Singapore-Shanghai Joint Innovation Call

Singapore companies keen to embark on joint innovation projects with Shanghai-based companies can now receive support by participating in a joint call for proposals for Singapore-Shanghai technological R&D projects.

The Singapore-Shanghai Joint Innovation Call is implemented by Enterprise Singapore and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (SCTSM). We are looking for projects that result in the research and development of innovative products and applications, with the end goal of commercialisation. Key focal sectors include biopharmaceutical and life sciences, smart cities development, as well as urban solutions and sustainability.

The call for proposals is open to all technological and application areas, with a focus on biopharmaceutical & life sciences, smart cities development, and urban solutions & sustainability.

About Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (SCTSM)
 

The Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (SCTSM), under the Shanghai Municipal Government, is responsible for scientific and technological development of the city of Shanghai, as well as supporting the cooperation of domestic and international institutions regarding science and technology.

Who can apply
 

The project consortium must involve at least one company from Singapore and one company from Shanghai, independent from each other. Each project partner should contribute no more than 70% of the total project cost.

All Singapore companies must meet the eligibility criteria for the Enterprise Development Grant (EDG) in order to apply.

How to apply
 
  1. Interested Singapore companies should download the call document, which contains all the relevant details about the joint call for proposals.

  2. Singapore companies should then initiate early consultation with Enterprise Singapore on the eligibility of their projects. To arrange for the consultation, please download and complete the pre-proposal application form, and send it to the email address here.

  3. Thereafter, if the project is assessed to be eligible, each project partner is required to submit a related funding application form to their respective country funding bodies by 1 June 2020, 2359 SGT. For Singapore companies, the equivalent of this is the application form for the Enterprise Development Grant (EDG). Singapore companies must submit the EDG application form on the Business Grants Portal, along with the pre-proposal application form and draft consortium agreement attached as supporting documents. The consortium agreement ought to include, among others, the ownership and use of know-how and IPR settlements.

  4. Shanghai-based companies may refer to STCSM’s website for further information on their eligibility criteria and submission process.