WiderAdvance Facility

The WiderAdvance Facility project aims to support knowledge valorization in Widening countries and Outermost Regions (ORs) by promoting the exploitation of research results financed through Horizon Europe and bridging regional innovation and research capacity gaps.

The project seeks to accelerate the maturation and dissemination of Key Exploitable Results (KERs) to enhance the competitiveness of the participating regions. It brings together a network of European National Contact Points within a consortium of 17 partners from 14 countries, including Poland, Italy, Greece, Malta, Portugal, Tunisia, France, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Armenia, Spain, and the ORs of the Azores, the Canary Islands, and Réunion Island.

Services and activities of the WiderAdvance Facility:

• Individual Academies – designed to train researchers and institutions with the goal of maximizing the impact of research results.
•  Training and Capacity Building – organization of webinars, training modules, study visits, and networking events to foster skill development and facilitate synergies between researchers, innovation managers, and other stakeholders.
• Support for Dissemination and Exploitation – structured support to ensure that research results reach key industry sectors and policymakers.

The WiderAdvance Facility project has a direct impact on the involved regions, enhancing their visibility and access to strategic networks, while also facilitating funding synergies.