DRIVING EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION

APPLIED RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS FUND

ARC FUND
ARC FUND

Innovation and business

    • From
    • To

The National Innovation Forum celebrates its 21st edition on December 9

On December 9, the 21st edition of the National Innovation Forum will take place. It is the most representative national platform for the exchange of ideas and cooperation between institutions, companies, and scientific circles, aimed at stimulating the innovative potential of the economy and increasing the competitiveness of Bulgarian companies. The forum brings together leaders from business, science, the public sector, as well as the entrepreneurial community, to jointly outline the direction of future development and focus on bold ideas that are changing the Bulgarian economy. In 2025...

December 1, 2025
2 min read

Dialogue Innovations.bg 2040 with a series of regional events on the future of innovation in Bulgaria

After a strong start in Plovdiv in June, the national initiative Dialogue Innovations.bg 2040, organized by the Applied Research and Communications Fund, is heading out on a national tour that will pass through five Bulgarian cities. The events will take place on October 9 in Ruse, October 15 in Veliko Tarnovo, October 16 in Varna, October 17 in Burgas, and October 21 in Blagoevgrad. The tour is being carried out in partnership with the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria, Sofia Tech Park, Innobridge, and Digihub. The initiative is dedicated to building a sustainable...

October 7, 2025
3 min read

Building Innovation-Driven Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Roundtable

The roundtable discussion, Building Innovation-Driven Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, hosted on March 21st, 2025, by the Applied Research and Communications Fund and the Center for the Study of Democracy, welcomed participants from numerous sectors – including business, entrepreneurship, government, and education, in a landmark event to support and enhance Bulgaria’s entrepreneurial efforts. It also notably featured significant actors in entrepreneurial ecosystem development. Among those guests were Martin Danovsky, Deputy Minister of Innovation and Growth; Travis Hunter, Director for Regional...

March 21, 2025
3 min read

Innovation.bg 2024

The Innovation.bg report provides an annual assessment of the innovation potential of the Bulgarian economy and the state and development opportunities of the Bulgarian innovation system. It includes recommendations for improving public policy on innovation in Bulgaria and in the EU, drawing on the latest theoretical and empirical research and taking into account the specific economic, political, cultural and institutional framework in which the country’s innovation system develops. Twenty years ago, in 2004, before Bulgaria became a full member of the European Union, it was in the group of...

January 8, 2025
2 min read

Twentieth National Innovation Forum

The 20th edition of the National Innovation Forum Innovation and Sustainability for Future Growth and the Award Ceremony for the winners of the National Innovation Enterprise of the Year Competition took place on 10 December 2024 and brought together some of the most prominent representatives of the innovation community in the country, including leading figures from business, sciences and the public sector. The Forum, organised by the Applied Research and Communications Fund and Enterprise Europe Network – Bulgaria, in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, and with the...

December 11, 2024
8 min read

Innovative Bulgarian Companies and Finalists in the Innovative Enterprise of the Year 2024 Competition

The national “Innovative Enterprise of the Year” contest has been recognized by the European Commission as the best national practice for promoting innovative business development. The Excellence in Innovation label of the Applied Research and Communications Fund is granted annually to the finalists in the national Innovative Enterprise of the Year Contest. The label recognises excellence, impact and effectiveness of cutting-edge innovations developed by Bulgarian enterprises. We present the finalists and winners in the competition in 2024 Winners: For Market Leadership Category 2024 –...

December 11, 2024
11 min read

Twenty years of the National Innovation Forum marks progress and challenges in innovation

December 11, 2024     In the spirit of the ambition for technological and economic development, Sofia hosted the 20th National Innovation Forum. Organised by the Applied Research and Communications Fund and Enterprise Europe Network – Bulgaria, in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and with the support of the European Commission, the event brought together leading figures from business, sciences and the public sector. The Forum has once again become a platform for sharing best practices, strategic planning and promoting innovation potential in the country. Following a...

December 11, 2024
4 min read

ARC Fund will support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the Danube region to increase their innovation potential in the field of new materials

As a project partner in the project “Knowhow Communities for Accelerating RTI Transfer in the Danube Region – RTIT>>”, ARC Fund will provide knowledge and competences for the development and pilot testing in Bulgaria of innovative tools and methods for the transfer of scientific research, technology and innovation (RTI). In today’s dynamic economic and geopolitical situation, sustainable, smart, adaptive and energy-optimized materials are of great importance for the digital and green transformation of SMEs. The new technological challenges and the need for...

March 19, 2024
2 min read

Awarded Innovative Bulgarian Companies and Finalists in the Innovative Enterprise of the Year Contest 2023

The national "Innovative Enterprise of the Year" contest has been recognized by the European Commission as the best national practice for promoting innovative business development. The Excellence in Innovation label of the Applied Research and Communications Fund is granted annually to the finalists in the national Innovative Enterprise of the Year Contest. The label recognises excellence, impact and effectiveness of cutting-edge innovations developed by Bulgarian enterprises.

December 20, 2023
11 min read

Nineteenth National Innovation Forum

The nineteenth edition of the National Innovation Forum "Innovation and Sustainable Growth" and the Award Ceremony of the National Innovative Enterprise of the Year Competition, held on December 19, 2023, brought together the most prominent representatives of the innovation community in the country.

December 20, 2023
9 min read