We are proud to announce the selection of the SMEs participating in the first cut-off of the ECDI Open Call!
This first call has confirmed the growing interest of European companies in innovative solutions applied to drone technologies, as well as the strong collaborative momentum within the European innovation ecosystem.
Applications were received from more than 24 EU Member States and 3 COSME countries, and the programme recorded:
1️⃣ 3️⃣ 4️⃣ completed applications,
1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ administratively eligible applications,
9️⃣ 9️⃣ projects technologically evaluated,
1️⃣ 3️⃣ selected European SMEs. 💯
The selected companies come from Croatia 🇭🇷, Cyprus 🇨🇾, France 🇫🇷, Ukraine 🇺🇦, Italy 🇮🇹, Greece 🇬🇷, Turkey 🇹🇷, Poland 🇵🇱 and Lithuania 🇱🇹!
The innovative drone SMEs from across Europe are now beginning their journey with the ECDI Programme.
Following the kick-off meeting with the selected companies, the coming weeks will be dedicated to the operational launch of projects and the gradual presentation of innovative solutions developed within the programme.
Over the coming months, the companies will benefit from:
👤 dedicated mentoring support
🛠 tailored innovation and dual-use transition support services
📚 personalised assistance
🌐 collaboration and networking opportunities
👀 Stay tuned!
In the coming weeks, we will introduce each selected company and showcase the innovative projects they are developing within the ECDI Programme.
*The second cut-off of the Civil Drones Innovative Programme is currently open for applications until 15 June at 5:00 PM CET. 🔔
This project has received funding from the European Union's Single Market Programme (call: SMP-COSME-2024-CLUSTER-01) under Grant Agreement no. 101236201.
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