OPPORTUNITIES START HERE.

Claus Schultze, Policy Officer, EU Commission, DG MARE

BLUEINVEST GRANTS/

EMFF BLUE ECONOMY

CALL

INFO DAY

BRUSSELS

25 NOVEMBER 2019

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Europe’s Blue Economy• +/- 5 million jobs. 5% of EU GDP

• Huge potential for creating high

value jobs across Europe

• Potential to outperform global

economy by 2030

• More energy, feed, food, biomass

from the oceans to support EU

decarbonisation goals

• Innovation and sustainability as

drivers (often SMEs + start-ups)

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Bridging the gap

EIB (2017) + DG MARE studies (2018):

• Access to finance a challenge for innovative, sustainable and circular BE SMEs + start-ups

• Investment Readiness: It is not only about funding

• Lack of awareness among investor community about BE investment opportunities

business support

grants

commitment from investor

assistance

coaching and mentoring

visibility

BlueInvest February

2020

investmentready?

Blue Economy SMEs + start-upsrenewable energy, aquaculture, clean shipping,

coastal protection, sensors, robotics, coatings etc.

fund managers

almost yes

EFSI EIFexternalinvestors

guarantee equity

READY FOR GROWTH

Assistance for investment and market readiness

BlueInvest Readiness Assistance targets start-ups and SMEs with innovative and disruptivetechnologies and solutions, particularly those linked to environmental, social and sustainabledevelopment goals.

A sound business model, clear strategy to execution and a good mentor are fundamental togrowing your business. BlueInvest matches you to the right expertise to help you scale up andgain access to finance.

Access to finance

Improving investment readiness and reaching bankability

Corporate strategy

Market readiness, product & innovation

Pre-assistance discovery workshop Improving execution capacity

Growth strategy

Market access and Internationalisation

Pitch doctor

Digital strategy for Blue Economy

ASSISTANCE PACKAGES

www.blue-invest.eu

Join the community:

VPSTTG: Variable Pitching Systems for Tidal Turbine GeneratorsOCEANMET: Cost-efficient oceano-meteorological data service for reliable real-time information and marine forecastEASY FEED: Eco-aquaponics systems – 100% sustainable and profitable EU fish-farmingDiveSafe: Integrated system for scientific and environmental underwater surveys, with advanced health & safety featuresSpaceTech4Sea: Implementing Aerospace Technology on Marine LNG ApplicationsSpecTUNA: Automated modular system for cutting and classifying frozen tuna using hyperspectral characterizationDEMO-BLUESMARTFEED: Smart technology for monitoring the delivery of feed for a sustainable aquacultureLEAPWind: Leading Edge Advanced Protection using novel thermoplastic materials for offshore Wind turbines AlgaeDemo: Demonstration of large scale seaweed cultivation at open sea and the positive effects thereof on the oceanGREENing the BLUE: bound4blue wingsail demonstration projectFTL-FISH: Follow The Light – LED devices to lower non-target catch in retail supply chain

RESULTS 2017 CALL

CORAL4HEALTH: Sustainably produced Marine Coral for Innovative Applications in Bio-medicine for

Human Health

MUSSELPRO: Demonstration of an IoT 4.0 mussel processing system for an advanced seafood canning

industry

SEASTAR: Real time monitoring and SurvEillance of Aquaculture farmS with neTworks of underwAter

sensoRs

OpenMode: Demonstration of intensive shellfish farming in OPEN waters with resilient and affordable

MODulEs

DOCC-OFF: Digitalization Of Critical Components in OFFshore wind turbines

VesselsLife.com: Holistic Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) Platform for the Shipping Industry

T4BS: Tourism 4.0 for the Black Sea

SMART-HATCHERY: Smart Feeding Systems for Hatcheries

Aspiring wingsails for the fishing and maritime transport sectors

FreShER: Floating Solar Energy mooring – Innovative mooring solutions for floating solar energy

RESULTS 2018 CALL

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EMFF Blue Economy Call

Not a grant like any other ….

• Fully embedded into BLUEINVEST

• Companies to demonstrate commitment by securing buy-in from investors

• Not just a paper evaluation. Companies need to pitch to an investor jury.

• Contribute to EU goals

www.blue-invest.eu

THANK YOU!