The Innovation Pathway Programme

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Scotland)

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

The Co-Innovate Programme will increase the proportion of SMEs engaged in cross-border research and innovation (R&I) collaboration in the eligible region from 22% (2014) to 33% (2023). The Programme will result in a transformation of the awareness and performance of innovation activities in the eligible region, in enhanced cross-border linkages, and in strengthened innovation capabilities in SMEs. These benefits will continue well beyond the lifetime of the project. The project involves five strands of activity that engage over 1,408 SMEs, providing education and capability development support tailored to their needs and absorptive capacities. The programme will complement existing R&I resources in the target area. It is focused on the needs of SMEs, and developing their capability to use available innovation resources. Strand, Activities, Outputs. Results: 1 Innovation Ready Reckoner; Workshops, 1,408 SMEs; Heightened awareness of the need for R&I in business and of ways to develop R&I capability. 2 Business status reviews; Innovation audits, 469 innovation audits; Participants have a thorough understanding of their R&I position, and a clear action plan to achieve their aims and objectives in terms of new product and process development. 3 Innovation Capability Development Programme, 94 SMEs, Enhanced capability. 4 Innovation graduates & academic partnership,. 70 innovation interns engaged, Jobs created; investment in human capital; development of new products and processes. 5 Business-to-Business Innovation Partnerships, 4 R&I network projects; 15 cooperative R&I projects grant-aided, Increased performance, capability and profit for SMEs; sustainable innovation networks. Information added on 2020-05-05, regarding the mitigation of the effects of COVID-19 (the corona virus pandemic that started in 2019): The Co-innovate project is looking to support a Personal Protective Equipment B2B Cluster under its Strand 5 (Business-to-Business Innovation Partnerships).

Website: https://www.seupb.eu/iva-overview

Expected Results (EN): 1.2.1: Percentage of SME in the eligible region involved in research and innovation involving cross-border collaboration;

Expected Outputs (EN):

The Co-Innovate Programme will increase the proportion of SMEs engaged in cross-border research and innovation (R&I) collaboration in the eligible region, from 22% (2014) to 33% (2023). It will engage with over 1,408 SMEs, providing them with education, capability development and support according to need and absorptive capacity.

Thematic information

Innovation capacity and awareness-raising SME and entrepreneurship

Specific Objective: To increase the number and capacity of SMEs engaged in cross-border research and innovation activity in the region aimed at the development of new products, processes and tradable services

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (7)

Lead Partner: InterTrade Ireland

Address: Old Gasworks Business Park, Kilmorey Street, BT34 2DE NEWRY, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: www.intertradeireland.com

Total budget: EUR 4 261 319.25

Local Enterprise Offices

Name: Local Enterprise Offices

Address: Ballyraine, F92 HP64 Letterkenny Co. Donegal, Ireland

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 1 135 770.20

East Border Region Ltd

Name: East Border Region Ltd

Address: Monaghan Court, BT35 6BH NEWRY, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Website: www.eastborderregion.com

Total budget: EUR 475 928.00

Scottish Enterprise

Name: Scottish Enterprise

Address: Atrium Court, 50 Waterloo Street, G2 6HQ Glasgow, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/

Total budget: EUR 1 971 590.80

SMEs

Name: SMEs

Address: Old Gasworks Business Park,, BT34 2DE Newry, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 10 291 948.00

Iomairt na Gàidhealtachd ’s nan Eilean

Name: Iomairt na Gàidhealtachd ’s nan Eilean

Department: Business and Sector Development Group

Address: An Lochran, IV2 5NA Inverness, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.hie.co.uk/

Total budget: EUR 2 197 192.90

Enterprise Northern Ireland Ltd

Name: Enterprise Northern Ireland Ltd

Address: Aghanloo Industrial Estate, Aghanloo Road, BT49 0HE Limavady, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 2 109 286.20

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Local Enterprise Offices

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East Border Region Ltd

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Scottish Enterprise

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InterTrade Ireland

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SMEs

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Highlands and Islands Enterprise Ltd

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Enterprise Northern Ireland Ltd

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Summary

Project name (EN): The Innovation Pathway Programme

Project acronym: Co-Innovate

Project start date: 2016-08-01

Project end date: 2022-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 22 443 035.35

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 14 702 502.15

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, .

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Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Scotland)

Latest month of project-partner-call data publication

2022-11

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

33 / 33 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

175 / 175 (100%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Data of four projects (FASTER, ISIMPATHY, Sea Monitor, ONSIDE and SWELL_2) was retrieved by Interact from the programme´s website on the 2021-09-15 and 2022-11-15. Specific objectives were derived from Thematic objectives. Regarding partners data only main partners is available. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (https://www.seupb.eu/iva-overview), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-11-17, 2023-02-01 and 2024 03 20.

The financial data featured in keep.eu for this programme, it's projects and its partners is not exact and should be taken as a reference only.

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