Brussels, 24/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 24 July, the Commission announced the first wave of beneficiaries of its new SME instrument, launched under the Horizon 2020 framework programme, to help innovative small businesses to get their ideas from the lab to the market. In total, 155 SMEs from 21 countries - EU member states and countries associated with Horizon 2020 - will each receive €50,000 to fund feasibility studies to develop their innovation strategies. These SMEs will...