The Eurostars-2 programme is aimed at supporting research and development performing small and medium-sized enterprises. It is jointly undertaken by 34 Eurostars-2 participating states and partner countries. Eurostars aims to stimulate SMEs to lead international collaborative research and innovation projects by easing access to support and funding. It is fine-tuned to focus on the needs of SMEs, and specifically targets the development of new products, processes and services and the access to international markets. Eurostars aims to combine the best of two worlds with a bottom-up approach, a central submission and evaluation process, and synchronised national funding in 34 countries.

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