Development and validation of a program for the prototyping and exploitation
of innovative ideas
The Protoatlantic project aims to develop a model for the prototyping
and exploitation of innovative ideas in the maritime sector.
Taking into account the high costs of prototyping activities, this
proposal will be narrow to three well defined sectors: Renewable Energy,
Marine Robotics and Blue Biotechnologies.
The partnership will identify the product innovation capacity in the
maritime sector, willing to address emerging markets in a co-creation
paradigm with the local start-up communities, research centres and
universities. The action will be based in existing co-working spaces and
blue acceleration programs specialized in the marine sector and
replicate success stories.
For that purpose, acceleration programs will be implemented, starting
from ideation to market access, where a normed and structured process is
used to manage product innovation.
The acceleration programs will attract innovative ideas, creating a
unique ecosystem that will melt with a methodology that will cover from
business model to market validation, including test phases. This circle
will be completed with the launch to market of the most innovative and
feasible ideas.
The Protoatlantic network will allow to find the best place to build and
test the prototype, and to identify the best places for the company to
establish and launch its business. Policy makers and business support
agencies will be involved, to provide the ecosystem of a legal and long
term support.