ID2GREEN by CAP Innove wins the 2025 EU|BIC Excellence Awards

ID2Green helps SMEs and start-ups in Walloon Brabant, Belgium, to adopt eco-responsible practices and turn sustainability into a genuine driver of growth. Since 2021, it has created a vibrant ecosystem, pooling resources, offering themed events, collective workshops, and personalised coaching.

The 2026 EBN Congress goes to Trentino!

EBN and Trentino Sviluppo are proud to announce that in 2026, EBN Congress will go to Trentino, Italy. Hosted in both Rovereto and Riva del Garda (by the Garda Lake), the 2026 Congress will focus on Human-Centred Innovation.

Call for Participation for “Lebanon Innovate” Soft-Landing Programme

Under Lebanon Innovate, a European Union funded project to revitalize the Lebanese entrepreneurial ecosystem and its productive sectors, EBN is seeking external experts to design and implement an advanced capacity-building programme on legal expertise and requirements in IPR for Lebanese lawyers foreseen for the first half of 2025.

2025 EU|BIC Award finalist: Circular Makerspaces

Circular Makerspaces for Sustainable Business Support is a pioneering programme advancing circular economy principles for SMEs, start-ups, and creators across the Baltic Sea. The programme transforms makerspaces into circularity-driven hubs that support sustainable innovation and business development.

2025 EU|BIC Award finalist: LAZIO ABITARE GREEN

LAZIO ABITARE GREEN is a living lab focused on the Green Transition challenges in the Construction value & supply chains. It supports Operators and Communities with new methodologies, advisory services, and best practices for developing and testing sustainable market solutions. The lab promotes the transition towards sustainability by enhancing the quality of living through replicable experiences and projects.

2025 EU|BIC Award finalist: Clean Futures Innovation Accelerator

The Clean Futures Accelerator brings together the world-class research, facilities and expertise of Coventry University, the Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation, and the Connected Places Catapult to support SMEs in the transport sector as they develop and scale sustainable technologies.

A Modernised Cohesion Policy: 2025 Mid-Term Review

EBN is pleased to share with its members the mid-term review of the EU Cohesion Policy, which addresses the new challenges facing European regions and reassesses the EU’s strategic autonomy, resilience, and future preparedness.