NCBR: ten Polish start-ups to benefit from Nevada acceleration program

Ten start-ups representing key industries for Poland and the state of Nevada in the USA will go for a week to Reno and Las Vegas, to include train and meet specialists. The National Center for Research and Development (NCBR) just launched a pilot program, which applications will be accepted until March 6, 2020.

An action called NCBR-NAP: NCBR-Nevada Acceleration is a direct result of a letter of intent signed by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Science and Higher Education Jarosław Gowin and former Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval.

The expected result of the initiative is the start of cooperation between companies and institutions from Poland and the state of Nevada in the broadly understood area of ​​innovation, including the commercialization of technological solutions and supporting cooperative forms of research and development.

Start-ups, i.e. young technology companies - entrepreneurs running a business in the technology area, whose entry into the relevant register is not shorter than 6 months, can take part in the program. The start-up may, in particular, take the form of a capital company. Only entrepreneurs who have not participated in any of the stages in the domestic or foreign competition, program or other activity implemented in cooperation with the state of Nevada may participate in the activity during the 5 years preceding the announcement of the regulations.

Start-ups whose areas of activity are part of both the National Smart Specializations and key industries for the state of Nevada, such as water technologies, autonomous systems, smart cities, data storage, mining industry, the hospitality, and catering industry will be preferred.

(WBJ)