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Challenges
The AI Adoption Program for Tech Startups & SMEs connects innovative technology companies with industrial partners to solve real-world challenges through artificial intelligence. Over the course of the program, selected startups/SMEs will transform concrete use cases into AI-powered pilot projects ready for implementation.
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Regulation Intelligence Engine for Compliance impact
Automated system continuously harvesting regulatory updates in different countries, extracting structured change logs, and programmatically mapping impacts on product composition and manufacturing parameters. Provides high-fidelity briefs and automated alerts to support compliance-critical decisions.
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Automated Label & Technical Sheet Compliance Engine
Solution that ingests internal product data to auto-generate labels and technical sheets, validate content against market regulations, detect inconsistencies, and maintain full version traceability for audit-ready documentation.
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Multichannel Product Documentation Assistant
AI layer over product manuals, specs and support content, providing grounded, role-aware (both internal / external with different access levels) answers with source traceability. Integrates with corporate knowledge bases and improves coverage through continuous learning.
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AI Decision Intelligence Platform
Engine that interprets natural-language queries, merges multisource data and generates dynamic analyses beyond traditional BI. Detects anomalies, explains drivers, anticipates risks and issues real-time alerts.
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AI Innovation & R&D Scouting Engine
Tool that evaluates ideas, scans papers and patents, clusters opportunities, models feasibility and ROI, and proposes experiments. Integrates into R&D workflows to accelerate concept validation.
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AI Competitive & Market Intelligence Monitor
Automated monitoring of news, public data, sales portals and price signals to extract insights on competitor moves and trends. Provides comparative pricing analysis and actionable recommendations.
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Agent for Proposals & Budgeting Generator
Solution that processes unstructured requests, applies sales intel, pricing logic and client history to produce tailored proposals and budgets. Automates proposals elaboration process for sales internal team and allows clients to autogenerate initial budgets with limited info access. Ensures accuracy, rapid response, margin checks, scenario comparisons and CRM/ERP integration.
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Smart Onboarding & Personalized Learning Assistant
AI-driven system that centralizes onboarding materials, processes natural-language questions, and provides role-specific guidance. Ensures version-controlled training content, tracks knowledge gaps, and automates learning pathways to accelerate workforce ramp-up.
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Open and Collaborative Innovation Platform
Platform enabling structured collaboration with clients and suppliers, capturing ideas, evaluating opportunities with AI-driven clustering, feasibility scoring, and ROI modelling. Supports co-creation workflows, version traceability and integration with corporate innovation & R&D systems.
Why join the program
Pilots
Design and execute real pilots with industrial companies ready to scale, or to validate your AI solution in operational environments.
Mentoring
Receive hands-on guidance from experts in AI, innovation and industrial transformation.
Networking
Expand your network by engaging directly with senior executives from leading industrial companies in Catalonia and connecting with potential investors when needed.
Visibility
Boost your visibility across the industrial and tech ecosystem through dedicated program exposure, events, and communication channels.
Prize
Two startups will be selected as winners, each receiving a €3,000 cash prize and specialized support to develop their pilot with industrial partners. The program offers the structure, expertise, and follow-up needed to validate and accelerate the project in an industrial environment.
Key dates
15th December 2025
– Deadline for applications
17th December 2025
– Evaluation Committee
19th December 2025
– Notification to selected tech startups and SMEs
14th January 2026
– Masterclass, pitch and matchmaking session between participants and industrial companies
25th February 2026
– Closing event and masterclass
Evaluation criteria
- AI-based solutions.
- Value proposition aligned with the challenges of the AI Adoption Program
- Potential for collaboration with Indpuls’ partners
- Clients: existing clients or pilot projects
- Having raised at least 1 investment round, if necessary
- Team: Previous experience will be valued, minimum size of 3-5 people with the capacity to develop a pilot or collaboration. Founding partners fully involved in the company
- Disruptive technology: spin-off, deep-tech, or technological background.
- Languages: Spanish and English required.
- Availability to travel to Catalonia.
- Firm commitment to participate in the program.
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