This aid scheme from the Ministry of the Economy and Foreign Trade, which is part of a set of support measures, encourages Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to make use of external services in order to initiate and support their innovation activities.

Beneficiaries

This aid is reserved for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and private research organisations (meeting the SME criteria) established in Luxembourg.

Eligible costs

The external services relating to innovation advisory services and innovation support services are eligible. The following costs are eligible for aid:

• For innovation advisory services: Costs associated with management consulting, technological assistance, technology monitoring and technology transfer services, consultancy for the acquisition, protection and trade of technical intellectual property rights and for licensing agreements, and consultancy on the use of technical standards.
• For innovation support services: The costs for the temporary use of premises, databanks, technical libraries and laboratories, the costs associated with market studies, quality studies, testing and certification.

Forms of aid

The maximum intensity of the aid corresponds to 75% of the eligible costs (and potentially up to 100% if the expert is certified). The terms and conditions for granting this approval are specified in a Grand-Ducal Regulation. The aid is limited to €200,000 over 3 years. 

Submitting an application

Aid applications should be sent to Luxinnovation. They must be submitted before the RDI investments are made or before the relevant connected activities are launched. Before submitting your application, consult the guidelines for the submission of aid applications.