During 2021, small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in the European Union can apply to the SME Fund and get reimbursed up to €1500 on their intellectual property costs. Too many companies do not make use of intellectual property (IP) protection opportunities and put themselves in a disadvantaged position. Only 9% of small and medium-sized companies in....

On World Ocean Day learn how PlanetCare, a Slovenian SME, generates income while innovating to clean our oceans.  Discover how to generate income and impact with IP licensing in this joint webinar organised by 4iP Council and the EUIPO. Date: 08 June 2021 Language: English This joint webinar organised by 4iP Council and the EUIPO....

EUIPO SME Fund: Save up to €1500 on intellectual property costs. Have you registered your trademark? The window for applications for the EUIPO SME Fund is now open (1-31 May 2021). The European Commission and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have recently launched the Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund, a 20 million Euro....

Would you like to do your bit for the Conference on the Future of Europe success? Become an Ambassador4EUFuture and help giving a voice to the European youth: send your application no later than 24 May 2021! Conference on the Future of Europe  (CoFoE) aims at creating a new public forum for an open, inclusive,....

An event upcoming for Tech & Digital Professionals. Tech Jobs Fair Austria’ 21 is one of the biggest events of the Vienna UP’21 Week: connecting corporates, startups & talents. Proudly supported by Vienna Business Agency and other involved partners. TJF Austria 2021 is the place to be if you are looking for a new job and also a great....

The 2021 Global Challenges and Solve’s first US Challenge on Antiracist Technology are now open. Anyone, anywhere can submit solutions for challenges and become part of the 2021 Solver class and access the more than $1.5 million in funding. Read on for more information on each Challenge and how you can apply! About Solve Solve....

REInA (Rural European Innovation Area) is a pan-European open platform which aims to gather innovative initiatives to support the creation of a new Rural European Innovation Area. The objective of REInA is to be the loudspeaker for European rural area voices, pushing their development, growth, business and natural resources by a fair, green and sustainable....

Calling all Health, Waste Management and Renewable Energy start-ups with a proven product to apply to an 8-weeks globalisation bootcamp supporting market penetration. Calling2Scale is a boost programme offering globalization support, practical tools, and an international network to highly disruptive European and Israeli start-ups. The programme strategically and effectively prepares and enhances a company's ability....

Over the course of February and March the EU Industry Week 2021 is taking place across the EU and beyond. Workshops, seminars, open door sessions and business presentations will demonstrate how European industrial ecosystems are Shaping Europe's digital future, Making Europe’s industry climate-neutral by 2050, EU competitiveness in the changing global competitive landscape. Webinar 'Main....

EU Industry Days is Europe's flagship annual event on industry. It serves as the main platform to discuss industrial challenges and co-develop opportunities and policy responses in an inclusive dialogue with a wide range of partners. It also helps to ensure that our policy at European, national, regional and local levels works together to enable....

Startup World Cup is a global conference and competition that brings together the top start-ups, VCs, entrepreneurs and world-class tech CEOs. Startup World Cup is partnering with some of the world’s largest conferences and tech events to host 50+ regional start-up competitions for North  America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, and Australia. What is in....

The Social Innovation Tournament (SIT) recognises and supports the best European social entrepreneurs. It promotes innovative ideas and rewards initiatives that contribute to creating social, ethical or environmental impact. To mark the tenth anniversary of the SIT, winning projects in the General Category and Special Category will be awarded a first or second prize of....

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and EIT Alumni are looking for developers and designers with innovative ideas for designing a prototype of Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution to detect fake news using EFSA’s body of scientific opinions, to safeguard the credibility of information in EU about food and feed safety. You can participate as an....

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) organises the high-level conference 'What future for European robotics?' The conference starts on 27 and 28 January between 15.00 and 18.00 CET, with a closing policy roundtable on 29 January between 15.00 and 16.00 CET. The conference will be live streamed. Registration and further details about the programme and the....

The Ideas Powered for business SME Fund, which opened for applications on 11 January 2021, is a EUR 20 million grant scheme to help EU SMEs protect their Intellectual Property (IP). Co-funded by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European Commission, the SME Fund will grant IP Vouchers to EU SMEs in....

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), signed an agreement that brings together innovation and intellectual property for the benefit of European small and medium size enterprises (SME). With this collaboration, the EIT and the EUIPO intend to find further areas of cooperation through initiatives that....

The joint initiative by Women@EIT and McKinsey Digital recognises and supports women with a background in technology. McKinsey have created and sponsored many programmes to create a diverse and inclusive environment and are excited to launch Bridge – The McKinsey Mentorship Programme for Women@EIT, a joint initiative by Women@EIT, the women’s network of the European....

Join the Tech Emerging Europe Advocates community of tech entrepreneurs, leaders, experts and investors eager to make emerging Europe a global tech hub. Tech Emerging Europe Advocates, led by Emerging Europe, is part of Global Tech Advocates (GTA), the world's only global tech community. GTA advocates include 16 000 tech leaders from Silicon Valley to....

The IPwe IP Scholars Program - your chance to gain on the job experience on IP. The IPwe IP Scholars Program is a cooperation between IPwe and leading universities around the world where IPwe introduces students from around the world in multiple disciplines to innovation an IP. As an IPwe Scholar, you are put on....

EIT Hub Israel is launching its first start-up programme – Calling2Scale, a 4-week virtual bootcamp and start-up competition. The programme is offering globalisation support, practical tools, and an international network to 12 highly motivated and disruptive European and Israeli start-ups. 🚀What to expect on your global journey?  A for week virtual bootcamp and start-up competition....

Learn more on how Computational Drug Design Tools can be used for Green Chemistry. EIT Health Alumni meets Maria Lucas: Winner of the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2020! The Community is very pleased to have Maria Fátima Lucas, CEO and co-founder of Zymvol Biomodeling, join for a webinar on 7 October 2020. Maria's webinar....

Do you have a compelling idea for a future space mission? ESA wants to hear it. The European Space Agency is issuing an open call for new mission concepts across its entire range of activities. Anyone is encouraged to submit in response, from research institutes and companies to ‘citizen scientist’ members of the public. Ideas....

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) opens its scientific laboratories and facilities to people working in academia and research organisations, industry, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and more in general to the public and private sector. The JRC offers access to its non-nuclear facilities to researchers and scientists from EU Member States and countries....

Ever wanted to travel 40,075km in a day, taking in local tech ecosystems along the way? Join Tech Nation on Tuesday, 8 September as they navigate across the globe, hearing from leading tech figures in Australia, Singapore, Europe, the UK and US to discover how to expand and scale in different regions post Covid-19, and....

Experience a most personal networking experience in a 100% remote set-up from 31 August to 4 September 2020. At PIRATE Live it’s all about #meaningfulconnections. Connecting some of the brightest people of the start-up ecosystem has always been their goal, whether it be through dedicated one-on-one sessions, discussion tables, or mentoring sessions for start-ups. Since....

Since 2016, the Digital Top 50 Awards (DT50) have recognized Europe’s top entrepreneurial talent, endorsing the continent’s thriving tech scene. Google, McKinsey, Freshfields, 468 Capital and Hering Schuppener have joined forces to organize this year’s Digital Top 50 Awards to reward and celebrate the bold and trailblazing work of tomorrow’s top entrepreneurs across Europe. Winning....

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has recently launched a service to facilitate free, personalised advice by intellectual property (IP) experts from private law firms. Open on equal terms to all SMEs registered in the EU, this free, one-to-one consultation can now be requested free of charge via the EUIPO’s website for any question....

The Playbook is a companion guide to Bethodology, four new online pitch coaching programs with live 1:1 feedback from Beth, so you get funded and scale quickly. Beth created the Playbook for users in this time of gloval crisis. Everyone is trying to figure out how to make the 'new normal' work. Recently she saw....

Female Founders are scouting for the most promising female-led start-ups in Europe again until 31 July in order to join the online accelerator Grow F! The Think Tank Female founders is the fastest growing community for female entrepreneurial minds in Europe. The vision is to re-shape economy and society by fostering female entrepreneurial minds. They....

    The  Climathon 2020 season  has started and we are in the midst of recruiting new organisers!  What is Climathon? Climathon is a city-based programme, supported by EIT Climate-KIC, that offers a path to action and interaction. It is an opportunity for citizens to co-create ideas that address local climate challenges. At the core of the....

  The IEEE WIE ILC Virtual Series will take place throughout June 2020, offering 1-hour sessions, live panel discussions, virtual networking opportunities, and an on-demand library for you to browse when is convenient for you. The current circumstances have led to more challenges, both professionally and personally, for the women in tech community, and strong....

  The V4SDG Budapest Sustainability Exchange event will be postponed as previously announced, to September 23-24 due to the current situation. Meanwhile, in order to understand the impacts of the pandemic, they are organizing an online Talk Series about the interlinkages between COVID-19 and sustainability throughout months of May and June 2020. How can we best respond to....

The Ripple is a one-of-a-kind initiative by the transatlantic business community to tackle the growing demand for meaningful online connectivity. The future of virtual networking is here! Would you like to meet transatlantic founders, business owners, executives, professionals? EIT Hub Silicon Valley has joined The Ripple and is offering its network a chance to participate....

This webinar is a unique collaboration between the EIT and the China and South-East Asia IPR SME Helpdesks.   The China and South-East Asia IPR SME Helpdesks are EU initiatives that provide free services regarding intellectual property (IP), to help EU SMEs and start-ups make informed and strategic decisions regarding their assets when internationalising their....

  The EIT just is opening 2 temporary vacancies : A Policy Support Officer for 6 months. More info here  A Media Support Officer for 6 months. More info here  

EIT Urban Mobility has internship vacancies all year round in many locations (Barcelona, Copenhagen, Munich, Prague and Helmond) ! So if you want to find interesting opportunities to kick start your career check it out !  

Attend this 2nd webinar training provided by our partner European IPR Helpdesk, that will give you an overview of IP applied to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Date: May 13, from 10:30 to 11:45 am (CEST) Duration: 60 minutes (presentation) + 15 minutes (Q&As) Level of Expertise: Intermediate/Advanced. Prerequisites: General knowledge of intellectual property Learning....

The British Embassy in Budapest is looking for a Senior Economic Policy Officer. Apply until May 10 More information here  

Attend the first webinar training provided by our partner European IPR Helpdesk. Date: on April 28, from 10:00 to 12:00am CEST Duration: 1h30 minutes (presentation) + 15-30 minutes (Q&As) Level of Expertise: Basic Learning Objectives: After the training, you should be able to answer the following main questions: Introduction to the four IP Helpdesks services What....

Impact Summit 2020 is The UK’s leading celebration of purpose-led business "Values-led business isn’t a trend; it is the future" Impact Summit is an annual event that brings together some of the brightest minds of our time, giving  a platform to the people shaking things up, changing the status quo, and using purpose-driven business models....

Join the first sustainability expert community of the Visegrad Group  built by and for 100+ young professionals If we stop addressing future threats of sustainability now, we fail to learn the most important lesson of this current crisis - preemptive action is key. That is why the Visegrad for Sustainability launched a brand-new project -....

Come learn about Maintaining Cyber Resilience in a Rapidly Evolving Landscape, during the fifth episode of the Hacking the CoronaVirus series taking place 22 April 2020 14:00-15:30 CET. As we move to remote work, companies and people are more exposed to cyber attacks and cyber secutiry dilemas. Each organization is required today to shape and design their Cyber....

    V4SDG - Visegrad for Sustainability is a non-profit organisation ran by young professionals, that strengthens partnership and leadership for sustainability in the Visegrad Four. Their upcoming conference - the Budapest Sustainability Exchange (BSE) - that was initially planned in June is to be postponed to September 23-24, 2020, at The Studios. More information....

You’ve got just a few minutes to put the spotlight on your product—and yourself—as a worthy risk in a competitive marketplace to your audience. What are the key highlights you need to ensure you’ll get potential partners on the hook? How do you distill a complete view of your company into a few intense minutes?....

  We are excited to present the next episode in the “Hacking the CoronaVirus” webinar series focusing on How to grow companies remotely? on Tuesday March 31 11:00-12:30 AM CET. In this workshop, you will learn from Eilat Hub unique case study on managing remotly an incubation and acceleration programme. Both sides of the story will be emphasized- the....

  As COVID-19 spreads at a rapid rate, Startup Commons is willing to contribute to cope with this situation and positively impact the future to help overcome tragedies like the one we are experiencing now. They're here to serve individuals and organisations that are working towards promoting innovation and entrepreneurship with a target to democratise....

HELP WANTED !    StartupBlink offers you the opportunity to help them write their next startup ecosystem report, that will be released next month. It ranks the startup ecosystems of more than 1000 cities and 100 countries. Previous StartupBlink’s reports were read by tens of thousands of decision makers, and published in hundreds of magazines.....

Workshop webinar for ALL EIT Innovation Communities This 2 hour online workshop will provide community leaders and business creation managers with supertools to support their startups and ecosystems growth during today’s gathering restrictions. The training, facilited by top Israeli speakers, will digitaly connect European managers that are seeking to be early adapters while keep creating....

The future of work has arrived on the back of the coronavirus, COVID-19. On March 20th, 2020, NOBL will host a free day of virtual talks and panels solely focused on the urgently changing nature of work. The majority of our speakers will share real experiments they’ve run at work and the insights gained, win....

2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration that paved the way for the first European Community. On 9 May 1950, Robert Schuman, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, inspired by Jean Monnet, presented a plan for building the first supranational European community. This ambitious declaration has remained in European history as the speech that....

The Regional Startup Ecosystem Epicenter Podim is creating real value by bringing together and connecting renowned international investors, established corporations, and startups & scaleups from the Alps-Adriatic and Western Balkans regions. To provide maximum quality of learning and networking, we made a strategic decision not to accept more than 1,000 participants. Therefore, Podim is just....

Join Europe’s most authentic startup experience! ViennaUP’20 will be one remarkable week with 80+ exciting and inspiring events for startups, corporates, investors and talents – the opportunity to explore the Viennese startup scene and to connect internationally. ViennaUP’20 will feature one of the most diverse and fastest-growing startup communities in Central Europe and bring inspiring....

Calling all female founders, eager to accelerate their venture by learning more about decision-making, self-confidence and productivity! The limitless conference by the female factor is an international gathering bringing together 600+ women, packed with masterclasses and panels meant to equip them with the tools needed to hack their full potential and step up as the....

The European Space Agency is calling on ambitious start-ups to join the new ESA Start-up Competition. This opportunity is open to entrepreneurs in all ESA Member States that are developing innovative services and/or products using space technology. The winners will be offered tailor-made ESA technical and business support in the development of their start-ups, within....

The Hub is an unprecedented approach to youth inclusion in the AU-EU partnership. Based on the Youth Agenda, with concrete ideas to address challenges affecting youth on both continents, 42 Young Experts from Africa and Europe are overseeing innovative projects funded by the EU and implemented by Civil Society Organisations. The Hub’s clusters cover 6....

The European Startup Prize is one of the biggest awards in Europe for sustainable mobility initiatives. Dedicated to scaling up the 10 best startups in Europe each year, this is much more than just another startup award! For this third edition, we aim to continue our mission by revealing Europe’s future champions of sustainable mobility!....

HACK THE GAP - DIGITAL SOLUTIONS FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD PRESENTED IN VIENNA How can the rapid ICT development be leveraged to achieve the global UN SDG’s? And how can we find out who is already creating sustainable change worldwide? 45 social techpreneurs from over 25 countries present their creative adaptations of ICTs working towards....

New course by EIT, EIT Food and Cartezia has now opened for enrolment. This course was designed as part of X-KIC Human Capital and has examples relating to all KIC interest areas. The content of the course is based on the latest insights about scaling up, in particular the recently published ‘Scale Up Manual’ by....

The European Innovation Ecosystems Unit of the European Innovation Council at DG R&I is organising the first ever policy hackathon at the Directorate General of Research and Innovation (DG R&I) at the European Commission. The objective is to hack 2 major challenges that our societies face: 1.     How to get a carbon neutral city by 2030....

Have you applied to EIT FAN yet? The early bird discount giving you 100% off the application fee expires on 12 February!The EIT Food Accelerator Network is looking for the 60 most promising startups changing our food system to join the strongest agrifood accelerator programme that Europe has to offer. If you have already made first....

As the 4th wave of successful VCs in CEE event series on scaling, co-organized with our great partners HVCA (Hungarian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association) and Absolvo, we scale to the next level on 4th March 2020 with “The Scaleup Fest”.We invite a bunch of international experience, case studies and success stories from VCs,....

We have negotiated a 20% discount for any EIT Alumni members who may want to attend the EU-Startups Summit 2019!

An opportunity for EIT Alumni members to have free access to the JRC's excellent infrastructure of state-of the art research centres, laboratories and scientific testing sites.

The forthcoming bioHealth Computing school on A.I. for Health, organized by the European Scientific Institute (ESI) in partnership with Université Grenoble-Alpes and with the support of EIT Health, offers a unique and transformational opportunity to broaden skills-sets in a range of fields including advanced research strategies, innovation & sustainable business planning, ethics and regulatory....

The EIT Alumni are invited to this year's Greentech festival in Berlin!Where: Berlin Tempelhof. When: 23-25 May 2019

Receive a unique 50% discount to attend the MCAA Researchers meet Innovators event in Berlin

Are you a start-up or company supported by the EIT Community? Are you an alumni of an EIT Business Creation or Acceleration programme? Our contacts at the PODIM Conference 2019 have offered us a huge reduction on their 'Attendee ticket' price - 70% off. This makes the ticket only 95 EUR! Where: Maribor, Slovenia When:....