{"id":7723,"date":"2024-09-03T17:51:16","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T15:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/almacube.weggpress.com\/?post_type=landing&p=7723"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:00:34","slug":"great-er-advanced-incubation-program","status":"publish","type":"landing","link":"https:\/\/www.almacube.com\/en\/landing\/great-er-advanced-incubation-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Great-ER advanced incubation program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Great-ER - Call 4 Deep Tech Innovators <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Grow your Deep Tech Startup with the advanced incubation program Great-ER<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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What is Great-ER?<\/h3><\/div><\/div>

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Great-ER (Growing and Empowering Advanced Technologies in Emilia-Romagna) is the free advanced incubation program<\/strong> aimed at growing entrepreneurial projects, startups, and deep tech research spin-offs. It offers specialized support and facilitates collaborations between the research world, businesses, and investors.<\/p>

The program is part of a partnership between Almacube<\/strong> and the universities of the Emilia-Romagna region<\/strong>: Alma Mater Studiorum \u2013 University of Bologna,<\/a> University of\u00a0 Ferrara<\/a>, University of Modena and\u00a0 Reggio Emilia<\/a>, University of Parma<\/a>.<\/p>

Great-ER is the only program that will give you access to a network where you can benefit from the expertise and possible access to the knowledge and laboratories of regional universities.<\/p>

Great-ER creates a fertile ecosystem<\/strong> for innovation, combining the academic research capabilities of the universities in the Emilia-Romagna region with Almacube\u2019s experience in incubating spin-offs and startups, and managing Open Innovation processes.<\/p>

The project is made possible through the European Funds of the Emilia-Romagna Region.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Services offered<\/h3><\/div><\/div>

The Great-ER advanced incubation program lasts 11 months<\/strong>, starting in February 2025 and ending in December 2025.<\/span><\/p>

Twelve deep tech projects will be selected.<\/strong> Each project will receive services worth approximately \u20ac20,000 for free.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Personalized Coaching:<\/h3>

20 hours of one-on-one coaching focused on strengthening and structuring the business and team.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mentorship with Experts:<\/h3>

10 hours of one-on-one sessions with a sector expert to help the startup define strategies.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Specialized Consultancy:<\/h3>

10 hours of one-on-one vertical consultations on key topics such as IP, marketing, finance.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Training:<\/h3>

Live workshops on essential topics to develop the team's skills.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Visibility and Networking:<\/h3>

Participation in ecosystem events and a final demo day where startups will have the opportunity to present themselves to investors, companies, institutions, and accelerators.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Fundraising Support:<\/h3>

Preparation for fundraising and connection with the right investors.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Open Innovation and Commercial Support:<\/h3>

Matchmaking with companies for technological development and commercial acceleration.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Guidance and Support for Subsidized Finance Calls:<\/h3>

Assistance for accessing subsidized funding through public calls and other opportunities.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Proof of Concept Support:<\/h3>

Collaboration with industrial partners to develop potential Proofs of Concept with projects that meet partners' needs.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Venture Building:<\/h3>

Connections with managers and freelancers to build a high-level management team.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Talent Connection<\/h3>

Facilitating contact with qualified talents to enrich teams.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Additional \u20ac3.000 Package:<\/h3>

for each startup\/project to spend on further services and consultations (e.g., Business Plan analysis, IP, fiscal\/financial consultancy).<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Who is it for?<\/h3><\/div><\/div>

Great-ER is dedicated to early-stage startups and research spin-offs already established, as well as entrepreneurial teams (not yet established as companies) in the deep tech field.

To apply, you must:<\/p>