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Brokerage event in the field of energy

ARC Consulting at Enterprise Europe Network-Bulgaria together with EEN-Turkey are inviting Bulgarian companies from the energy sector to participate in the B2B event on 7-8 November 2019, which will take place during the 12th International Energy Congress and Exhibition, 6-8 November 2019, in Ankara, Turkey. During the event, companies, public and private institutions, universities, research centers, etc. from around the world will have the opportunity to discuss topics such as: – Renewable Energy, – energy saving, – energy storage, coal, – oil and natural gas, –...

Conference for high growth technology companies

The first conference of its kind is organised by the European Patent Office and Licensing Professionals International (LESI) and provides a platform for high growth technology businesses to learn more about the relationship between business strategy and IP management. A category of special interest is small and medium enterprises. Therefore, the organizers are specifically providing a substantial discount on the participation fees for EEN customers. The event is designed for business people with an interest in intellectual property and IP professionals with an interest in business strategy...

Event “Why participate in the 2019 Innovative Enterprise of the Year Contest?”

Be sure to meet the winners and finalists of the competition and find out why it’s worth applying to the 15th edition of the initiative! How has the award presented by the President of Bulgaria, media support and meetings with new business partners helped our winners? How has IMProve evaluation of companies’ innovation management improved their competitiveness in international markets? How is the Excellence in Innovation label of the Applied Research and Communications Fund? How do market leaders and startups enter into direct competition and prove their innovation?  What is the...

Energy, waste and water management brokerage event

ARC Consulting at Enterprise Europe Network-Bulgaria together with EEN-Macedonia organized the participation of Bulgarian individuals and organizations in the Match 4 Energy Waste Water Brokerage Event, 4 December, Skopje, North Macedonia. The first international Match 4 Energy Waste Water Brokerage Event will take place during the First International Energy, Waste and Water Trade Show RENEXPO® NMK, accompanied by thematic conferences, at the Aleksandar Palace Hotel, Skopje, 3-4 December 2019. RENEXPO® NMK is the largest international event of its kind and will bring together over 1,200...

Brokerage Event Macedonia Manufacturing Expo 2019

ARC Consulting at Enterprise Europe Network-Bulgaria, together with MIR Foundation, Enterprise Europe Network-North Macedonia and the Macedonian Association of Metalworking and Electrical Engineering Industries, organizes the participation of Bulgarian companies in the brokerage event Macedonia Manufacturing Expo 2019 – 25-26 September, Skopje, North Macedonia. The event is a leading initiative for establishing business contacts, connecting local and foreign companies to lay the foundations for future partnerships and more efficient supply chains. The initiative facilitates technology...

First Innovative Enterprise Competition in North Macedonia on the Model of the National “Innovative Enterprise of the Year” Contest

Experts from the Applied Research and Communications Fund and their colleagues from the YES Foundation in Skopje joined forces and jointly developed the methodology for the first national contest for innovative enterprises in North Macedonia. Experts from the YES and MIR Foundations, North Macedonia also developed the first online innovation management training in Macedonian and a mobile application for technology transfer. Following the example of the well-established initiative to support business innovation in Bulgaria – the Innovative Enterprise of the Year contest, the first...

Block.IS – accelerator program for blockchain technologies in agriculture and food, logistics and finance

Block.IS is a new accelerator programme that promotes the use of blockchain technology in three sectors vital to the European economy: agriculture and food, logistics and finance. The accelerator supports SMEs and start-ups in the ICT sector all the way from their ideas to commercialisation. It offers tailored business and technical assistance as well as direct funding of €2.8 million through 2 calls for cross-border and cross-sector projects to ICT companies offering blockchain technologies for the three sectors. The first call for projects is expected to be launched. The accelerator program...

The Innovative Enterprise of the Year contest turns 15!

On 16 July, the campaign for the 15th anniversary edition of the Innovative Enterprise of the Year 2019 competition was launched. Innovative Bulgarian start-ups and established enterprises can apply electronically until 15 October inclusive. Traditionally, the awards are presented personally by the President or Prime Minister of Bulgaria during the National Innovation Forum in December. This year, the awarded companies in the Competition also receive the right to use the “Excellence in Innovation” label of the Applied Research and Communications Fund. The label recognises...

“Precaution and innovation in Europe” – a citizen meeting in Sofia

On June 23, 2019 ARC Fund hosted a half-day citizen meeting in Sofia to discuss the topic of precaution and innovation. The meeting brought together 27 participants representing different social groups, professions, cities and age. Similar meetings were organised in four other countries – Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands and Italy. The aim of the meetings was learn what EU citizens think about fairness, risk and safety in relation to research, precaution and innovation. Prior to the event in Sofia, participants received an information material which aimed to assist them in their reflections...

ARC Fund at the Pathways to Transformation conference

Pathways to Transformation conference was the concluding event for two EU-funded projects NUCLEUSand RRI-Practice. The jointly organised conference took place in Brussels on June 20-21, 2019 and explored the pathways that institutions may follow in order to become more socially responsive: • What can research-performing organisations learn from the projects’ institutional RRI experiments (Practical Pathways)? • And how can research policy incentivise stakeholders to contribute to more responsive science and innovation systems (Policy Pathways)? More details about the conference are available...