Verifisering: Kommersialisering av forskning ved offentlig finansierte forskningsorganisasjoner 2026

This scheme aims to "fremme økt kommersiell utnyttelse og/eller samfunnsinnovasjon fra forskning ved offentlig finansierte forskningsorganisasjoner, ved å modne og validere nye teknologier og innovasjoner" (promote increased commercial exploitation and/or societal innovation from research at publicly funded research organisations, by maturing and validating new technologies and innovations).

Eligible applicants are approved Norwegian research organisations, technology transfer offices (TTOs) where the research organisation holding IP rights is a partner, and start-ups originating from approved research organisations (meeting GBER Article 22 criteria: fewer than 10 employees and maximum NOK 2 million annual turnover or balance sheet total).

Funding is provided as "tilskudd" (grant), with a minimum of NOK 1 000 000 and a maximum of NOK 5 000 000 per project, and financing of "inntil 100 prosent" (up to 100 percent) of budgeted project costs. Total available funds are Kr 190 000 000. The scheme operates on a rolling ("løpende") basis; earliest project start is 24 April 2026 and latest project start is 30 June 2027. The scheme code printed on the page is "GBER xx/2026/SME". Applications are submitted via the Tibi portal. The page was last updated 24 April 2026.