SPREAD2INNO Kick-off Meeting – February 2nd and 3rd, 2023
The kick-off meeting of the SPREAD2INNO project took place on February 2nd and 3rd, 2023. The successful event was organized by Fondazione E. Amaldi at the Italian Space Agency. During the kick-off meeting, the project partners presented their organisations, experiences, expertise and planned actions for the individual work packages and contributions to the SP
EIF backs €18.75 million guarantee for social enterprises and small mid-caps in Italy
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has announced its plan to provide a €18.75 million guarantee to CGM Finance, the financial arm of the CGM Group and largest network of social enterprises in Italy, to support social enterprises and small mid-caps in Italy. The agreement is backed by the European Union (EU) and aims to provide […]
Bridging the Geographical Innovation Gap in the European Union: The Role of the EIC Accelerator and SPREAD2INNO
The European Union (EU) has been a hub for innovation and technological advancements for long time, with several successful Start-ups and companies emerging from the region in recent years. However, not all regions of the EU have equal access to innovation and funding, leading to a geographical innovation gap. One way to address this gap […]
SPREAD2INNO Press Release First Local Event Thessaloniki
The First SPREAD2INNO event at the EBAN Congress 2023 turned out a success The EBAN Annual Congress 2023 took place on 24-26 May and it hosted the first local event of SPREAD2INNO. The Congress counted more than 300 participants from all over Europe and beyond, from entrepreneurs to investors to policy makers, and was a great stage to […]
SPREAD2INNO Press Release Second Local Event Rimini
SPREAD2INNO’s journey continues: the successful second SPREAD2INNO event in Rimini, Italy The EU-funded project SPREAD2INNO continues to close the geographical innovation gap: after the first local event in Thessaloniki, the project’s journey proceeded and reached Rimini, Italy. The second SPREAD2INNO local event took place in conjunction with the We M
SPREAD2INNO Press Release Third Local Event Sofia
SPREAD2INNO: Fueling Startup Innovation in Sofia The first SPREAD2INNO local event in Bulgaria generated a surge of entrepreneurial enthusiasm at the Sofia Tech Park on June 21-22, 2023. The event brought together budding entrepreneurs, experts and innovation enthusiasts for two days of learning, networking, and collaborating. As the actual participation rate
Innovation performance of the EU grows
Publication of the European Innovation Scoreboard This year’s publication of the European Innovation Scoreboard revealed that the overall growth of innovation is crises resistant within the EU. The innovation performance of the EU as a whole improved by 8.5% since 2016, despite turbulent years in the past. In this period, 25 countries increased their innovat
SPREAD2INNO Press Release Fourth Local Event Sofia
SPREAD2INNO Returns with Another Successful Local Event in Bulgaria SPREAD2INNO made a triumphant return with its local event in Sofia, Bulgaria on November 2-3, 2023, hosted by Cleantech Bulgaria at the Networking Premium Coworking Space Art Hall in Bulgaria. Building on the success of its previous edition, this event once again brought together an array [&he
SPREAD2INNO Press Release Fifth Local Event Patras
SPREAD2INNO: Boosting Startups in Patras, Greece The EU-funded project SPREAD2INNO continues to close the geographical innovation gap: After completing a full circle, starting from Thessaloniki, continuing in Rimini and closing the first round in Sofia, the second round is well under way, starting in Sofia and continuing in Patras, Greece. This was the fifth S