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SCRATCH Servicing |
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The expertise of SCRATCH consortium increases the chances for success of a serviced SME STREP proposal. |
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RESEARCH IDEA |
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Starting from the expressed need collected after to the audit led towards the SME, some actions have to be undertaken by the SCRATCH partner before converting this need into a Research idea able to become a serviced STREP: |
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To point out the objectives of the RTD idea to fulfil the expressed need |
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To quantify the expected achievements of the RTD idea and to qualify them as accessible to the SME |
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To confirm the innovative aspect of the RTD idea |
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To validate the RTD idea with potential end users |
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To assess the potential market size and the time to market |
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To explain to the audited SME advantages, and disadvantages too, to being coordinator |
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SELECTION OF A SERVICED SME STREP PROPOSAL |
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Carried out the STREP: from Idea to the proposal |
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In order to enable to the expressed need to become a serviced STREP, each SCRATCH Partner is: |
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To point out the validated RTD idea proposals, which could become STREPs and the corresponding coordinators. |
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To collect and deliver for selection purposes: |
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The abstract of the envisaged STREP |
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The presentation (audit) of the candidate SME coordinator |
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The financial charts (balance sheet currency and profit and loss account) of the last two years, as requested by the Commission during the contract preparation. |
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To obtain the firm commitment of the candidate coordinator. |
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Identification of the coordinating capabilities of every candidate |
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Coordination interest: links with the SME corporate research plan strategy,
necessity and acceptance to undertake a collaborative research, links with the company know-how.
Research results exploitation interest: already accomplished market survey, product implementation and marketing capabilities. |
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Selection and validation for servicing by the whole SCRATCH consortium |
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The goals of this selection are: |
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To check the validation process and the delivery of all needed documents. |
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To check with the Partners the homogeneity of the package of selected STREPs. |
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To confirm the true correspondence between the RTD idea and the call for proposals Programme. |
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To validate the financial and technical capabilities of the candidate coordinator. |
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To confirm the availability of the servicing SCRATCH Partner. |
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Added value by SCRATCH |
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When selected for servicing by the SCRATCH partnership, abstracts of the proposals are introduced on the aero-scratch web site, mentioning only the SCRATCH servicing company name as contact point for the subject. This “advertising” will contribute to the search of complementary partners, preserving the confidentiality of the coordinating company. |
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Abstract are, as well, widely disseminated to Universities, Laboratories, Research Centres, Large Industrialists all over Europe |
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AeroSME is informed as well and received by post |
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