Funding programmes and awards
Horizon Europe
Science4Life Venture and Science4Life Energy Cup 2025
Founders in the fields of life sciences, chemistry and energy are once again invited to submit their ideas. Each participant will receive written feedback and benefit from the Science4Life Academy and our unique network of over 200 companies and institutions. The deadline for submissions is October 14, 2024.
More information and further dates can be found here:
- Venture Cup: www.science4life.de/…240829-S4L-FlyerVC24-LY04_RZ_WEB.pdf
- Chemistry Cup: www.science4life.de/…240829-S4L-FlyerEC24-LY03_RZ_WEB.pdf
Funding programs of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Announcement of the funding guideline for projects within the framework of the Material Hub Initiative “Resource Sovereignty through Material Innovations” (MaterialNeutral) Module 2 - Material Innovations through Sustainable Use of Raw Materials, Bundesanzeiger of September 18, 2024
www.bmbf.de
Funding programs of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection
Funding guideline for the establishment of an industrial bioeconomy by the further development and scaling of bio-based processes as well as the development of regional innovation clusters from: 29.08.2024 Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, BAnz AT 27.09.2024
The text of the funding guideline can be downloaded here: www.bmwk.de/Redaktion/DE/Dossier/industrielle-biooekonomie.html
Further funding programs and information platforms
Certifying body for tax incentives for R&D
www.bescheinigung-forschungszulage.de
Current announcements of funding programs and funding guidelines of the BMBF
www.bmbf.de
Biotechnology Start-Up Initiative, GO-Bio next and GO-Bio initial
go-bio.de
Current announcements of funding programs of the BMEL/project management agency FNR
www.fnr.de
“Eurostars” as part of EUREKA
eurekanetwork.org
Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovations
sprind.org
Horizon Europe
www.horizont-europa.de, ec.europa.eu
The ‘Export Initiative for the Health Industry’ supports companies with a wide range of measures to open up foreign markets.
www.exportinitiative-gesundheitswirtschaft.de
Information on the Business Angels Fund from the European Investment Fund at:
eif.org
Funding for external consultancy services:
innovation-beratung-foerderung.de
Joint Industrial Research:
projekttraeger.dlr.de
EXIST Transfer of Research:
www.exist.de
EXIST Women:
www.exist.de/…exist-women.html
The ZIM program of the BMWK
www.bmwk.de
INVEST Venture capital grant:
www.bafa.de
start2grow start-up competition. Information at:
www.wirtschaftsfoerderung-dortmund.de
“Funding of project-related market development measures for SMEs” (short: BMWK market development program)
www.ixpos.de
Funding program Industrial Bioeconomy
www.bmwk.de
SME-innovative bioeconomy
www.bmbf.de/…kmu-innovativ-biooekonomie_node.html
SME-innovative: biomedicine
bmbf.de/…2022-07-15-Bekanntmachung-BioMedizin.html