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A first great day at Sweden's Flagship event of the year the Techarenan!! A very interesting day with lots of meetings and insights from speakers from around the world. Here with a few friends from Estonia Henrik Kutberg and Kati Pärn! 🇪🇪 Over the last decades, the Scandinavian region has significantly impacted global innovation. Sweden is currently ranked the second most innovative country globally, closely followed by neighboring countries. 🇸🇪🇸🇪 This innovation cluster in northern Europe has given rise to an ever-increasing number of industry-leading companies through its ingenuity. The Nordics' reputation as a hub for innovation and a role model for an impact-focused industrial and business sector sets the stage for the international tech event. At Friends Arena in Stockholm, this event will make history as one of the first of its kind hosted in a national football stadium.🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 The Tech Arena will bring together thousands of business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and decision-makers in an immersive and diverse setting for networking, knowledge sharing, and engaging in discussions spanning key areas such as innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, technology, and global meg trends.🌞🌞🌞 #techarena2024 #eas #estonia #sweden #tech #sustainability #fintech #ict #nordics #baltics #startupestonia #estoniafinance #mifundo #swedishtech #ai

🌟 Discover Catalonia's thriving #technologysector at The Next Web (TNW) Conference in Amsterdam! 🌐 Catalonia is home to 2,000 innovative startups in Internet & Mobile Software and Services, eCommerce, and Big Data. Notably, Barcelona has solidified its position as the 4th leading EU hub for investment rounds.. With a robust ecosystem fostering innovation, Catalonia attracts significant global tech investment. In 2019, Barcelona and Catalonia saw a 21% increase in foreign tech companies, including major projects from the US, Germany, France, and the UK. This vibrant environment supports industry giants like HP, Amazon, Meta, Nestlé, Bayer, Roche, or BASF in driving groundbreaking innovations. Ranked among Europe's top hubs for technological innovation, Catalonia is set for ongoing expansion. Events like TNW Conference, happening this week in Amsterdam, provide an ideal platform to connect with industry leaders from around the globe and explore new avenues for collaboration. This year, our office director Paul Barreveld, is at the event, fostering Dutch-Catalan collaborations, highlighting the dynamic opportunities within Catalonia's thriving #technologysector!🚀 💼 #Innovation #TechInvestment #Catalonia #Barcelona #StartupEcosystem #R&D #TNW

#Wallonia a #LandOfTalent Please have a look at our winter #WAB edition >>> https://lnkd.in/eS3aHVRK From A to Z, from the wildest brainstorming to the biggest achievements: in our issues throughout 2023, we’ve shown you the inner workings of our region’s companies, explored what goes into smart creation and practical innovation, showcased projects from various trade fairs, and shown the value of what we produce to the world. We have built relationships and broadcast that very value, in a spirit of both pride and humility.   As the year has just begins, it seems obvious to me that we should be talking about passing on the knowledge and know-how that our companies nurture and that allow for new talent to emerge. That’s the angle we want to take here. We want to talk about incubators and talent pools, partnerships with universities, and a different, elevated kind of teaching, where our creators and researchers feel supported and valued. This relationship of trust also makes it possible to welcome aboard other companies that are eager to join this journey too.   That’s what Wallonia is all about, after all: a land of talent, fertile ground for new start-ups, a stable base for larger companies, and a touch of wonder for those of us who are taking on the challenges of tomorrow.   Their shared ambition? To offer all of us a better future.   Let's unleash a little spark of madness, in the most innovative sense of the word. We wish you a year in which imagination and creation go hand in hand! >>> https://lnkd.in/eS3aHVRK Les Chips de Lucien - Quentin Derzelle - Scuvie Fabian - Fost Plus - REMIND WALLONIA - IFAPME - VISITWallonia - Thomas Jean-Marcel - Euro Space Center - Sarah Levy

💬 Why did you choose China for your research? We asked a few questions to Yann Pillonel who spent three months at Swissnex in China as an academic guest. During his time here, he conducted research for his master’s thesis as part of his degree in Business Administration with a specialization in "Business in Eurasia" at HES-SO Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale. His research focused on exploring the motivations behind Swiss #startups ’ internationalization to China, the challenges they encounter, and potential strategies to overcome these challenges. Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gmTiFDjv

A few weeks ago a Dutch delegation from Connekt travelled to Tampere. In the post below you can read their impression of the study trip. Connekt is a network organization for companies & organizations in the field of sustainable mobility and logistics. #mobility #urbanization #sustainability #digitalization

On the tenth anniversary of the European network “Vanguard Initiative”, Euskadi reaffirms its commitment to industrial collaboration and innovation in Europe. During the meeting in Brussels, the political representatives of the initiative signed the Letter of Intention to establish the VInnovate Mechanism, a joint funding instrument designed to support the participation of Basque SMEs in innovative interregional projects of high technological level. The Commissioner for Science, Technology and Innovation, Cristina Uriarte, sealed the commitment on behalf of the Basque Government, highlighting the importance of European collaboration. The 38 regions across Europe that are part of the Vanguard Initiative have fulfilled their initial commitment to promote and facilitate access to joint funding for interregional projects. Since its foundation in 2013, the collaboration has materialized through eight Pilot Projects in areas such as Bioeconomy, Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Health. These projects seek to accelerate the introduction of innovations into the market and have contributed to the revival of European industry. In response to the experiences of the Pilot Projects, the European Commission has adopted the Interregional Innovation Investment (I3) support programme for the period 2021-2027, with a budget of EUR 570 million. Euskadi, as part of the “Vanguard Initiative”, has also submitted a proposal for the call for the Regional Innovation Valley of the Horizon Europe programme. In addition, since 2021, Euskadi advises the European Commission on the challenges of European industry within the framework of the Industrial Forum. https://lnkd.in/d8DNmabj #BasqueCountry #BasqueLand #PaysBasque #PaísVasco #Vanguard #Initiative #Euskadi #industrial #collaboration #innovation #Europe #Brussels #VInnovate #Mechanism #Basque #SMEs #Technologies #Innovation Cristina Uriarte Toledo #BasqueGovernment Eusko Jaurlaritza - Gobierno Vasco #Bioeconomy #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Intelligent #Health #Horizon Ekonomiaren Garapena - Desarrollo Económico [EJ-GV] Grupo SPRI Esti Perez

Not everything is virtual! We’re getting used to virtual meeting rooms, virtual libraries and virtual conference locations. Thanks to the internet we can meet, find information, and share experiences whether we’re located. All this is great, but doesn’t remove the need to meet in real as well. Therefore you will find our ESA BICs in real buildings, with real rooms, and real people. A real sign at the entrance of such a building always gives me a good feeling. This is where it happens! This one, at the location of ESA BIC Denmark in Aarhus, is the latest one I have come across. The relatively modest building and the subtle design of the sign don’t reveal the treasures inside. You have to discover for yourself. I invite all ESA BICs to share a picture of their own signs and tell about their own treasures - the more that 1500 startups ESA has supported under its 20 years old business incubation program so far. Let’s get inspired by the real world! ESA Commercialisation Gateway ESA BIC Denmark Aarhus University

As we stand at the crossroads of 🇺🇦 Ukraine's destiny, the 2nd Future of Ukraine conference is the perfect place and time to influence what lies ahead. Join us in Stockholm as we bring together the movers and shakers of the ecosystem, together with the brightest minds of tech and innovation. The Ukrainians have demonstrated resilience in face of adversity like no other in today's economy. But they can't do this alone, 91% of Ukrainian startups need financial support to expand their business. The Future of Ukraine isn't just about discussing ideas, it's about taking action and making a real difference. It's about opening doors to international cooperation and market access, empowering the best the country has to offer, such as 🌐 HealthTech, 📚 EdTech, 💡 DeepTech, 🌱 Sustainability, 🚗 Urban Transportation, 🚁 Drone, or 📱 ICT-Telco. They will be there to pitch their ideas. 📅 Mark your calendars for February 15-16, 2024, check out our selected startups and secure one of the discounted tickets by clicking here: https://lnkd.in/dJ4_PVwf

⁉ What exactly does the “Seal of Excellence” mean for Nasekomo, how did the company qualified for it?      We are thrilled to be featured in The Recursive, a prominent international media with a strong emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe's (CEE) burgeoning #tech and #startup ecosystems. 🌟 📰 Dedicated to illuminating the journey of local innovators, The Recursive further highlights the rigorous and time-intensive journey of applying, competing, and ultimately receiving the coveted "Seal of Excellence" certificate, which paved the way for 12 #Bulgarian companies to be selected for the recently announced #grant under Bulgaria's European Recovery and Resilience Plan. ✅ Introduced during Horizon 2020, this #quality label was designed to recognize exceptional innovation and impact among project proposals that qualified but were not funded due to budgetary constraints. In essence, it acknowledges projects that are deemed exceptionally #innovative and #impactful but didn’t secure Horizon Europe funding. 🏷The "Seal of Excellence" serves as a powerful endorsement, urging national funding programs to back projects that contribute significantly to the European economy.  ✴ Nasekomo entered the fray by submitting its project proposal to the European Innovation Council (EIC) in 2021. ❇ Competing against more than 470 other proposals from across the European Union, Nasekomo’s proposal stood out, and after a rigorous multiple-phases assessment process, the company was awarded the Seal of Excellence in 2022. 🏆 📅 A couple of months later, the first national support procedure for Seal of Excellence projects was launched in Bulgaria within the European Recovery and Resilience Plan, which will allow Nasekomo to implement the first stage of our ambitious project with a €2.5 million funding.   ✋ Once again - we are extremely proud to be among the 12 companies approved for a grant under the European Plan for the Recovery and Development of Bulgaria, disbursed through the Bulgarian Ministry of Innovation and Growth.  #TechInCEE #StartupSpotlight #nasekomo #Innovation #SealofExcellence With pleasure we share the article in a comment to this post:) The Nasekomo founders, featured in the photo: Xavier Marcenac, Olga Marcenac, Marc Bolard

#Wallonia a #LandOfTalent !   Please have a look at our winter #WAB edition >>> https://lnkd.in/eS3aHVRK   From A to Z, from the wildest brainstorming to the biggest achievements: in our issues throughout 2023, we’ve shown you the inner workings of our region’s companies, explored what goes into smart creation and practical innovation, showcased projects from various trade fairs, and shown the value of what we produce to the world. We have built relationships and broadcast that very value, in a spirit of both pride and humility.   As the year has just begun, it seems obvious to me that we should be talking about passing on the knowledge and know-how that our companies nurture and that allow for new talent to emerge. That’s the angle we want to take here. We want to talk about incubators and talent pools, partnerships with universities, and a different, elevated kind of teaching, where our creators and researchers feel supported and valued. This relationship of trust also makes it possible to welcome aboard other companies that are eager to join this journey too.   That’s what Wallonia is all about, after all: a land of talent, fertile ground for new start-ups, a stable base for larger companies, and a touch of wonder for those of us who are taking on the challenges of tomorrow.   Their shared ambition? To offer all of us a better future.   Let's unleash a little spark of madness, in the most innovative sense of the word.   We wish you a year in which imagination and creation go hand in hand!   >>> https://lnkd.in/eS3aHVRK   @Les Chips de Lucien - @Bernard Duchenne - @Quentin Derzelle - @Scuvie Fabian - @Fost Plus - @REMIND WALLONIA - @IFAPME - @VISITWallonia - @Thomas Jean-Marcel - @Euro Space Center - @Sarah Levy