By the European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN), with contributions by the European Commission Joint Research Centre, UNIDO and Startup Commons
23 EU|BIC Community Members in Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs 2025 by Financial Times
We are proud to celebrate the outstanding performance of our Quality-certified EU|BICs and Associate members in the 2025 Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs 2025 ranking by the Financial Times, Statista, and Sifted. This second edition highlights 23 EU|BIC community members in the top European incubators and accelerators – almost doubling the numbers from last year.
EU|BIC Excellence Award 2025: Green Transition
Awarding the most impactful entrepreneurship support programmes in the Green Transition
EU|BIC Essentials Training: Deep Dive People – Business Mentoring
During this training, we will understand the role of entrepreneurship mentors and advisors and investigate different mentorship programmes and tools developed/implemented by EU|BICs.
EU-LAC Digital Accelerator: Open Call #3
The EU-LAC Digital Accelerator is an EU-funded initiative designed to foster collaboration between corporations and innovative startups or SMEs across Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Through our multi-sided platform, we connect business opportunities, ensuring impactful partnerships that can grow to an investment-ready stage.
EU|BIC Knowledge Exchange Visit Programme
A unique opportunity for EU|BICs community members to engage as either Visiting Organisations or Host Organisations, facilitating mutual learning, practical exposure, and impact-driven partnerships.
Call for co-host: 2026 EBN Congress
The call for the next EU|BIC community member to host the 2026 EBN Congress is now open!
Join Lebanon Connect: A Bridge for Innovation and Collaboration
Don’t miss Lebanon Connect – your gateway to impactful collaborations between Lebanese innovators, researchers, and EU stakeholders, advancing research, technology, and innovation!
EUSPA Start-up Accelerators Database: Call for Expression of Interest
EUSPA is establishing a database of accelerators to strengthen connections with start-ups and SMEs in the space sector. This initiative aims to boost innovation, enhance collaboration, and support the growth of space-based entrepreneurship across Europe.
EBN Techcamp 2024 Recap
We learned so much on this Techcamp over the span of three days. This edition was especially remarkable as it marks our 40th anniversary, a date EU|BIC Furthr and the rest of the EU|BIC Community present celebrated together with the secretariat’s staff in the stunning Guinness Storehouse.
Here’s a short recap of the lessons learned on all of these sessions. Don’t forget to check at the end the memories captured over these three intense days!
Fostering Deep Tech: 2024 Impact Stories
Deep tech startups are at the forefront of innovation, developing technologies that have the potential to transform industries and address pressing global challenges. Support for these ventures is crucial. Deep tech startups often face unique challenges, such as long development cycles, high capital requirements, and complex regulatory environments.