The Ideas Powered for business SME Fund is a grant scheme designed to help EU small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to protect their intellectual property (IP) rights. The SME Fund is a European Commission initiative implemented by the #EUBICpartner European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
Time to rethink the way we do business and re-strategise I Laura Lecci, CEO of EBN
Amid the still-unfolding impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, increasing unrest on European territories and the effects of climate change, innovation systems change is no longer a buzzword. It is an urgent call to action for the business community.
EU|BIC Country Report – Spain
EU|BICs in Spain: How they contribute to national and European innovation environments.
30% of all startups in Spain are supported by an EU|BIC. The survival rates of these companies is remarkable higher than the EU-average.
TN#11:Untapped Innovation Potential – Boosting Impact-driven and Inclusive Entrepreneurship
The next era of entrepreneurship is about raising the bar, leveling the playing field, expanding participation, and scaling the networks of social, financial, and knowledge capital that provide the foundation for successful and sustainable start-ups and scalable businesses.
Final event of Better Incubation project
Last Friday the final event of the Better Incubation project was held with great success! The event started in the morning with an EU Policy Workshop aimed at sharing and validating Better Incubation Policy Recommendations with policymakers, researchers, BSOs, investors for impact, regional development agencies, national agencies for social innovation and pan-European networks like Eurocities and Euclid.
EU|BIC CorkBIC appoints Larry O’Donoghue as CEO
The CorkBIC Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Larry O’Donoghue as CEO. Larry will assume this exciting role on January 1st, 2023, succeeding Michael O’Connor who has led CorkBIC for over 25 years.
Tools for transformative change:
UN Climate Change Global Innovation
Hub
A key barrier to transformative innovation to support combatting climate change is the absence of a moonshot mindset when setting targets.
BIC Euronova attracts to Malaga a new international company from Latin America
BIC Euronova, the European Business and Innovation Center of Malaga, based in the Technology Park of Andalusia (Malaga Tech Park), incorporates to its center the international company CONSULTEC; founded in Latin America, with headquarters in Panama and presence in 15 countries in the region.
EBN at AU-EU Innovation Agenda Stakeholder Event 2022 (Nairobi, Kenya)
Join EBN at the AU-EU Innovation Agenda Innovation Agenda Stakeholder Event, taking place in Nairobi, Kenya and online from the 23rd to 24th of November 2022, convened by the European Commission and the African Union.
A new edition of #myEUspace competition has started!
With almost €1 million in prizes, EUSPA is looking for startups, innovators and entrepreneurs leveraging EU Space synergies in 3 tracks, depending on the maturity stage of the project (idea, prototype, or product), developed in one of these 3 innovation areas.