The 2025 European Innovation Scoreboard shows steady progress across the EU, but also signals a slowdown. Regional gaps persist, highlighting the need for faster innovation and strategic action under the upcoming EU Innovation Act.
Recommendations on the ‘Social Economy Action Plan’
EBN urges deeper SEAP integration of ESOs, scaling Tech for Good, and boosting inclusive finance to empower social innovation, women and senior entrepreneurs across Europe through cross-border, impact-driven collaboration.
The importance of intellectual property for European innovative entrepreneurs
Learn how to unlock the potential of innovation and IP – information, services, and tools to leverage IP for entrepreneurial growth
What one achieves, the community supports – EU|BIC Impact in 2025
This Impact Report celebrates their achievements and reinforces our commitment to quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
EBN Position Paper: Contributing to the ‘EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy’
Through a distinctive place-based approach and a proven track record — including an 83% start-up survival rate — EBN calls for greater recognition of quality-certified support organisations (ESOs), more effective funding, and simplified regulation to position Europe as a global leader in innovation by 2030.
EU|BIC Community’s Impact in 2025: a snapshot
Our 2025 EU|BIC Impact Report reflects a community driving systemic change. The impact speaks for itself: over 29,000 supported, 9,000+ jobs created, €900 million in funding raised, and a 3-year startup survival rate of 84.5%
EU-LAC Digital Accelerator Launches Open Call #4 for Corporate-Startup Partnerships
The EU-LAC Digital Accelerator launched Call #4, from 1 July to 31 October 2025, inviting corporate-startup partnerships from the EU, Latin America, and the Caribbean to join. The call focuses on digital innovation, particularly in e-services, but is open to all industries.
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.
PhotonHub at the EBN Congress 2025 – Coordination Meeting on Business Mentoring
The PhotonHub coordination meeting, held during the EBN Congress 2025 in Barakaldo (Bilbao), brought together EU|BIC partners from Spain, France, and Ireland to align efforts on delivering high-impact business mentoring to photonics entrepreneurs across Europe.