EUROTRANS-BIO initiative (ETB)

The EUROTRANS-BIO initiative (ETB) is announcing a new call for proposals. Funding is offered to innovative near to the market R&D projects in all fields of modern biotechnology.

Background:
The EUROTRANS-BIO initiative (ETB) supports trans-national R&D private/private and private/public co-operations between companies, especially SMEs, and academic labs by coordinating their national or regional public funding programs.
The goal of the initiative is to foster economic and academic biotech players in sharing risks, costs and skills related to innovation in order to develop in a more efficient way new products and technologies that could reach the market in the short/medium term.

Eligibilities:
Consortia should include SME partners from at least two countries / regions participating in ETB (see below).
Universities and non-university research establishments in the two countries are invited to participate in the collaborative projects as subcontractors.

Participating Countries:
Countries: Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Israel, The Netherlands
Regions: Basque Country, Catalonia, Madrid, Navarra (Spain), Flanders and Wallonia (Belgium).

Further Information: http://www.matimop.org.il/Content.aspx?code=225&cat=21

Contact Person:
Dr. Boris Herscovici- borish@dp.technion.ac.il