TEACHING FACTORIES COMPETITION 2025
APPLICATION FORM FOR STUDENTS SOLVER TEAMS TO SELECT CHALLENGES
Fill out the application form only after carefully reading the Call Guideline available at Teaching Factories Competition site.
Join us to this exciting initiative!
EVO-R Slovakia supports activities undertaking innovative small-scale manufacturingsolutionsfromthedemonstrationstage(TRL7) through to market uptake (TRL 8-9). The grant is awarded to activities and/or individuals inSlovakiathataim to scale up into European and global markets.
TEACHING FACTORIES COMPETITION 2025
APPLICATION FORM FOR COMPANIES TO SUBMIT CHALLENGES
Please, fill out the online form to apply to the EIT Manufacturing Teaching Factories Competition 2025!
Fill out the application form only after carefully reading the Call Guideline available at Teaching Factories Competition site.
Join us to this exciting initiative!
EIT Manufacturing East GmbH launches the “Research Mobility” call, aimed at supporting master and doctoral students from Slovakia who wish to enhance their academic and professional skills through international research opportunities. This initiative seeks to foster collaboration and innovation by enabling Slovak students to undertake research mobilities at universities and research institutes across Europe.
Selected applicants will be given the opportunity to conduct research projects in their field of expertise at renowned institutions, contributing to the advancement of knowledge and gaining valuable experience in a global academic environment. Applicants will compete for funding that supports their travel, living costs, and research activities during the mobility period.
The selected applicants will receive grant to help them maximise the impact of their mobility, while also facilitating their integration into European research networks.
This call is made possible through the collaboration of the Ministry of Investment, Regional Development, and Informatization of the Slovak Republic and EIT Manufacturing under the joint programme known as the EIT Manufacturing – Slovakia – X Fund. This initiative focuses on supporting research mobility activities designed to enhance digital transformation processes in Slovakia, in alignment with the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization of the Slovak Republic 2021 – 2027.
For thriving B2B Industrial Tech start-ups can benefit from a tailored support package. that are:
- actively looking to grow.
- with demonstrated meaningful customer validation and/or traction.
- with a dedicated full-time team with a headquarters incorporated in a EU or Horizon Europe associated country.
- looking to enhance and complement your business development efforts.
The Business Creation team will offer you a tailored package of business development services. Please fill out the expression of interest form below, and a representative from the Business Creation team will be in touch shortly.
Welcome to BoostUp! East 2025
Introduction
“BoostUp! East 2025” is a startup competition organised by EIT Manufacturing to identify and support promising startups. This year’s edition of BoostUp! East is open to startups from all EU27 and Horizon Europe-associated countries with solutions focusing on energy transition for the manufacturing industry.
Out of all eligible applicants, a jury of experts will select up to 10 finalists which will pitch their company in front of a jury composed by independent experts during the in-person event Manufacturing Day, in Vienna, on May 9th, 2025.
Finalist startups that will attend and pitch to the jury during the final event (up to 10 startups) will receive a “growth package” service support of up to two months delivered by the Business Creation team of EIT Manufacturing.
The winning startups will receive a prize awards to support their European expansion strategy. The prize fund is €5,000, sponsored by the Vienna Business Agency.
Competition Topic Description
“BoostUp! East 2025” is focusing on the energy transition for the manufacturing industry. Therefore, in particular, submissions need to fit one of the following technology domains:
- Renewable energy generation & storage, including hydropower, solar and photovoltaic, on-shore wind, and green hydrogen.
- Energy storage, transport and distribution, including large-scale batteries, smart grids, electricity and gas networks, hydrogen transport, storage and distribution, smart metering, grid cybersecurity and resilience, and heating and cooling technologies.
- Energy sales and decentralised energy solutions, including: heat pumps and associated technologies, decentralised battery storage, small-scale hydrogen production and storage, and photovoltaic and solar for B2B customers.
- Energy management & internet of energy (IoE), including: demand response and demand side management, smart lighting, energy monitoring and auditing, and energy efficiency.
- Decarbonisation and circular solutions for the industry, including: carbon capture & storage (CCS), CO2 management & consulting, and recycling solutions for batteries, photovoltaic, wind and similar.
Key Dates and Milestones
Call opening: March 7th, 2025, 12:00 CET
Call closing: April 4th, 2025, 23:59 CET
Announcement of the finalists for the pitching event: April 15th, 2025
In-person pitching event: May 9th, 2025
Communication of results: a jury deliberation meeting will take place directly after the pitch session. Right after the jury decision is taken, the results will be announced publicly during the award ceremony of the event.
List of documents to be submitted
- The Application Form (from the Submission Management Platform SUBMITTABLE), with all mandatory fields properly filled in;
- Company pitch deck in Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx) or PDF (.pdf) format, in which the following details shall be clearly outlined: (i) target markets and description of the main(s) applicative use case(s) addressed by the company offerings and technologies; (ii) team and company organization; (iii) existing business traction; (iv) business development plans (incl. financial aspects) and go-to-European-market strategy;
- Company logo in high quality graphic format (this will be used for the call promotional campaign)
- Company registration certificate
Evaluation criteria
Evaluation criteria assessed by independent experts:
- EXCELLENCE: The startup presents an innovative solution with potential of the product or service to improve manufacturing
- IMPACT: The startup is addressed to specific target group/s and/or market sector/s and the solution demonstrates a competitive advantage over existing offers in the market
- IMPLEMENTATION: The team/founders have the expertise, and entrepreneurial drive
- STRATEGIC FIT: The startup contributes to the Competition areas
For further details and guidelines, please refer to the competition website.
Discover Vienna: Manufacturing Edition
powered by EIT Manufacturing East
Call for industrial start-ups and scale-ups
Apply by 4 April 2025, 23:59 p.m. CEST
Eligibility Criteria
- the applying startup must be registered in Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia or Slovenia and with headquarters in Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia or Slovenia;
- applicants must prove revenue traction (i.e. recurring revenues from existing reference customers);
- the business development plan (incl. financial aspects) shall be disclosed
- the applicant shall provide a complete application form, pitch deck, logo and company registration certificate;
- your company is NOT a Partner Member of EIT Manufacturing, a Linked Third Party of a Partner Member of EIT Manufacturing or an Activity Partner of EIT Manufacturing.
Strategic focus areas of Discover Vienna: Manufacturing Edition 2025
Discover Vienna: Manufacturing Edition 2025 seeks solutions in the realm of manufacturing technologies. In particular, submissions need to fit one of the following EIT Manufacturing strategic focus areas:
- Artificial intelligence & data
- Industrial metaverse
- Circular economy
- Net zero industry
- Renewable energy
The Activity Leads for “Discover Vienna: Manufacturing Edition” are:
Mr. Mihail Stanev
Senior Business Development & Innovation Manager, EIT Manufacturing East
mihail.stanev@eitmanufacturing.eu
Mr. Maxim L. Mommerency
Business Development & Innovation Manager, EIT Manufacturing East