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Innovation/research and development

Innovation means growth and progress. But no matter whether new products or new processes, the development and introduction of innovation mean time, costs and risk. ILB offers various innovation support programmes to support start-ups and their new technologies.

Our promotional programmes for innovation as well as research and development:

(If you are interested in more detailed information regarding the programmes and the application process, please click the respective links in the table.)

Core programmes

Programme Support subjects Support types
ProFIT Brandenburg 2023 Individual and collaboration projects involving technologically new products, services and processes during the following phases:
  • Industrial research (grant)
  • Experimental development (loan)
  • Market preparation and market launch (loan), max. implementation period: 3 years
  • Process and organizational innovations (grant), max. implementation period: 3 years
  • feasibilty studies (Grant), max. implementation period: 6 months
Loan/grant
-Funding through grants is limited to a total of EUR 3 million per application. (Funding rate for total project up to 80%)
-Funding through loans is limited to a total of EUR 3 million per application.
Gründung innovativ 2022
  • Investment in tangible fixed assets
  • Personnel costs for managing directors in an employment relationship
  • Personnel costs for newly created positions
  • Technical development services not provided by the company itself
  • Consulting services of external consultants
Grant
EUR 25,000 to 150,000
(support rate of up to 50%)
Brandenburger Innovationsfachkräfte(Expires on July 01, 2024) Employment of:
  • Working students
  • Innovation assistants (university graduates)
Grant
- Working students: up to EUR 645 per month for up to 12 month
- Innovation assistants: up to EUR 1,650 per month for up to 24 months
Brandenburger Innovationsgutschein (BIG-Digital) Preparation and implementation of Digitalization measures (BIG-Digital) Grant
Consulting module: max. EUR 50,000
Implementation module:
max. EUR 250,000
Training module:
max. EUR 50,000
(funding rate up to 50 %)
Early-phase financing
  • Company foundation
  • Innovation as well as technology and product development
  • Market and product tests
  • Market launch
Equity financing
Open equity and/or equity-like investment for technology-oriented small enterprises (SMEs) in Brandenburg in the seed and start-up phase
(max. EUR 1.5 million)
Financing for growth
  • Market launch and further development of products
  • innovation
  • Company growth
  • Strengthening competitiveness Opening up new markets
Equity financing
Active investments and/or participation-like investments in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Brandenburg during the growth and expansion phase within the scope of co-investments with private investors
(max. EUR 6 million)

Other suitable programmes

Programme Support subjects Support types
Brandenburg-Kredit Gründung
(based on ERP-Förderkredit KMU or KfW-Förderkredit großer Mittelstand)
  • within 5 years after foundation:
  • Investments, working capital, stock of goods
  • Start-up
  • Company acquisition and participation
Loan
- up to EUR 25 million per project
- Application via the principal bank
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