Piloting Circular Breakthroughs
Where ideas meet context and become solutions
NextLap Tech Hub Pilot is where promising ideas get tested in the real world. This track enables startups, SMEs, and consortia to co-design and run 4-month pilot projects with corporates, infrastructure owners, and technical mentors. With a strong focus on feasibility, scalability, and systemic circularity, pilots are the bridge between innovation and adoption.
Who Can Apply
- Consortia
- Collaborative teams with a functional prototype or MVP
- Startups
- SMEs
What is in it for you
Test with Purpose
Validate Your Solution in Real-World Conditions
Gain access to real use cases, infrastructure, and partner networks. Whether you’re rethinking product design or tackling large-scale tyre recycling, your pilot will be developed and tested in direct collaboration with industry players who need your solution.
Strategic Support
Co-Design with the Right Partners
Go beyond basic mentoring. Our process includes curated speed-dating, co-design sprints, and four months of hands-on technical and strategic guidance to help you shape a pilot that works—technically, commercially, and systemically.
A Path to Market
Build the Bridge to Adoption
Pilots are more than tests—they’re launchpads. Each project is evaluated for market integration, with tailored support to transition into commercial partnerships, follow-on funding, or the Market track of the Tech Hub.
Workflow
Open Call
Online Pitch
Pilot Design
Pilot Development
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Interested in joining the next life of tyre components?
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