Entreprise Europe Network offers support and advice to businesses across Europe and helps them make the most of the opportunities in the European Union.

SME dedicated EC portal.

PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EU FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

This Practical Guide was created in order to help potential beneficiaries to identify the most appropriate funding scheme for their projects. It provides a concise description of the three funding sources (Structural Funds, FP7 and Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme), explains how they can  be combined and provides policy makers with advice on setting up mechanisms at the national and regional levels to foster co-ordinated access to them.

Privides information on national and regional research policies in Europe, programmes, actors and organisations.

Provides the necessary information on IP issues involved in R&D projects. The portal includes now

FREE ONLINE COURSES ON MANAGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN EUROPEAN PROJECTS

French portal giving access to the sources of information on European research.

  ICTprofiles.at

Online service that will help you to find Austrian partners for your ICT research and development projects

Research Gate is a leading professional network of scientists. A kind of scientists' "facebook" where they can present themselves and their research work, locate colleagues working in the same field, discuss with their fellows and create new networks and much more!

SMEs: the advices of an evaluator to prepare a competitive proposal

FP7 in practice: proposal submission and evaluation. A practical guide giving advice and explaining particularities of the programme to built successful FP7 projects.

GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL USE AND DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

This guide will provide you  with practical, useful and easy to follow advice on how to maximize the impact of Research and Development projects involving SMEs by ensuring that the results are effectively used and disseminated.               

FIT FOR HEALTH

"Fit for Health" is a European initiative designed to sustainably enhance the participation of European small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Calls for the 7th EU Framework Programme (FP7) Health Theme. Focusing on research-intensive, high technology SMEs the project offers targeted support measures, covering the entire innovation pipeline of the Health sector. A network of 27 partners from 22 countries comprises highly experienced FP7 NCPs for “Health” and “SMEs” and renowned innovation experts and trainers. Key assets of “Fit for Health” are highly qualified consultancy and innovative, differentiated hands-on training schemes. SMEs and researchers are supported during all phases of FP7-projects, from the project idea to the efficient and effective valorisation of project results, including consortium building, proposal writing, grant negotiation, project management and efficient valorisation of project results.