Whether it pertains to subsidy and grant applications, patents or other IP-related registrations, or securing the subsequent fiscal benefits of your innovative efforts, Cont&nd is your one-stop-shop partner on this exciting road from idea to product.
At Cont&nd, we specialize in guiding businesses through the intricate journey of turning groundbreaking ideas into successful market-ready products. From the initial spark of innovation to securing the right protection, we are your trusted partner every step of the way.
Our team of experts offers tailored services that help you navigate the complexities of subsidy applications, ensuring you can access crucial financial support for your projects. We also assist in securing your intellectual property through patents and trademarks, ensuring your innovations remain protected. Finally, we help you take full advantage of fiscal benefits tied to your IP, allowing you to optimize your investment and maximize returns.
We distinguish ourselves from other similar service providers due to our hands-on practical experience in innovation, research, subsidization, IP protection, etc. This makes us ideally suited to assist you in your innovation process and act as a sparring partner, offering an A-to-Z service aimed at unburdening you as much as possible.
International and national agencies, The European Union, Belgium and Flanders in particular, offer a myriad of very interesting support measures for companies wiling to invest time and resources in developing innovative products and services, and bring them to market.
Up to more than 50% subsidization of costs for R&D. Subsidization of investments in production facilities, machines, training, and recruitment. Potential tax exemptions for companies taking appropriate measures to patent or protect IP of innovative goods and services.
Integrating all of this in your strategy and planning, successfully navigating the relevant regulations and procedures, drafting a high-quality proposal, and knowing the particular ins and outs to maximize a successful outcome, is often complicated and time-consuming. That's where we come in.
Ranging from subsidy and tender applications to IP protection and securement of fiscal benefits.
From initial innovation scan, to a personalized road map, applications, registrations, and reporting.
Multidisciplinary team, comprised of engineers and PhDs in various scientific and technical fields.
Our services result from prior practical experience established via our own engineering firm OptiQuench.
In-depth verification of innovative claims and eligibility before deciding whether or not to proceed.
More than € 10 million subsidies and fiscal benefits secured for clients and our own engineering firm.
Our experience with prototyping in our own lab makes us ideally suited to manage subsidized R&D journeys.
Experience re. subsidies and tenders in other countries for i.a. innovation and export (e.g. EU, G-STIC).
It is paramount to put the required steps in motion beforehand in order to meet the conditions for future subsidies, patents, fiscal benefits, and sales later on down the line.
Secondly, it is important to start the work related to subsidy applications on time, leaving enough margin to write a quality proposal. You don't want to miss out on potential financial support for big upcoming investments!
Thanks to our highly skilled and multidisciplinary team, we are able to carry out high-level scientific and technical research in an independent manner and write high-quality technical applications and reports. We always start with an in-depth preliminary research. Should we find any issues (just as later evaluating officials would also), those will be truthfully detailed in our report.
We would never go ahead with a submission unless we know beforehand the chances of success are high, thus limiting our clients' initial risk to the preliminary research fee. Only after receiving your go-ahead based on our report, will we start work on your personalized road map as well as the required documents and applications.
Investments in buildings, future-proofing production facilities and making them more sustainable, new machines and production lines for the manufacturing of innovative products, hiring of strategic management profiles or external professional advice to carry out the future plans, etc. on the condition these investments are linked to the company's prior innovation.
Companies investing in performant green technologies such as energy or heat recuperation, durable cooling systems, green power generation, charging stations and green vehicles, wastewater treatment and reintegration, etc. can have part of the additional expense of the green technology subsidized.
Subsidization of costs related to the first export of innovative goods and services, mainly to developing countries. This includes e.g. travel costs for prospecting trips, establishment of foreign offices, and participation in foreign industrial fairs. Similarly the EU and national agencies may issue tenders to attract companies willing to install innovative, sustainable technologies in countries where these might offer solutions to local issues.
Limburgstraat 78, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
KDCCVM bv, VAT number BE 0560.666.928