Websites for Enterprises in FP7

SME Definition http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/enterprise_policy/sme_definition/decision_sme_en.pdf

How to Find the Best Partners

	Countries that can Participate: www.cordis.lu/inco2/src/participation.htm
	Find existing researchers involved in Framework 6 http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/projects.htm
	Speakers at EU Research Conferences http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/conferences/index_en.cfm
	Join the relevant EU R&D Associations www.hyperion.ie/euassociations.htm Existing
	External Advisory Groups (FP6) www.cordis.lu/fp6/eags.htm

Public Support for Participation in Framework Programmes

National Contact Points (FP6) www.cordis.lu/fp6/ncps.htm

List of National Support for writing Framework Proposals www.hyperion.ie/nationalsupport.htm

Bonus Scheme for Object 1 Regions http://www.cordis.lu/era/bonus.htm (Objective 1 Regions are http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/objective1/regions_en.htm )

IPR Help-Desk eNews: Register on www.ipr-helpdesk.org

Finance Help-desk http://www.finance-helpdesk.org/

National R&D Offices in Brussels www.iglortd.org

Support Services Specific to Enterprises

SME Techweb http://ec.europa.eu/research/sme-techweb/index_en.cfm

EPISTEP (SMEs in IST ) www.epistep.org

NAOMITEC (SMEs in Nano projects) http://www.airi.it/NAOMITEC/

Helping SMEs join IST Projects http://www.patentproject.org/

EPRI-Start http://www.epristart.org/epristart/content/index.php

SME-Empower www.sme-empower.net

Detect IT www.detect-it.org

Assistance for SMEs http://sme.cordis.lu/home/index.cfm

Toolbox for CRAFT Proposals www.taftie.org

Commercial Support for Proposal Writing

List of Proposal Writers www.hyperion.ie/proposalwriters.htm

List of Proposal Reviewers www.hyperion.ie/proposalreviewers.htm

List of Research Managers www.hyperion.ie/researchmanagers.htm

Statistics on Framework Projects

Framework 6 Proposal Statistics www.hyperion.ie/fp6statistics.htm

Statistics on Contract Size www.hyperion.ie/instrumentstatistics.htm

How to Protect Intellectual Property in Framework Projects

Model Consortium Agreements on IPR-Help-desk www.ipr-helpdesk.org

Consortium agreement checklist http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/consortiumchecklist/

Letter of Intent to submit a proposal http://www.kowi.de/rp/download/loi_en.pdf

Model Framework 6 Contract http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/working-groups/model-contract/index_en.html

Lambert Agreements (Models for University/Industry) http://www.innovation.gov.uk/lambertagreements/

Other Sources of European Funding for Enterprises

EU Grants and Loans http://europa.eu.int/grants/index_en.htm

European Investment Bank www.eib.org

Innovation 2000 Initiative (i2i) www.eib.org

European Investment Fund www.eif.org

Eureka www.eureka.be

Technology Platforms www.hyperion.ie/technology-platforms.htm

Strategy for Framework 7

Evaluate Framework Proposals: Expert Database on http://www.cordis.lu/experts/fp6_candidature.htm

Join Existing R&D Networks: Search for Co-ordination Actions on http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/projects.htm

Join Relevant European R&D Association: Examples on www.hyperion.ie/euassociations.htm

Identify projects already funded in your area on http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/projects.htm

Open Innovation in Philips http://www.research.philips.com/newscenter/archive/2004/open-innovation.html

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