TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER PROCESS, MENTORSHIP AND GUIDANCE FOR BUSINESS CREATION PROGRAM

turning research outcome into a business

Berytech has issued a call for applications to select 30 candidates for admission to the Technological Transfer Process and Mentorship and Guidance for Business Creation Program under the project “New Business opportunities & Environmental sustainability using MED GRAPE nanotechnological products – BESTMEDGRAPE”, financed by the programme ENI CBC “Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020”, that will take place from September 2020 to August 2022.

The Mentorship & Guidance Program in Brief

BESTMEDGRAPE objectives are to promote technological transfer, increase business opportunities on Med area by sharing knowledge/good practices among research/private companies/local institutions on grape waste exploitation.

For this project, a call for application is launched to source applicants and identify potential entrepreneurs who are most inclined and likely to propose viable project ideas.

Applicants will be selected keeping in mind the interdisciplinarity aspect and the presence of essential industry sectors in order to ensure an effective group.

Business Creation

For 30 potential entrepreneurs

Living Labs

For 30 potential entrepreneurs

Networking Days

For 30 potential entrepreneurs

Vouchers

For 10 potential entrepreneurs

Contamination Up

For 10 potential entrepreneurs

BESTMEDGRAPE

Based on the R&D experience of the partners in the fields of grape valorisation, waste exploitation and development of nanotechnological antioxidant/anti-inflammatory/anti-neurodegenerative formulations, BESTMEDGRAPE aims at supporting the creation of new startups/SMEs by transferring scientific/technological knowledge on local grape cultivars and the exploitation of wine by-products as a source of bioactive compounds that can be transformed into innovative commercial health products.

Hence, the project will not only valorise a Mediterranean product – grape – but also the expansion of the grape value chain through the development of nanotechnological products, thus boosting the local economy, reducing environmental pollution and increasing employment opportunities.

The Project In Numbers

Duration: 36 months
Start date: 01 September 2019 – End date: 31 August 2022
€ 3.3 million Total budget, € 2.6 million EU contribution, 20% Project co-financing
Main source of funding: European Union (ENI CBC Med Programme)

BESTMEDGRAPE aims at supporting the creation of new startups and SMEs by transferring scientific and technological knowledge on local grape cultivars and the exploitation of wine by-products as a source of bioactive compounds that can be transformed into innovative commercial health products.

Selection Criteria

We are calling for researchers, innovators, scientists, engineers, technicians, post-graduate students, instructors and professors who fit the following profile:

Lebanese national
+18 years of age
Holder of at least a high-school diploma
In all domains of expertise
The project will consider individuals, if you are part of a team, all team members will be required to apply.

Selection Process

Admission to the project will be based on the review of the following:

The online application form
The curriculum vitae
The motivational interview

The review of the curriculum vitae will be carried out on the basis of:

any studies higher than high school,
the achievement of certifications and qualifications,
further training and work experiences and
the knowledge of the English language.

Evaluation Process

For the evaluation of each candidate, the selection committee will have 100 points, divided as follows:

Curriculum evaluation: up to a maximum of 50 points
- Education: up to a maximum of 30 points, on the basis of the following scale of values:
  - 5 points, degree (master’s degree 2 points, bachelor’s degree 3 points, single cycle degree 5 points)
  - 10 points, degree secondary school diploma
  - 15 points, other titles
    - professional certification in relevant materials (10 points for certification)
    - professional qualification in related matters (5 points for qualification)
- Other titles and experiences as entrepreneurs or self-employment in the two thematic area of the project, up to a maximum of 20 points:
  - Relevant working experience 2 points per year, up to a maximum of 8 points
  - Certified knowledge of the english language, up to a maximum of 12 points
Motivational Interview: up to a maximum of 50 points