Connecting Business Innovation Leaders
Europe’s leading innovation partner network, fast-tracking your connectivity and certifying your value
We believe that in a world seeking to solve our global challenges, innovative entrepreneurs are the force for sustainable, economic development and greater wellbeing in our local regions.
Becoming a certified EU|BIC or joining the community as an Associate Member means responding to our mission with the best possible actions to create vibrant, thriving startups and SMEs. In other words, EU|BICs take real steps to ensure that their services are best advantageous to their client companies and best advantageous to their regions.
There are now more than 106 Certified EU|BICs and over 43 Associate members and 20 satellites shaping our global community.
EBN (European Business and Innovation Centre Network) is the non-profit that facilitates this pan-European, global community of people using innovative business as a driver for regional (economic, sustainable, and social) development. EBN grants and manages the EU|BIC certification, and many other innovation solutions for excellent business support actors like the EU|BICs.
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EU | BIC community
165+
members
Operating in over 35 countries, covering the full spectrum of innovation sectors, and collaborating for continuous improvement and increased impact.
630+
business experts & partners
Committed to the development and growth of entrepreneurial innovators, providing high-quality services to startups, spin-offs and SMEs.
36,000+
startups
Receive support from our members. Benefiting from expertise and programmes critical to their growth.
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official certificate
Uniquely granted by EBN to mission-aligned organisations as the only certification of quality for business support organisations originated by the European Commission.
Build New Relationships
Fast-track your connectivity. When your organisation certifies as an EU|BIC you join a powerful community of business leaders, support practitioners and innovation partners expanding your reach within your local and international innovation ecosystems.
Improve Your Results
Getting certified and taking the yearly assessment is a powerful mechanism to help your company set goals for improvement, deliver more value to your clients and your ecosystem, and track performance over time. Members gain access to training, peers, technical assistance and funding opportunities.
Engage Trusted Partners
More than ever, people want to do engage with people and organisations they trust. The EU|BIC Certification and its trusted community are among the smartest ways to attract best-of-class clients, investment partners and to participate in revenue-generating projects that help you deliver on your mission.
Amplify Your Voice
The EU|BIC label communicates that your organisation is a verified business innovation leader when it comes to delivering quality business support and empowering entrepreneurial innovators. The third-party validation helps your organisation to stand out, and stand by your mission.
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News & events
Mar
27
2023
Our third webinar on transportation and mobility in collaboration with EU|BIC Coventry University will focus on the use of simulation, XR, and VR in transportation, featuring insights from experts at the National Transport Design Centre (NTDC) at Coventry University. Prof Stewart Birrell will discuss how NTDC contributed to the Innovate UK funded Air-One project.
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Mar
23
2023
Are you an innovator with a passion for sustainable agriculture? EU|BIC associate Beauvais Rev'Agro, in partnership with ITerra, announced the launch of Innov'Agro 2023, a competition that will reward the most innovative and promising agricultural projects.
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Mar
22
2023
EBN is excited to support a European initiative that aims to strengthen Circular Economy projects through innovative business models and investment schemes. We seek investment good practices from the best EU|BICs client companies and projects to inspire and improve the RESOURCE pilot projects' operations related to circular economy.
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Mar
20
2023
EU|BIC META Group, is launching a support service to help innovators and entrepreneurs accelerate the process of funding their startups.
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Mar
14
2023
EIT Hub Israel announced their 2023 open call for their flagship program: Disrupt Me! They are offering a straightforward innovation process that is tailored to meet the needs of European Corporates based on practical experience. By joining the program, corporates can take their open innovation efforts to the next level.
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Mar
08
2023
Ocean Hackathon® is a non-stop, 48-hour event during which teams develop a prototype and reflect on its use. This must be based on marine data made available by local, national and international providers.
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Mar
02
2023
The CHERRIES project implemented experiments to develop healthcare innovations in three European regions –the Republic of Cyprus, Murcia (Spain), and Örebro (Sweden). The experiments were built upon a specific methodology – the CHERRIES model. The experiments built upon a specific methodology – the CHERRIES model.
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Mar
01
2023
ANCES, the National Association of Spanish CEEIs/BICs, launches the 6th edition of ANCES OPEN INNOVATION, the open innovation programme in which 8 large companies, leaders in their fields, launch authentic technological challenges to be solved by startups and young innovative companies.
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The pan-European EU|BIC business innovation community and the Certified EU|BIC quality label were designed as pioneering models for economic growth, facilitated by the EBN Secretariat. Throughout the pandemic, we have witnessed how the model of supporting entrepreneurial innovation continues to be the accelerator for recovery and a solution-driver for global challenges.
Our members, who we serve via the EU|BIC community, partners and the EBN team remain committed to co-design our desired future supported by innovation: creating greater wellbeing to European citizens – and beyond.
Our members, who we serve via the EU|BIC community, partners and the EBN team remain committed to co-design our desired future supported by innovation: creating greater wellbeing to European citizens – and beyond.
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