ABOUT
8 AM INNOVATION brings together experts in research & innovation grants and other non-dilutive funding management, academia-industry knowledge transfer, intellectual property rights management, innovation policy research, market research, business planning, finance & audit.
Our core values are: maintaining the highest service quality standards; building trust and respect in relationships with the clients and between the team members and result-focused approach.
SERVICES
Access to funding
Helping non-profit and profit R&I organisations access national, EU and international grant funding for their innovative projects
Business development
Advising startups and SMEs on development and commercialisation of innovative products and services, including market research and business strategy development
Knowledge transfer
Consulting and training organisations on academia-industry knowledge transfer, including valorisation, protection and utilisation of intellectual property
Policy analyses
Research services and professional analyses for organisations responsible for adoption, implementation and evaluation of R&I, entrepreneurship and knowledge transfer policies and funding programmes
ACHIEVEMENTS
Since June 2022, our clients have been awarded more than EUR 30 million in grants, subsidized loans and equity for their innovative projects.
Our proposal writing success rate (calculated as the number of awarded proposals divided by the number of evaluated proposals) is currently above 80%.
Our success cases are funded by the most competitive programmes in Europe, including European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator.
WHY 8 AM INNOVATION
INNOVATION is our primary focus. Our clients are academic researchers, start-ups, innovative SMEs and large R&I performers across different industries, from life sciences, ICT and electronics to maritime and green technologies. We provide pre-award and post-award project management support with various competitive R&I funding programmes, including EIC Accelerator and other programmes within Horizon Europe. Our experts have participated in more than 300 grant proposal submissions in response to national, EU and international calls and have deep knowledge of both the R&I lifecycle and specific requirements of particular funding programmes.
8 AM is about our commitment to smart use of time as the most valuable resource. It also refers to our motivation to start as early as possible with taking advantage of the opportunities that open up every day. 8 AM is inspired by a song of artists we appreciate and who have been reminding us to seize the day.
CONTACT
8 AM INNOVATION LLC
Janka Polica Kamova 17
51000 Rijeka, Croatia
E: info@8am-innovation.com
ID: 60335142280
Registered at Commercial Court in Rijeka, Croatia
Registration no: 040462033