Together with platinn regional antenna, the Université de Neuchâtel has interviewed the management of selected companies active in the field of material production, micro-electronic & component manufacturing and energy consulting with the aim to identify their development needs and opportunities in the H2020 program.

Each company cooperation profile includes a short business description, main competences, possible strategic projects and suitable H2020 calls for proposals for 2016-2017 with contact details for decision makers.

Specific support jointly provided by platinn and Euresearch - Regional Office Neuchâtel - is offered to companies and particularly to SMEs, willing to develop new products, processes, services and/or technologies within the Horizon 2020 framework.

The scope of support is primarily focused on Horizon 2020 opportunities during 2016 and 2017, however it could be very beneficial also for other European funding schemes (e.g. Eurostars, Eureka).

The development of prototypes of components or complex systems, their validation and building of new value chains towards production and application is highly anticipated in these projects. The experienced coaches and advisors from platinn and Euresearch will significantly lower the administrative entry barrier, will contribute to the design of future business cases, and help to find potential partners.