EU|BIC Essentials Training Track 2025

Valorisation of R&I results through incubation and acceleration pathways.

Training week: online, 06-10 October 2025 (10h00 – 12h30 Brussels time)  

The EU|BIC Essentials Training Track is EBN’s cornerstone capacity-building event, designed to strengthen the strategic and operational capacities of EU|BIC managers and incubation practitioners. The 2025 edition addresses a pressing challenge in today’s innovation landscape: how to valorise research and innovation (R&I) effectively, through structured incubation and acceleration pathways, especially for deep-tech and IP-intensive ventures.

To attend, register  here

This year’s edition is built around two strategic pillars:

1. From Knowledge to Commercialisation: Knowledge Valorisation  

2. Deep Tech Scalable Ventures

Together, these pillars empower business support organisations (BSOs) to catalyse the transformation of intellectual capital into entrepreneurial growth and regional impact. 

The following two chapters explore each of these two strategic pillars more in depth, outlining the key training modules, methodologies, and thematic focus areas that will guide participants throughout the week. 

The training will be delivered online over five sessions of 2,5 hours each, from 6 to 10 October 2025, comprising four training modules and a final debriefing session.  

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Knowledge Valorisation

The training will open with a focus on the possible strategies to transform research and innovations emerging from universities into commercial ventures and contribute to the sustainable and inclusive socio-economic growth of regional ecosystems.  

Over two modules (06 and 07 October), we will discuss:  

• How to elaborate and implement proper strategies and actions for Knowledge Valorisation through Technology Transfer (TT), Intellectual Property (IP) and commercialisation of research results with a focus on the role of EU|BICs and ESOs.  

• How to bridge the gap between industry and academia through incubation and acceleration programmes. 

Module 1: Innovation Valorisation & Technology Transfer  

Monday, 06 October 2025, 10:00 – 12:30 CET 

• Understanding the knowledge valorisation pathway: actors, strategies,  

• Strategies for leveraging research outputs, including patenting, licensing, and spin-off creation.   

• The role of BSOs is to maximise the social and economic impact of research and innovation results 

• Best practices for connecting research institutions with incubators to bridge the gap between academia and startups.   

Module 2: Fostering entrepreneurial culture and skills in HEI and academia  

Tuesday, 07 October 2025, 10:00 – 12:30 CET  

• From research to startups’ creation: understanding the entrepreneurial gaps in academic and research institutions, and the role EU|BICs can play in filling these gaps. 

• Incubation programmes and techniques related to knowledge valorisation in the academic framework (strategic and programmatic dimension)  

• Entrepreneurship promotion and incubation programmes for students and researchers. 

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Deep Tech Scalable Ventures

The training will continue with a focus on how to promote and support deep-tech startups from their early stage to internationalisation.  

Over two modules (08 and 09 October), we will delve into:  

• Business models and Investment-readiness strategies for deep-tech ventures seeking international funding and partnerships: understanding the specificities of deep-tech projects to unlock their growth potential. 

• Designing incubation and acceleration programmes for deep-tech and emerging technologies.

Module 3: Deep Tech & Emerging Technologies - from lab to market  

Wednesday, 08 October 2025, 10:00 – 12:30 CET   

• Understanding the unique challenges and opportunities of deep tech startups, essential ecosystems, funding opportunities, and strategic partnerships necessary for their growth.  

• Exploring strategic approaches and practical tools necessary to foster and sustain deep tech startups in AI, blockchain, biotech, and sustainable technologies.   

• How to create sustainable business models tailored to deep tech ventures.  

Module 4: Scaling Deep Tech Ventures  

Thursday, 09 October 2025, 10:00 – 12:30 CET   

• Designing and tailoring acceleration programs to support startups in achieving global market expansion.   

• Investment-readiness strategies for deep-tech ventures seeking international funding and partnerships. 

• Insights into cross-border incubation collaborations and participation in EU-wide innovation ecosystems.   

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Module 5: EU|BIC Essentials Debriefing  

Friday, 10 October 2025, 10:00 – 12:00 CET   

The final module is a debriefing session allowing participants to reflect on the week’s training. In breakout rooms, they can exchange ideas, discuss ongoing practices, and explore future developments with trainers and peers, consolidating their learning experience.  This year, the discussions will build on case studies and use case scenarios enabling focused discussions and offering concrete, actionable insights. 

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Lead trainers 

The EU|BIC Essentials training Track 2025 will count on the invaluable expertise of two lead trainers who will guide participants throughout the two strategic pillars, and they will be accompanied by other experts and practitioners who will introduce best practices related to the topics introduced in each module.   

From Knowledge to Commercialisation: Knowledge Valorisation  

From Deep-Tech Potential to Scalable Ventures 

Target audience   

This training is designed for professionals and organisations looking to develop or expand their activities in knowledge valorisation and deep-tech support. It is particularly suited for those aiming to design new programmes, foster stronger collaborations with universities and research centres, or structure impactful incubation and acceleration strategies. 

Ideal participants include: 

• EU|BIC Managers, ESO Practitioners, and Programme Coordinators in incubation and acceleration 
• Technology Transfer Officers and Innovation Managers seeking to build structured collaboration pathways 
• Regional Innovation Policy Makers and Ecosystem Builders shaping strategies for research commercialisation and high-tech entrepreneurship 
• Whether you are at the planning stage or in the process of scaling up new initiatives, this training will provide practical tools and strategic insights to guide your work. 

Training Fees 

EU|BIC community members: free – included in the membership fee 

Non-EU|BIC community members: 535€  

Registration and information 

To attend, register  here

For more information, please contact Chiara Davalli Chiara.Davalli@ebn.eu (EBN Impact Manager)