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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 • • • • • • • 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