Concise information: The two page SME Instrument factsheet

The specific objective is to stimulate sustainable economic growth by increasing the level of innovation in SMEs, covering their different needs over the whole innovation cycle for all types of innovation, and thereby creating faster growing, internationally active SMEs.

Dedicated to established, high growth, highly innovative, for-profit SMEs seizing European and global business opportunities.

Adressing specific challenges within the "Industrial leadership" and "Societal challenges" sections of Horizon 2020. See topic preview 2017.

The SME Instrument will cover:

• Feasibility check, Initial business plan
• R&D implementation
• Commercialisation