With this objective in mind, the European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) renewed for other four years the funded initiative, Booster - previously known as Horizon Results Booster (HRB) - offers personalised services to enhance the dissemination and exploitation of research results, guiding project results to the market and the wider world.
“Our mission at Booster is to bridge the gap between research and real-world application. By offering tailored, expert support, we aim to empower researchers and innovators to translate their discoveries into tangible societal and economic benefits. It’s about turning potential into impact and ensuring that groundbreaking ideas don’t stay in the lab but reach the market and the people who need them!”
– Alessia Melasecche Germini, CEO of META Group and Booster Director
Our services are available to EU-funded single projects, groups of projects, single organisations or groups of organisations within a project. Applications are open on a rolling basis for closed or ongoing projects, group of projects and organisations granted with funds by the European Commission programmes (Horizon Europe, the FP for Research and Innovation 2021-2027, Horizon 2020, FP7, Joint Undertakings, Partnerships, EIT KICs, etc.).
The Booster is taking over the work developed under Horizon Results Booster (HRB) with a renovated set of services. This initiative led by the European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) aimed to maximise the impact of EU-funded research projects. During the last four years, HRB involved over 200 experts who delivered services to more than 1.700 projects and around 10.000 organisations from all across Europe. From innovative solutions to groundbreaking policy recommendations, the initiative has been working to increase the value of EU-funded research projects and drive positive change in our communities.
Booster is led by META Group, who has already successfully implemented other EU research-support services like Horizon Results Booster, IP Booster, Common Exploitation Booster, Support Service for Exploitation of Research Results and Exploitation Services (CEB-SSERR), and Innovation Consultants (ESIC). For Booster initiative, META Group is collaborating with five other organisations bringing their expertise in business strategies and market uptake in the research innovation sector: EURICE, ICONS, PNO Consultants, PPMI, and Trust-It.
On 22 November, the revamped and renamed Booster was officially launched at an exciting and fact-filled online event, hosted by the European Commission.
The event offers a glance at the valorisation ecosystem and examines the myriad of free-of-charge support services available for dissemination and exploitation activities.
We are thrilled to announce that Horizon Results Booster (HRB) will take part in the upcoming Energy Fair of the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) in Brussels from June 11 to 13.
Horizon Results Booster has appeared in The Grant podcast. We talked about how we are helping researchers all around Europe to boost the impact of their research results.