2025 EU|BIC Award finalist: Greece-Türkiye Hackathon 2024-2025

The Greece-Türkiye Hackathon 2024-2025 is an innovative initiative designed to foster cross-border collaboration, embodying a mantra of Together for a Sustainable Future.

Organised by Bilişim Vadisi and Th.E.A, this hackathon brings together innovators aged 18-35 from Greece and Turkey. Focusing on smart cities, the hackathon addresses common challenges such as sustainable urban mobility, waste management, disaster prevention, and energy-efficient infrastructures. This initiative received valuable support from local and national authorities and chambers of commerce to ensure a broad impact.

Meet the nominees of the EU|BIC Excellence Award 2025: Green Transition 

With 14 impressive applications submitted, narrowing it down to just 5 nominees was no easy task. Each programme brought forward bold ideas and powerful initiatives – a clear sign of the vibrant innovation ecosystem driving Europe’s green transition. Today, we’re proud to unveil the top 5 innovation and entrepreneurship support programmes leading the charge in a green transition!

Call for Experts: TTO Capacity Building Training

EBN invites EU|BIC members to support the Lebanon Innovate project by contributing as expert trainers in a capacity-building programme for university Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs), helping turn academic innovations into market-ready solutions.

EU Project Pills: I3 Instruments 

Interregional Innovation Investments (I3) Instruments – Strengthening regional innovation ecosystems through Smart Specialisation and interregional collaboration.

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-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.