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Ongoing Projects

Past Projects

JAN '25
Ongoing

WE-RISE

WE-RISE main goal is to empower underrepresented female entrepreneurs in GreenTech, AgriTech, and ClimateTech, through a strategic blend of funding and tailored support. The project aims to amplify the market presence of high potential Green-women-led startups, particularly from emerging European countries. By prioritising inclusivity, diversity, and systemic change, WE-RISE seeks to enhance the impact and visibility of Green-Women-led startups.

JAN '25
Ongoing

AMALTEA

AMALTEA’s main objective is to streamline the use of robotics, AI and data in the construction sector to reduce the energy use, resources and waste, increase safety, and improve processes’ reliability and product quality to adapt to the new demands from end users and Green Deal objectives. For that, the curtain-wall façade value chain will be reshaped by digitalising the design, manufacturing, installation and disassembly/recycling phases.

JUN '24
Ongoing

ECLIPSE

Innovation Procurement drives technological growth in the public sector but faces challenges in Europe. Startups struggle with IPs due to lack of awareness and distrust in the process, finding it hard to meet requirements and adapt to lengthy procedures. The ECLIPSE project will create a new model to connect public procurers with startups and investors, offering tailored services to overcome these barriers.

JAN '23
Ongoing

RESIST

Regions for climate change resilience through Innovation, Science and Technology. RESIST is a five-year project, with 55 partners around Europe, that has emerged from the need to make regions more resilient to climate change. The project will adopt a new practical framework in which climate adaptation pathways will be tested in four EU regions with different socioeconomic profiles: Southwest Finland, Central Denmark, Catalonia and Central Portugal.

APR '23
Ongoing

SEEDplus

The SEED+ project aims to nurture a new generation of mission-driven entrepreneurs. The project partners will develop and implement a Venture Creation Course for students with technical backgrounds. Moreover, partners will set up university enterprise hubs, conduct feasibility studies into university venture capital funds and create transformation roadmaps for each local entrepreneurial ecosystem.

APR '23 - DEC '24
Completed

SynergistEIC

SynergistEIC long term strategic objective is to help European digital and deep tech startups scale in the EU and globally. This will be achieved by providing tailored, specific and hands-on support to European impact-driven startups, notably in the sector of climate-tech, green-tech, circular economy and agri-food to increase their competitiveness and readiness to succeed in EIC Accelerator.

OCT '21 - DEC '24
Completed

ADMA TranS4Mers

The ADMA TranS4MErs aims to realise pan-European assistance and training for manufacturing SMEs. This will be operationalised through the realisation of a digital platform, reinforcement of the DIHs, EENs and VETs by enabling xChange with TranS4MErs in all member states to guide SMEs on their transformation journey. The providers and users will gain priority access to toolboxes, virtual and physical training activities, assistance programs, and training content.

MAY '20 - MAR '23
Completed

DigiCirc

DigiCirc is a Innosup project gathering 11 partners and aiming to boost the circular economy using digital tools by supporting very innovative SMEs in the development and marketing of solutions, products, processes based on circular value chains in different sectors and different countries.

JAN '20 - MAR '24
Completed

SMART4ALL

SMART4ALL development of self-sustained, cross-border experiments that transfer knowledge and technology between academia and industry, targeting CLEC CPS and IoT. The project will develop and maintain an active network of DIHs across SEE for supporting academics, start-ups, SMEs, and mid-caps entering the digitization era. SMART4ALL introduces the concept of marketplace as-a-service (MaaS) that acts as one-stop-smart-stop of SMART4ALL DIH cluster for offering services.

JAN '20 - APR '22
Completed

Media Motor Europe

MediaMotorEurope goal is to nurture high-potential European deep tech innovators, solving today´s most prominent media industry challenges and support them in building the media solutions of tomorrow. MME aims to build a strong European ecosystem fostering media and the creative industries. The purpose is to drive innovative technology solutions for media and creative industries to the market and potential clients, with a large focus on deeptech solutions.

SEPT '17 - AUG '20
Completed

DIATOMIC

DIATOMIC aimed to establish a sustainable ecosystem to facilitate AME/SSI-based innovation in the health, agri-food and manufacturing sectors, all of which are under-digitized and of prime importance for society and the economy. DIATOMIC executed three sector-specific cross-border Application Experiments to help technology adopters, end- users and smart solution developers realise tangible benefits of digitization.

JAN '18 - DEC '19
Completed

Startup Lighthouse

Startup Lighthouse sets a standard on developing cross border connections within and beyond Europe. The project lights the way for start-ups within Europe by organising 8 Deep Dive Weeks in 4 ecosystems: Berlin, Dublin, Lisbon and the Baltics – meeting over 1600 different ecosystem players in specific themes such as fintech, refugee tech, e-gov, IoT - and culminating with a Lighthouse Award every year – Acceleration programme. Startup Lighthouse is a StartupEU initiative.

JAN '22 - DEC '23
Completed

XD Media Hub

XD Media Hub is an initiative, co-funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ programme, that aims to prepare, equip, support and develop entrepreneurs, managers and owners of deep tech startups at an early stage of development in the sector of Media and Creative industries.

2022 - 2023
Completed

Gazelle Accelerator

The Gazelle Accelerator is an EIT Manufacturing project which aims to support the growth of start-ups and SMEs working in industry 4.0-related sectors. The project supports them to accelerate their growth through dedicated training and coaching sessions, as well as by connecting them with end-users and investors.

All

Ongoing Projects

Past Projects

JAN '25
Ongoing

WE-RISE

WE-RISE main goal is to empower underrepresented female entrepreneurs in GreenTech, AgriTech, and ClimateTech, through a strategic blend of funding and tailored support. The project aims to amplify the market presence of high potential Green-women-led startups, particularly from emerging European countries. By prioritising inclusivity, diversity, and systemic change, WE-RISE seeks to enhance the impact and visibility of Green-Women-led startups.

JAN '25
Ongoing

AMALTEA

AMALTEA’s main objective is to streamline the use of robotics, AI and data in the construction sector to reduce the energy use, resources and waste, increase safety, and improve processes’ reliability and product quality to adapt to the new demands from end users and Green Deal objectives. For that, the curtain-wall façade value chain will be reshaped by digitalising the design, manufacturing, installation and disassembly/recycling phases.

JUN '24
Ongoing

ECLIPSE

Innovation Procurement drives technological growth in the public sector but faces challenges in Europe. Startups struggle with IPs due to lack of awareness and distrust in the process, finding it hard to meet requirements and adapt to lengthy procedures. The ECLIPSE project will create a new model to connect public procurers with startups and investors, offering tailored services to overcome these barriers.

JAN '23
Ongoing

RESIST

Regions for climate change resilience through Innovation, Science and Technology. RESIST is a five-year project, with 55 partners around Europe, that has emerged from the need to make regions more resilient to climate change. The project will adopt a new practical framework in which climate adaptation pathways will be tested in four EU regions with different socioeconomic profiles: Southwest Finland, Central Denmark, Catalonia and Central Portugal.

APR '23
Ongoing

SEEDplus

The SEED+ project aims to nurture a new generation of mission-driven entrepreneurs. The project partners will develop and implement a Venture Creation Course for students with technical backgrounds. Moreover, partners will set up university enterprise hubs, conduct feasibility studies into university venture capital funds and create transformation roadmaps for each local entrepreneurial ecosystem.

APR '23 - DEC '24
Completed

SynergistEIC

SynergistEIC long term strategic objective is to help European digital and deep tech startups scale in the EU and globally. This will be achieved by providing tailored, specific and hands-on support to European impact-driven startups, notably in the sector of climate-tech, green-tech, circular economy and agri-food to increase their competitiveness and readiness to succeed in EIC Accelerator.

OCT '21 - DEC '24
Completed

ADMA TranS4Mers

The ADMA TranS4MErs aims to realise pan-European assistance and training for manufacturing SMEs. This will be operationalised through the realisation of a digital platform, reinforcement of the DIHs, EENs and VETs by enabling xChange with TranS4MErs in all member states to guide SMEs on their transformation journey. The providers and users will gain priority access to toolboxes, virtual and physical training activities, assistance programs, and training content.

MAY '20 - MAR '23
Completed

DigiCirc

DigiCirc is a Innosup project gathering 11 partners and aiming to boost the circular economy using digital tools by supporting very innovative SMEs in the development and marketing of solutions, products, processes based on circular value chains in different sectors and different countries.

JAN '20 - MAR '24
Completed

SMART4ALL

SMART4ALL development of self-sustained, cross-border experiments that transfer knowledge and technology between academia and industry, targeting CLEC CPS and IoT. The project will develop and maintain an active network of DIHs across SEE for supporting academics, start-ups, SMEs, and mid-caps entering the digitization era. SMART4ALL introduces the concept of marketplace as-a-service (MaaS) that acts as one-stop-smart-stop of SMART4ALL DIH cluster for offering services.

JAN '20 - APR '22
Completed

Media Motor Europe

MediaMotorEurope goal is to nurture high-potential European deep tech innovators, solving today´s most prominent media industry challenges and support them in building the media solutions of tomorrow. MME aims to build a strong European ecosystem fostering media and the creative industries. The purpose is to drive innovative technology solutions for media and creative industries to the market and potential clients, with a large focus on deeptech solutions.

SEPT '17 - AUG '20
Completed

DIATOMIC

DIATOMIC aimed to establish a sustainable ecosystem to facilitate AME/SSI-based innovation in the health, agri-food and manufacturing sectors, all of which are under-digitized and of prime importance for society and the economy. DIATOMIC executed three sector-specific cross-border Application Experiments to help technology adopters, end- users and smart solution developers realise tangible benefits of digitization.

JAN '18 - DEC '19
Completed

Startup Lighthouse

Startup Lighthouse sets a standard on developing cross border connections within and beyond Europe. The project lights the way for start-ups within Europe by organising 8 Deep Dive Weeks in 4 ecosystems: Berlin, Dublin, Lisbon and the Baltics – meeting over 1600 different ecosystem players in specific themes such as fintech, refugee tech, e-gov, IoT - and culminating with a Lighthouse Award every year – Acceleration programme. Startup Lighthouse is a StartupEU initiative.

JAN '22 - DEC '23
Completed

XD Media Hub

XD Media Hub is an initiative, co-funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ programme, that aims to prepare, equip, support and develop entrepreneurs, managers and owners of deep tech startups at an early stage of development in the sector of Media and Creative industries.

2022 - 2023
Completed

Gazelle Accelerator

The Gazelle Accelerator is an EIT Manufacturing project which aims to support the growth of start-ups and SMEs working in industry 4.0-related sectors. The project supports them to accelerate their growth through dedicated training and coaching sessions, as well as by connecting them with end-users and investors.

All

Ongoing Projects

Past Projects

JAN '25
Ongoing

WE-RISE

WE-RISE main goal is to empower underrepresented female entrepreneurs in GreenTech, AgriTech, and ClimateTech, through a strategic blend of funding and tailored support. The project aims to amplify the market presence of high potential Green-women-led startups, particularly from emerging European countries. By prioritising inclusivity, diversity, and systemic change, WE-RISE seeks to enhance the impact and visibility of Green-Women-led startups.

JAN '25
Ongoing

AMALTEA

AMALTEA’s main objective is to streamline the use of robotics, AI and data in the construction sector to reduce the energy use, resources and waste, increase safety, and improve processes’ reliability and product quality to adapt to the new demands from end users and Green Deal objectives. For that, the curtain-wall façade value chain will be reshaped by digitalising the design, manufacturing, installation and disassembly/recycling phases.

JUN '24
Ongoing

ECLIPSE

Innovation Procurement drives technological growth in the public sector but faces challenges in Europe. Startups struggle with IPs due to lack of awareness and distrust in the process, finding it hard to meet requirements and adapt to lengthy procedures. The ECLIPSE project will create a new model to connect public procurers with startups and investors, offering tailored services to overcome these barriers.

JAN '23
Ongoing

RESIST

Regions for climate change resilience through Innovation, Science and Technology. RESIST is a five-year project, with 55 partners around Europe, that has emerged from the need to make regions more resilient to climate change. The project will adopt a new practical framework in which climate adaptation pathways will be tested in four EU regions with different socioeconomic profiles: Southwest Finland, Central Denmark, Catalonia and Central Portugal.

APR '23
Ongoing

SEEDplus

The SEED+ project aims to nurture a new generation of mission-driven entrepreneurs. The project partners will develop and implement a Venture Creation Course for students with technical backgrounds. Moreover, partners will set up university enterprise hubs, conduct feasibility studies into university venture capital funds and create transformation roadmaps for each local entrepreneurial ecosystem.

APR '23 - DEC '24
Completed

SynergistEIC

SynergistEIC long term strategic objective is to help European digital and deep tech startups scale in the EU and globally. This will be achieved by providing tailored, specific and hands-on support to European impact-driven startups, notably in the sector of climate-tech, green-tech, circular economy and agri-food to increase their competitiveness and readiness to succeed in EIC Accelerator.

OCT '21 - DEC '24
Completed

ADMA TranS4Mers

The ADMA TranS4MErs aims to realise pan-European assistance and training for manufacturing SMEs. This will be operationalised through the realisation of a digital platform, reinforcement of the DIHs, EENs and VETs by enabling xChange with TranS4MErs in all member states to guide SMEs on their transformation journey. The providers and users will gain priority access to toolboxes, virtual and physical training activities, assistance programs, and training content.

MAY '20 - MAR '23
Completed

DigiCirc

DigiCirc is a Innosup project gathering 11 partners and aiming to boost the circular economy using digital tools by supporting very innovative SMEs in the development and marketing of solutions, products, processes based on circular value chains in different sectors and different countries.

JAN '20 - MAR '24
Completed

SMART4ALL

SMART4ALL development of self-sustained, cross-border experiments that transfer knowledge and technology between academia and industry, targeting CLEC CPS and IoT. The project will develop and maintain an active network of DIHs across SEE for supporting academics, start-ups, SMEs, and mid-caps entering the digitization era. SMART4ALL introduces the concept of marketplace as-a-service (MaaS) that acts as one-stop-smart-stop of SMART4ALL DIH cluster for offering services.

JAN '20 - APR '22
Completed

Media Motor Europe

MediaMotorEurope goal is to nurture high-potential European deep tech innovators, solving today´s most prominent media industry challenges and support them in building the media solutions of tomorrow. MME aims to build a strong European ecosystem fostering media and the creative industries. The purpose is to drive innovative technology solutions for media and creative industries to the market and potential clients, with a large focus on deeptech solutions.

SEPT '17 - AUG '20
Completed

DIATOMIC

DIATOMIC aimed to establish a sustainable ecosystem to facilitate AME/SSI-based innovation in the health, agri-food and manufacturing sectors, all of which are under-digitized and of prime importance for society and the economy. DIATOMIC executed three sector-specific cross-border Application Experiments to help technology adopters, end- users and smart solution developers realise tangible benefits of digitization.

JAN '18 - DEC '19
Completed

Startup Lighthouse

Startup Lighthouse sets a standard on developing cross border connections within and beyond Europe. The project lights the way for start-ups within Europe by organising 8 Deep Dive Weeks in 4 ecosystems: Berlin, Dublin, Lisbon and the Baltics – meeting over 1600 different ecosystem players in specific themes such as fintech, refugee tech, e-gov, IoT - and culminating with a Lighthouse Award every year – Acceleration programme. Startup Lighthouse is a StartupEU initiative.

JAN '22 - DEC '23
Completed

XD Media Hub

XD Media Hub is an initiative, co-funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ programme, that aims to prepare, equip, support and develop entrepreneurs, managers and owners of deep tech startups at an early stage of development in the sector of Media and Creative industries.

2022 - 2023
Completed

Gazelle Accelerator

The Gazelle Accelerator is an EIT Manufacturing project which aims to support the growth of start-ups and SMEs working in industry 4.0-related sectors. The project supports them to accelerate their growth through dedicated training and coaching sessions, as well as by connecting them with end-users and investors.