‘Proof of market’ to improve valorisation and commercialisation of Horizon generated R&I results (IA)

Expected outcomes

• The topic does not say whether all outcomes must be addressed; treat them all as relevant.
• For each outcome (EO1 to EO3), name who will use or adopt your results (a specific group, not “industry” or “society”), how they get them, and the indicator that shows the change, with baseline, target and date.
• Use the topic's own words for each outcome, so the evaluator can tick it off.

What the scope asks for

Evaluators check the proposal against these sentences of the scope. Answer each one visibly, in the call's own words.

• “The EU must do better in translating the knowledge generated by the Framework Programme into innovations with economic and societal value.”
• “The consortia do not necessarily have to be made of former or current beneficiaries but should own or have access to the knowledge assets of projects, including intellectual property, where relevant.”
• “Proposals should envisage valorisation activities, such as:. demonstrating a technology (e.g. testing);. defining a commercialisation process;. undertaking: a market and competitiveness analysis;. a technology assessment and/or certification;. a verification of innovation potential;. assessing potential “end users” of the expected innovation;. testing, piloting with users or potential customers;. complying with regulatory compliance and…”
• “Proposals should address achieved results from ongoing or completed Research and Innovation Actions and Innovation Actions (RIA/IA) funded directly under Cluster 4 ‘Digital, Industry and Space’ or its predecessor activities under the Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEIT) part of Horizon 2020.”
• “Proposals should include at least one of the following:.”
• “The proposal should specify the grant number and acronym of the project(s) which generated the results.”
• “Proposals should present a clear vision of the intended pathway to market.”
• “Hence, the participation of a business partner should be envisaged.”

Conditions that shape the proposal

• Part B, sections 1–3: 10 pages (topic conditions). Text beyond the limit is not read; tables and figures count.
• Innovation action: evaluators expect a plausible path to commercialisation and named first users or customers.
• Other Eligible Conditions: “In line with the “ restriction on control in innovation actions in critical technology areas ” delineated in General Annex B of the General Annexes, entities established in an eligible country but which are directly or indirectly controlled by China or by a legal entity established in China are not eligible to…”

Impact pathway and traps

• Users or citizens are part of the scope. Show how they take part in the design and testing, not only that they are informed.
• The scope expects pilots or demonstration. Name the sites, the partners who run them and what is measured there.
• Open science or data practices are named. Make the data management plan concrete: which data, which repository, when.
• Market uptake is part of the scope. Evaluators look for a credible route to market with named first adopters.
• Policy or regulation is in scope. Name the policy owners you will reach and what you will give them.
• Keep outputs, outcomes and impacts apart: what you deliver, what changes when others use it, and the long-term effect.
• For each destination impact you claim, show which of your outcomes feeds it. Destination impacts are long-term effects, not project deliverables.
• Name the barriers outside the project (regulation, markets, user behaviour) that could block uptake, and what you will do if they do.
• Section 2.3 (the summary canvas) is optional on this call; the old split into scientific, economic and societal impact is no longer required.