The NODES call for funding of Academic Proof of Concept (PoC) projects. Tools for Innovation

NODES and Proof of Concept (PoC) Academics: Funding for innovative green technologies.

The NODES call for proposals intends to fund Proof of Concept (PoC) projects in order to support the development of innovative green technologies to foster their transfer to the business world, in support of sustainable industry. In particular, the Nodes Academic PoC call finances innovative projects developed by university research groups, which focus on solutions and technologies in line with NODES and Spoke 2 themes.

The main objective is to increase the level of maturity of the technologies and knowledge developed in the University as this will reduce the technological and business risk in order to facilitate their subsequent commercial exploitation and generate a positive socio-economic impact on the ecosystem territory. This impact will be assessed in terms of an increase in Technology Readiness Level (TRL), Societal Readiness Level (SRL), the creation of prototypes or demonstrators and the foundation of academic spin-offs that base their activities on the technologies and ideas developed during the PoCs. The call, aimed at university researchers, foresees the Cascade Call opening on the 14th of April with activities starting in the autumn, for 14-month PoC projects.