On March 26, 2026, the Applied Research and Communications Fund participated in the first-of-its-kind Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Agriculture. The event brought together entrepreneurs, experts, representatives of the public sector, and the scientific community, with the programme featuring training sessions, business project development, and presentations of innovative solutions in the agricultural sector. ARC Fund’s team provided participants with practical knowledge and know-how regarding various opportunities for private, public, and hybrid financing. Key stages in the...

On December 9, 2025, Sofia hosted the 21st National Innovation Forum organized by the Applied Research and Communications Fund in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and with the assistance of the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria. The event brought together leading representatives of business, academia, and public institutions. For more than two decades, the National Innovation Forum has been uniting efforts to develop innovation in Bulgaria, presenting the key findings of the “Innovation.bg” report annually and recognizing the most successful Bulgarian...

On October 17, 2025, Burgas hosted the fourth event of the national initiative “Dialogue Innovations.bg 2040.” The forum brought together leading experts, entrepreneurs, representatives of the scientific community, state administration, and the financial sector from across the country. The initiative was implemented in partnership with the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria and was part of Burgas Digital, the regional platform for digitization and innovation of the Southeast Digital Innovation Hub. The opening discussion brought together Petko Georgiev, Chairman of the...

The third event of Innovation.bg 2040 Dialogue, in cooperation with the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria, took place on October 16, 2025, in the city of Varna. The forum brought together representatives of business, academia, public institutions, and the financial sector, united by the common goal of building successful national policies for innovation and technology transfer in Europe. The event focused on the development of regional innovation and technology hubs for growth in Bulgarian regions, with leading experts and representatives of institutions and companies...

On October 9, 2025, the Applied Research and Communications Fund organized the second event in the national “Dialogue Innovation.bg 2040” tour. It took place in Ruse, in partnership with the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria, Sofia Tech Park, and INNOBRIDGE BIC. The round table brought together representatives from business, academia, the financial sector, and public institutions, with the topic of discussion being the development of successful national policies for innovation and technology transfer in Europe. Among the key points were the following: Bulgaria has...