Horizon 2020 - Enterprise Europe Network, Paul Matthews.

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Overview and Technology Transfer
EEN Overview
Paul Matthews

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4000+ staff
600+ offices
55+ countries
European Trade
area 18m +
businesses &
population 700m+
Worlds largest
technology
transfer database
What is the EEN?

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The Enterprise Europe Network in England,
Northern Ireland & Wales (ENIW)
 Funded jointly by the European Commission’s Executive Agency
for SMEs (EASME) and Innovate UK
 Hosted in Northern Ireland by Invest NI
 21 Consortia Partners including Universities, Chambers of
Commerce, Government and Local Government Agencies and
private innovation companies
 €75m project over 6 years designed to stimulate innovation in SMEs

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ENIW Consortium

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 Help businesses innovate through international collaboration
 Help bring ideas to commercialisation
 Inspire internationalisation
 Help business access funding for R&D (H2020 & UK) and access
to finance
 Innovation management advice and support
 Act as an agent to help EU implement SME and business strategies
Our key aims

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EEN Support for Business
Information
Advice and
Support
Skills and
Training
Opportunity
Identification
Partner
Identification
Coaching and
Mentoring

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EEN Support for Business
Information
Advice and
Support
Skills and
Training
Opportunity
Identification
Partner
Identification
Coaching
and
Mentoring
News and Events
Brokerage opportunities
EU Legislation and
Regulation
Contacts in other countries
Market information
H2020

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EEN Support for Business
Information
Advice
and
Support
Skills and
Training
Opportunity
Identification
Partner
Identification
Coaching and
Mentoring
Strategic Reviews of:
Internationalisation
Commercialisation
Access to Finance
Access to Funding Advice
and Support (inc H2020)
Expert signposting to other
relevant services
NO WRONG DOOR!

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EEN Support for Business
Information
Advice and
Support
Skills and
Training
Opportunity
Identification
Partner
Identification
Coaching
and
Mentoring
Information
Skills and
Training
Opportunity
Identification
Partner
Identification
Coaching
and
Mentoring
Pitching your business for
international collaboration:
• Networking strategies
• Proposition Development
• Elevator Pitch
Development
• Cultural awareness

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Information
Advice and
Support
Skills and
Training
Find and
create
opportunities
Partner
Identification
Coaching
and
Mentoring
Partner Opportunities
Database
(commercial thru to R&D)
Matching process
Email alerts
RSS feeds
Brokerage Events
Technology Missions
EEN Support for Business

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EEN Support for Business
Information
Advice and
Support
Skills and
Training
Opportunity
Identification
Partnership
brokerage
Coaching
and
Mentoring
Honest broker role
Agreement templates
Agreement negotiations
IP advice
Hosting meetings
Translation

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EEN Support for Business
Information
Advice and
Support
Skills and
Training
Opportunity
Identification
Partner
Identification
Coaching
and
Mentoring
H2020 SME Instrument M&C
Innovation Management
• CEN/TS 16555-1
• Innovate 2 Succeed

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Contact
www.enterprise-europe.co.uk
www.enterprise-europe.co.uk/content/about_enterprise_europe_network_uk/the_regions/northern_ireland/
@EEN_InvestNI
paul.matthews@investni.com