Development Project (Ontwikkelingsproject)
Funds Flemish firms advancing development-stage prototypes, pilot demonstrations, and commercialization preparation.
The Ontwikkelingsproject (Development Project) subsidy is administered by VLAIO (Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen), the Flemish government's innovation agency, and targets companies with legal personality that are carrying out or planning to carry out innovative development activities in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The instrument covers the development of new or improved products, processes, o…
Subsidises development-stage innovation projects — prototypes, pilots, and demonstrators — by Flemish companies at 25–50% of eligible costs, with support ranging from EUR 25,000 to EUR 3 million.
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