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InnoBuyer brings together big public and private organisations (Challengers) and innovative SMEs (Solvers) to jointly co-create innovative solutions, through a lean new model of innovation procurement.

We support Big Organisations (Challengers)....

Identify needs

Identify and describe unmet innovation needs in the organisation with the collaboration of experts and funding support (Get 10.000 EUR).

Find innovators

Identify solutions and providers for innovation challenge with the support of market consultation experts and funding support (Get 10.000 EUR).

Co-create solutions

Engage with an innovative SME to co-create a pilot tackling the organisation’s challenge, in a 10-month period, with funding support (Get up to 6.500 EUR).

Design Terms of Reference

Conceptualize and create ToR specifications for a simplified form of innovation procurement with experts’ support (Get 15.000 EUR).

We support innovative SMEs (Solvers)

Connect with buyers

Meet public & private procurers and learn more about their unmet innovation needs.

Offer innovation

Propose innovative solutions to solve challenges proposed by big European organisations.

Co-create solutions

Develop a pilot in collaboration with a challenge proposer with coaching and funding support (65.000 EUR), in a period of 10 months.

Generate new businesses

Establish strong and long-lasting connections that enable generating new business or access to other potential customers.

The InnoBuyer programme

Challenger
(Public/Private Organisation)

Identifies challenge €10k for the Challenger

2 months

Applications closed on the 31st of March 2023 at 17:00 CET

Solver
(Innovative SME)

Proposes the solution €10k for the Challenger

6 months

Applications closed on the 6nd of June 2024 at 17:00 CET

Challenger & Solver
(Co-creation)

Pilot solution €6.5k for the Challenger €58.5k for the Solver

10 months

Ongoing

Challenger & Legal Expert

Procurement support €15k for the Challenger

9 months

Expected for 2024/2025

Procurement

Public tender after InnoBuyer journey

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Building on InnoBuyer to
Connect Innovators with Buyers....

InnoMatch builds on the success of InnoBuyer, continuing to support the matchmaking of SMEs with public and private buyers to accelerate the adoption of innovation solutions.

Matching Innovators with Buyers

Finding first customers is one of the main barriers that is hampering access to market and commercialisation of innovative solutions developed by innovative SMEs. To mainstream the uptake of innovation procurement, InnoMatch will support the pilot testing or proof-of-concept demonstration of innovative solutions created by EIC beneficiaries for public and private buyers. InnoMatch will support a total of 38 pilots, covering up to EUR 60,000 per pilot, and help them de-risking Innovation Procurement.

InnoMatch is a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) funded under the Horizon Europe Programme and a new component of the EIC Innovation Procurement Programme.

About InnoMatch Partners

InnoMatch is the product of four experienced partners with vast expertise in the innovation procurement area: F6S (Ireland), TICBioMed (Spain), ICLEI (Germany) and Civitta (Estonia). Their joint forces will help buyers and suppliers thrive in the innovation procurement field, matchmaking both parties and tackling their unmet needs.

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