Unlocking the potential of academic intellectual assets for industry, SMEs and startups (CSA)
Enhanced valorisation of intellectual assets, including dormant patents, from universities and public research organisations to support the adoption of green and digital technologies by industry, SMEs and start-ups/spinoffs. Development of entrepreneurial skills and increased involvement of students, researchers, and innovators in the valorisation of research results. Uptake of effective models and tools to…
Funding and competition
- 2grants expected (official)
- €1MEU contribution per project
- €2Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association Of European Science & Technology Transfer Professionals Leiden | Netherlands | Other | 6 | 0 | IAM4RE.eu, IMPAC3T-IP, ARCADIA |
| Meta Group Srl Roma | Italy | Company · SME | 4 | 3 | IAM4RE.eu, IMPAC3T-IP, WINGS |
| Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung Ev Munchen | Germany | Research organisation | 9 | 2 | VIP4SME, StandardAIse, SMART-XFER |
| Fondazione Hub Innovazione Trentino Trento | Italy | Research organisation | 4 | 2 | ARCADIA, VALORAI, VALORWIDE |
| Eurice European Research And Project Office Gmbh St Ingbert | Germany | Company · SME | 5 | 0 | IAM4RE.eu, KnowVAlTE, IP4OS |
| Atrineo Ag Karlsruhe | Germany | Company · SME | 4 | 1 | IMPAC3T-IP, VALORAI, CLIMATE-HUBS |
| Meta Sint-Joost-Ten-Node | Belgium | Company · SME | 4 | 0 | IAM4RE.eu, IMPAC3T-IP, WINGS |
| Research And Innovation Services Doo Za Usluge Zagreb | Croatia | Company · SME | 4 | 1 | IAM4RE.eu, KnowVAlTE, ILI |
| Universita Degli Studi Di Trento Trento | Italy | University | 4 | 0 | ARCADIA, VALORAI, VALORWIDE |
| Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Leuven | Belgium | University | 5 | 0 | ARCADIA, PROSPECTS 5.0, ZOOOM |
| Trust-It Services Srl Pisa | Italy | Company · SME | 4 | 1 | IAM4RE.eu, UNLOCK-CEI, CEI-Sphere |
| Commpla Srl Pisa | Italy | Company · SME | 4 | 0 | IAM4RE.eu, UNLOCK-CEI, CEI-Sphere |
| Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt Oy Espoo | Finland | Research organisation | 4 | 0 | ARCADIA, ZOOOM, ThinCBio |
| Atrineo Iberia, Sociedad Limitada Las Palmas De Gran Canaria | Spain | Company · SME | 3 | 0 | VALORAI, CLIMATE-HUBS, Valleys |
| Politecnico Di Milano Milano | Italy | University | 4 | 1 | 360 CARLA, RECREATE, SETS |
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrineo Iberia, Sociedad Limitada Las Palmas De Gran Canaria | Spain | Company · SME | 3 | 0 | VALORAI, CLIMATE-HUBS, Valleys |
| Splorotech Sl Pamplona | Spain | Company · SME | 2 | 1 | Skills4Valorisation, Valleys |
| Universitat Autonoma De Barcelona Cerdanyola Del Valles | Spain | University | 1 | 1 | VALORAI |
| Fundacio Institut De Ciencies Fotoniques Castelldefels | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 1 | 360 CARLA, PHACTORY |
| Pno Innovation Sl Barcelona | Spain | Company | 1 | 1 | UNICORN |
| Bluspecs Sl Madrid | Spain | Company · SME | 2 | 1 | UNLOCK-CEI, CEI-Sphere |
| Fundingbox Communities Sl Madrid | Spain | Other · SME | 2 | 0 | COSMIC, FIERCE |
| Zabala Innovation Consulting Sa Mutilva Alta Navarra | Spain | Company | 2 | 1 | AI-BOOST, SCIMIN-CRM |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 10partners (median)
- 7countries (median)
- 33%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- IAM4RE.eu – Intellectual asset management for research and entrepreneurship (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL4-2024-HUMAN-02-35)
- IMPAC3T-IP – Improving outcoMes and imPact from scenArio based licensing: Classical_Crisis and Co-creaTed IP (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-31)
- ARCADIA – Advancing Responsible, Compliant, and ethical AI-Driven knowledge vAlorisation for early-stage innovation (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-62)
- VALOR-SPIN – Valorisation of Academic spinoffs through Standardized Protocols and Innovation Networks (HORIZON · 2027 · HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-04)
- VALORAI – European ai-powered network for strategic knowledge valorisation intermediaries (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06-ERA-01)
- Knowledge to Impact – Knowledge2Impact: Valorising Knowledge for European Competitiveness (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06-ERA-01)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.