Horizon 2020 Advanced Materials, Manufacturing and Processing

Over Horizon 2020 Advanced Materials, Manufacturing and Processing

Horizon 2020 for Advanced Materials, Manufacturing and Processing is focusing on R&D projects in new materials, bio- and nanotechnology and production. Through a successful application to this program companies can get:

• 1-5 MEUR to technology and product development
• IPR – Patent rights
• Network to project partners
• Access to new markets
• Technology and knowledge transfer

The aim of the program is to improve the European competitiveness and to create new jobs.

Possibilities with Horizon 2020 Advanced Materials, Manufacturing and Processing

The Horizon 2020 Advanced Materials, Manufacturing and Processing program delivers opportunities for both SME’s and large companies to cofinance their development of new technologies and the use of existing technologies in new a context. Therefore the program is also interesting for more conventional production companies and not only companies in advanced technology. The most important is that the company is facing a technology challenge or is having an idea to solve a technical problem. Horizon 2020 Advanced Materials, Manufacturing and Processing is both cofinancing research, development and demonstration activities.

The Horizon 2020 Advanced Materials, Manufacturing and Processing calls will be offered to projects within the following categories (see current calls below):

• Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials and Production: Commercialisation of nanomaterials, healthcare, energy technologies and efficency, cross sector potentials (in e.g. creative industries, cultural heritage protection, critical material substitution, drinking water protection), etc.
• Biotechnology: Drivers for future innovation, industrial application, metagenomics etc.
• Factories of the Future
• Energy Efficient Buildings
• Sustainable Process Industries

Requirements for Horizon 2020 Advanced Materials, Manufacturing and Processing

There are a number of requirements that need to be met to be considered for Horizon 2020 Advanced Materials, Manufacturing and Processing:

• Innovation height – the product or technology needs to be novel and solve an European problem
• Large market potential or great socio-economic impact – minimum 100 MEUR over 5 years
• The project requires international cooperation