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EBN: Value and Benefits
SIVA Meeting - Trondheim
7 November 2013
David Tee
European Business and Innovation Centre Network
EBN – European BIC Network
Avenue de Tervuren, 168. B – 1150 Bruxelles
Phone: + 32 2 772 89 00 - Fax: +32 2 772 95 74
E-mail: [email protected] – Internet : www.ebn.eu
What is EBN?
• EBN is a 30-year old network
of 250 BICs and other
organisations that support the
development of innovative
entrepreneurs, start-ups and
SMEs
• EBN is also a community of
professionals whose day-today work helps these businesses
to grow in the most effective,
efficient and sustainable way
The EBN
Network
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cape Verde
China
Croatia
Egypt
El Salvador
French Guiana
Guadeloupe
Jordan
Kosovo
Lebanon
Norway
Russian Federation
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tunisia
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
West Bank and Gaza Strip
BIC Sector Mapping – 2012
Information and
Communications
Technology 23%
Other 28%
Environment and
Energy 10%
Construction 3%
Mechatronics and
automation 4%
Commercial
Services 4%
Business Services
9%
Health 4%
Life Sciences 4%
Agricultural
Technologies 5%
Engineering 6%
What does EBN do?
We
certify
We
influence
We
connect
EBN
We
inform
We
gather
We
deliver
We
assist
We train
We
certify
We
influence
We
connect
EBN
We
inform
We
gather
We
deliver
We
assist
We train
We connect…
INTERNATIONALISATION
Internationalisation & Soft Landing
The Soft Landing Club is a
network of business
incubation programmes
that provide assistance to
innovative companies
under the support of
EBN’s BICs.
OBJECTIVE
to offer companies easy and practical
solutions to go international
Trusted Rapid Support
SME 1 in
country A
Asks for Soft Landing services
BIC (A)
country A
informs
- Asks to organise the visit
- Provides client company
profile
BIC (B)
country B
SME 1 in
country B
- Organises the visit
- Delivers Soft Landing services
Soft Landing Platform
www.ebnsoftlanding.org
Landing Services
Logistics
Fast Track
access to local
business
community
Specialised
support
•Access to office
•IT package
•More...
• extensions of services
normally provided by a BIC,
personalized according to SME
needs and packaged and priced
on a case by case basis;
•Pre-arranged meetings
with companies/partners
•More...
• additional services chosen by
the visiting company to be
priced according to local
conditions;
•Meeting with specialised
experts, business advisors
•More...
• information on potential for
public or private funding.
At the end, companies will be
asked to assess the services
provided by the receiving BIC.
Global Partners
USA “BICS”
NBIA members
Taiwan
Russia
Brazil
50+ BICS
And other members
of EBN
Other international networks
China
Success story – CorkBIC Ireland
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Working with their BIC colleagues near Nice, France – ‘coincubation’ of Radisens (Medical)
CorkBIC presented Radisens Diagnostics at the Sophia Business
Angels (SBA) Venture Academy in Sophia Antipolis
Result! Equity investment by SBA
Radisens www.radisens.com develops disruptive point-of-care
diagnostic platforms and multiplexed test panels, which diagnose
and monitor patients for multiple chronic and acute care conditions
SBA angel, based in Cambridge, UK opened the door to the
innovations arm of the UK National Health Service (NHS)
Contract for Radisens to integrate a creatinine test for long-term
disease management
Subsequently, Radisens raised €1.1m investment and also won
€1m contract with the European Space Agency
We
certify
We
influence
We
connect
EBN
We
inform
We
gather
We
deliver
We
assist
We train
We deliver…
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
The EBN Project team…
...is a
project
helpdesk
...supports
thematic
exchange &
activities
Working groups
for project
related queries
H2020, ESINET,
from
Maritime BICs,
members
Food BICs, Cleantech BICs, ICT &
CI BICs....
...delivers
services
(proposal
preparation)
•Tenderwatch,
•Consortium
building,
•supports BICs
bidding,
•leads bids
...manages
projects
• coordinates,
• implements,
• conducts
reports
• acts also as
partner
Project Examples
www.transitionproject.eu
www.europeanace.eu
TRANSITION:
• Transnational
network
for
social
innovation
incubation
• Six countries; 300 social innovation;
• Transition will focus on scaling around 300 social
innovation within the 6 countries and between the
countries
• It will identify the most effective methodologies and
publish best practice
• 30 months duration from 1 Sept 2013
ACE:
• Accelerating Cross-border Engagement (ACE)
• Accelerating the early engagement of highly
innovative ICT start-ups, SMEs and entrepreneurs in
cross border cooperation and venturing
• 15 Partners from 12 European countries
• The ACE programme will focus on building the
internationalisation capacity of start-ups at the early
stages of their development
• 24 months duration 1 Sept 2013 – 30 Aug 2015)
Project Examples
www.teslaproject.eu
TESLA
• a transnational innovation support project
• support the growth and development of early stage High
Potential Start Up (HPSU) companies
• Ireland, Wales, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands
• transnational pilot innovation and business support initiatives
LILA
• Living Labs Application for internationalisation of start-up
companies – energy & digital economy
• develop a cluster approach to open innovation
• enables entrepreneurs & innovative start-up companies to
establish new ways to enter new markets
• enables cross border trading, new import & export business
opportunities
Project Examples
www.int-sme.eu
INT-SME – Enhancing Skills to reach Global
Markets
• Mix of e-learning platform, soft landing platform and
multimedia centre
• Innovative training programme for business
internationalisation
• Identifies barriers, needs and skills required for going
global
• Project finished but resources online
In summary, EBN helps you…
• connect your clients to international
opportunities
• partner in and benefit from co-funded
projects
• be a BIC, a strong BIC, a sustainable BIC
• develop your innovation ecosystem
• directly access EU policy-makers and EC
initiatives
• participate in the EBN community
Thank you
David Tee
[email protected]
EBN – European BIC Network
Avenue de Tervuren, 168. B – 1150 Bruxelles
Phone: + 32 2 772 89 00 - Fax: +32 2 772 95 74
E-mail: [email protected] – Internet : www.ebn.eu