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ReportFFG (Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft)September 201052 pages78 min readOriginal source
Key number
692 million euros
Total budget, first funding period p.7
Largest segment
325 million euros
Share of partner companies in the first funding period budget p.7

Summary

  • The COMET programme supports 46 cooperative research institutions across Austria.p.8
  • The first funding period has a total volume of approx. 690 million euros.p.7
  • Federal funds contribute approx. 220 million euros, the states approx. 112 million euros, partner companies approx. 325 million euros and scientific partners approx. 35 million euros.p.7
  • Around 900 companies take part and contribute 325 million euros, nearly half of the total financing volume.p.5
  • Over 2008-2019 the federal ministries plan to award around 450 million euros in federal funding.p.7
  • Up to 300 patents and licences are expected over the programme period.p.4

Key insights

  1. The first three calls produced five K2 centres, 16 K1 centres and 25 K projects.p.3
  2. COMET was preceded by the Kplus, K_ind and K_net competence centre programmes launched in 1998.p.6
  3. K2 centres are limited to a maximum of 5, run for 10 years and receive 40% up to a maximum of 55% public funding.p.12
  4. K1 centres receive public funding of up to 50 percent.p.11
  5. Consortia of K projects must include at least three companies.p.11
  6. More than half of the participating firms are small and medium-sized enterprises.p.11

Published by FFG (Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft) (funder profile)

Funders mentioned

Life Science InvestMotion Equity Partners

Topics and entities

DACHEuropeDeep tech investmentPublic funding and grantsStartup ecosystemsBMVITBMWFJCometFFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency)

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