Strategic Innovation open call
Piloting and scaling new solutions
Our Strategic Innovation Open Call aims to support our mission and vision by investing in innovative solutions, products and services that respond to the most pressing urban mobility challenges. The focus is to accelerate the adoption of impactful innovation by derisking the development and large-scale deployment.
The Call is designed to bring together public and private European innovators to jointly develop and test new solutions that align with EIT Urban Mobility’s Strategic Agenda 2021-2027 and help us to achieve our societal impact goals.
The Call aims to:
- Support tested solutions with strong market potential and a credible path to market by the end of project implementation.
- Enable cities and mobility providers to confidently procure and scale proven innovations.
- Create opportunities for innovators to refine their offerings in real-world settings, ensuring they are ready for widespread implementation and long-term impact.
- Foster innovation and strengthen European competitiveness in the mobility sector by encouraging collaboration across education, research, business and cities.
Why apply to the Main Innovation Open Call?
Industry
Develop and test your innovations with European stakeholders while fostering close partnerships with cities, SMEs, research institutes and universities.
Cities
Co-create with businesses and knowledge providers to find innovative solutions for your mobility challenges; and enable your city to become a living lab for new solutions and services.
Research institutes and universities
Bring your research to life in the form of the creation of a spin-off for a developed solution, or pilots and demonstrations to grow awareness in your intended markets, gain closer cooperation with businesses and cities, and help graduates acquire the right skills and mindsets required in the field.
SMEs
Collaborate with knowledge providers, end-users, and industry stakeholders to test new solutions and validate them with customers. Develop your commercialisation plans, launch products and receive sales support throughout project finalisation.
