Since 2012, ZENIT has offered public sector buyers in North Rhine-Westphalia extensive assistance with their applications for EU funding for innovation procurement projects. Several of these have led to successful EU projects, including THALEA and STARS described under “Best Practices”.
At the beginning of 2017, ZENIT was appointed as Germany’s nationwide EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions. Within the KOINNO project, ZENIT continues to offer its successful portfolio of information and advisory services for buyers in the public sector.