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Business Finland supports Finland-China innovation collaboration. Innovation collaboration can offer a gateway for companies to develop scalable business.
The call is targeted to joint projects of partners from Finland and China with a joint project plan. The cooperation priorities of r&d&I projects are energy, health, sustainable manufacturing and industrial renewal, smart and green mobility. The topics are described more in detail in the call text, which will be published later.
Applications must fulfill both the joint call criteria and the national funding criteria. Business Finland can fund Finnish companies or co-innovation projects with at least three Finnish companies and one or more research organizations The proposal should demonstrate applicant’s resources to enter and grow in the Chinese markets in addition to the needed resources for innovation. The proposals will be evaluated according to Business Finland’s normal funding criteria and the Finland-China Call co-operation requirements. The Business Finland funding terms apply.
Applicants need to contact Business Finland well in advance before submitting the applications.
Schedule
- The preliminary call text is published in June
- Info session on June 17, 2021 at 9-10:30
- MOST – Zhejiang - Jiangsu Joint Innovation Calls Matchmaking Event June 22nd 2021
- Opening ceremony (9:00-10:20 Finnish time, 14:00-15:20 Chinese time)
- Pitching track A / Life and Health, Intelligent Manufacturing (10:20-around 12:30 Finnish time, 15:20-around 17:30 Chinese time)
- Pitching track B / Energy and Environmental Protection, Smart City and Transportation (10:20-around 12:30 Finnish time, 15:20-around 17:30 Chinese time):
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