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Awards ceremony: Europe Accelerathon Euroregion Alentejo-Algarve-Andalucía for Covid-19 challenges and climate change

An open innovation programme to promote innovative technologies in the Alentejo-Algarve-Andalusia Euroregion.

The final webinar, organized by Finnova, will take place next Thursday, May 6, 2021.

A presentation webinar was in support of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, as indicated in its priorities:  “It is time to act: for a fair, ecological and digital recovery”.

Initiative co-financed by the Ministry of the Presidency, Public and Interior Administration of the Junta de Andalucía.

Seville, 28.04.2021 – The “Accelerathon Spain-Portugal: innovation and cooperation against Covid-19 and climate change” seeks to address the challenges facing the Alentejo-Algarve-Andalucía Euroregion (Euroregion AAA) on issues related to Covid-19 and climate change. Next Thursday, 06 May 2021 at 17:00 Brussels time, the final ceremony of this open innovation programme (www.accelerathon.eu) will be held to boost innovation in the Alentejo-Algarve-Andalusia Euroregion in the fight against Coronavirus and climate change. This initiative is co-financed by the Ministry of the Presidency, Public and Interior Administration of the Junta de Andalucía.

During the event, in webinar format, the name of the three finalists of the Accelerathon Spain-Portugal will be announced. The jury has evaluated a total of 15 initiatives presented, of which the 5 with the highest score will be disseminated through the Finnova communication channels and the Firefighting Open Innovation Lab – CILIFO. The jury will choose the best proposal, which will receive advice and be mentored for a possible presentation of their project to a European call. The remaining four initiatives will benefit from the financial aid information service provided by Finnova, the finalists will participate in the final webinar in which they will make a pitch of 5 minutes.

  • The first finalist proposal will be mentored and advised by Finnova for the search for European financial opportunities of interest.
  • Proposals remaining in second and third positions will receive partial mentoring, benefiting from a financial aid information service provided by Finnova.
  • The top five proposals will be always disseminated – respecting the protection of business secrecy – to help its dissemination and increase the chances that entities interested in investing in them will know them.

The final webinar envisages the participation of the entities that collaborate with Finnova in this initiative (University of Evora, IrRADIARE and the Intermunicipal Community of the Algarve-AMAL) for the realization and implementation of the tasks included in the celebration of the “Accelerathon Spain-Portugal: innovation and cooperation against Covid-19 and climate change”.

Webinar registrations at: https://form.jotform.com/finnova/Final-Accelerathon-EuroAAA

About Startup Europe Accelerathon (www.accelerathon.eu)

Startup Europe Accelerathon aims to identify innovative ideas capable of obtaining funding from the European Union, such as the LIFE, Green Deal, Horizon 2020 or NextGenerationEU programme. Startup Europe Accelerathon follows the directions of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals contributing from each challenge to the proposed STO objectives; en the framework of the European Commission’s DG CONNECT Startup Europe Awards methodology that has been born since DG Research and Development in 2020 with the pan-European  Hackthevirus campaign. Se has successfully carried out with governments such as that of the Valencian Community with the challenge of industrial polluting  waters or Junta de Andalucía with the challenge of combating climate change, forest management and innovation in the prevention, firefighting and regeneration of burned spaces.

About Startup Europe Network

Startup Europe is an initiative of the European Commission, DG CONNECT, to connect  and  promote high-tech startups, scaleups, investors, accelerators, corporate networks, universities and media.

Learn more about Startup Europe: Startup Europe | Shaping Europe’s digital future (europa.eu)

About Startup Europe Awards (HIS) (www.startupeuropeawards.eu)

It is a methodology of dg CONNECT of the European Commission, implemented by the Finnova Foundation since 2016. SEUA is an open innovation tool to identify disruptive startups, promote public-private collaboration and raise awareness of the importance of self-priming as an employment-generating engine. In addition to building partnerships to help meet the United Nations SDS and the actions of the European Green Pact, thus contributing to the circular economy, the fight against climate change and sustainable tourism. The winners get support to turn their projects into large projects financially supported by the EU (between 500,000 euros and 17.5 million euros), international legal support and lobbying, strategic mentoring, international networking, investor access and support for internationalisation worldwide.

About CILIFO – Collaborating Project (www.cilifo.eu)

The Project The Iberian Centre for Forest Fire Research and Combat (CILIFO) is funded by the Interreg V-A Spain – Portugal – POCTEP Cross-Border Cooperation Programme (2014-2020),has a total budget of 24.6 million euros and is the Most Funded Interreg project in the history of the forest fire programme. It  focuses on the fight against forest fires and their consequences for the adaptation and mitigation of climate change; in a framework of cross-border cooperation for risk prevention and improvement of the management of the natural resources of Spain and Portugal in the area of the Alentejo – Algarve-Andalusia Euroregion. The project  follows the indications of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its effects.

About Firefighting Open Innovation Lab – CILIFO (www.innovation.cilifo.eu)

The CILIFO Project through its Firefighting Open Innovation Lab – CILIFO  (accelerator – incubator managed by Finnova) supports the initiatives of entrepreneurs and companies in the field of prevention and fight against forest fires. There are currently 18 companies affiliated to the accelerator and are being mentored and guided to initiatives in the search for European funding.

Finnova opens (www.finnova.eu)

European Foundation for the financing of innovation headquartered in Brussels and with offices in Andalusia, the Basque Country, the Valencian Community, Madrid, the Canary Islands, and with its own delegations of local law in Romania, Panama and Chile and whose objectives are to promote public-private cooperation through innovation to address social challenges such as employment, training, entrepreneurship, the United Nations SDS , the circular economy, health, digitization, water and renewable energies. One of his priorities is the training of young talent in European affairs management in Brussels.

Contact

Beatriz Martínez Muñoz, European project and communication officer at the Finnova Foundation.

E-mail: beatriz.martinez@finnova.eu

Phone: +34 605 52 10 84

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Transfiere Forum, the main European forum for science, technology and innovation launches its tenth edition focusing on European recovery funds

The European recovery fund Next Generation EU, with a total of 1.8 billion euros, was the focus of most of the conferences and workshops during the first day of Transfiere.

Startup Europe Awards and Finnova have participated as jury of the Open Call for Deep Tech and Deep Science for Startups

Malaga, 15th April, 2021-. On Wednesday 14th April the tenth edition of Transfiere, the European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation was inaugurated at the Malaga Trade Fair and Congress Centre. This is a professional and multi-sectoral forum held every year in Malaga whose main objectives are to promote innovation and competitiveness in the business sector, to encourage the transfer of knowledge between the scientific and business spheres, to serve as a meeting space to publicise new products and services and to generate business opportunities and B2B alliances.

Transfiere has presented a multidisciplinary programme that has brought together, on this first day, more than 200 leading voices from the national and international scene, more than 30 universities and more than 100 public and private entities through thematic panels and conferences divided into 5 different spaces: Science Room, Innovation Room, Technology Room, Open Innovation Area, Demo Center – TRL7, where participants were able to learn about opportunities for internationalisation, artificial intelligence, digital transformation and industry 4.0, research and funding, among others.

During the first day of the Forum, different stands were observed in the exhibition area of public and private entities, such as: Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain (APTE), the city council of Malaga, The centre for Technological and Industrial Development (CDTI), the Spanish National Research Centre (CSIC), ICEX Spain Export and Investment, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM), the European Institute for Innovation and Technology in Health (EIT Health), Finnova Foundation, the International University of Andalusia (UNIA), the University of Malaga, the Algeciras Technological Campus Foundation, the University of Cordoba, the CPS Group, ACM services, AERTEC, PCT Cartuja, and Enisa, among many others.

At the inauguration of the event, which took place on Wednesday 14 April at 11:00 am, it was recalled that Transfiere is one of the first events to be held in person in Spain with all the health safety measures available to make the event a safe place. The organisers expressed their interest in making this year a year of innovation in science and technology.

Felipe Romera, president of the Transfiere Organising Committee and president of the Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain (APTE), alluded to the Spanish king, Felipe VI, in his capacity as honorary president of this tenth edition of the forum and stressed that “10 years after the first edition of this forum, it has become the main science, technology and innovation meeting in southern Europe, with the aim of connecting research talent with the business ecosystem”. Romera thanked all the entities present for their presence and recalled that “vaccines serve as an example of the union between science and technology and their transfer allows the well-being of citizens”.

This was followed by the keynote lecture “Start-up Planet” by the expert in innovation and disruptive technologies, Juan Martínez Barea, who spoke about his vision of what is going to happen in the coming years and stated that “innovation will play an essential role in a world that will be much more technological”. He also recalled that “start-ups are going to build the world of the future and revolutionise dozens of sectors, from health to energy and agri-food“.

For his part, Francisco de la Torre, Mayor of Malaga, alluded to the different challenges such as “health, environmental commitment, and digitalisation” and spoke of the opportunity provided by European funding. “Public-private collaboration is essential for all the challenges of the present and the future, and Transfiere Forum is a good and clear example of this,” stated de la Torre in his speech.

María Jesús Almazor, CEO Cyber&Cloud of Telefónica Tech, spoke of how “technology is increasingly changing and, therefore, we have to address digitalisation urgently”. José Carlos Gómez Villamandos, vice-president of the Transfiere Organising Committee and president of CRUE Universidades Españolas, stated that “it is not about transferring but sharing knowledge, between public and private organisations, companies and universities” and reminded that “Spain has to continue working to be a leading country in science and innovation”.

Teresa Riesgo, Secretary General for Science and Innovation of the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN), referred to the Next Generation EU funds “which are being presented not only as a recovery plan, but also as a transformation plan”.  Pedro Duque, Minister of Science and Innovation, did not want to miss the event and did so in a non-presential way through a video in which he stated that “we are the tenth world power in scientific production and we are climbing fast in the innovation rankings” and recalled that in Transfiere all the public and private entities that depend on this ministry have presence and visibility.

Finally, Juan Manuel Moreno, President of the Andalusian Regional Government, closed the opening ceremony by stating that “the Andalusian government is trying to promote talent through knowledge to face an unparalleled crisis” and recalled that events such as Transfiere “are a valuable instrument for Andalusia, to build the great opportunities that are presented to us in terms of innovation”.

Startup Europe Awards was part of the jury of the Open Call for Deep Tech and Deep Science for Startups

Juanma Revuelta, director and founder of Startup Europe Awards (SEUA), an initiative of the European Commission implemented by Finnova since 2016, was part of the evaluation committee of the “Open Call for deep tech & deep science Start-ups”, coordinated by the Enterprise European Network (EEN), which was held on Wednesday 14 April in the afternoon and whose awards ceremony will take place one day later, on 15 April, in the Open Innovation Area from 10:45 to 11:30. In addition, the Finnova Foundation will award two acceleration tickets worth €5,000 to the most disruptive startups.

Thanks to this call, national and international start-ups with deep tech and deep science projects had the opportunity to increase their visibility to national and international investors who are experts in the sector. In this tenth edition of the Malaga meeting, the work of journalists and disseminators specialised in technological innovation in Spain was also rewarded, and for this reason, on 15 April, the awards of the 6th edition of the ‘Foro Transfiere’ Journalism Award for Supporting Scientific, Technological and Innovative Dissemination, worth €3,000, were presented.

Two innovative municipalities were also present at Transfiere: Vilamarxant (Valencia) and Coria del Rio (Andalusia). Together with the Finnova Foundation, they launched a few months ago the open innovation programmes Accelerathon: Rice Straw in Coria del Rio on the challenge of the circular economy in rice straw and Waste2Energy in Vilamarxant on the energy use of waste.

About Finnova Foundation

European Foundation for the financing of innovation. It is a European foundation based in Brussels whose objectives are to promote public-private cooperation through innovation to address social challenges such as employment, training, entrepreneurship, the United Nations SDGs, the circular economy, etc. Finnova organises the Startup EuropeAwards, an initiative of the European Commission and the Finnova Foundation, to recognise the best European startups in the social field.

For more information: www.finnova.eu

About Startup Europe Awards

It is a methodology of the European Commission’s DG CONNECT, implemented by the Finnova Foundation since 2016. The SEUAs are an open innovation tool for identifying disruptive startups that promotes public-private collaboration and raises awareness of the importance of self-entrepreneurship as a driver of employment. In addition to generating alliances that help to meet the SDGs of the United Nations and the actions of the European Green Deal, thus contributing to the circular economy, the fight against climate change and sustainable tourism.

For more information: www.startupeuropeawards.eu/seua/

About FYCMA

FYCMA is a convention and trade fair centre located in the city of Malaga with an exhibition area of 19,500 m² spread over different buildings. It is currently one of the most active trade fair organisers in Southern Europe, being highly specialised in the conceptualisation and development of professional events linked to the field of innovation, digital transformation and knowledge generation.

For more information: www.fycma.com

About Transfiere

The main R+D+I meeting in Southern Europe for sharing scientific and technological knowledge, promoting innovation and connecting science and business. It is a key professional and multi-sectoral forum for knowledge transfer, improving competitiveness in the business sector and generating business and networking opportunities. Transfiere brings together every year in Malaga the main public and private agents relevant to the field of research and knowledge transfer.

For further information: https://transfiere.fycma.com/

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The 10th edition of Transfiere, the main R+D+I meeting in Southern Europe, will be celebrated in Málaga on the 14th and 15th April

The event will be held at the Malaga Trade Fair and Congress Centre (FYCMA)

Finnova Foundation will participate in the forum with a training workshop on European funds imparted by Juan Viesca, European Funds Director at the Foundation, who will talk about the available lines of financing for SMEs such as Next Generation EU

Juanma Revuelta, Director of Startup Europe Awards, una metodología de la DG CONNECT de la Comisión Europea será parte del Jurado de la Open Call for deep tech & deep science Start-ups, coordinada por la Enterprise European Network (EEN)

Brussels, 12th April 2021- The tenth edition of Transfiere, the European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation, will take place on 14th and 15th April at the Malaga Trade Fair and Congress Centre. The main objectives of this professional and multi-sectoral forum, which is held every year in Malaga, are to promote innovation and competitiveness in the business sector, to encourage the transfer of knowledge between the scientific and business spheres, to serve as a meeting space to publicise new products and services and to generate business opportunities and B2B alliances.

At the pre-event press conference held on Friday 10th, Francisco de la Torre, Mayor of the city of Malaga, highlighted the fundamental role of the Transfiere Forum as an opportunity to promote public-private collaboration, as well as collaboration between all administrations: “The collaborative ecosystem of Transfiere 360 is a clear example”, stated the Mayor of Malaga.

Felipe Romera, President of the Transfiere Organising Committee, emphasised the security measures due to COVID-19: “the main novelty this year is that the forum will be held in person, with all the necessary security, hygiene and health measures to make it a safe event“. Romera also indicated that this year’s forum will feature more than 75 activities, including thematic panels, conferences and workshops, with the participation of more than 200 experts. “It is a great opportunity for the reactivation of businesses, innovation and research” declared Romera.

Enrique Quesada, representing CRUE (Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities) pointed out the importance of the collaboration between CRUE and Transfiere as “it allows the research carried out by universities to reach companies”.

Teresa Riesgo, Secretary General for Innovation at the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, highlighted the importance of this Forum for companies, SMEs, public administrations, startups, investors and technology centres to create synergies and various collaborations. She also stressed the importance of the European recovery fund Next Generation EU as it will define what the innovation and research programmes of the future will look like.

Finally, Rogelio Velasco, Minister of Economy of the Andalusian Regional Government highlighted the role of the Andalusian administration in public procurement of innovation, linked to knowledge transfer: “We have launched seventeen PPI projects”, said Velasco during the press conference.

Finnova Foundation will participate as experts in European funding and Startups

Transfiere 2021 launches on Wednesday 14th April its first Open Call for deep tech & deep science Start-ups, coordinated by Enterprise European Network (EEN) and whose awards ceremony will take place on the 15th in the Open Innovation Area from 10:45 to 11:30. Thanks to this initiative, national and international startups with deep tech and science projects have the opportunity to increase their visibility to national and international investors who are experts in the sector. Juanma Revuelta, CEO and founder of Startup Europe Awards (SEUA), an initiative of the European Commission implemented by Finnova since 2016, will be part of the evaluation committee for this call.

On Thursday 15th April from 14h00 to 15h00, Juan Viesca, European Funds Director at the Finnova Foundation, will lead at the Open Innovation Area a training workshop on European funds and other lines of financing for SMEs. Viesca will talk about all the funding tools available, including the Next Generation EU financial instrument, the largest economic and social recovery plan to date, with a total of 1.8 trillion euros, aimed at rebuilding a post-COVID-19 Europe: “a greener, more digital and resilient Europe”.

You can register for the workshop here.

Revuelta, CEO of Finnova and founding director of SEUA, affirms that “governments need to modernise their public policies and be aware of the amount of resources at their disposal”. In addition, the foundation has extensive experience in developing and collaborating on projects in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the European Green Deal in order to contribute to the promotion of innovation, technological and entrepreneurial progress in a sustainable way.

Transfiere, the first face-to-face event of 2021 celebrated at FYCMA under a rigorous protocol of security measures in order to provide a safe and secure space, presents a programme of thematic panels and conferences divided into 5 different spaces: Science Room, Innovation Room, Technology Room, Open Innovation Area, Demo Center – TRL7, where participants will be able to learn about opportunities for internationalisation, artificial intelligence, digital transformation and industry 4.0, public procurement of innovation, research, among others.

Besides, as every year, Transfiere has a guest country, a world reference in R+D+I, which actively participates in the main areas of the Forum. In this edition the guest will be Canada, recognised as one of the most innovative and competitive economies in the world.

Also, in this tenth edition of the Forum, the awards of the VI edition of the Journalism Award ‘Foro Transfiere’ in Support of Scientific, Technological and Innovative Dissemination, worth €3,000, will be presented. The aim of the award is recognising the work of journalists and disseminators of press, radio, television and digital media specialised in technological innovation.

Not yet registered for the Transfiere Forum? Do it here.

About Finnova Foundation

European Foundation for the financing of innovation. It is a European foundation based in Brussels whose objectives are to promote public-private cooperation through innovation to address social challenges such as employment, training, entrepreneurship, the United Nations SDGs, the circular economy, etc. Finnova organises the Startup EuropeAwards, an initiative of the European Commission and the Finnova Foundation, to recognise the best European startups in the social field.

For more information: www.finnova.eu

About Startup Europe Awards

It is a methodology of the European Commission’s DG CONNECT, implemented by the Finnova Foundation since 2016. The SEUAs are an open innovation tool for identifying disruptive startups that promotes public-private collaboration and raises awareness of the importance of self-entrepreneurship as a driver of employment. In addition to generating alliances that help to meet the SDGs of the United Nations and the actions of the European Green Deal, thus contributing to the circular economy, the fight against climate change and sustainable tourism.

For more information: www.startupeuropeawards.eu/seua/

About FYCMA

FYCMA is a convention and trade fair centre located in the city of Malaga with an exhibition area of 19,500 m² spread over different buildings. It is currently one of the most active trade fair organisers in Southern Europe, being highly specialised in the conceptualisation and development of professional events linked to the field of innovation, digital transformation and knowledge generation.

For more information: www.fycma.com

About Transfiere

The main R+D+I meeting in Southern Europe for sharing scientific and technological knowledge, promoting innovation and connecting science and business. It is a key professional and multi-sectoral forum for knowledge transfer, improving competitiveness in the business sector and generating business and networking opportunities. Transfiere brings together every year in Malaga the main public and private agents relevant to the field of research and knowledge transfer.

For further information: https://transfiere.fycma.com/

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Celebrated the second webinar of the LATAM-EU Generation series on the occasion of World Health Day: Challenges and opportunities for tourism in the current context of COVID-19 health crisis

The main objective of the series is to promote business cooperation between European Union countries and Latin America

 It was discussed about Next Generation EU funds, with a total of 1.8 trillion euros earmarked to rebuild a post-COVID-19 Europe

At the end of this year, a meeting will be held in Colombia to celebrate the LATAM Startup Europe Awards

Brussels, 07.04.2021 – Tuesday 6th April, on the occasion of World Health Day, Finnova Foundation and Startup Europe Awards in collaboration with Red Business Market and the Ibero-American Congress on Family Businesses and SMEs, launched the second webinar of the Next LATAM-EU Generation series: Challenges and opportunities for tourism in the current context of COVID-19 health crisis, whose main objectives are to transfer knowledge, raise awareness of the financing mechanisms available between the two continents and build projects between different countries in Latin America and Europe in order to create business partnerships on both sides of the Atlantic.

The second event, held from 16h30 to 18h00 (CET) on Tuesday 6th April and broadcasted from the El Plantío Golf Resort (Alicante), was divided into three blocks moderated by Juanma Revuelta, CEO of the Finnova Foundation, who insisted throughout the webinar that “tourism is a driving force for job creation“.

The first block, entitled “Challenges and opportunities for tourism“, was attended by Manuel Vegas, President of the Association of Hotel Managers (AEDH), Antonio López de Ávila, Co-founder and CEO of Tourism Data Driven Solutions (TDDS), José García Padernilla, Manager at Ditecpesa (Ferrovial) and leader of the CD CLEAN COVID-19 New desinfection formulation and Víctor Badorrey, Director of Institutional Relations at SEGITTUR.

Vegas, who was the first to take part, stated that “due to the delay in the pace of vaccination and the COVID-19 measures taken during this Easter, the results of the tourism sector have been rather limited, so it would be necessary to speak of a reconquest of the tourism ecosystem: both customers and teams”. López de Ávila, for his part, spoke of “intelligent tourism and the need to rethink the mass tourism model, which is so badly conceived in Spain, and to focus it on real sustainability in which new technologies play a much more important role“, he also recalled the fundamental role of European funds.

García Padernilla referred to his project CD CLEAN URBAN MOBILITY COVID-19 new desinfection formulation and spoke of this “new surface disinfection technology for places where ventilation is more difficult, such as airports or metro stations”.

Finally, Víctor Badorrey reviewed the main axes on which tourism is based: “governance, innovation, technology, sustainability and accessibility” and affirmed that “the destinations that have undergone a DTI diagnostic process have been more prepared to react to an unforeseen situation such as the pandemic”. In addition, the Director of Institutional Relations of SEGITTUR presented the manual of good practices for smart destinations in Spain and Latin America.

In this first block, the audience was also reminded of the new call for the LIFE Programme and talked about the Erasmus Mundus programme and the Next Generation EU funds, the largest economic and social recovery plan to date, with a total of 1.8 trillion euros, aimed at rebuilding the post-COVID-19 Europe: “a greener, digital and more resilient Europe“. Juanma Revuelta, the moderator, encouraged the use of these financial instruments and stated that “governments need to modernise their public policies and be aware of the amount of resources at their disposal”.

The second block, “Health and tourism in the context of COVID-19“, was opened by Irene Sanchez, Business Creation Manager at the health area of EIT Health Spain, who reported on a new call that the EIT and the European Commission are launching jointly for industry and the cultural and creative sector, which could easily be linked to tourism. Irene Sánchez recalled that “EIT Health supports entrepreneurship, education and innovation projects” and spoke of the already well-known “digital certificate” to “prove the immune status of the population when travelling, which would help, above all, the tourism sector by avoiding quarantines and without having to restrict mobility in the Schengen area“.

Marta Gómez, Programme Manager at the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), Health Sector – Horizon 2020 / Horizon Europe, spoke about “the need to boost tourism, innovation, competitiveness and job creation in Europe as well as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the EU and the European Research Area (ERA)“. She also highlighted the need to “respond to citizens’ priorities” and talked about how Horizon Europe can support projects from both Europe and LATAM countries.

The Finnova Foundation took the opportunity to remind that the European Commission has recently presented a proposal for a Green Digital Passport as a tool to reactivate tourism. Therefore, on 20th April, the Finnova Foundation will organise a webinar to talk about this vaccination passport.

The third and last block before the round of questions, “New developments and opportunities“, was opened by Ainhoa Raso, Vice-President of Innovation, New Developments and Project of Hi Card, who presented this project “whose objective is none other than to be able to travel safely and in any language by having all our medical information digitised at hand: on our mobile phone”. Raso stated that “health and tourism nowadays have to be more united than ever and, for this, digitalisation is essential“.

The last speaker, Paola Gutiérrez, young Next Talent Generation, insisted on the importance of “the tourism sector and the health sector joining forces and creating synergies in favour of mobility and the creation of opportunities for young people” and spoke about Next Talent and all the job and training opportunities it offers.

Finally, a questionnaire was carried out, from which most of the webinar participants agreed that tourism is the sector most affected by COVID-19, followed by the health sector.

Couldn’t make it to the event? You can watch it here.

What is Next LATAM-EU Generation?

Next LATAM-EU Generation was born after the success of the Ibero-American Congress on Family Businesses and SMEs, organised by Red Business Market, which took place last January. With the participation of 558 companies, more than 60 national and international speakers and almost 9000 companies attending, the Congress reflected the need for transatlantic collaboration to face common challenges in the two continents, such as digitalisation or sustainability after COVID-19.

The Next LATAM-EU Generation days are divided into nine online events that will take place on the second Monday of each month referring to an international day celebrated during the same month. In these training spaces, different support tools, challenges and opportunities will be presented to promote entrepreneurship and innovation through business and public-private collaboration, with an emphasis on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals – Agenda 2030, prioritising one or the other depending on the region.

As culmination, at the end of this year, if the health situation allows it, an in-person meeting will be held in Medellin (Colombia) where the final of the LATAM Startup Europe Awards will be held. Startup Europe Awards (SEUA) is a methodology of European Commission DG-CONNECT implemented by Finnova Foundation since 2016, whose main mission is to help StartUps and ScaleUps to be more efficient, intelligent and successful, to promote innovation and the exchange of experiences and to influence the ScaleUps process, all from a sustainable approach.

About Finnova Foundation

The European foundation for innovation funding. It is a European foundation based in Brussels whose objectives are to promote public-private cooperation through innovation to address social challenges such as employment, training, entrepreneurship, the United Nations SDGs, the circular economy, etc. Finnova organises the Startup EuropeAwards, an initiative of the European Commission and the Finnova Foundation, to recognise the best European startups in the social field. www.finnova.eu

About Startup Europe Awards

It is a methodology of the European Commission DG CONNECT, implemented by the Finnova Foundation since 2016. The SEUAs are an open innovation tool for identifying disruptive startups that promotes public-private collaboration and raises awareness of the importance of self-entrepreneurship as a driver of employment. In addition to generating alliances that help to meet the SDGs of the United Nations and the actions of the European Green Deal, thus contributing to the circular economy, the fight against climate change and sustainable tourism. https://startupeuropeawards.eu/seua/

About Red Business Market 

Business Market is a connection forum between investors, companies, entrepreneurs and startups in Ciudad Real whose objectives are the generation of a business network, financing and support for the development of economic and business projects in the territory. All this, hand in hand with the possibility of being able to have a direct relationship with venture capital funds, business angels, family investment assets and corporate or financial funds addressed to innovative, disruptive and value-added initiatives that need an economic boost to its development. www.businessmarket.es

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Belgian grants to participate in the latest Horizon Europe call for proposals: you haven’t heard of them yet?

Brussels, 01.04.2021-. Finnova Foundation and Startup Europe Awards wanted to lend a hand to all those entrepreneurs with disruptive ideas who wish to participate in the latest Horizon Europe call for proposals, and to do so they have searched for the different grants that Belgium offer for this purpose. But first of all, for those who might not know it… What is Horizon Europe?

Horizon Europe is a €95.5 billion financial instrument (including €5.4 billion Next Generation EU fund) implemented by the European Union in favour of innovation and research and whose aim is to ensure Europe’s global competitiveness. Besides, Horizon Europe is seen as a powerful tool to boost economic growth and job creation and has the political support of European leaders and Members of the Parliament who state that “research and innovation are an investment in our future!

By combining research and innovation, Horizon Europe promotes business growth and employment in a smart, sustainable and inclusive approach, underscoring excellent science, industrial leadership and the social challenges we currently face.

The aim is to ensure that the European Union develop world-class science, removes barriers to innovation and makes it easier for the public and private sector to work together to generate innovation.

Moreover, thanks to its simple structure with reduced bureaucracy, Horizon Europe is open to all and allows participants to concentrate on what is really important, ensuring that new projects get off the ground quickly and achieve results faster.

And now, entrepreneurs, do you want to know what grants Belgium offers SMEs when applying for Horizon Europe?

  1. EIC Accelerator

EIC Accelerator is addressed to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups that are developing disruptive innovation projects and are looking for additional financial support to complete their research and development from the prototype phase to a full commercial product.

This programme aims to identify and support cutting-edge technologies and innovations capable of international scalability. It is open to companies from any EU Member State or an associated country. Projects must have a duration of between 12 and 24 months.

The EIC Accelerator supports SMEs (<250 employees and <50M turnover) through a non-repayable grant of 0.5 to 2.5 million at 70% for the development of their innovative projects, and optionally and additionally, up to 15 million euros of capital investment through the EIC Fund to expand your innovative idea and take it to the international market.

  1. NCP Wallonie – The Horizon Europe subsidy

NCP Wallonie is an incentive for SMEs, universities, colleges and approved research centres located in the Walloon Region to submit European projects. What does it do? It covers the costs linked to the preparation, presentation and negotiation of the project.

The amount changes depending on whether they are SMEs (€3,500) or universities, colleges and research centres (€1,750).

  1. Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship helps, encourages and supports business innovation in Flanders in collaboration with other local actors and with the support of international commitments such as EUREKA, Entreprise European Network and Horizon Europe.

Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship supports companies through grants so they continue to grow, transform and innovate as well as to promote networking among SMEs. There are three types of grants: the growth grant, the innovation grant and the R&D projects grant, all of which addressed to SMEs.

  1. InnovFin – EU Finance for innovators

InnovFin – EU Finance for innovators  is an international Belgium grant to all the member states of the European Union and associates countries to provide funding instruments of research and innovation projects in small and medium businesses.

It offers loans, guarantees and financing from a joint initiative launched by the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund in cooperation with the European Commission. Its main objectives? To facilitate and accelerate access to finance for innovative companies and organisations in the European Union.

  1. Sowalfin

Sowalfin is a grant for entrepreneurs and small businesses in the Walloon Region from which you can access grants and guarantees to cover bank financing, playing a complementary role to the banks and in collaboration with various partners, such as Walloon Invests.

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About Finnova Foundation

European Foundation for innovation funding. It is a European foundation based in Brussels whose objectives are to promote public-private cooperation through innovation to address social challenges such as employment, training, entrepreneurship, the United Nations SDGs, the circular economy, etc. Finnova organises the Startup Europe Awards, an initiative of the European Commission and the Finnova Foundation, to recognise the best European startups in the social field.

For more information: www.finnova.eu

About Startup Europe Awards

It is a methodology of the European Commission’s DG CONNECT, implemented by the Finnova Foundation since 2016. The SEUAs are an open innovation tool for identifying disruptive startups that promotes public-private collaboration and raises awareness of the importance of self-entrepreneurship as a driver of employment. In addition to generating alliances that help to meet the SDGs of the United Nations and the actions of the European Green Deal, thus contributing to the circular economy, the fight against climate change and sustainable tourism.

For more information: www.startupeuropeawards.eu/seua/

 

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