 12.00 till 13.30, PSE C conference room Neptune

Agenda :

12h00 - 12h15 : Welcome

12h15 - 12h35 : Presentation of the main public subsidies in Europe and in CH - comparison

12h35 - 13h15 : Success criteria of an innovative FP7 project - typical roadmap 

13h15-13h30 : Question / answers around lunch

From 13h30 : opportunity to have individual discussions with Euresearch / VITAMIB

Registration (before May 27th) : http://www.euresearch.ch/index.php?id=11&tx_seminars_pi1[showUid]=769

Speakers :

The event will be driven by Pascale Menu from Euresearch Lausanne, and Olivier de Bardonnèche & Nicola Gianinazzi from VITAMIB. They support SME's and public organizations in the preparation, negotiation and management of multipartite R&D projects in Europe and in CH (FP7, Eurostars, ...).

PSEC - Salle Neptune : http://plan.epfl.ch/?zoom=18&recenter_y=5863713.45273&recenter_x=730591.8756&layerNodes=fonds,batiments,labels,information,parkings_publics,arrets_metro&floor=0&q=pse_c