Article 3 U.K. Objectives

Eurostars-2 shall pursue the following objectives:

(1)

promote research activities that comply with the following conditions:

(a)

the activities are carried out by transnational collaboration of research- and development performing SMEs among themselves or including other actors of the innovation chain (e.g. universities, research organisations);

(b)

results of activities are expected to be introduced into the market within two years of the completion of an activity;

(2)

increase the accessibility, efficiency and efficacy of public funding for SMEs in Europe by aligning, harmonising and synchronising the national funding mechanisms of Participating States;

(3)

promote and increase the participation of SMEs without previous experience in transnational research.