I4MS, Supported by the European Commission and Mobile World Capital Barcelona, is Sweeping Europe to Find the Most Innovative SME in the Manufacturing Sector

SMEs or medium-sized companies, which have received support from
the EU within the innovation actions below the I4MS umbrella, can
apply for the prizes until September 9, 2019

Barcelona, Spain (ots/PRNewswire) - The I4MS initiative, a
European community supporting SMEs and startups in the field of
manufacturing, launches the second edition of the Disruptors Awards
to support excellence and innovation within small companies or
medium-sized companies, in relation to the integration of ICT
technologies.

SMEs or medium-sized companies that have received support from the
European Union within the I4MS initiative can apply for the award
until September 9 of this year. Those interested can apply through
the online form (https://i4ms-disruptors-awards-second-open-call.fund
ingbox.com/signin) in the www.I4MS.eu.

The awards: Business projection and support for innovation

The awards will recognize the effort and focus of SMEs in relation
to the digital transformation as a way to grow, creating an alive EU
ecosystem of EU SMEs that could compete in a globalized and digital
world.

The winner of the second edition of the Disruptive Awards will
receive the following advantages to enhance their performance:

- Taylor-made offline and online visibility packages during the
Mobile World Congress 2020 provided by Mobile World Capital
- A visibility package which includes the promotion of the
experiments and the winning SMEs or midcap
- Half-day of consultancy services offered by the Danish
Technological Institute and the Manufacturing Academy of Denmark
- Benefit from the I4MS Acceleration services to speed-up business
innovation and make business potential grow
- Participate in the Disruptors Awards Ceremony at the Stakeholders
Forum in Madrid in November 2019. I4MS will carry with expenses
regarding plane ticket and accommodation for one person to
facilitate networking at the highest EU level

The first edition a great success

The first edition of the awards received 24 applications from 5
different countries. Compass (http://www.compassis.com/compass), an
SME located in Barcelona, was finally the winner. The company
provided simulation software for a variety of engineering fields,
including multiphysics simulations and structural analysis and sea
management under vertical HPC. Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner
for Digital Economy and Society, and the Polish Minister of
Technology, Jadwiga Emilewicz, were in charge of presenting the prize
to Compass at the Annual Event of Digital Innovation Centers in
Warsaw.

I4MS

I4MS (ICT Innovation for Manufacturing SMEs) is a European
initiative that supports manufacturing SMEs and the media in the
widespread use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in
their business operations.

I4MS is financed by the Factories of the Future Program and H2020
and coordinated by the Mobile World Capital Barcelona Foundation,
FundingBox Accelerator, Foreningen MADE, the Danish Technological
Institute, the FIWARE EV Foundation and the Galician Innovation
Institute.

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More information: http://i4ms.eu/about/disruptor-awardsJuan Antonio
Pavón Losada
Communication Executive en Mobile World Capital Barcelona
Japavon@mobileworldcapital.com

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