Innovation, research and voluntary standardization
Large groups, mid-caps, SMEs, start-ups… Your innovations are tomorrow’s business success stories. But before you take the plunge, have you checked out the rules of the game established by the players in your market?
To be sure that your innovation finds its niche and doesn’t hit technical barriers, you need to factor in aspects such as interoperability, environmental impact, data security, adaptability to the needs of senior citizens, life cycle, etc. If you don’t, the odds will not be in your favour!
At every stage of your project’s development, voluntary standards are there to provide added value and help you stay ahead of the game. What would be the point in introducing a new card format that doesn’t fit the slot in an ATM? Innovation and standardization are closely interlinked. Use voluntary standards to bring yourself up to market standards right away!
DESIGN STAGE
You save time. You inspire trust in your partners, banks and investors.
MARKETING PHASE
You enjoy a competitive advantage! You give yourself the opportunity to make your innovation the benchmark in your market. Your criteria are recognized in calls for tenders and partnerships.
GROWTH PHASE
You avoid technological barriers. You gain access to the international market. You have economic and competitive intelligence systems in place
The feasibility study: for powerful insights
To give you the best possible odds and turn your innovations into success stories, use our custom solution: the feasibility study. The icing on the cake: this service is eligible for innovation support assistance.
Potential financial support for the process
- The Research Tax Credit (RTC) (in French) allows you to claim expenses related to feasibility studies for voluntary standards and your participation in standardization work if related to R&D work.
- Funding for the standard feasibility study phase may also be supported by BPI France if the study is part of an innovation project carried out by an enterprise.
The European Commission recognizes voluntary standardization as a key instrument for promoting innovation. Standardization is both a powerful tool for making optimal use of research and a vector for disseminating innovation.
> Learn more about European calls for proposals for 2020 mentioning voluntary standardization (CEN-CENELEC)…
> Buy voluntary standard NF ISO 56002 on innovation management