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Well Prepared for Investor Meetings: Free Investment Readiness Assessment
With the Investment Readiness Assessment, innovative start-ups, scale-ups, and SMEs can analyse and further develop their investment readiness in a targeted way. BayFOR supports companies through…
SME Advisory Services
SME Advisory Services Updated on 3 June 2026 The SME Advisory Services unit of the Bavarian Research Alliance (BayFOR) supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and innovative start-ups…
Contact
Contact How to reach BayFOR’s SME advisory services. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us, we are glad to help!
Funding programmes for SMEs
Funding programmes for SMEs Are you an SME with an innovative project idea? Are you looking for a suitable funding programme to make your idea a reality? On the following pages, you will find some…
SMEs in Europe
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Europe SMEs play a key role in the European Union. Many have a high degree of innovation potential and are therefore also regarded as the "job…
Definition of SME
SME definition: Are you a small or medium-sized enterprise? The European Union introduced a new SME definition in 2005. The SME definition is an important criterion in the area of research and…
Our services for SMEs
Our Services for SMEs BayFOR’s SME advisory service supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Bavaria in applying for EU funding for research, development and innovation. We act as an…
Lucy Hofrichter
Lucy Hofrichter
Research funding programmes for SMEs
European SME funding for research and innovation projects Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for 99.8 percent of all businesses across Europe. In 2018, there were over 25 million…
Organisation chart
Organisation chart On this page you will find an overview of BayFOR's organisational structure. Please click on the image to zoom.

