New Success for VK PREMIUM Business Consultants within the context of SME Instrument Phase 1

New Success for VK PREMIUM Business Consultants within the context of SME Instrument Phase 1 of Horizon 2020 Program, the only approval from Greece within 2015.

Only one application from Greece has been selected for funding in the latest round September 2015, (and in the whole 2015) of Horizon 2020 SME Instrument, for Phase 1.

The applicant called “DAKOFAKA” trusted VK PREMIUM to prepare and submit its application for the above progamme. DAKOFAKA will receive €50.000 to finance its feasibility study (Elaboration of an Innovative Eco-Friendly Pest Control Method in European Agriculture) for its new products to disrupt the market.

The European Commission received 1873 proposals under Phase 1 by 17 September 2015, the third cut-off date for this year and only 141 SMEs from 24 countries have been selected for funding (7,5% success rate).

Since the launch of the programme on 1st January 2014, the EC has received 12444 proposals and only 1099 SMEs have been selected under Phase 1 of the SME Instrument (8,8% success rate).

You can find more info about the results of this round in the link below: http://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/news/141-highly-innovative-smes-get-funded-under-phase-1-sme-instrument