Experts of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, NRFU, provided consultation to LLC SPC “KOSH” as a potential Horizon Europe applicant

The staff of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine of the NRFU continues to provide consultations to potential applicants of the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe on its opportunities. On May 27, the HEOinUA specialists held a regular online consultation for representatives of a private company LLC SPC “KOSH”.

At the beginning of the meeting, Nataliia Didenko, Deputy Head of the Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, introduced the team and the agenda. For their part, the company’s managers presented an innovative development with a high level of technological readiness, confirmed their intention to participate in the Programme’s calls, and raised a number of questions regarding the preparation of the project application.

Tayisiya Symochko, Leading Officer, consulted the applicants on the structure, opportunities and key principles of participation in the Programme. Olga Kurykina introduced the entrepreneurs to the financial aspects of participation, budgeting principles and eligible costs. In addition, Maksym Kolisnyk informed, among other things, about the search for partners, the rules for admitting countries to the Programme, open calls within the European Innovation Council and other programme components relevant to the company’s development.

The experts of the Office gave comprehensive answers on the structure of the Programme, current opportunities and upcoming information events. In addition, the participants of the consultation discussed the prospects for continuing to create an innovative development and the next steps needed to apply for grant funding for its commercialisation.