Innovation Promotion
Profitable support for your ideas
Innovation Consulting
Support with ideation, technical and economic evaluation, financing and resource planning for innovations
Funding Advice
Free initial consultation, funding research, preparation of application documents ready for signature and administrative processing
Financial support for your innovations
WIPANO Patent Funding
Financial grants for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for securing inventions: 50% of a maximum of 32,000 euros in costs – e.g. for patents, trade marks and designs
ZIM Innovation Programme
Financial grants for research and development activities of innovative SMEs: Up to 60 % of a maximum of 550,000 euros in project costs
WIPANO Service Packages
Patent Search
Expert patent researchers with access to professional patent databases to evaluate your ideas
Mandatory service in Module 1 of WIPANO
Cost-Benefit Analysis
First number-based assessment of the commercial viability and profitability in the early stages of an invention
Mandatory service in Module 2 of WIPANO
Strategy Consulting
Development of company and technology-specific filing strategies based on sound analyses and forecasts
Recommended service in Module 1 of WIPANO