Funding and Supports

Enterprise Ireland Innovation Partnerships

SEAM works under the EI funded Innovation partnership programme (EI-IP) which offers financial support to companies who collaborate in research and development. SEAM has successfully completed Innovation partnership programs with Stryker Orthopeedics, Genzyme, Mincon, Bausch & Lomb and are currently working with Carten Controls and Boston Scientific.

The Innovation Partnership Programme can help you to take your business to the next level. Enterprise Ireland can help your company to access the latest skills and expertise from research institutes throughout Ireland.

The Innovation Partnership Programme can provide up to 80% of the cost of research work towards the development of new and improved products, processes or services, or generate new knowledge and know-how.

In an independent survey of companies that participated in the Innovation Partnership Programme:

  • 96% of respondents would be willing to recommend the Programme to other businesses.
  • 71% of participant companies surveyed said that their objectives were largely or fully achieved.
  • Each €1 of funding invested by Enterprise Ireland in Innovation Partnerships delivered €7.71 Net Turnover Impact at the company side.

Innovation Vouchers

The Innovation Voucher initiative was developed to build links between Ireland’s public knowledge providers (i.e. higher education institutes, public research bodies) and small businesses. Innovation Vouchers worth €5,000 are available to assist a company or companies to explore a business opportunity or problem with a registered knowledge provider.

In an independent survey of companies that participated in the Innovation Voucher Programme:

  • 97% of respondents would be willing to recommend the Programme to other businesses.
  • Increase in company turnover of €11.83 per €1.00 of Enterprise Ireland investment in the Voucher Programme.

 

EU Programme Participation

SEAM has continued success in involving SME’s and Industrial partners in a wide range of European Commission Framework Programmes of Research. Through the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), SEAM was recently awarded €1m to develop a smart sensor in collaboration with the Schivo Group. Click here for more information.

Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020) – in addition to the private investment that this money will attract. It promises more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts by taking great ideas from the lab to the market.

By coupling research and innovation, Horizon 2020 is helping to achieve this with its emphasis on excellent science, industrial leadership and tackling societal challenges. The goal is to ensure Europe produces world-class science, removes barriers to innovation and makes it easier for the public and private sectors to work together in delivering innovation.

Horizon 2020 is open to everyone, with a simple structure that reduces red tape and time so participants can focus on what is really important. This approach makes sure new projects get off the ground quickly – and achieve results faster.