OSEO’s innovation aids

This governmental disposition is aimed at supporting innovation and growth in SMEs. From designing to achieving innovation projects, this aid offers a true financial aid to companies that wish to invest for the future.

Objectives


From an innovation idea to its industrial pre-launch, OSEO helps industrial or service companies:

  • To design technologically innovating products, processes, or services that offer real market  perspectives;
  • To finance their involvement in national or European partnerships.

Financed expenditures


Expenditures related to prior feasibility studies, employment, design (R&D), instruments and material, industrial property (in relation with patent applications issued from research conducted by SMEs under 250 employees), contractual research, prototype and model creation, industrial launch, identification of partners…

Modes of intervention


Participation to project financing via a grant or 0% interest pre-payment with reimbursement linked to the technical and commercial success of the project (25% to 60% aid rate based on accepted expenses).