Kickstarting businesses and development in emerging markets
The lab of tomorrow is one of the services for private sector cooperation of the Agency for Business & Economic Development (AWE). AWE operates as part of the business and development network Partners in Transformation.
Partners in Transformation is supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to actively promote and strengthen cooperation with actors in the private sector: companies, trade unions, chambers of commerce, associations
and other interest groups. Partners in Transformation emphasizes the partnership between the private sector and development cooperation, with the shared goal of achieving a social and environmental transformation in BMZ’s partner countries.
The programmes work with companies, trade unions, chambers of commerce, associations and other interest groups.
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Our track record
The lab of tomorrow has been the programme of choice by GIZ projects, the Austrian and the Swiss Development Agencies as well as companies to solve specific development challenges all over the world.
Your opportunities
Learn how you can benefit from the lab of tomorrow programme.
Solve your development challenge
The lab of tomorrow programme activates the private sector to achieve SDG impact. Your advantages of initiating a programme include:
- Let the private sector solve your development challenge – we help you identify unmet needs with business potential.
- As an initiator, you steer the programme and bring in all the people necessary for success.Â
- Benefit from our network and gain access to business partners, development agencies, investors, mentors and policy makers.
- The impact created by the lab of tomorrow programme goes beyond development cooperation project lifespans.
Develop your business in emerging markets
Expand into emerging markets together with new business partners! Your benefits of participating in the programme include:
- Business case sourcing: We identify business opportunities in emerging markets for you to choose from.
- Participant sourcing & matching: We match you with relevant local and international companies in interdisciplinary teams.
- As a team, you co-create a new product or service and benefit from business development coaching.
- Partner network access: you gain access to business partners, investors, mentors and policy makers.
Invest in solutions and support innovations
Gain access to impact investment opportunities in various markets and sectors! Your benefits in supporting our ventures include:
- Be the first to know about investment opportunities in untapped markets.
- You become part of our strong network of innovators and entrepreneurs.
- Receive access to invest in our ventures at different stages. We invite you to pitch sessions, demo days and share our dealbook.
- Bring in companies from your portfolio and offer them interesting business development opportunities.
How it works
Find out how sustainable and profitable business models are created in a lab of tomorrow programme and what’s in it for you.
Challenge in spotlight
Take a glance at our most recent lab of tomorrow business opportunities.
Utilisation of biogenic waste in Serbia
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Currently running challenges
Take a look at our currently running challenges and the potential business opportunities they present for you.
Utilisation of biogenic waste in Serbia
This challenge is in phase: Sustainable Business
How might we improve the management of waste streams with high biogenic content in Serbia?Â
Up until now, the value-chain for a productive use of biogenic residue in the countries of the Western Balkans has not been well established. In order to change that, there are numerous challenges to address, starting with waste collection and separation or productive use, for example for energy purposes.Â
Co-Initiators
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Understand
The Serbian waste management faces numerous challenges along the value chain, from waste collection and separation to productive use, for example for energy purposes. While separate collection and recycling of biogenic waste has a long tradition in Austria and the value chain for these residues is well established, the productive use of biogenic residues in Serbia is not yet advanced. Improving the value chain for biogenic residues can open up new income opportunities or, for example, access to renewable energy sources for the local population and is therefore a lever for achieving the SDGs. The aim of the process is to promote joint cooperation, especially between Austrian and Serbian partners, in order to co-create solutions for the local context.
Business Opportunities
02
Ideate Solutions
03
Incubate business
04
Sustainable Business
Eso Con
Eso Con offers solutions in two main business areas. Firstly, it provides consulting services for utilization concepts of biogenic waste, from a problem and solution analysis to the recommendation of suitable technologies. Secondly, Eso Con also implements waste management systems itself and levers the USP of high cost efficiency, as no steps in the process are externalised.Â
Decentralised uses of biogenic waste
This solution encompasses the sale of compact small facilities for the decentralised use of biogenic/animal waste directly at the location they occur at. The modular systems include the following scalable components: fermentation containers, pyrolysis module to produce biochar and a CHP module that enables the conversion of biogas to heat and electricity.Â
InnoWaste
The business model of InnoWaste envisages the processing of already separated biogenic waste of public and private companies into three different end products: organic synthetic/plastic granulate as a basis for foils and bags, insect protein as a sustainable feed for farm animals, like pigs and fish and compost to improve the soils in agricultural farms.Â
More information
Contact
lot@corporaid.atFurther links
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Utilisation of biogenic waste in Serbia
This challenge is in phase: Sustainable Business
How might we improve the management of waste streams with high biogenic content in Serbia?Â
Up until now, the value-chain for a productive use of biogenic residue in the countries of the Western Balkans has not been well established. In order to change that, there are numerous challenges to address, starting with waste collection and separation or productive use, for example for energy purposes.Â
Co-Initiators
01
Understand
The Serbian waste management faces numerous challenges along the value chain, from waste collection and separation to productive use, for example for energy purposes. While separate collection and recycling of biogenic waste has a long tradition in Austria and the value chain for these residues is well established, the productive use of biogenic residues in Serbia is not yet advanced. Improving the value chain for biogenic residues can open up new income opportunities or, for example, access to renewable energy sources for the local population and is therefore a lever for achieving the SDGs. The aim of the process is to promote joint cooperation, especially between Austrian and Serbian partners, in order to co-create solutions for the local context.
Business Opportunities
02
Ideate Solutions
03
Incubate business
04
Sustainable Business
Eso Con
Eso Con offers solutions in two main business areas. Firstly, it provides consulting services for utilization concepts of biogenic waste, from a problem and solution analysis to the recommendation of suitable technologies. Secondly, Eso Con also implements waste management systems itself and levers the USP of high cost efficiency, as no steps in the process are externalised.Â
Decentralised uses of biogenic waste
This solution encompasses the sale of compact small facilities for the decentralised use of biogenic/animal waste directly at the location they occur at. The modular systems include the following scalable components: fermentation containers, pyrolysis module to produce biochar and a CHP module that enables the conversion of biogas to heat and electricity.Â
InnoWaste
The business model of InnoWaste envisages the processing of already separated biogenic waste of public and private companies into three different end products: organic synthetic/plastic granulate as a basis for foils and bags, insect protein as a sustainable feed for farm animals, like pigs and fish and compost to improve the soils in agricultural farms.Â
More information
Contact
lot@corporaid.atFurther links
Downloads
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