InnoBuyer is a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. It brings together procurers and innovation suppliers (notably EIC supported SMEs) to jointly co-create solutions to a common challenge, while also facilitating the procurer adoption and the innovation supplier commercialization of the solution.

In a nutshell:

• InnoBuyer is fast: procurers and providers work together on innovative solutions to solve specific needs, and co-create a pilot in 10 months;
• InnoBuyer is sponsored: the EU project provides a €1.5M fund to support this new model for innovation procurement;
• InnoBuyer is secure: the InnoBuyer team facilitates and oversees the co-creation process all the way through.

Are you a public buyer? InnoBuyer can support you economically and with the collaboration of experts to:

• Identify and describe unmet innovation needs in your organisation;
• Identify solutions and providers for your innovation challenge;
• Co-create solutions with innovative companies during a 10-month period;
• Conceptualise Terms of Reference specifications for a simplified form of innovation procurement.

Are you an innovation supplier? InnoBuyer will help you to:

• Connect with buyers and learn more about their unmet innovation needs;
• Offer your innovative solutions;
• Co-create solutions with the public buyer during a 10-month pilot with coaching and funding support;
• Establish strong connections that will enable generating new business or access to other customers.

Want to know more ? Visit the InnoBuyer project official website.