Innovation financing mechanisms

Program objective

The program aims to support collaborative innovation between companies and research institutions by facilitating the exchange of skills and resources.

Financial Advantages

COINNOV is a fund dedicated to research, development and innovation that:

• Provides technical and financial support in the form of grants.
• Target 40 innovation projects developed and implemented by companies in cooperation with a service provider (private or public).

Website : https://smartcapital.tn/coinnov/

Program objective

Research and innovation programs aim to mobilize competencies and create synergy between research structures (laboratories and research units) and social and economic partners, public or private, whether companies, specialized bodies, associations or others, in order to provide concrete solutions to specific problems related to the country’s social and economic development.

Financial Advantages

Annual funding for a maximum period of four years (one installment per year) is granted.

Il servira principalement pour :

• Acquire scientific equipment
• Cover operating costs
• Cover the costs of running and monitoring the network
• Employ support staff and students

Program objectives

• • Development of prototypes of new systems designed within research structures or substantial improvement of a system, process, device or product.
  • Encouragement of the transfer of research results from research institutions to the production system.

Financial Advantages

Funding may cover the following items:

• Equipments
• Maintenance and servicing costs for equipment acquired as part of the project
• Consumables
• Subcontracting costs
• Documentation and fees for using national and international database networks
• Travel and accommodation in Tunisia for members of the research team