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Calling innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs, and startups from Lebanon to apply to the NEX-LABS Testing Support Vouchers in the Water-Food-Energy Nexus sector to test their research or product and validate it.
This voucher will grant eight startups, researchers or innovators 5,000 euros of support enabling them to access to the physical infrastructure and know-how required to properly and objectively test their NEXUS-related products.
The voucher aims to support early-stage innovations by testing or validating their new innovations: prototypes, products, services, materials, pilot processes, methods.
Applications are now closed.
NEX-LABS aims to support the implementation of clean technologies for the sustainable and resilient increase of agri-food sector production based on more efficient use of energy (renewable/solar solutions) and water (wastewater treatment, water harvesting, or reuse solutions) in MPC region thanks to the contributions of ICT such as blockchain technology, Internet or the Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and Big Data.
NEX-LABS will contribute to the creation of a sustainable and resilient agro-food sector based on NEXUS driven Open Living Labs (NDOLL) approach, thus strengthening technology transfer, cooperation industry-academia, and increasing commercialization opportunities, and innovation-driven growth.
More information about NEX-LABS is available here.
The Project In Numbers
With a total budget of €3.450.984,97, the project has received a contribution of € 3.105.866,47 (90%)
Beneficiaries
NEX-LABS targets a plethora of stakeholders, including public institutions such as ministries and national agencies, research centers or universities, SMEs, entities of the entrepreneurship ecosystem such as companies/ technology transfer organizations /technological parks/venture capital/business angels, entities collaborating to the public debate such as communication multipliers/think tanks, civil society organizations.
If you have any questions about the Testing Vouchers, please contact:
Meet the team members in charge of the NEX-LABS Project at Berytech.
Berytech is the ecosystem for entrepreneurs, providing a dynamic environment for the creation and development of startups and SMEs, fostering innovation, technology and entrepreneurship in Lebanon.
Berytech Mathaf
Damascus Street, Museum District
Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
+961 (1) 61 25 00
Berytech Mar Roukoz
Saint Joseph University
Sciences & Technology Campus
Dekwaneh, Mount Lebanon
+961 (4) 53 30 40
Berytech BDD 1294
Bechara El Khoury Street
Beirut Digital District
Bachoura, Beirut, Lebanon
+961 (1) 64 95 55
P.O. Box
11-7503 Riad el Solh, 1107 2240 Beirut, Lebanon