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CEEI Asturias Annual Report 2009.

20/08/2010

635 entrepreneurs supported, 406 business projects, 78 technology-based projects, 90% of survival rate for followed up companies. These are some of the results presented in this annual report which gives a good insight into the activities of the BIC of Asturias (Spain).

Call for the co-organization and hosting of the EBN Annual Congress in 2012

20/08/2010

You are a member of EBN and you are interested in co-organising and hosting the EBN Annual Congress in 2012. This is an opportunity to put your region under the spotlights...

Participate in EBN next 2 events in Brussels!

19/08/2010

Do not miss the next 2 EBN events: the "BIC Master Class#2 - Increasing market and technological intelligence to better support your start-ups/SMEs" and "EBN training - Become a BIC expert".

Job Offer - Support to European Space Incubator ESA/ESRIN - Italy

11/08/2010

Job vacancy at the ESA/ESRIN European Space Incubator. The work is to support the ESA ESI programme management team through different tasks.

Smart innovative entrepreneurs to take part in the Lafarge Invention Awards 2010

6/08/2010

The Lafarge Invention Awards 2010 rewards and accompanies the most inventive projects in Europe related to building materials: aggregates, cement, concrete, gypsum.

Greenenvironment public on Frankfurt Stock Exchange

6/08/2010

Awarded 3 years ago at the EBN congress in Naples, Green Environment Cleantech company goes public on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

CITMAD visits the Mercosur Chamber of Commerce in Brazil

5/08/2010

The Vice-President of CITMAD (EBN Associate Member - Portugal) negotiated a cooperation agreement between Portugal and Mercosul during his visit to Brazil in March 2010.

The fruits of Euroimpresa 's work - Over 3M€

4/08/2010

Euroimpresa Legnano has contributed to the approval of 2 projects covering a total amount of over 3M€.

CEEI Alimentec at the crossroad of agro-food industry

4/08/2010

Engineers specialised in agro-food form the French CEEI Alimentec team provide andwers and solutions to your projects.

'Future will come from innovation' - Synergie Annual Report 2009

3/08/2010

The annual report 2009 of the French BIC of Moselle - Synergie witnesses the vitality and economic dynamism of the Region; its creativity and entrepreneurial mindset.

Europe Innova Annual report 2009

2/08/2010

This report outlines the partnerships that have been retained and the new partnerships that have been selected to optimise the roll-out strategies of Novel Concept for Innovation Support.

Letter from the President

15/07/2010

Following his election as President of the EBN network, Mr. Joe Greaney addresses a message of congratulations to the network for the work achieved throughout these last 25 years and invites you to share your views on how to improve even further this network effect.

Burgos closure ceremony - EUREKA and EEN encourage win-win open cooperation with BICs

13/07/2010

Representatives of the EUREKA and EEN network encouraged win-win participation respectively in the EUROSTARS initiative and at field levels between BICs and Entreprise Europe Network Agents.

“Smart Enablers for boosting innovative territories & entrepreneurs”

13/07/2010

The pleanry session fo the Burgos congress edition was a real “voyage initiatique” across various non-European fascinating experiences with the aim to discover new models & practices of individual & collective support mechanisms for small innovative firms.

Join us in the next Quality events!!!

13/07/2010

Increase your business intelligence and become an EC-BIC expert by joining us in the next 2 quality events in Brussels by the end of September

CEEI Burgos - High investments resulted in a highly successful Congress

12/07/2010

CEEI Burgos invested a lot in the organization of the 19th EBN Annual Congress reaching one of the highest score in terms of satisfaction from the attendees and the invited speakers

What will be the 2020 BIC like?

12/07/2010

“Brick and mortar” type of services are being, and need to be, replaced with more and more specialized services, from virtual incubation to increased access opportunities to international markets.

Candidatures are open for the 2012 EBN Annual Congress

11/07/2010

Like every year, EBN invites its members to submit their candidature for the hosting and the co-organisation of the 21st EBN Congress (2012).

The 20th EBN Congress will anchor in Toulon in 2011: "Enjoy Innovation"

11/07/2010

“Toulon is already ready!“ to welcome the 20th edition of the EBN Annual Congress, declared Toulon Var Technologies.

Irish Presidency at the EBN Board of Directors

8/07/2010

Mr. Luigi Campitelli’s mandate as EBN President came to an end on this 1st of July when he passed on the torch to his successor Mr. Joe Greaney, CEO of WESTBIC in Galway, Ireland.

EBN Smart Entrepreneurship 2010 Award

7/07/2010

20 companies had been nominated for the Smart Entrepreneurship Competition, six out of these were awarded on the 2nd of July in Burgos.

The Spanish Government will invest more in innovation and SMEs

6/07/2010

J. T. Hernani, Secretary General at the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, declared during the 19th EBN Congress in Burgos that a national strategy for innovation is to be approved in the next few days by the Spanish Government to support the creation of innovative SMEs.

Begoña Hernandez encourages the Spanish BIC Network in Burgos Congress

5/07/2010

On the inauguration of the EBN Congress in Burgos on the 1st of July 2010, the Vice Counselor for Economy of the Junta of Castile and León, Mrs. Begoña Hernández, encouraged the creation of new entreprises to overcome the economic crisis.

Granada 17 June - Seminar on "Biotechnologies, Innovations designed to serve Health, Environment and food-processing"

14/06/2010

BIC EUROCEI (Sevilla) is organising a seminar on 17 June 2010 on the theme of biotechnologies, which will be held in Granada and wich objective is to show how collaboration and networking can generate positive outcomes for European science and industry.

Meet, Talk and Network in Burgos for the Annual EBN Congress from 30 June to 2 July!

7/06/2010

Meet, talk and network with 25 smart entrepreneurs, 5 big companies, 5 international institutions, 10 academic leaders, 4 continents in networking and 15 top-class key-note speakers. Join us in Burgos ...

5th CREATE-NET Cooperation & Funding Workshop for the ICT 2011-2013 call for proposals

4/06/2010

The workshop “5th CREATE – NET Cooperation & Funding Workshop for the ICT 2011–2013 call for proposal”, co-organized by Trentino Sviluppo in collaboration with research association CREATE – NET, will takes place in Trento on Tuesday 22nd June 2010. The workshop will be held in the day before of the beginning of EUROPEAN FORUM for INNOVATION (“EFI 2010”).

Nominees for the "EBN Smart Entrepreneurship Competition"

28/05/2010

EBN received many applications for the "EBN Smart Entrepreneurship Competition". After close examination of each candidature, here is the list of those who have been selected to showcase in Burgos !

FP7 themes Seminar : Cleantech - Agro-bio-food and ICT/NMP presentations available!

25/05/2010

EBN organised on last 20 and 21 May 2010 a seminar focusing on the FP7 themes in the following sectors : Cleantech, Agro-bio-food and ICT/ NMP. See the presentations.

Collaborative Workshop on GMES & GNSS downstream services business development, 7 June - Toulouse (France)

17/05/2010

This workshop intends to foster connections between the GSA or GMES projects consortia and downstream service providers, with the objective to picture the conditions for success in the development of sustainable satellite based services.

EU Workshop on satellite-enabled services: towards a European partnership

5/05/2010

A workshop organised by the EC - DG Enterprise in cooperation with the ministry of economics of Baden-Württemberg and MFG-Baden-Württemberg to discuss policies in support of services powered by satellite technologies.

1st EU Russia Innovation Forum - Discount for EBN Members

3/05/2010

The 1st EU–Russia Innovation Forum will be held on the 25 – 27th of May 2010 in the City of Lappeenranta, Finland. Special registration fee for EBN members.

TexTech Med - Business Match Making Event in Technical Textile Sector

29/04/2010

TEXTECH Med invites you to participate in a professional multi-actor match-making event which will be held in Tunis the 16th and 17th June and associated to the international textile salon TEXMED.

BIC Berytech (Lebanon) invited to Obama Presidential Summit - Washington DC

23/04/2010

BIC Berytech (Lebanon) is invited to the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington DC end of April, hosted by president Obama.

New dates for the Thematic Working Groups Meetings on Cleantech, Angro-bio-food, ICT & Health

21/04/2010

EBN organises Thematic Working Group Meetings around the following themes cleantech (energy & environment), agro-bio-food, ICT (including nanotech) and health. Please check the new dates and final programme.

ESCN 2010 & KIS4SAT Workshop in Darmstad, 6 May 2010

21/04/2010

Come and join us if you want to learn more about KIS4SAT Vouchers and get direct access to KIS4SAT Business Support Packages and SMEs coaching.

ESA Acceleration Workshop : perfect your presentation and successfully partner and grow your business

21/04/2010

Three day workshop consisting of a number of different modules, topics, exercises and expert guest presentations. The ESA Acceleration Workshop is highly encouraged for entrepreneurs looking to perfect their presentation, tools and resources in order to successfully partner and grow their business.

Wallonia Space Logistics celebrates 10 years of existence

20/04/2010

Wallonia Space Logistics will celebrate its 10th anniversary on 7 May 2010 with as special Guest Mr Jean-Claude Marcourt, Minister for Economy, SMEs and New Technologies of the Walloon Region.

Competition for the Most Performing Young Business of Walloon Brabant (Belgium)

20/04/2010

The Belgian Province of Walloon Brabant organises in partnerhsip with Solvay Entrepreneurs (EBN Member) the competition for the Most Performing Young Business of Walloon Brabant. The aim is to highlight and promote the dynamics and the diversity of the Province entrepreneurship.

MOBIP 2010 - Partnership and Investment for Mobile Services

20/04/2010

Two-day event focusing on value-added services in the Mobile Industry, a meeting point for SMEs, professional experts, intermediaries, corporate and venture capital investors.

Thematic Working Groups Seminar posptoned due to air flights cancelling

19/04/2010

The CleanTech, ICT, Agro Food and Health Thematic Working Groups Meetings that should have taken place from the 20th to the 21st of April have been cancelled due to the problems of air traffic following Iceland vulcano eruption.

Job Opportunity for Brussels Based Representative from EUPIC, EBN Member in China

15/04/2010

EUPIC is to set up a representative office in Brussels and is looking for a full time trilingual representative to coordinate various projects. The position will start from middle of June 2010 and would suit qualified individuals who have at least 3 years work experience.

20 case studies of Innovation Based Incubators

9/04/2010

The 20 case studies illustrating the Smart Guide to Innovation Based Incubators (IBI) are now available and published on the EC DG Regio's website.

EBN / IDEASS Contest Innovations

9/04/2010

The innovations presented at the different editions of the EBN-IDEASS International Contest for Innovation, are now being published. Consult here the list of laureates and winners.

CEEI Asturias - Business Plan competition 2010

2/04/2010

The BIC of Asturias launches a competition targeted at all Spanish graduates and university students to stimulate the development of a business plan as a key element of the creation of a successful company.

European Network of Living Labs - Promotech selected as one of them

2/04/2010

French BIC - Promotech (Nancy) was recently selected as one of the Living Labs of the ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs).

Building proposals for 2010 through BIC Thematic Working Groups

1/04/2010

EBN organises Thematic Working Groups meetings around the following themes : cleantech (energy & environment), agro-bio-food, ICT (including nanotech) and health.

Savoie Technolac : Base Académie program – On & off-site support for innovative start-up

26/03/2010

While the opening of their Business Incubator’s new premises, specifically dedicated to innovative enterprises in the new and renewable energy sources sector, expands the park’s capacity* to host innovative start-ups, Savoie Technolac offers business support to companies both on and off site.

EBN Smart Entrepreneurship 2010 Competition - Call for nominations for BIC Entrepreneurs

19/03/2010

EBN is calling each EBN member, each BIC to participate in this stimulating open competition festival by nominating two of their “Champion entrepreneurs”, one early‐stage start‐up and/or one high‐growth gazelle! Selected candidates will showcase during the EBN 19th congress in Burgos (30 June - 2 July 2010).

REMINDER : Quality Questionnaire 2010- Data 2009-

18/03/2010

As every year time has come for us to ask you to provide us with your data for the quality system. Do not miss the deadline: 31 March 2010.

European Voice Innovation Forum, Brussels (Residence Palace)

18/03/2010

The Innovation Forum will be an occasion to discuss the possible development of the EU's innovation policies. Forum participants will identify where and how the EU might establish an economic advantage over its rivals in new technologies.

Spring dynamics brings a whole bunch of exciting events- Check our calendar

17/03/2010

A whole bunch of exciting events is made available with the arrival of spring. From practical seminars to broad conferences, the next three months will offer you the opportunity to learn, exchange and be an active part of the dynamics in the world of entrepreneurship, (eco-)innovation and development. Check our calendar of events.

The EBN Community welcomes four new members

16/03/2010

Since January 2010 EBN has welcome four new members : St Johns'Innovation Centre (UK), IT INkubator Ostbayern's (Germany), Maastricht UMC Holding (Netherlands) and Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (Jordan). Discover them now.

Smart Guide on Innovation Based Incubators (IBIs)

11/03/2010

What are the key elements of success of an Innovation Based Incubator (IBI)? What to do and what not to do when positioning, engineering and organizing an IBI? This guide gives answers and tips on the steps needed to set up successful ones with case studies illustrating it.

19th EBN Annual Congress : BURGOS 2010 → BICs 2020 - Smart Entrepreneurship: Challenging The Recession

9/03/2010

A smart entrepreneurship festival, where people share smart ideas about new innovation models in open discussions in a collaborative mode. Travel to Burgos EBN 2010 congress and meet smart BICs, BICs 2020 from Wednesday 30 June to Friday 2 July 2010! Don't miss these dates and book your agendas.

Strategy-Train Platform - Learn on Enterprise Strategy And Strategic Management

5/03/2010

The Strategy-Train project offers a learning programme on enterprise strategy and strategic management for decision-makers in small enterprises.

KNOW MAN Project - Knowledge Network Management Kick-off Meeting

4/03/2010

From 8th to 10th March in Berlin, the Municipality of Rome and BIC Lazio will participate in the kick-off meeting of the project KNOW MAN - Knowledge Network Management in Technology Parks.

Making Innovation Happen in SMEs - 8th Eco-Innovation Forum (Bilbao)

26/02/2010

The European Commission and the Spanish Government organise a Forum to increase the mobilisation of relevant stakeholders from business, finance and technology domains around eco-innovation with the aim to take-up environmental technologies on a borad scale.

ESA Space spin-off Award - Call for Nominations

25/02/2010

The SpaceSpinoff Award shall be awarded in 2010 for the second time to honour representatives of space transfer parties which generated a space technology transfer of extraordinary success due to its economic impact, with environmental or societal benefits, etc.

GNSS Venture Academy - Galielo Application days

24/02/2010

As an outreach of the GALILEO Application Days and in coordination with the GSA, a special GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Venture Academy will be organized with the ambition to help SMEs involved in the development of new GNSS applications at fine tuning their business plan.

Questionnaire 2010 - 2009 Data

10/02/2010

As every year time has come for us to ask you to provide us with your data for the quality system. I know it seems yesterday when you provided us the 2008 data, but now we are well into 2010 and we do need the 2009 data.

Innovation and Technologies at the service of Environment and Development

8/02/2010

3 laureate comapnies presented their innovative project in the framework of the UNDP/IDEASS International Contest for Innovation on the theme of Eco-Innovation. See their presentations.

Champion companies illustrate innovation and success after BIC accompaniment at EBN 25th anniversary

4/02/2010

Three champion companies having successfully expanded their activities after BIC follow-up in their beginnings gave testimonials on the way to reach the top with the right financing, the right partners, the right advisors.

Innovact Forum - The European Forum for Young Innovative Enterprises

3/02/2010

Unique in Europe, Innovact enables young innovative European Enterprises and projects owners to find solutions to their creation and development: training, partnerships, funding, transfer of technologies, through customised business meetings, coaching sessions, lectures and workshops, a capital forum…
Young enterprises, experts and guidance structures, come and meet, share your experiences on the 14th edition in Reims on Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd March 2010!

Strong support from EC officials, European Parliament Member and ESA at EBN 25th Anniversary

3/02/2010

EBN and the BIC Community celebrated their 25th Anniversary on last 27 January 2010 in the presence of many representatives from the European Commission who expressed their strong support to EBN and the BICs for their experience, the results achieved throughout this last century quarter and the best practices developed in the use of EU funding aimed at the economic development of territories.

IDS nanosatellites surveillance system wins the ESA/ESINET Best Start-up 2009 Award

2/02/2010

Jeroen Rotteveel, IDS Manager, received the ESA/ESINET 2009 Best start-up Prize on last Wednesday 27 January 2010. Innovative Data Systems (IDS) develops services to the logistics and security sector based on ocean traffic data obtained from space infrastructure.

Courtirey's Agritowers project wins the EBN-UNDP/IDEASS Eco-Innovation Award

1/02/2010

Courtirey and its Agritowers project won the UNDP Eco-Innovation Award on last Wednesday 27 January. This company is accompanied by BIC Thesame (Annecy - France).

Presentations of EBN 25th Anniversary and EU Project Seminar available now !

1/02/2010

The EBN 25th Anniversary celebration took place last Wednesday 27January 2010. This was preceded by a EU project seminar which took place over the two days (27-28 Jan.). All presentations available here!

ESA Business Incubation - Open call for proposals

27/01/2010

ESA Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs) - Next selection (#24) for applicants is open since 22/01/2010. ESA BICs, its associated network of business incubators and the European Space Incubators Network (ESINET) are designed to bridge the gap between an idea and by helping a technology transfer project get off the ground and assisting its development into a viable business.

2nd KIS Partnering Forum - Rome - Italy

26/01/2010

This KIS Partnering Forum will be held in Rome on 11- 12 February 2010 and will provide a platform to discuss the latest trends and developments in Knowledge Intensive Services.

Synergies between Clusters and Business Incubation Seminar

12/01/2010

What relationship do clusters and business incubators have with each other? The potential for cooperation between the two is underestimated. This workshop aims to explore and debate about the tools and processes to exploit this huge potential.

AVANCES - Magazine of the Spanish BICs National Association

21/12/2009

Every quarter, ANCES - the Spanish BICs National Association - publishes a magazine that gathers interviews from national high-level policy-makers, BIC Managers, experts in the field of innovation, etc. Read the last quarter edition.

UNDP Eco-Innovation Contest - Develop Innovations to Innovate Development

21/12/2009

Development Programme (UNDP) through Innovations for Development and South-South cooperation (IDEASS), have established a cooperation framework aimed at developing innovations and their dissemination, by launching, among other activities, the realization of an international contest open to more than 200 BICs gathered into the EBN.

ESINET BEST Start-up 2009 Competition

21/12/2009

If you want to become a leading player in an interactive community of start-ups, spin-off, entrepreneurs and early stage ventures sharing common interest, JOIN US for the annual ESA Networking event and have a chance to present your most promising start-up(s) for the ESINET/ESA "Best Start-up" Award 2009.

Inspired by Experience, creating new perspectives - EBN celebrates 25 years of innovation and entrepreneurship

18/12/2009

EBN will celebrate its 25th anniversary in January 2010. Top level speakers from the EC and Executive agencies have been invited to lead a specific EU projects seminar, and a festive event including two Award ceremonies: the UNDP Eco-Innovation Award and the ESA/ESINET Award.

9th International Business Week - Call for papers and presentations

17/12/2009

The 9th International Business Week organizers are calling for the submission of academic papers or non-technical presentations within the topic of Renewable Energies and Environmental Industries, whose authors will be most welcome to join in the spring of 2010, in Braga, Portugal.

TAKE IT UP expert validation platform - Expression of interest

16/12/2009

TAKE IT UP is the new promotion pillar of Europe INNOVA, which aims to (1) collect, (2) improve, (3) position and (4) disseminate novel tools and services which have been developed in Europe INNOVA projects, with a view to their take up by the wider innovation support community in Europe.

Q-Light 03 - BIC²-Best in Class BIC-Concept

15/12/2009

This third edition offers a deep and interesting insight of one of the best performing BICs - Birmingham BIC - with several videos and presentations of their best practices and the tools they developed among others.

Discover the catalogue version of the BIC Observatory 2009- Results 2008

14/12/2009

A new format for this publication which gathers all key figures about the creation of companies and of jobs, the value for money, the strategic alliances, and many more other aspects to be dealt with when you are a BIC Manager.

A big success for BIC Master Class #1

11/12/2009

How to make the most of your Business Plan to a potential investor was the focus of this first BIC Master Class 2009 session whih generated a high level of satisfaction and interest to the participants in Brussels.

Mobile Services Innovation Platform (MOB-IP)

10/12/2009

Mobile services have emerged as the key source of opportunity for business development, market growth and competitiveness across Europe. MOBIP’s ambition is to support the competitiveness of high growth ventures in the mobile services sector and to strengthen their opportunities for growth and market access both within Europe and in wider international markets.

Win Business Support to the Value of €100,000 - Dublin BIC (Ireland)

9/12/2009

Dublin BIC celebrates 21 years of success and opens a competition with a prize of €100,000 - €10,000 cash, €40,000 consultancy and accommodation in the Guinness Enterprise Centre to the value of €50,000.

EBN starts a new project activity in Tunisia

1/12/2009

Last October the ETC Tunisia (European Tunisian Cooperation) project became part of the EBN portfolio. This project focuses on on fostering and boosting the involvement of the Tunisian research centres into the European Research Area by building a network,to improve the process of providing information on programs and funding and to promote cooperation between Europe and specific third countries.

ESINET Roadshow - Nottingham (UK) - GRACE

20/11/2009

GRACE (GNSS Research and Applications Centre of Excellence) is now part of the prestigious ESINET (ESA Incubation Network) Programme.On the 16th December 2009 GRACE in partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and EBN (European Business Incubation Network) will host a one day event showcasing the ESINET programme.

TEXTECHMed initiative is successfully continuing its course of action.

19/11/2009

As part of the Invest in Med programme, TEXTECH Med is focused on developing sustainable trade relationships, investments and enterprise partnerships between the two rims of the Mediterranean.

EBN Study Tour to China :

6/11/2009

More than 200 companies and organisations from the EU together with 300 Chinese enterprises participated in the first China-EU Incubator Cooperation and Development Forum and in the EU-China & Business Technology Cooperation Fair IV.

World Bank Update – Training for Incubation Managers in Developing Countries

5/11/2009

EBN joined consortium partners SPI (Portugal) and Babson College (USA) in Florianopolis Brazil to deliver a pilot training program on business incubation for the World Bank at the indoDev Global Forum.

Medibtikar : "Entrepreneurs' manual for Innovative Projects"

4/11/2009

Medibtikar releases the « Entrepreneurs’ Manual for Innovative Projects », A Guide throughout MEDA Countries.

Two Events in One Jump to Brussels : BIC Master Class #1 and Interclusters 09

30/10/2009

If you want to learn in 2 days how to acquire excellence in investment readiness and entrepreneurial support and the next day benefit from the experience of experts in the emergence of World-Class European clusters and the excellence of clusters... Don't wait any longer and come to Brussels on 2, 3 and 4 December for an intensive training session and interactive event!

FIDIBE : Development of Innovative Business Parks to foster Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the SEE Area

29/10/2009

This transnational projects aims at facilitating innovation, entrepreneurship and competitiveness in the South East Area. Nine partners from seven different European countries will develop the project which will last until August 2011.

Guide for training in SMEs

28/10/2009

Built upon the experience of good and successful practice in SMEs throughout Europe, this guide published by the European Commission aims to illustrate how everyday challenges and tasks in the context of training and skills development could be addressed by SMEs successfully.

INOVREGIO – Corrigendum

28/10/2009

Please note that there was an error in the first paragraph of the news entitled INNOVREGIO enters the BIC Network dated 14/10/2009

Innovation management - 8 keys to Success !

27/10/2009

Rafael Sancho Zamora, Managing Director of CEEI Talavera de la Reina (Toledo - Spain) publishes a guide for those who wish to develop an efficient human resources management policy enabling them to reach entrepreneurial excellence.

CEI Navarra Annual Report 2008

26/10/2009

The CEIN 2008 Exercice also coïncides with the 20th anniversary of the BIC and the implementation of the new Strategic Plan for the period 2008-2011. This report highlights the good results reached by CEIN in 2008 in the field of business creation and accompaniment but also the new challenges they want to face and the new future lines they want to give to their organizationfor the years to come.

Best Practices in Science Based Incubators Annual Conference - 7 EBN speakers invited

22/10/2009

International speakers will present various cases where incubators have successfully contributed to regional economic growth and innovation on a both international and regional basis during the 8th annual Incubator Conference and Award “Incubators as Stimulators of Regional and International Innovation & Growth”.

Castres-Mazamet Technopole : E- and Health as a reference in the Midi-Pyrénées region

20/10/2009

The only labeled technopole in the Midi-Pyrénées region (France)outside the Toulouse area, Castres-Mazamet Technopole deploys its innovation engineering services around three poles of excellence : Health, “E-“ and fine Chemistry.

New Projects in EBN's portfolio

15/10/2009

EBN is partner in several contracts with the European Commission following proposals submitted either by some EBN members or in collaboration with external entities to set-up the following projects: RESCATAME; PLAYER; ETC; MOBIP; PEGASE.

INOVREGIO enters the BIC network

14/10/2009

The creation of this Regional Innovation Association in Portugal is the result of a number of entities' willingness to establish several partnerships within and outside Portugal with the objective to stimulate entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development.

Innovation at the doors of Amazonia

13/10/2009

The BIC of Guyane Technopole has recently published its Activity Report 2008. This publication underlines the importance of two animation poles (Bioressources and PRODIGE) and highlights the encouraging results reached by the BIC in the accompaniment and the creation of innovative companies in French Guyana.

Martinique - Passport for Innovation

12/10/2009

In a country like Martinique, far from the big poles of economic activity and decision centres on which it is depending, the valorization of creativity and local energies is an essential factor for autonomy and freedom.

EBN presence at EEN Annual conference 09

8/10/2009

EBN was present at EEN Annual Conference in Sweden to reinforce exchanges with EBN members and explore cooperation opportunities with new organisations.

The BIC model : A possible reference for Croatian Business and Technology Centers

7/10/2009

The BIC model as a reference for the development of BICs in Croatia within the TEHCRO programme implemented by BICRO.

Case studies of 14 BICs in Action

6/10/2009

14 BICs cases studies, 14 success stories, over 40 tools identified. These are the results of the study carried out to identify concrete successful practices in creating new innovative businesses and in helping foster innovation within existing businesses.

How to make business with space technology and satellite applications?

5/10/2009

ESINET workshop took place in the framework of the 3rd Lille Trade Fair edition “Créer 2009” dedicated to entrepreneurship, which gathered more then 17.500 visitors (among them 33% of participants were business managers). The fair hosted over 200 exhibitors and the 3 days programme offered 115 practical workshops, conferences with high-level speakers from the business environment, networking spaces, business meeting, etc. It represented a successful networking platform for business creators, entrepreneurs, managers and all stakeholders in the entrepreneurial word.

Save the dates for the events of the last 2009 quarter!

24/09/2009

The last quarter of 2009 will be very dense in terms of events, seminars, conferences, brainstormings of all kinds. EBN has selected some of these events that are relevant to the BICs core business.

Conclusions of the Launch conference of German EUREKA Chairmanship 2009 | 2010

22/09/2009

The Launch Conference of the German EUREKA Chairmanship 2009/2010 "World-Class Innovation Through International Cooperation"has brought about many innovative thoughts and important proposals regarding the future development of EUREKA.

International Award on Local Development "Amintore Fanfani"

21/09/2009

The Istituzione dei Distretti Industriali (Industrial Districts) of the Province of Arezzo publishes an international competition for successful surveys and initiatives in promoting local development, particularly important at national level.

UKBI - Malcolm Buckler steps down, new Chief Executive

16/09/2009

Following over 10 successful years , UKBI’s Chief Executive, Malcolm Buckler, has today announced plans to step down as the company plans for the next 10 years. He is replaced by Peter Harman, UKBI’s Deputy Chief Executive, who will drive the organisation forward as UKBI builds for a bright future.

New CEO for NBIA (National Business Incubation Association - USA)

15/09/2009

Members of NBIA’s CEO search committee and executive committee are pleased to announce the selection of a new president & CEO to succeed Dinah Adkins. David Monkman – a business development professional with more than 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, specialist in emerging businesses and financial analyst – is assuming leadership of the association since Aug. 17.

NORLANDA - A Nautical Business Incubator to work and innovate

14/09/2009

The Norlanda programme was developed specifically to help new and growing businesses in the marine and nautical sectors in search of a more favourable location. Businesses that would benefit from a dedicated marine environment and supporting infrastructure to thrive and prosper.

CEEI Theogone celebrates 20 years of innovation

2/09/2009

CEEI Theogone, a dynamic tool in favour of innovative business development since 20 years in Haute Garonne (France), accompanied the creation of 220 innovative companies thanks to tailor-made assistance and the on-site team and experts.

FASTER : Training for fast growing entrepreneurs

1/09/2009

The FASTER project is supported by the Leonardo da Vinci Programme of the European Commission. Its goal is to promote the mainstreaming in Europe of good practices for entrepreneurship education.

Strong presence of EBN, the BICs and ESINET in the Lille Entrepreneur's Fair

31/08/2009

EBN, the BICs and ESINET will ensure an active and strong presence within the Créer 2009 Lille Entrepreneur's Fair with numerous stands in the exhibition area and the animation of an ESINET specific workshop as well as speaking slots in various sessions of the like-entrepreneurship conference.

Europe Innova Annual Partnering Event 2009 - Crete

31/08/2009

This year's Annual Partnering Event "Supporting Innovation in a Changing World"will be the official launch of the second phase of the initiative Europe INNOVA and will take place from 20 to 22 September 2009 in Heraklion (Crete).

ESINET Workshop - Create and Develop your Business in the Field of Satellite applications

28/08/2009

From space technologies to earth reality! A workshop that will lead you from the moon to the earth. This esinet workshop is organised in the framework of the Créer 2009 Lille Entrepreneur's Fair (France) where EBN, the BICs and ESINET ensure a strong and active presence.

EBN selected by the World Bank to develop & deliver a training to incubators managers

28/08/2009

EBN has been awarded by the World Bank Group in Washington DC, with a contract for the development and the delivery of a State-of-the-Art Incubation Training program for Business Incubator Managers in Developing Countries.

Strategic partnership between EBN and AUCHAN is accelerating

28/08/2009

The EBN management and a selection of members have been invited to take part to an internal brainstorming with the R&D team of the Auchan Group.

Perspectives on Innovation from Silicon valley

28/08/2009

Mrs Gigi Wang, Board Member & Chair Emeritus of MIT/Stanford Venture Lab gives an overview of the "soft" drivers for innovation and entrepreneurship that have helped Silicon Valley in getting so successful.

The ICT BIC Network gathers in Birmingham

27/08/2009

The second meeting of the ICT BIC network provides a superb opportunity for SMEs and business advisors from the ICT market sectors to understand the perspectives for internationalisation through an insight into the economy and business conditions in Asia Pacific countries.

EBN meets the Network of Israeli incubators in Tel-Aviv

26/08/2009

EBN meets the Network of Israeli incubators in Tel-Aviv between the 8 & 10 September. Philippe Vanrie will be performing a one-day exchange of views workshop with the 22 israeli incubators, and a series of visits to incubators’ top management in Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, Haïfa, Katzrin, Kiryat Arba,…

A New Look and New Direction for the Aston Science Park

25/08/2009

After 27 years of successful operation Aston Science Park has been tasked with delivering a new vision. The new strategy will see it evolve and redirect its activity to focus on support for the Region’s high-tech start-up and early-stage businesses.

Study Tour to Chengdu and Matchmaking Event (China)

14/08/2009

EBN and EUPIC (EU Project Incubation Centre in China) are organising a study tour for EBN members and partner networks in order to ease relationships with Chinese counterparts. This study tour is implemented within a contract signed with the EC – DG Trade: “Feasibility study on the setting up of a European Centre in China for SMEs and other activities”.

EBN Fez Congress (Morocco) - Post Congress Newsletter

13/08/2009

As usual, after each annual congress EBN publishes a collection of summaries, pictures, testimonies, quotes from attendees and/or speakers. Enjoy its reading!

INNO-GRIPS Newsletter

12/08/2009

The objective of INNO-GRIPS is to provide an accessible pool of knowledge regarding world-wide existing studies and information on innovation policy-making, business innovation and academic discussions.

New web for CEEI Asturias

11/08/2009

The Spanish BIC, CEEI Asturias, has launched a new website with lots of activities, events, proposals, tools, fresh news.

Specialised training - Master in Innovation and Knowledge Transfer

4/08/2009

Starting in November 2009, this training is a second level Master’s degree recognised by the Polytechnic of Milan and managed by AREA Science Park (EBN member), MIP, the business school of the Polytechnic of Milan and Netval, the Italian network for the valorisation of university research.

CEEI Novacité - Discover the Novamag blog

15/07/2009

In order to even better communicate on innovative companies followed-up by CEEI Novacité (Lyon - France) and to be on the top with their news, CEEI Novacité has just put online a new blog. To visualise it , please visit : www.novamag-leblog.com

8th Forum - NEOTEC Venture Capital

14/07/2009

The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation in collaboration with CEEI Asturias and ANCES will organize a new edition of the NEOTEC Forum for Venture Capital with the aim to gather all investors and new technology-based companies.

Labellisation of 5 BICs during the EBN congress in Fez

9/07/2009

Five BICs were awarded the EC-BIC licence certificate on the occasion of the EBN Congress that took place in Fez from 24 to 27 June 2009 confirming that they have gone through the quality evaluation process successfully.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on visit to BIC Savoie Technolac

8/07/2009

On visit to Savoie Technolac technopole, the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed the ambitions of solar systems in Savoie.

French BIC Thesame awarded the 2009 National Innovation Trophee

7/07/2009

Thésame (French BIC), located in Annecy (Haute- Savoie) and specialised in mecatronics and innovation management was awarded on last 3rd of July the Innovation Trofee from the French Ministry for Research for the action : "the innovation pyramid" ("la pyramide de l'innovation").

BIC Observatory report 2009 : "Localization, customization and specialization"

3/07/2009

“Localization”, “customization” and “specialization” are the three key responses of BICs to the global crisis as revealed by the results presented in this recently published edition of the BIC Observatory report 2009. The data collected state clearly how BICs are acting more and more at the local level, providing more and more taylor-made services to the client beneficiaries, while increasing their involvement in specific highly innovative sectors.

Job vacancy : Project Manager in Le Havre Développement (France)

1/07/2009

BIC of Le Havre Développement, wishes to reinforce its team for the detection and support to creation projects and recruits a : Business and Innovation centre Project Manager (M/F)

Euroleaders Awards of Fez Congress

30/06/2009

Five BICs received an award on the occasion of the competition that was organised in Fez for the EBN Annual Congress on last 24, 25 and 26 June. BIC Barcelona Activa is the big winner of this event with an award in two categories ...

AIC Road Show - Satellite Technology - Sophia Antipolis

24/06/2009

Sophia Antipolis is pleased to welcome one of the 2009 ESINET road shows to present the ESA Technology Transfer Programme and regional support activities providing direct assistance to innovative companies. In cooperation with ESINET the GEO LBS (Oracle/TeleAtlas) community will meet as well in Antipolis Innovation Campus for the Annual Community Event, starting on 1st July, in the afternoon, continuing to the morning of 2nd July.

EU Gateway Programme

11/06/2009

The EU Gateway Programme has, for nearly 14 years, demonstrated tangible benefits for the European economy in terms of increased exports, investment and job creation in the EU. Funded and managed by the European Commission, the EU Gateway Programme organizes business missions in six high technology and design sectors aimed at penetrating the Japanese and Korean market.

International Workshop : Integrated Vision of Urban and Agro-Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Monitoring and Reclamation

10/06/2009

The KOLISOON Consortium including the BIC EUROCEI, is glad to invite EBN members to attend and participate in the International Workshop “INTEGRATED VISION OF URBAN AND AGRO-INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT, MONITORING AND RECLAMATION: the key role played by the Sewage Treatment Plant”.

14 BICs' success stories in creating new innovative businesses

5/06/2009

14 BICs cases studies, 14 success stories, over 40 tools identified. These are the results of the studied carried out by EBN from November 2008 to February 2009 to identify concrete successful practices in creating new innovative businesses and in helping foster innovation within existing businesses.

Get connected with most creative and innovative minds at EBN Congress

28/05/2009

The 18th EBN Congress that will take place in Fez from next 24 to 27 June 2009 will gather the most creative minds and innovators who will present the tools developed and smart solutions found to turn up the tide of the current challenging economy.
Directly in line with the European Year for Creativity and Innovation, Creative industries, specialists in multimedia applications and socio-economic movers will highlight how the need for innovation, creative thinking, behavioral innovation and pro-active entrepreneurship are critical assets to overcome the global economic recession.

A new President at the head of the National Association of Spanish BICs - ANCES

27/05/2009

After 13 years at the service of the National Association of Spanish BICs (Associación Nacional de CEEI Españoles) – ANCES and following the last elections which took place on last 4th of May 2009, Jesus Casanova, President of ANCES passed on the torch to the newly elected President, Alvaro Simón de Blas, Manager of BIC Euronova located in Andalusia.

AUCHAN Hypermarkets sign a strategic Partnership with EBN

22/05/2009

AUCHAN the European (top 3) and world (top 12) leader group active in retail business signs a strategic partnership with EBN for the setting up of a Pilot Innovation and cooperation programme within the framework of its newly structured Research & Development Division.

Innovation, Incubation and the BICs on the agenda of a DG REGIO strategic Conference in Seville

22/05/2009

EBN and many Spanish and French BICs participated actively in this strategic event focusing on the importance of innovation in regional and national strategies for economic devlopement.

Get your KIS4SAT Innovation Voucher and develop your business

20/05/2009

KIS4SAT (European Innovation Platform for Knowledge Intensive Services in the Satellite downstream application) has developed an innovation platform where SMEs, entrepreneurs and innovation intermediaries will find the business support packages they would need to develop critical mass offers and to accelerate their growth processes.

Expansion of the European Turkish Business Centres (BCs) Network

19/05/2009

EBN is partner of the project "Expansion of the European Turkish Business Centres (BCs) Network Project in Turkey, Lot1* and Lot 3*.
The overall objective of this EU funded project, started May 2008 for a total duration of 2 years, is to create a favourable environment for SMEs in Turkey to grow and create employment and wealth necessary to achieve the objectives set within the Lisbon Strategy.

Understanding China - Creating Business and Dialogue

18/05/2009

EUROCHAMBERS in cooperation with Friends of Europe and a few other partners has set up a project entitled "Understanding China" including a training programme to 30 representatives of business organisations each year. Candidatures are open to the EBN network. Deadline for application: 1st June 2009.

June 2009 - A busy month for innovators, incubators and investors!

15/05/2009

Three major events will be held in June : The 18th EBN annual Congress (Fez-Morrocco); The World Investment Conference (WIC 09) in La Baule (France); and the IASP World Conference in Raleigh (USA).

RETIS – The fastest growing BIC network in EBN Membership

12/05/2009

France has just become the fastest growing national community of BICs. With a total of 33 labeled BICs it is currently the country where the BIC methodology has been increasing significantly.

Ambassador of EU delegation in Morocco confirms his firm support to the 18th EBN Congress

7/05/2009

Philippe Vanrie, CEO of EBN met with his Excellence the Ambassador of the EU in Morocco, Mr Bruno Dethomas and the Head of Unit for Economic cooperation , Mr. Marco Berti Palazzi within the framework of a preparatory visit for the organisation of our next Congress in Fez.

UK BICs and EBN Executive Committee meet with the boss of CISCO System for Europe

4/05/2009

The EBN Executive Committee and a delegation of the UK BICs met with Mr. Chris Dedicoat – CISCO Senior Vice President for European Markets to explore collaborative synergies.

RS4E : Future entrepreneurs from 6 to 25 years old in the sights of BIC Madeira

24/04/2009

RS4E - Road Show for Entrepreneurship is a project run since 2005 by the BIC Madeira, which targets Madeiran students between the ages of 6 and 25. Although, the methodology changes from level to level, the concept applied – “learning by doing” – provides a basis for the training sessions that take place on several schools involved in the project throughout the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

A revolutionary garden awarded at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva

22/04/2009

With 710 exhibitors from 45 countries, showing a thousand inventions, the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva confirms its position as the world’s most important specialized meeting place for invention. Pascal Bourgier from CEEI Thesame (France) and member of the Jury awarded Jean-Claude Rey the EBN Prize for the European Innovation for his revolutionary garden: a cultivation tower

IN.TRACK Project - A Warm Welcome for the Knowledge Economy

21/04/2009

The Intrack project supports regional measures of an experimental nature to promote the establishment of "regions of knowledge" in the field of technological development and regional-level cooperation among universities and researchers in order to foster integration among European regions. A successful project in which two EBN full members are involved : CEI Madeira (Portugal) and ITC Canarias (Spain)

Eurotrans-Bio - a leg up for Europe's biotech SMEs

20/04/2009

Under the Eurotrans-Bio banner, 9 European regions and countries (Austria, Flanders/belgian, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Basque Country/Spain and Spain) joined their forces to promote transnational biotechnology research cooperation, particularly among SMEs. Between them, the project partners cover somme 55 to 60 % of the EU's biotech industry including policy makers, agencies and their respective funding programmes, united by their common goal to boost the competitiveness of Europe's biotech industry.

EBN's President invited to The National Lisbon Coordinators Meeting in Prague

10/04/2009

On the occasion of the Meeting of National Lisbon Coordinators with stakeholders for the Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs that will take place in prague on 22nd of April 2009, Mr Luigi Campitelli, President of the EBN has been invited by Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs to participate actively in the Round Table discussion on "Keys for a successful delivery of the Lisbon strategy."

The EBN network well represented at NBIA's international Conference in Kansas City (USA)

6/04/2009

4 Members of the EBN network : CEEI cap Alpha - Montpellier (France), Barcelona Activa (Spain), UK Business Incubation (United Kingdom) and Philippe Vanrie, CEO of EBN will actively represent European incubators in NBIA's 23rd International conference on Business Incubation.

BlueBioNet Success story - Platform for European blue biotechnology

5/04/2009

The Bluebionet project has linked up four of the EU's maritime regions (Lower Weser/Germany - Andalusia/Spain - Scotland/UK - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'azur/France) to help them share knowledge and boost innovation in the growing marine biotechnology sector. The project aimed to support the development of the blue biotechnology sector in the regions; boost collaboration between research organisations and industry; encourage regional companies to embark on research activities; and promote research cooperation and technology transfer between the regions involved.

EBN Mission to China

30/03/2009

Robert Sanders, who heads up EBN’s Project Department, was in China last week to progress a number of initiatives EBN is pursuing in the region. Robert spent 2 days in Beijing, visiting the EU Delegation and other organisations that EBN is collaborating with and particularly in the field of European Commission projects.

Agreement to support the creation of companies led by women signed by CEEI Valencia (Spain)

27/03/2009

The director of Centro Europeo de Empresas Innovadoras (CEEI Valencia), Jesús Casanova, and the President of the Asociación de Empresarias y Profesionales de Valencia, Mª José Mainar, have signed a collaboration agreement in which both entities comit to encourage all possible means for the support of women-led companies.

BIC of Valencia develops a portal for entrepreneurs

24/03/2009

The BIC of Valencia has developed a new web service for entrepreneurs with its online platform entitled "Emprenemjunts", which is accessible from the website www.ceei-valencia.com.

EBN Tender Watch is online

23/03/2009

Welcome to the first EBN Tender Watch of 2009. It is with great pleasure that we are presenting the first opportunities for you to bid this year!

EBN Policy Watch - March 2009

19/03/2009

DG Enterprise and Industry from the European Commission - the Unit for Support to Innovation - invited expressly EBN to take an active part in the public consultation on the effectiveness of innovation support.
The objective is to get insights on how to best improve the effectiveness of public innovation support mechanisms in the EU, against the background of constantly evolving innovation patterns in enterprises.

Philips Innovation Program launched in partnership with Berytech

15/03/2009

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation together with Royal Philips Electronics and in local partnership with Berytech Technological Pole announced on Wednesday February 18, 2009 during a major press conference held at le Vendome Intercontinental hotel, the launch of a competitive process aiming at stimulating local talents and young innovative entrepreneurs to develop solid business concepts supported by advanced technology innovations.

Berytech partners with Microsoft in BizSpark Program for Start-ups

14/03/2009

The official launching of Microsoft BizSpark program took place on March 10, 2009 in Berytech Technology & Health in the presence of high level Microsoft executives, members of private and public institutions, a crowd of entrepreneurs as well as Berytech community and team members.

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs - New Exchange programme is launched

10/03/2009

Young European entrepreneurs will be able to spend up to six months working with an experienced entrepreneur in another EU country and learn how to better manage and grow their own business. This is the concept of “Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs”, a new exchange programme financed by the European Union and launched on 19th February 2009 in all the 27 Member States.

Collaborate to Compete - C2C EU Project Romania - Official kick-off 2009 Phase

5/03/2009

EBN recently joined its 5 EU partners in a dynamic 2 day C2C project status meeting in Bucharest Romania. Officially launched in Brussels last October, the C2C project is funded under the European Commission’s lifelong learning ‘Leonardo da Vinci programme’. The purpose of the project is to provide a central website www.euc2c.com (which will be launched on March 2nd 2009) that will ultimately contain on line e learning tools to enable SME owners and staff to identify networking opportunities and areas for business collaboration throughout Europe.

NAVOBS+ Catalogue - 250 SMEs active in GMEs Core Services

26/02/2009

A catalogue of 334 entities, of which 250 are SMEs active in the development of new service applications using space systems, are registered into the NAVOBSPLUS database.

EBN joins the Enterprise Europe Network as Associate Member

25/02/2009

On last 9th February 2009, EBN signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the representative of DG Enterprise and Industry which makes official the joining of the EBN to the Enterprise Europe Network as Associate Member.

EBN begins 25th Anniversary celebrations with a new website and members directory

1/02/2009

EBN celebrates the start of their 25th anniversary with the launch of a new website encompassing a members’ directory presenting a snapshot of all members searchable by country.

Spotlight on new EBN members

1/01/2009

In the last six months eleven new members have joined the EBN network. We have great pleasure in introducing you to Limousin Expansion, Marseille Innovation, Elgazala Technopark, CEEI Murcia, the University of East London – Knowledge Dock, Bordeaux Technowest, ValDeal Innovation, Sines Tecnopolo, Gate - Garchinger Technologie- und Gründerzentrum GmbH, CEDEMI and the Székesfehérvar Enterprise Foundation.