The Enterprise Europe Network offers comprehensive support for companies that want to develop innovative solutions, increase their competitiveness and succeed in international markets. Our network connects you with experts, funding sources and collaboration opportunities, and stands by your side at every stage of the innovation process – from first idea to commercial success.

How can we help?

• Expert advice and mentoring: our experienced consultants support you in developing innovation strategies, protecting your intellectual property, identifying appropriate technologies and preparing commercialisation plans. We can help you assess your innovation capacity, develop a strategy and advise you on applying for relevant funding programmes.
• Networking and partnerships: we give you access to a wide network of potential partners – research institutions, companies, investors and other key stakeholders – for joint research or development work at national and international level.
• Identifying funding sources: we advise you on finding funding, including European and national calls, technology grants, investment funds and other sources that are key to making your projects a reality.
• Research and development: we support you from the formulation of a research idea to a commercial breakthrough. Together, we will develop a project concept, find suitable research partners and provide access to research institutions, laboratories and technology centres for prototype testing and technology validation.
• Innovation management: if your company is already innovating but you face challenges in managing it, we help you plan, implement and coordinate innovation activities with other business processes.
• Access to knowledge and training: we organise workshops, seminars and one-to-one consultancy to strengthen the skills needed to grow and develop your innovation in the long term.
• Intellectual property protection: we support you in protecting and managing your intellectual property rights – from patents and trademarks to copyrights and designs – to effectively protect your ideas and create value from them.

Horizon Europe and EIC Accelerator

We especially help you to get involved in programmes Horizon Europe, the European Union’s largest framework programme for research and innovation, and in preparing applications for EIC Acceleratorwhich is designed to support companies with high potential to break into the market. Our experts will guide you through the whole process: from developing your project idea, finding partners and preparing a competitive application, to supporting the implementation and commercialisation of the results.

By supporting the development of innovation, technology, research and intellectual property management, the Enterprise Europe Network contributes to strengthening the innovation potential of European companies and to promoting long-term competitiveness and sustainable economic growth. It also supports the European Union’s research, development and innovation objectives and creates opportunities for new jobs and economic progress in an international environment.