INNOVATION programme – innovate your products and services
The aim of this program is to support innovation in products, technologies, and services, and to increase the efficiency of production processes through the acquisition of new production technologies, including the necessary intangible assets and investments in real estate. However, these must be innovations that have emerged from research and development.
Supported activities
PRODUCT INNOVATION: Increasing the technical and utility value of products, technologies, and services
PROCESS INNOVATION: Increasing the efficiency of production processes and service provision
Projects must be directly linked to research and development activities of at least TRL 5, which are completed and verifiable – own research and development, research and development results arising from cooperation or in the form of technology transfer, which must be contractually documented.
Applicant
- The applicant may be a small or medium-sized enterprise or a small company with medium market capitalization (an entity with up to 499 employees that is not a small or medium-sized enterprise).
What can be subsidized
Subsidies can be obtained for costs directly related to the introduction of innovation, whereby these costs must be incurred no earlier than the date of submission of the application, must be demonstrably paid by the recipient prior to the subsidy being paid, and must be documented by supporting accounting documents. Specifically, these costs are as follows:
- technology (production equipment, machinery, hardware)
- software and data
- intellectual property rights
- product certification
Subsidy amount
- The minimum subsidy amount is CZK 1 million, and the maximum is CZK 60 million.
- The maximum support rate is up to 60% and depends on the size of the company and the region in which the project is implemented.
A total of CZK 1.5 billion will be distributed among companies in this call. Will you be one of them? Get in touch with us!
