Seeking Joint Proposals for Germany Singapore SME Funding Programme

Are you a German or Singapore technology company looking for partners to co-innovate on product development, access new markets and tap R&D funding?

Enterprise Singapore and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Coordinator: AiF Projekt GmbH) are announcing the 4th call for proposals for joint R&D and innovation projects between Singapore and Germany. Singapore and German-based SMEs are invited to submit joint projects in the research and development of innovative products and applications, with the end goal of commercialisation.

The call for proposal is open to all technological and application areas.

The project consortium must involve at least one Singapore SME and one German SME, independent from each other. Each project partner should contribute no more than 70% of total project contribution.

To qualify for this call, Singapore companies must fulfil all the following requirements:

1. Be a business entity that is registered and physically present in Singapore;
2. ≥ 30% local equity held directly or indirectly by Singaporean(s) / Singapore PR(s), determined by the ultimate individual ownership;
3. Have Group annual sales turnover of no more than S$100 million or employment size of less than 200; and
4. Be financially able to see a project through to completion.

Application Process

1. Interested Singapore companies should initiate early consultations with Enterprise Singapore to discuss their project scope and eligibility by emailing [email protected].
2. Project partners must jointly submit a completed common proposal and draft consortium agreement via email to Enterprise Singapore and AiF Projekt GmbH .
3. In parallel, Singapore companies must also complete a preliminary assessment form here.
4. The deadline for applications is on 7 December 2021, 2359hrs CET. Proposals will be assessed on a rolling basis, as long as they are submitted before the deadline.
5.  For further assistance, companies can email Enterprise Singapore. 

Information Webinar

Attend the information webinar on 6 October to find out more information about this call. More details will be shared at a later date. Register your interest here.

LOOKING FOR A SINGAPORE/GERMAN SME PROJECT PARTNER?

If you would like to seek a Singapore/German partner to jointly collaborate on a project under this call, please get in touch with us by clicking on the 'Make an Enquiry' button below. Prior to this, you may wish to contact your funding agency to confirm on your eligibility to participate in the call.

You may also check out some of the opportunities on the IPI Online Marketplace, and the opportunities from Germany and Singapore on the Enterprise Europe Network website, subject to the eligibility criteria.

• Partnering Opportunities from Singapore 
• Partnering Opportunities from Germany
• Partnering Opportunities from the Enterprise Europe Network (Germany)

Immediate project partnership opportunities:

• From Singapore: AIoT-based Real-time Monitoring and Behavioural Pattern Recognition for Human Activities
• From Singapore: Materials for Printed Electronics: Copper Inks
• From Singapore: Solid-state drive with embedded artificial intelligence (AI) for real-time protection against cyber-attacks
• From Singapore: IoT Platform Using Wireless Power Transfer
• From Singapore: Silver Nanowire (AgNW) for Transparent Conductive Films
• From Singapore: AI analytics platform for video imaging optimisation
• From Singapore: Development of high accuracy (<5cm) indoor positioning and bioradar IC, device and solutions

Sign up to the Germany Singapore SME Funding Programme - Webinar & Partner Matching Platform HERE to search for like-minded companies to jointly participate in the call.

Projects that do not involve any co-development or R&D cooperation

7 December 2021, 2359hrs CET

• Licensing
• R&D Collaboration

• 4-call-singapor-proposal-application-form_website_download.pdf

• Announcement_4-Call_Germany-Singapore.pdf