Life is not always easy. Especially if your company has developed a new "green" solution that could really work but has still not found its place in the market.

Through the Eco-innovation funding scheme, the EU wants to support innovative products, services and technologies that can make a better use of our natural resources and reduce Europe's ecological footprint. With its objective to bridge the gap between research and the market, CIP Eco-innovation contributes to the implementation of the Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP).

There is nearly € 200 million available to fund Eco-innovation projects between 2008 and 2013. Some 40 projects around Europe are in the pipeline to receive the first funds under the 2008 call. The call 2009 is open (deadline for application is 10 September 2009).

Meer informatie: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eco-innovation/docs/call09/call09_text_en.pdf - http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eco-innovation/application_en.htm