As members of the EU|BIC community, we were among the first to support the creation of an European online ecosystem for social innovation. We built on that momentum and now we actively promote the concept of socially responsible business and continue to educate our society on the topic.
MSIC Ostrava: From coal mining to data mining
Born in 2017, MSIC has succeeded in developing a wide range of services to support entrepreneurship from early-stage start-ups through seed-stage start-ups to mature SMEs. In short 4.5 years, it has become an important regional innovation centre in Czechia.
‘Developing New Attitudes’ and supporting the creation of value in Cascais
DNA Cascais is today the example of how municipalities should support the creation of value, promote, and generate innovation – how Cascais managed to become top 3 most attractive Portuguese municipalities for doing business
SME Fund for IP protection by SMEs
The Ideas Powered for business SME Fund by EUIPO is a grant scheme designed to help EU SMEs with intellectual property (IP) rights and protection.
The EU|BIC Self–Assessment Questionnaire 2022 is live
The EU|BIC Self – Assessment Questionnaire 2022 has been launched for EU|BICs and will be opened, during nine weeks, until April 8th, 2022. Every year, EBN implements an annual exercise of collective data gathering from its community. With this process, EBN is capable to better supporting EU|BICs, helping them in becoming more performant, better connected… Continue reading The EU|BIC Self–Assessment Questionnaire 2022 is live
BIC Montpellier and Lazio Innova renew their EU|BIC Certification
BIC Montpellier (Fr) and Lazio Innova (It) had the opportunity to exchange best practices, share know-how, and methodologies during a peer review meeting allowing them to renew their EU|BIC Certification, for 5 years, starting from January 2022. Montpellier Business and Innovation Centre (BIC), located in south-eastern France, has been supporting for over 30 years, innovative… Continue reading BIC Montpellier and Lazio Innova renew their EU|BIC Certification
Startup Leiria becomes Certified EU|BIC
Startup Leiria (Portugal) joins the community as quality certified EU|BIC!
Call for Cluster Associate Partners – bwcon
EU|BIC Associate BWCON launched a Call for Expression of interest for Cluster Associate Partners representing European manufactory #SMEs Through the project ReStartSMEs, the call aims at extending the impact of its activities to European countries beyond the one already covered by consortium partners. Clusters (or other legal entities) representing traditional manufacturing SMEs, especially from industrial transition… Continue reading Call for Cluster Associate Partners – bwcon
What is new in EIC Work Programme 2022
EBN welcomes the new adopted Work Programme 2022 by the European Innovation Council and encourages the EU|BIC community to submit their client startups to the important and timely calls.
SMEs4SmartCities – Call for proposals
Are you are an SME based in Spain, Italy, Israel or Palestine? Are you ready to develop innovative and technological solutions to major urban challenges in the Mediterranean region? This Call for Proposals will select competitive startups and SMEs to be offered technical and financial support in developing innovative and technological solutions to major urban… Continue reading SMEs4SmartCities – Call for proposals