Overview on funding opportunities. We distinguish between local, regional or international funding agencies. We list some significant funding for the different stages in a development process. The contacts to agencies on the right-hand side (Desktop) give you free advice.
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Start-up
Independent Research Fund Danmark, DFF
Innovation Fund Denmark, different calls
Novo Nordisk Fonden (not for companies)
Danish National Research Foundation, for research institutions
The Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF) funds outstanding basic research of the highest international level at the frontiers of all research fields
Helsefonden
Aim of the fund is to support science and development in the social and health field. They support projects for enhancement of the quality of life within the health sector.
They support research and pilot tests.
Vækstfonden,
They support in form of loan to companies
Competence building
Innovation Fund Denmark:
Grand solution programme
Prototype
Innovation Fund Denmark:
Innobooster programme
Hands-on Mikrofonden has three areas:
Green Tech, Food and AI/digitalisation
Market access
All national German funds can be found on
Find your program and search for details under the link. The following is an extract from BMWI brochure ‘Von der Idee zum Markterfolg’
Start-up
The following programmes support the start-up phase
Exist
Invest
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)
Gründerwettbewerb Digitale Innovationen
Startups in SH can get advice and find events dedicated to startups under Startup.sh
Competence building
The following programmes support competence building
go-Inno, go-Digital (SMV support for consulting, Innovation voucher)
Mittelstand 4.0 Kompetenzzentren
IT-Sicherheit in der Wirtschaft (IT safety in economy)
go-cluster
Digital Hub Initiative
German Accelerator
Prototype
The following programmes support the prototype phase
Industrielle Gemeinschaftsforschung (IGF)
INNO-KOM
WIPANO (SMV Patent support)
Förderung digitaler Technologien
Market access
The following programmes support the market access phase
EAP-Kredit und Mezzanine
IGP
ZIM
Regional funding
Interreg A Deutschland Denmark
Interreg aims at enhancing cross-border collaboration by funding German-Danish projects in four focused subject areas that are essential to the region. Interreg 5a ends in 2020 and a new Interreg 6a programme will run from 2021-2027 and first calls are expected in spring 2022.
Regional funding Schleswig Holstein: Baltic Business Angels
Funding for startups (in German)
International funding
International funding
The EU funds research and development projects and projects that open up new markets. On the European Commission website specifically on financing and tendering, companies can find a wide range of information about the tendering process and business opportunities with the European Commission.
Horizon Europe
Most health-related funding is in pillar 2.
EU research should be strategic and solve an issue; the consortium should consist of a minimum of 3 different EU countries.
Regional funding for health
The EU’s regional policy seeks to reduce inequalities between Europe’s regions. This includes projects funding healthcare infrastructure, e-health, health coverage and health promotion programmes.
Funding for the EU’s health programme
The EU’s health programme co-financed projects improve human health and help EU countries develop innovative and sustainable health systems.
Innovative medicines initiative
Funding comes from the EU and the pharmaceutical industry. SMEs, academia, patient organisations, regulators and industry can get involved in projects.
