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.

2025 EU|BIC Award finalist: ID2GREEN

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.

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.

Fostering Deep Tech: 2024 Impact Stories

Deep tech startups are at the forefront of innovation, developing technologies that have the potential to transform industries and address pressing global challenges. Support for these ventures is crucial. Deep tech startups often face unique challenges, such as long development cycles, high capital requirements, and complex regulatory environments.

Building growth: 2024 Impact Stories

The EU|BIC community’s pan-European nature stands as one of its most formidable assets, bolstering the expansion potential of startups, scaleups, and innovative SMEs. This intrinsic diversity fosters a unique environment where innovation can thrive, creating a robust ecosystem for entrepreneurial growth. EU|BICs facilitate access to both domestic and international markets through strategic partnerships and extensive networks, helping startups overcome market entry barriers and navigate complex regulatory landscapes.

Sustainability at the Core: 2024 Impact Stories

Across Europe, innovation ecosystems are shaping a future where sustainability is fundamental to every stage of business development. Driving towards long-term success, European Business and Innovation Centres (EU|BICs) embed core social and environmental principles into their daily entrepreneurial support operations and their innovation ecosystems as a whole.