{"id":30012,"date":"2018-09-03T08:54:33","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T06:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genomtec.com\/?p=30012"},"modified":"2020-05-14T20:22:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:22:22","slug":"genomtec-distinguished-as-part-of-climate-kic-accelerator-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genomtec.com\/en\/2018\/09\/03\/genomtec-distinguished-as-part-of-climate-kic-accelerator-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Genomtec distinguished as part of Climate-KIC Accelerator Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"

Genomtec was among four start-ups whose solutions were appreciated and rewarded by the jury of Climate-KIC Accelerator Programme, the largest European grant programme. EUR 20 000 of funds from the Horizon 2020 programme will be used for further developing a technology used at Genomtec Fresh for faster identification of pathogens in the soil, in plants, in water, and in food<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Horizon 2020 is the largest programme for funding scientific research and innovation in the history of the European Union so far. Its budget for 2014 to 2020 is almost EUR 80 billion. The programme is aimed at developing a uniform innovation funding system for innovations, from their scientific concept, through the research stage, to actual implementation of new solutions, products, or technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The grant awarded to Genomtec is to be transferred in full as an advance payment, its amount to be defined by the committee of the competition. Genomtec has to use the grant and account for its use until the end of the calendar year.<\/span><\/p>\n

A grant from European Funds may be used for purposes such as:<\/span><\/p>\n