The EIC Accelerator programme can support
drug development projects
Elena Pérez es una profesional con una sólida trayectoria en el ámbito de la investigación científica, la innovación y la financiación europea de proyectos de I+D. Actualmente es Senior Project Manager en Euro-Funding, liderando proyectos en el área de salud, biotecnología y MedTech, donde ayuda a empresas innovadoras a conseguir financiación pública no dilutiva para sus proyectos de investigación. Además, ejerce como evaluadora independiente en la red Eureka, aportando su experiencia en la valoración de iniciativas internacionales de innovación. Previamente, desarrolló su carrera en consultoría de financiación europea en IplusF y en el ámbito académico como investigadora postdoctoral y predoctoral en instituciones de prestigio como KU Leuven, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Eindhoven University of Technology y la Universidad de Oviedo, centrando su investigación en biosensores, bioensayos y biotecnología aplicada a la salud. Complementa su experiencia con actividades docentes como Master Lecturer en IED Madrid. En cuanto a formación, Elena es Doctora en Ingeniería de Biosistemas por KU Leuven, además de contar con un Máster en Análisis Químico, Bioquímico y Estructural y una Licenciatura en Química Analítica por la Universidad de Oviedo. Su perfil combina la excelencia científica con un profundo conocimiento de la gestión de proyectos y de los mecanismos de financiación europeos, lo que la posiciona como una experta de referencia en la intersección entre investigación, innovación y consultoría estratégica.
Want to know if your drug development project is eligible for funding?
The funding provided by the EIC Accelerator helps bridge the gap between advanced research and market launch. It provides grant money and equity investment (up to 17.5M€) to support high-risk innovative startups and SMEs to finish their product development and reach the market while supporting the scaling up of their business. Hence, it targets companies that are at a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6-8 and aims to help them reach TRL 9, namely ready for commercialization.
What are TRLs and can they be adapted to the pharmaceutical industry?
The Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale is valuable a tool for assessing the maturity of technologies that intends to standardize the discussion of technical development across different industries. However, it may not be well suited for the pharmaceutical industry.
Drug development is a highly regulated process that involves expensive and extensive clinical trials before a product can be marketed. Therefore, the TRL scale used for engineering products and technologies, may not reflect the development status of startups in the Life Science industry.
TRL scale can be adapted to pharma startups
The EIC Accelerator program requirements for pharma startups reflect the unique challenges this industry faces to commercialize a product. Drug development projects must at least have completed the pre-clinical research studies and be in the Clinical Trial Phase I or II in order to be considered TRL 6-8 and eligible for funding. This means they have conducted the initial safety training and are starting to test the efficacy on a larger patient population. The funding provided by the EIC, along with a private pharmaceutical co-investment, can help complete the clinical trials and bring the product closer to a commercial stage or to a licensing agreement.
If you are working on a drug development project and meet the eligibility requirements for the EIC Accelerator programme, this could be the funding opportunity you have been looking for to bring your product to market.
At Euro-Funding we offer support throughout the entire grant identification, processing and justification process. If you have a project and you are looking for grants or subsidies to finance it, contact us and maximize the return of each project.
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