European funding to support bioeconomy SMEs and provide access to business services.

1. European funding to support SME
access to business services
SuperBio and BioBase4SME Projects
Horizon 2020
European Union Funding
for Research & Innovation

2. SuperBIO Project
Sarah Klaczynska
European Patent Attorney
Sarah.Klaczynska@gje.com
SuperBIO & BioBase4SME
projects
Adrian Higson
Lead Consultant
a.higson@nnfcc.co.uk

3. Project Aims
SuperBIO
To build cross sectorial and cross border value
chains supporting SMEs through providing
innovation support services.
BioBase4SME
BioBase4SME aims to enable the knowledge flows
between professional support services and
entrepreneurs.
Horizon 2020
European Union Funding
for Research & Innovation

4. SuperBIO
Background
Horizon 2020
European Union Funding
for Research & Innovation
H2020: Innosup: Cluster-facilitated projects for new
industrial value chains
SUpport and PartnERship for the development of multiple sustainable and
market ready value chains in the BIO-based economy
Objective to build at least 10 new, cross sectorial and cross border value
chains, supporting a least 30 third party SMEs through providing innovation
support services with a total value of €1,800,000 (max €60,000 per SME)

5. SuperBIO
Consortium
Horizon 2020
European Union Funding
for Research & Innovation
Participant
No *
Participant organisation name Country SME/cluster
1 (coord) Ghent Bio-Economy Valley (GBEV) Belgium Cluster
2
Politechnika Lodzka Platform for
Bioeconomy (PTPB)
Poland Cluster
3 INRA Toulouse White Biotechnology (TWB) France Cluster
4
Fundación Corporación Tecnológica de
Andalucía (CTA)
Spain Cluster
5 Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (BBEPP) Belgium SME
6 NNFCC – The Bioeconomy Consultants UK SME
7 Nova Institut (NOVA) Germany SME
8 Patergrus Biotech Subsidy (BiotechS) Belgium SME
9 Gill Jennings & Every LLP (GJE) UK SME
10 BCNP consultants (BCNP) Germany SME

6. SuperBIO
services and delivery
organisations
Horizon 2020
European Union Funding
for Research & Innovation
Scale up and proof-of-concept
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
IP and patent filing
Gill Jennings & Every
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Nova institute
Market research
Nova , NNFCC, BCNP
Techno-economic analysis
Nova institute, NNFCC
Business Planning
BCNP, NNFCC
Access to investors
BCNP
Subsidy and grant writing
Biotech Subsidy
Feedstock analysis
Nova institute
Sustainability and regulatory
NNFCC

7. SuperBIO
Application and
service development
Horizon 2020
European Union Funding
for Research & Innovation
Development Delivery
Consortium
Value
chains
Cluster
events
Applicant
enquiries
Service
provider
contacts
Service
Initial discussion and
ideation

8. SuperBIO
Application and
service development
Horizon 2020
European Union Funding
for Research & Innovation
Value chain idea (proposal development)
Idea validation (proposal assessment)
Concept development & needs review
Value chain meeting & support plan
Service delivery

9. SuperBIO
Scope & Eligibility
Horizon 2020
European Union Funding
for Research & Innovation
• Value chains must be within the bioeconomy, either using
biological feedstock OR biotechnology.
• SuperBIO’s scope excludes pharmaceutical biotechnology and
food/feed production or agriculture as end-point.
• Value chains must consist of at least three cross-sectorial
stakeholders from at least 2 EU member states or H2020
associated countries.
• Services are only available to SMEs and will be funded at 75%
of cost.
For more information see Guidance document (to be published soon).

10. The Interreg North-West Europe
Programme fosters transnational
cooperation to make the North
western Europe a key economic
player and an attractive place to work
and live, with high levels of
innovation, sustainability and
cohesion.

11. BioBase4SME is a follow on project to
the successful Bio Base NWE project

12. Participant organisation name Country
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant Belgium Service Provider
CLIB 2021 Germany Network Partner
Gent Bioeconomy Valley Belgium Network Partner
REWIN Netherlands Service provider
Materia Nova Belgium Service provider
NNFCC – The Bioeconomy Consultants UK Service provider
TCBB Resource Ireland
Association de Chembres d’Agriculture
de l’Arc Altantic
France Service provider
BioBase4SME
consortium

13. Project structure
Professional
support
Training
Network
Workshops and roundtable events
Funding to support access
to business services
Short courses &
residential boot camp

14. BioBase4SME
services and delivery
organisations
Value chain assessment
NNFCC
Development and scale up
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Materia Nova
Market Research
NNFCC
Social acceptance
AC3A
Business Plan Coaching
NNFCC/BBPP
Green Chemistry Analysis
REWIN partners
TCCB Resource
AD/pyrolysis development

15. BioBase4SME
Application &
eligibility
• To receive funding your must be a start-up/SME active in the bio-based
economy and either innovating through industrial biotechnology or
waste valorisation
• Applications need to align to the expertise and services offered by
partners.
• Applicants must be based in North West Europe.
• Funding rates are variable dependent on service, funding is state aid
applicable and will use De Minimas.
• Applications will be assessed on a monthly basis.
For more information see Guidance document (to be published soon).

16. Thank you for listening
Questions
Horizon 2020
European Union Funding
for Research & Innovation
SuperBIO Project
Sarah Klaczynska
Sarah.Klaczynska@gje.com
SuperBIO & BioBase4SME
projects
Adrian Higson
a.higson@nnfcc.co.uk