Programme Category
Programme Name
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
In the 1st Open Call, CORTEX² will be aimed at:
- Recruiting tech start-ups/SMEs to co-develop CORTEX².
- Engaging new use cases from different domains to demonstrate CORTEX² replication through specific integration paths.
- Assessing and validating the social impact associated with XR technology adoption in internal and external use cases.
Detailed Call Description
The objective is to investigate, advance and demonstrate the technical features offered by CORTEX².
Special focus but not limited to is on:
- Research-oriented institutions: technical universities, RTOs, spin-offs
- Business-driven organisations: from highly risk-taking Startups to innovation units in established industry players (SMEs).
In the 1st Open Call, CORTEX² will invest a total of €3.000.000.
The Open Call #1 has two tracks of applications:
Track 1: Co-development: to recruit tech Startups and SMEs to participate in the co-development of CORTEX² with the goal to build value-added services based on the CORTEX² framework leveraging Startups and SMEs expertise on specific market segments.
Track 2: Use-case: to invite European technology adopters (which can work together with technology developers/providers/integrators) to address and/or propose use cases for the deployment of the CORTEX² framework and developed features in the co-development track 1.
Each Track has specific domains which applicants must choose to apply to.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
For Track 1 – 10 projects will be funded.
For Track 2 – 10 projects will be funded.
A total of 20 projects will receive funding in this call.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- New Entrepreneurship
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The European eligible entities by CORTEX2 open call should be legally identified under the following categories of organisations:
- Universities and research centres;
- NGOs and foundations;
- SMEs and start-ups.