In BIND SME, start-ups will have the opportunity to take on new industrial challenges and immerse themselves in the Basque Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem through open innovation dynamics. Selected start-ups will be able to implement their solutions in real environments, collaborating with one or more leading industrial SMEs in Euskadi.
This public–private initiative by BIND was created with the aim of bringing start-ups closer to SMEs, facilitating their digital transformation and helping them overcome their technological challenges.
BIND SME seeks to transfer the BIND open innovation platform and ecosystem model to collaboration between SMEs and start-ups. In doing so, it creates new opportunities for cooperation, drives projects based on technological challenges, and brings the success of the BIND model to this business segment.
Start-ups meeting the following requirements are invited to apply:
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Start-ups with new technologies that have already completed their technological development, with a product or solution that can be demonstrated, tested, or even already available on the market.
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Start-ups no more than eight years old, using new technologies to improve industrial processes and ready to accelerate their business development.
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Start-ups and scale-ups with disruptive solutions applicable to industries such as Energy, Advanced Manufacturing, Environment, Construction, Design, Automotive, and Food Industry, including Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Computing, Cybersecurity, Machine Vision, IoT, 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Robotics, Nanotechnology, New Materials, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and much more.
The call for applications is open until 20 October.