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Nabór UE: Enhancing the involvement of philanthropic organisations in innovation ecosystems

Real money and know-how from philanthropic foundations for your innovation – €50 billion per year for development. Join forces with universities, VC funds and living labs to commercialize research faster and gain access to the in network

When Wednesday, 15 September 2027
Time 02:00
City online

Expected result:

The project results are expected to contribute to the following results:

  • Strengthening the cooperation of philanthropic organisations with higher education institutions, TTOs, innovative enterprises and venture capital in supporting innovative development and development projects and enterprises;
  • Support the transition of research and innovation from higher education institutions to market solutions.

Scope:

There are currently more than 33,000 philanthropic organisations in Europe, with annual philanthropic spending of EUR 50 billion and philanthropic resources of EUR 567 billion [1]. Philanthropic organisations and higher education institutions have been working together for many years to support the development of breakthrough research and technology. At the same time, the EU is still facing market challenges. Therefore, this action aims to build on these established cooperation models to support the transfer of developed technologies to the market by supporting facilities (such as living laboratories and research beds) or by involving relevant stakeholders in further commercialisation of technologies with a specific common objective.

The objective of this topic is to encourage philanthropic organisations to support projects with high potential, not only through financial means, but also by providing access to expertise and networks of stakeholders and investors with similar views, and by being themselves the first users of new technologies, allowing them to be tested.

Higher education institutions are expected to propose a plan on how they intend to develop and commercialise their research and technology. This plan should detail how they will engage with philanthropic organisations and/or

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Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: • Increase the collaboration of philanthropic organisations with higher education institutions, TTOs, innovative companies and Venture Capital (VCs) in supporting innovative projects and companies to develop and grow; • Support the transition of academic research and innovations from higher education institutions to market-ready solutions. Scope: There are currently more than 33000 philanthropic organisations in Europe with EUR 50 billion of annual philanthropic expenditure and EUR 567 billion pool of philanthropic assets[1]. Philanthropic organisations and higher education institutions have been working together for many years in supporting the development of breakthrough research and technologies. At the same time, the EU still faces challenges in bringing technologies to the market. Therefore, this action aims at building on these established models of cooperation to support the transfer of developed technologies to the market by supporting facilities (like living labs and test beds) and/or engaging relevant stakeholders to further commercialize technologies with concrete common objective. The purpose of this topic is to incentivise philanthropic organisations support to projects with high-potential, not only through financial resources, but also by providing access to expertise and networks of like-minded stakeholders and investors, as well as by being themselves first users of new technologies, allowing for their testing. Higher education institutions are expected to propose a plan outlining how they intend to advance and commercialize the research and technologies they have developed. This plan should detail how they will engage with philanthropic organizations and/or venture capital investors to support early-stage companies, as well as with businesses that could adopt university-developed technologies. It should also include strategies for involving other relevant…