SILEO Open Call for Advanced Technology Uptake Projects aims to leverage the latest innovations, advanced technologies, ideas, and insights to support lighting and furniture SMEs developing strategic products and services, improve their existing processes and methodologies, and uncover new growth opportunities, from the digital and circular viewpoint. 

But before diving in headfirst, SMEs must test the technology out on a small scale to determine its level of success and growth potential. The SILEO Call offers this chance through financial support (lump sum) for prototyping and/or a pilot application.

The Advanced Technology Uptake Project is the successful implementation, development and/or integration of the new advanced technology(ies) and/or digital solution(s) into the SME business operations to support company resilience and digital and green transformation, executed with the support of the validated technology provider(s).

This SILEO Call for Proposals is a unique opportunity for the EU SMEs to effectively uptake the selected advanced technologies (or digital solutions) into their business through the following activities:

1. Prototyping of new products or services
2. Pilot application
3. Prototyping + Pilot application

Under this SILEO 1^st Open Call, we will select up to 25 projects (= 25 beneficiary SMEs). Awarded SMEs will have from 3 to 6 months to implement expert consultancy selected and receive up to € 10.500 per 1 Advanced Technology Uptake Project (project budget).

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