Innowator

Innowator Location: Agentschap NL - NL Innovatie Bezoekadres Juliana van Stolberglaan 3 2595 CA Den Haag Contact: Maurice Luijten tel: +31(0)88 602 5321 tel: +31(0)6- 467 519 89 [email protected] Financed by: Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs Website: [www.innowator.nl link]

Finance Finance mechanism: 35% research 25% development, +10% SMEs Research institutions: 50% research 25% experimental development Budget: 2010 €6 million of which €2 million is earmarked for international cooperation in R&D. Funding range: Minimum: Maximum: Minimum return on investment: Period / deadlines: 2006 until 2010. Each year a new budget is set.Its part of the water innovation programme.

Aim — One of the aims of the Innowator programme is to reduce the ' time to market' new and innovative products.The subsidies can be used by Dutch companies to develop ideas into prototypes that are ready for the market. The 2010 tender both focusses on national and international cooperation.

More information — Innowator strives for collaboration across the complete water chain, from knowledge institutions and technology developers to suppliers and end users.

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Who can apply

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Type of organisations targeted —

Specific organisations targeted — Dutch Companies and research institutions.

Type of projects —

Specific type of projects — Innovations in: - Drinking and industrial water supply - Wastewater Technology - Sensoring and monitoring - Interaction with natural systems.

Project stadia — Prototypes

Target world region —

Specific information on target countries — For international projects: all countries that are members of Eureka and Canada, Japan, Singapore and the United States and India

Criteria — Duration project max 3 years Min project costs € 150,000

How to apply

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Application procedure — Apply through filling in the national project form. For international projects an additional form needs to be completed. Both forms can be found on the website. The national tender in 2010 is from March 1 until May 28. The international tender in 2010 is from February 8 until October 29

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