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Finep –Tekes Co operation
Joint Calls
Brasilia Round Table 10.2.2015
Heikki Aro
Tekes
The roles of Tekes and Finep
– Tekes – Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation
– publicly funded expert organization for financing research,
development and innovation in Finland. We boost wide-ranging
innovation activities in research communities, industry and
service sectors
– Finep – The Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos
(Brazilian Innovation Agency )
– organization of the Brazilian federal government under the
Ministry of Science of Technology, devoted to funding of science
and technology in the country
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Tekes and Finep co operation - background
– Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) 13.3.2013
– objective: promote co operation projects between Brazilian and
Finnish companies
– Implementing Agreement for Joint Call Co operation
Principles for Co-financing 8.8.2014
– valid until 31.12.2016, several calls
– establish procedures and criteria for the co-financing of
technological development and innovation projects
– Promoting cooperative R&D and innovation projects between
Finnish and Brazilian companies
– Scope: risky joint projects that create new know-how and
innovations
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Joint Calls : Procedure (1/2)
– All technological areas are covered
– special interests: utilization of waste, energy conservation and
energy efficiency, bioeconomy solutions, bioenergy for
industry, shipping industry.
– Partners
– at least one Brazilian and one Finnish company
– may involve more than one company from each side
– academic and research entities: eligible only as sub-contractors
– must have IPR agreement
– one side only application is not valid.only.
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Joint Calls : Procedure (2/2)
– Calls will be implemented in two phases
– First phase: presentation of the project to the applicant’s
respective Agency
– evaluation of the innovativeness, methodology, resources,
requested funding and the impact of the results
– if eligible => Final phase
– Final phase: partners present their proposal for funding to the
respective Agency
– evaluation of the projects according to the criteria of each
Agency (operational policies, National Laws and
Regulations)
– If eligible => financing
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First call: Mon 03.11.2014 - Thu 15.01.2015
– Company interests
– Finland: 14 companies
– Cleantech (waste management) 7
– Energy solutions 4
– Others 3
– Brazil: 8 (?) companies
– Energy solutions 6
– Others 2
– First phase evaluation is going on !
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Next Joint Call: Sep / Oct 2015
– More information: April 2104 !
– Tekes contacts:
Heikki Aro
tel. +358 50 395 2638
heikki.aro (at) tekes.fi
Pia Salokoski
tel. +358 2950 55672
pia.salokoski (at) tekes.fi
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Let’s be in touch !
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