RCN Innovation Project: Industry and Services
Funds industry-led projects for Norwegian companies across sectors through innovation partnership mechanisms.
The RCN Innovation Project for Industry and Services 2026 — known colloquially as BIA, its legacy programme name before RCN restructured in 2020 — is the Research Council of Norway's flagship industry-driven R&D grant for companies across all commercial sectors not covered by the four sectoral IPN sub-calls (energy/transport, seafood, land-based bioeconomy, and agriculture/food). It sits within RC…
General industry and services — all sectors except those covered by the energy/transport, seafood, or bioeconomy sub-calls.
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