EBN - European Business & Innovation Centre Network

📢 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗮’𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺.🚀    The #BICAfrica Soft-Landing Programme for 6️⃣ #Angolan #Business #Incubation Managers successfully took place between the 17th and 20th of March 2025 in #Portugal! The soft-landing carried out by EU|BIC Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN Incubadora), led by Alexandre Almeida, Incubation Project Manager, and EU|BIC Startup Leiria, led by Vitor Ferreira, CEO with the support of BIC Africa project. 🌍  The visiting incubation managers had a chance to:   ✅ Connect with #European counterparts for knowledge sharing, partnerships, and explore the possibility of developing exchange programmes.  ✅ Gain experience to successfully launch and run sustainable incubation hubs.  ✅ Strengthen knowledge and capacity in designing and executing incubation programmes to help entrepreneurs build scalable businesses.  ✅ Identify and develop business models that align with their local realities to drive growth and sustainability of the business incubator.  ✅ Access different #markets, #investors, and partners through the EU|BIC wide community.    We believe that strengthening international connections, exchanging experiences on #innovation, #entrepreneurship and #business support are essential to strengthening the incubation #ecosystem and creating opportunities for #entrepreneurs in #Angola. 🤝     🙏 We thank our host organisations, the leading experts, #IFCAngola team, and inapem for supporting the programme and for the commitment to strengthening entrepreneurship in Angola. 🚀 🔗 Read more: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dA4STMVz The soft-landing was implemented by EBN - European Business & Innovation Centre Network with the support from the European Commission. Eduardo Sette Camara | Evaldo Chindele | Juelma Forquilha | Dimonekene Ditutala | María Isabel Hernández Díaz | Valdemiro Tchissola | Acelera Angola | Founder Institute Luanda | ISPTEC - Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tecnologias e Ciências | #RINOVAC #BICAfrica #SoftLanding #InternationalNetworking #bussinesincubation #innovationecosystem #entrepreneurship #startupsupport #connectingecosystems #InnovationEcosystem #StartupEcosystem #bridgingecosystems #ecosystemsupport #ecosystembuilders #Angola #Portugal

📅 𝟵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 | 𝟭𝟯:𝟰𝟱 𝗖𝗘𝗧 Mentorship is a crucial element in entrepreneurial success, providing invaluable guidance and expertise. This session will explore how to effectively incorporate mentorship into incubation strategies, offering practical insights and proven methodologies. The EU|BIC Essentials Training: Deep Dive People – Business Mentoring will equip you with: ✅ A comprehensive understanding of the 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, coaches, and advisors ✅ 𝗔 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 schemes into incubation strategies ✅ 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗨|𝗕𝗜𝗖 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 and successful programmes 🎟️ Free for the EU|BIC Community | €89 for the general audience 📢 Experts: Cesar Yammal | Innovos Group S.A. Eduardo Díaz Sánchez | Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d Lenka Gábrišová | JIC - business with a purpose Philipp Roden | Lipo.ink Find more here: https://lnkd.in/daQ-wCft

Collaboration is at the heart of the EU|BIC community and the 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 brings that spirit to life. This is more than just a visit, it's a chance to share expertise, explore new ecosystems, and co-create solutions with peers across Europe. By participating, organisations can engage in immersive learning experiences, gaining both strategic and operational insights to enhance their innovation support services. If you're ready to learn, connect, and collaborate, there’s still time to apply. 🗓 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🔗 Find more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/dXBDn8PB For any questions, feel free to reach florian.sora@ebn.eu and amal.elghadfa@ebn.eu

🚨 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟭 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹! We’re thrilled to announce that the early bird registration deadline for the EBN Congress 2025 has been extended until Friday, 11 April! Don’t miss your chance to join us from 𝟭𝟴 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟬 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 in Barakaldo, Spain co-organised by EU|BIC BIC BIZKAIA EZKERRALDEA. EBN Congress 2025 highlights the EU|BIC community’s drive to power the clean energy transition through innovation in Europe’s industrial regions. Key themes include: - Renewable Energies and Their Future: Explore the latest advancements in renewable energy technologies and their implications for the future. - Multi-corporate open innovation: Discuss how open innovation opportunities can foster the green energy transition. - Green Energy Revolution in the Industry: Insights into how industries are adopting green energy solutions and revolutionising their processes. - Recycling Barriers for Electric and Hydrogen Cars: Address the technological, economic, and legal challenges in recycling electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles. 📍 Sponsored by: Bizkaiko Foru Aldundia / Diputación Foral de Bizkaia | SPRI Group | Eusko Jaurlaritza - Gobierno Vasco| Petronor, S.A. | SEADE | RESOURCE - Financing Circular Economy in Aragon | EU-LAC Digital Accelerator | BIC Africa

Unlock the secrets to market success in Europe & Africa by joining our 24 April bootcamp to explore real-world strategies, success stories and solutions that take innovation from idea to impact! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dHnDCvsm

🗓️ Mark your calendars for Future Tech Week 2025 (#FTW2025), hosted by DEEPSYNC, happening from April 7–11! This international event will spotlight deep-tech innovations, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and impactful networking. It’s a unique chance to connect EU projects with industry experts, stakeholders and the wider research and innovation ecosystem. 🔗 Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/d-Z5-6VQ

Oggi a 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐚̀ 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐚 si è tenuto un incontro di grande rilevanza tra Laura Lecci, 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐝𝐢 𝐄𝐁𝐍 (EBN - European Business & Innovation Centre Network), e 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢, Presidente di 𝐄𝐔|𝐁𝐈𝐂 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐚̀ 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐚. Un’occasione per rafforzare la collaborazione tra le due realtà e sviluppare nuove strategie per l’ecosistema dell’innovazione e dell’imprenditorialità. 💡 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩, 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢 𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞 sono stati i temi centrali del confronto, con l’obiettivo di potenziare il sostegno alle imprese innovative e valorizzare il ruolo del Mezzogiorno nella crescita tecnologica e scientifica. 🔹 Riccardo Villari: “𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑎̀ 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑆𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑧𝑎 𝑒̀ 𝑢𝑛 𝑝𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑖 𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑎 𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑎 𝑒 𝑙’𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒. 𝐼𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑛 𝐸𝐵𝑁 𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎 𝑢𝑛’𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑎̀ 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑎 𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑙 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑒”. 🔹 Laura Lecci: “𝐿𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎 𝐸𝐵𝑁 𝑒 𝐸𝑈|𝐵𝐼𝐶 𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑎̀ 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑆𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑧𝑎 𝑒̀ 𝑓𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑢𝑛 𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑎 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒. 𝐿𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑜 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑒𝑚𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑎̀ 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑝 𝑒 𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒”. 📍 Dopo il meeting, la delegazione ha visitato Campania NewSteel, incubatore certificato promosso da Città della Scienza e Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, diretto da Massimo Varrone. Qui hanno incontrato alcune startup innovative e approfondito strategie di supporto alle nuove imprese. 🤝 L’incontro si è concluso con un forte impegno reciproco a sviluppare progetti congiunti e a rafforzare la cooperazione tra i rispettivi network, contribuendo alla crescita dell’ecosistema dell’innovazione in Italia e in Europa. 🚀 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐚̀ 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐚 𝐞 𝐄𝐁𝐍 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐨, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢 𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐥’𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞! #Innovazione #Startup #CittàDellaScienza #EBN #Imprenditorialità #EU_BIC

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱: 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗕𝗡 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! You have two weeks to secure discounted access to our flagship event taking place from 18 to 20 June in Barakaldo, Spain! This year’s Congress is co-hosted by EU|BIC BIC BIZKAIA EZKERRALDEA and focuses on the theme of “Clean Energy Transition.” The programme will bring together startups, corporates, EU|BICs, policymakers, and researchers to explore critical topics such as renewable energy, green hydrogen, sustainable mobility, circular economy and digital innovation. The Congress features keynote sessions, panel discussions, workshops, pitch events, and the EU|BIC Excellence Award. 🔗 For more details and registration visit our website 👉 https://lnkd.in/d-Fnb9rE Sponsored by: Bizkaiko Foru Aldundia / Diputación Foral de Bizkaia | SPRI Group | Eusko Jaurlaritza - Gobierno Vasco | Petronor, S.A. | SEADE | RESOURCE - Financing Circular Economy in Aragon | EU-LAC Digital Accelerator | BIC Africa

🔄 The RESOURCE - Financing Circular Economy in Aragon project is excited to co-host with InvestCEC project an online policy workshop on April 3, 2025 (10:00–12:00 CET), focusing on how EU and regional policies can unlock greater investment in the circular economy. In this workshop, speakers will present policy recommendations to accelerate the uptake of the circular economy and increase investment in circular companies. Partners from the InvestCEC and RESOURCE projects will share their best practices and recommendations and participants will gain valuable insights from policymakers, investors, and industry leaders on successful circular economy investments and successful policies. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dx3z-Ahb

Today, our CEO Laura Lecci will join the workshop 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 – 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, hosted at the EU|BIC Associate Fabbrica Italiana dell'Innovazione in Naples. The event, part of the SIG INSENT Workshop 2025, brings together leading voices from academia and public institutions to discuss how ecosystems can better support innovation and entrepreneurship.