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Interregional Cooperation

Funds Brussels companies doing market-oriented R&D with Flemish or Walloon research institutions and companies via the Belgian spearhead cluster and competitiveness pole network.

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Interregional Cooperation is a program from Innoviris, the Brussels-Capital Region's public innovation agency, that enables Brussels companies to access the deep R&D expertise of Flemish and Walloon research institutions and companies through structured cluster collaboration.

Brussels-based companies can participate in collaborative R&D projects submitted through the calls of Flemish spearhead cl…

Market-oriented R&D and innovation projects for Brussels companies collaborating with Flemish spearhead clusters (IMEC, Flanders.MAKE, Catalisti, SIM, Flux50, VIL, Flanders' FOOD) or Walloon competitiveness poles.

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Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.-
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Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.-
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Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.-
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Circular Innovation: Re-use & Recycle

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AIBiotech+11
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GENAI

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