In K2-nytt released on week 12, there was some information missing about some of the possibilities and calls for development of your innovative projects. Please see below for more information including relevant links.

BIOTEK 2021 Optimalisation funds: Projects with commercial potential within the fields of Biology or biotechnology can get seed financing for further development. UiB acts as the applicant, but it is obligatory to have a TTO (for UiB this is BTO) involved in the application. Involvement of the TTO is to ensure that the project develops commercially. See here for more information (this was the last call): https://www.forskningsradet.no/prognett-biotek2021/Programme_description/1253970728220

StudENT: Students with a god idea can get up to 1 million kroner to further develop their ideas commercially. UiB sends the application to the Norwegian research council. The scheme is aimed at those who are at M.Sc level (or close too). BTO assists both in the application process and after the project is awarded. https://www.forskningsradet.no/prognett-stud-ent/Home_page/1254030826313

FORNY 2020 is the research councils own verification program. Projects must have come considerably further in their development than is the case with the BIOTEK 2021 optimalisation funds, but at the same time still be in a relatively early phase of development and carry large risk. BTO is the project owner in these projects with UiB as a partner. https://www.forskningsradet.no/prognett-FORNY2020/Programme_description/1253963921859

Horizon 2020 HelpDesk – Horizon HelpDesk is an initiative where both companies and researchers can take contact to help finding relevant calls and build good consortiums. Horizon HelpDesk is a collaboration between UiB (project owner), Høgskulen på Vestlandet, Bergen kommune, Innovasjon Norge, Hordland Fylkeskommune among others. BTO is the project leader. For more information, go here: https://bergento.no/what-can-we-do-for-you/horizon-2020-helpdesk/