After the European Union brought its Horizon Europe research and innovation program to Israel, with plans to invest 8.5 billion shekels ($2.6 billion) in it over seven years, EIT Hub Israel – the Israeli branch of the EU Institute of Innovation and Technology – is opening a third Calling2Scale international post acceleration program.
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The program, to be developed in collaboration with Doral Energy, Italian energy firm Alperia, American medical equipment company Integer, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center's IMed hub, and the Bazan Group, seeks to work with Israeli and European startups working in the sectors of health, renewable energy, and alternative fuel and plastics.
The program is intended for startups that have produced a working product/prototype. A total of 16 startups will be selected, and participants will be mentored by entrepreneurs from Israel and Europe, who will advise them on business development, adapting to a post-COVID world, and other issues. The mentoring will include help with marketing and regulation.
The program is scheduled to begin in May and meetings will take place in a hybrid format that combines frontal and online meetings.
EIT Hub Israel Managing Director Adi Barel said, "The Calling2Scale program has so far had two successful programs in Israel. The goal of the program is to share the strengths of Israel and Europe and gather the right resources from around the world to support quality technologies that are evolving in the areas of health, climate and energy.
"The significance and uniqueness of the program that opens the startup application today, lies in our association with leading partners in the industry and the connection to EIT's European partners network of about 3,000 different companies across the continent. Israel's accession to the European Union's 'Horizon Europe' program further strengthens the program," Barel said.
Head of Innovation and Research at the EU Delegation to Israel, Andrea Carignani Di Novoli, said, "The recently signed 'Horizon Europe' agreement between Israel and the EU allows Israeli and European researchers, entrepreneurs and start-ups to continue working together to find solutions to current global challenges – climate change, reducing carbon emissions and streamlining and improving the global health system. The agreement benefits everyone: Israel – which offers a fertile and data-rich environment, clinical trials and their validity, and Europe – which provides a strong market for technologies in the fields of health, climate and energy."
Interested startups can apply here
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