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Exciting News for Irish Innovation: Altratech Secures €10.5 Million in EU Funding Cork-based diagnostics company, Altratech, has been awarded €10.5 million by the European Innovation Council Accelerator. This investment will drive forward their groundbreaking work in diagnostics technology, showcasing Ireland’s growing influence in the life sciences and technology sectors. What I Learned: 1. Innovation in Ireland continues to receive strong support from the EU, fostering growth in key tech sectors. 2. Securing international funding is essential for expanding the global impact of Irish businesses. 3. Ireland is solidifying its role as a hub for scientific advancement and technological innovation. 4.This investment underscores the potential of Irish companies to compete on a global scale while contributing to the local economy. It's an exciting time for innovation in Ireland!

📢 Innosuisse has launched the Flagship Initiative! This groundbreaking #funding program aims to boost systemic and interdisciplinary innovations that address critical #economic and #social challenges in #Switzerland. 📆 Call for Proposals 2024 https://lnkd.in/gEfqdQit   👉 The Flagship Initiative encourages collaborative #projects that tackle current or future challenges relevant to a large part of the economy or society. It’s all about finding solutions that involve multiple actors and require interdisciplinary teamwork. 🤝 How Does It Work? 🔹Broad Topics: Innosuisse defines specific yet broad flagship topics. These serve as the canvas for innovative ideas. 🔹Consortia: Consortia, consisting of at least three research partners (including one from a university of applied #sciences) and two implementation partners, can submit proposals. 🔹Systemic Innovation: The initiative emphasizes systemic #innovation, where value emerges from synergistic integration with complementary innovations. 🔹Interdisciplinarity: Actors from different disciplines collaborate to address complex challenges.   📌 The ultimate goal? Strengthening Switzerland’s competitiveness and contributing to societal well-being.   #innovation #collaboration #swissexcellence #flagshipinitiative

🎣 How do we foster innovation through external collaborations? Prior to engaging the ecosystem of experts in extensive knowledge-sharing and insights gathering from knowledge platforms, I concur that selecting the right Open Innovation (OI) mechanisms is crucial, taking into account project complexity [Bagherzadeh, 2024]. A practical framework tailored to project-level dynamics is outlined in 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟕 “𝐴𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑂𝐼 𝑀𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝐴𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠”, as discussed by Mehdi Bagherzadeh during the enlightening #OIThursday hosted by Marisol Menendez (link: https://lnkd.in/dixF6Vcd).   Thanks to targeted OI 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 actions, corporates engaged in open R&D (innovation seekers) can identify potential solution-providers with specialized expertise, often beyond the reach of traditional crowdsourcing methods (𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 open calls).   Turning to the knowledge-sharing (by innovation providers) … kudos to Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy for backing KNOWLEDGE SHARE -Where Innovation Happens, a platform aggregating and showcasing almost all patents, discoveries, startups and spin-off companies emerging from 🇮🇹 Italian public research. Remarkable effort by Shiva Loccisano, Tech Transfer Expert and the whole team (+ Erre Quadro)! 👏🏻 KNOWLEDGE SHARE -Where Innovation Happens is a joint venture involving Associazione Netval, UIBMS and Politecnico di Torino. Thanks to Nicoletta Amodio Fondazione Mai Confindustria, and nicola michelon massimo barbin Confindustria Veneto Est for hosting the presentation event yesterday in Padova. Looking forward to see this best practice embracing further international TTO inputs and implementing #OIwall for even more effective 𝐊 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 for the sake of 🇪🇺 #EUResearch and global businesses! #shapingthefuture #openinnovation #innovationmanagement #absorptivecapacity #boundaryspanning #innovationscouting #IPvalorisation #techtransfer #infinitearea

Unlocking the Future: How R&I and Horizon Europe Drive Innovation and Commercialisation? Research and Innovation (R&I) are the cornerstones of progress, and Horizon Europe is at the forefront of this transformative journey. As the EU's key funding program for R&I, Horizon Europe is not just about advancing scientific knowledge—it's about turning that knowledge into real-world applications that benefit society and the economy. Innovation in Action Through Horizon Europe, researchers and businesses across Europe are coming together to tackle global challenges. By fostering collaborations between academia and industry, the program ensures that innovative ideas don't just remain in the lab but are commercialized to create tangible impacts. From clean energy solutions to cutting-edge healthcare technologies, the future is being shaped today. Global Collaboration Horizon Europe is not limited to Europe alone; it encourages global partnerships. By working alongside international experts, European researchers can access diverse knowledge and resources, ensuring that the innovations developed are truly groundbreaking and globally competitive. Commercialisation: Turning Ideas into Impact One of the key goals of Horizon Europe is to accelerate the commercialisation of research outputs. By providing support for startups and SMEs, the program helps bridge the gap between innovation and market readiness, ensuring that new products and services reach consumers faster.

Unlocking the Future: How R&I and Horizon Europe Drive Innovation and Commercialisation? Research and Innovation (R&I) are the cornerstones of progress, and Horizon Europe is at the forefront of this transformative journey. As the EU's key funding program for R&I, Horizon Europe is not just about advancing scientific knowledge—it's about turning that knowledge into real-world applications that benefit society and the economy. Innovation in Action Through Horizon Europe, researchers and businesses across Europe are coming together to tackle global challenges. By fostering collaborations between academia and industry, the program ensures that innovative ideas don't just remain in the lab but are commercialized to create tangible impacts. From clean energy solutions to cutting-edge healthcare technologies, the future is being shaped today. Global Collaboration Horizon Europe is not limited to Europe alone; it encourages global partnerships. By working alongside international experts, European researchers can access diverse knowledge and resources, ensuring that the innovations developed are truly groundbreaking and globally competitive. Commercialisation: Turning Ideas into Impact One of the key goals of Horizon Europe is to accelerate the commercialisation of research outputs. By providing support for startups and SMEs, the program helps bridge the gap between innovation and market readiness, ensuring that new products and services reach consumers faster.

Unlocking the Future: How R&I and Horizon Europe Drive Innovation and Commercialisation? Research and Innovation (R&I) are the cornerstones of progress, and Horizon Europe is at the forefront of this transformative journey. As the EU's key funding program for R&I, Horizon Europe is not just about advancing scientific knowledge—it's about turning that knowledge into real-world applications that benefit society and the economy. Innovation in Action Through Horizon Europe, researchers and businesses across Europe are coming together to tackle global challenges. By fostering collaborations between academia and industry, the program ensures that innovative ideas don't just remain in the lab but are commercialized to create tangible impacts. From clean energy solutions to cutting-edge healthcare technologies, the future is being shaped today. Global Collaboration Horizon Europe is not limited to Europe alone; it encourages global partnerships. By working alongside international experts, European researchers can access diverse knowledge and resources, ensuring that the innovations developed are truly groundbreaking and globally competitive. Commercialisation: Turning Ideas into Impact One of the key goals of Horizon Europe is to accelerate the commercialisation of research outputs. By providing support for startups and SMEs, the program helps bridge the gap between innovation and market readiness, ensuring that new products and services reach consumers faster.

If you’re an entrepreneur, researcher, or someone passionate about innovation, take a page out of Jean-Paul’s book. Focus on being smart, building connections, and always looking for ways to make a positive impact. As he said, “You don’t need to be the biggest; you need to be smart, and I think we are smart enough to do it!” ------- Discover how Jean-Paul Scheuren is shaping Luxembourg’s biotech future in the latest blog by our student Irendra W.. From the House of BioHealth to the upcoming HE:AL Campus, learn how innovation, collaboration, and sustainability are driving health tech forward! 🌍🔬 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗻-𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉 https://bit.ly/402pdzw #emmie #erasmus #erasmusmundus #hecliege #biotech #luxembourg #belgium #innovation #healthtech #impactentrepreneurship #collaboration #sustainability

📣 Attention Innovators and Change-Makers 🚀, 📍 WHEN? On June 11th, 2024, from 10:00 to 12:30 CEST, the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) is hosting an insightful Online Info Session about the second 2024 European Innovation Ecosystems open calls. 📍The European Innovation Ecosystems (EIE) work programme is designed to foster more connected, inclusive, and efficient innovation ecosystems. This initiative supports the scaling of companies and drives responsible innovation to address significant challenges, as outlined in the New European Innovation Agenda. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration among public and private sectors, academia, civil society, and regional and national levels. 📍ABOUT WHAT? This session will delve into the specifics of two EIE topics accepting applications from June 6, 2024, to September 19, 2024, 17:00:00 CET: 📝 HORIZON-EIE-2024-CONNECT-02-01 (https://lnkd.in/dHEK5hEG): Expanding Academia-Enterprise Collaborations Description: Fostering innovation ecosystems with educational and research institutions, enhancing their entrepreneurial roles, and integrating their assets into regional specialisations. Budget: 2.5 million EUR Target Groups: Vocational schools, higher education institutions, public authorities in education and employment, innovation agencies, SMEs, deep tech companies, EIC and EIT start-ups, research organisations, tech transfer offices, associations, students, and researchers. 📝 HORIZON-EIE-2024-CONNECT-02-02 (https://lnkd.in/dhQ8br5d): Mutual Learning and Support Scheme for National and Regional Innovation Programmes Description: Improving dialogue and networking among public innovation authorities and agencies for better regional and national innovation funding programmes. Budget: 1 million EUR Target Groups: National or regional innovation agencies, authorities managing innovation programmes, and EIC Plug-in contact points. 🔗 Register here for the Info Session: https://lnkd.in/dGEFRXYN 🔎 For more details, visit the https://lnkd.in/dbjpex-g. ✒ For any inquiries, feel free to email EISMEA at EISMEA-EU-ECOSYSTEMS@ec.europa.eu. #Innovation #EISMEA

Taftie was mentioned in the European Innovation Council (EIC) Impact Report 2023: Accelerating Deep Tech in Europe. In 2023, a robust and mutually beneficial cooperation was established between Taftie and the EIC, which brought together leading innovation stakeholders in Europe and enabled policy debate, exchange of knowledge and best practice. This collaboration, marked by shared goals and a commitment to excellence, is set to continue into the future, promising sustained support for potential applicants, innovation stakeholders and SMEs across Europe. More info: https://lnkd.in/dpHc4xsg

🎓 Bioentrepreneurship & Innovation Program: from scientist to bioentrepreneur! Thrilled to have completed this course, gaining the skills to transform scientific research into marketable products. Ready to bring biotech and medtech innovations to life! 🚀 BioEntrepreneurship & Innovation (BEI) program