Objectives
Article 3
Eurostars-2 shall pursue the following objectives: (1) promote research activities that comply with the following conditions: (a) the activities are carried out by transnational collaboration of research- and development performing SMEs among themselves or including other actors of the innovation chain (e.g. universities, research organisations); (b) results of activities are expected to be introduced into the market within two years of the completion of an activity; (2) increase the accessibility, efficiency and efficacy of public funding for SMEs in Europe by aligning, harmonising and synchronising the national funding mechanisms of Participating States; (3) promote and increase the participation of SMEs without previous experience in transnational research.