UFO (Emerging indUstries new value chains boosted by small Flying Objects), is a INNOSUP-1 project funded underthe Horizon 2020 framework of the European Union, launched in May 2020. It aims to support European SMEs in the development of innovative products and services by integrating new technological solutions and know-how provided by Small Flying Objects (SFOs):

1. Drones
2. High Altitude Platforms Systems (HAPS)
3. Small satellites

The project focuses on the related embedded digital technologies, Key Enabled Technologies (KETs), data analysis and exploitation solutions (ICT) for 6 emerging industries:

1. Mobility
2. Climate
3. Environment
4. Blue Growth
5. Digital Creative and Gaming,
6. Finance and innovation

UFO combines the experience and expertise of 8 clusters from the ICT, Aerospace and Maritime sector and one Climate cluster partner. From France, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece, the UFO project will run for 30 months to improve the development and implementation of the Outer Space and Airspace applications in our daily life!

To reach this objective, UFO will collect challenges and needs from end users and potential customers, it will enhance collaboration of SMEs from the different sectors (SFO, Embedded systems, ICT) in ideation sessions and it will open application calls to fund up to 60 K€/SME for projects offering solutions to the challenges.

UFO will play a central role in the relations between SMEs offering innovative solutions for the need of the emerging industries.

With a budget of more than 4M €, we will redirect 3.6 M€ (85 %) of the budget directly to the SMEs  under voucher and accompaniment from the clusters. UFO wants to support innovation solutions of 50 to 70 SMEs from Europe. Please, feel free to contact use for more information about the coming events.

Contacts

Aerospace Valley (coordinator):
Mr. Thaddé BOUCHARD, +33 5 56 84 54 41, bouchard@aerospace-valley.com

ICT Cluster and Cluj IT (communication):
Mrs. Krasimira SHINDAROVA, +359 2 489 97 44, krasimira_shindarova@ictcluster.bg
Mr. Robert CINCU, (+4) 0769 474 217, robert.cincu@clujit.ro

Webpage
https://www.ufoproject.eu/

UFO Consortium

Cluster partners: Aerospace Valley [AV], Minalogic Partenaires [Minalogic], Foundation Cluster Information and Communication Technologies [ICT CLUSTER], Asociatia CLUJ IT [CLUJ IT], Athena Research and Innovation Center in Information Communication & Knowledge Technologies [Corallia], Finance Innovation [FinInnov], Marine South East Limited [MSE], Knowledge Transfer Network Limited [KTN], and Associated Partner : Climate–KIC [Climate-KIC]