TARGET-X Second Open Call

What do we offer?

Self-sustainable business framework and new market opportunities as well as funding support to (up to €60 000 per entity) approximately up to 64 entities in the Support Programme.

The proposed activities must address:

Performance testing or the development of devices or solutions oriented to technology providers and use cases applicable to
only one topic in one of the following verticals: Manufacturing, Energy, Automotive, Construction, and other topics for the development of new devices/solutions, and other topics for evaluation with KPI&KVI-based methodological assessment framework.

Who can apply?

a) 1 SME or
b) 1 University or
c) 1 Research and Technology Organisation (RTO),

or micro-consortium composed of 2 entities only in one of the following configurations:

a) 1 SME and 1 SME or
b) 1 SME + 1 University or
c) 1 SME + 1 RTO or
d) 1 SME + 1 mid-cap or 1 large company or
e) 1 University + 1 University or
f) 1 University + 1 RTO

g) 1 University +1 mid-cap or 1 large company or
h) 1 RTO + 1 mid-cap or 1 large company or
i) 1 RTO + 1 RTO
registered prior to the launch of the TARGET-X 2nd Open Call.

Target-X will select up to 64 entities, offering self-sustainable business framework and new market opportunities in the Support Programme. The main ambition of TARGET-X is to advance the stateof 5G technology with technical elements “beyond 5G”, integrate those elements in testbeds operated in the project, and validate them in several use cases in four different verticals. The fifth generation of wireless technology (5G) has arrived and is being rolled out globally. First industrial sectors such as manufacturing are testing the capabilities of 5G showing great potential for ubiquitous connectivity. With the sixth generation (6G), wireless communication will bring several industrial sectors new features, improved performance, and functional benefits.

The TARGET-X project envisions accelerating the digital transformation of key verticals:
● Energy
● Construction
● Automotive
● Manufacturing & Robotics
using large-scale trials in multiple testbeds.

How to apply?

The eligible candidates can submit their applications through the FundingBox platform microsite created for this purpose by filling up an easy online application form between the 6th of December 2023 and the 28th of February 2024, at 17:00 Brussels Time. The applicants can access a dedicated Open Call Help Desk. For more information or any doubts, please contact us at contact.target-x@ipt.fraunhofer.de .