Sportek Hub, the innovation and technology hub for the sports industry, opens its second call for researchers and research groups in Gipuzkoa, from October 15 to November 15, who want to analyze the commercial opportunities of their sport-tech technologies/ knowledge areas.
For this edition, Sportek Hub will select technological projects that may have a potential application in different areas of sport, such as: digital sport, health, nutrition and wellness, intelligent sports spaces, management and new materials. Those selected will receive an economic endowment of 15,000 € for the analysis of the commercial opportunities of their technologies under development, with specialized consultancy.
Sportek Hub is a public-private initiative promoted by the Basque Government and the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa (from the areas of Sports and Economic Promotion/ Entrepreneurship), Eibar City Council, Donostia City Council, Real Sociedad Foundation, Eibar Sports Society Foundation, with BIC Gipuzkoa as the managing body, with the aim of growing the sports industry and improving its competitiveness.
To participate in this call, Sportek Hub will value the degree of development of the technology, the team involved in the technological development and the interest in addressing a subsequent phase of entrepreneurship. These requirements must be reflected in the application for participation of candidate projects. To this end, they must submit a project report in free format, specifying the description of the technology, the state of the technology, the protection of the technology, the project team, the financial resources involved and the market opportunity.
After this selection phase, Sportek Hub will initiate with the researchers the configuration of the project and once created, those selected will be eligible for the entrepreneurship programs managed by BIC Gipuzkoa (Prog. Barnetekin/Barnekintzaile -Prog. Ekintzaile/Txekintek), with a possibility of funding of up to 60,000 €.
Who is it for?
- Individual or group researchers
- Research groups from technology centers, CICs, universities, vocational training centers or companies.
The researchers selected to participate in this second edition will become part of the Sportek Hub ecosystem, where in addition to the promotion and visibility of the project, the connection with the industry and the key players in sports innovation, they will be able to enjoy benefits such as:
- Assistance with the strategic business plan
- Collaboration opportunities under Venture Client proposal
- Labs for validation, MVP trials and testing
- Coworking spaces and specialized incubation spaces
- Specialized training in business management
- Advice on first rounds of financing
Research projects can be submitted until November 15 by clicking here or by visiting www.sportekhub.eus.
