1) East Coast Innovation Tour Greater Boston & Greater New York
Service date: 10th – 15th June 2018
ENRICH in the USA, organizes its first East Coast Innovation Tour as vehicle for commercialising promising EU research and technologies. Join us to discover the Greater Boston and Greater New York in June 10th – 15th, 2018. This first East Coast Innovation Tour is open to EU Member States and Associated Countries early stage entrepreneurs, researchers, research organizations, and clusters looking for market information, partners, investment opportunities and feedbacks for their for their life science innovations; special focus on innovations in cancer research, diagnostics and treatments, and drug discovery. This service gives you the opportunity to:
- Understand the local US ecosystem (East Coast focus) that supports Innovation;
- Have live feedback on your project(s)/prototype/business plan;
- Explore opportunities of funding in the US;
- Meet potential partners;
- Understand & better leverage ENRICH in the USA support.
Call deadline: 30th March 2018 – 23h59 CET
For more information and the full call text please see here
2) Research Connection Symposium (RCS) Washington D.C.
Service date: Tentative 8th August 2018
ENRICH in the USA, organizes the ENRICH in the USA Research Connection Symposium (RCS) taking place August 8th, 2018. The RCS is open to EU Member States and Associated Countries researchers, research managers and administrators, research universities, and national academies of science looking for a US counterpart to collaborate on their research. This service gives you the opportunity to:
- Meet potential partners;
- Understand & better leverage ENRICH in the USA support;
- Explore opportunities of funding in the US.
The Symposium will be the first ENRICH in the USA Research Connection Symposium, held in tandem with NCURA’s Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. (August 5-8, 2018). This symposium will connect EU researchers and research administrators to their U.S. counterparts, enabling collaboration and potential joint research endeavours.
Call deadline: 30th March 2018 – 23h59 CET
For more information and the full call text please see here
3) Research Commercialization Bootcamp
Service date: October 2018
ENRICH in the USA, organizes two-week Boot Camps in the United States and provides participants with perspectives on their market in various US regions. All Boot Camp participants will start and end the program in Boston where they will receive an introductory course in “Conducting Business in the US” and engage in unique networking opportunities with local innovation experts. In between, participants will each be hosted for up to 10 days by a certified Soft Landing site in the US which will provide programming/services especially themed to the various industry sectors and matched to the needs of each applicant.
In preparation for the Boot Camps, a pre-departure workshop will be provided to ensure the participants make the most of their two weeks in the US.
Call deadline: 29th June 2018 – 23h59 CET
For more information and the full call text please see here
4) Business to Business Bootcamp
Service date: October 2018
ENRICH in the USA, organizes two-week Boot Camps in the United States and provides participants with perspectives on their market in various US regions. All Boot Camp participants will start and end the program in Boston where they will receive an introductory course in “Conducting Business in the US” and engage in unique networking opportunities with local innovation experts. In between, participants will each be hosted for up to 10 days by a certified Soft Landing site in the US which will provide programming/services especially themed to the various industry sectors and matched to the needs of each applicant.
In preparation for the Boot Camps, a pre-departure workshop will be provided to ensure the participants make the most of their two weeks in the US.
Call deadline: 29th June 2018 – 23h59 CET
For more information and the full call text please see here
5) Corporate & Investor Matchmaking Event
Service date: April 22-25
10 European entrepreneurs, researchers, or university/private lab Technology Transfer officials, through an application process, will be selected to present their products, services or intellectual property at the ENRICH in the USA’s Spring 2018 Corporate & Investor Matchmaking Event. Selected innovators will be provided matchmaking opportunities with representatives from at least thirty different corporations and investors in the energy & environment, healthcare, or defense & homeland security sectors. Participants will have the chance to pitch about their companies’ offerings or institutions’ technologies while receiving real-time feedback from these potential customers/investors.
Prior to the matchmaking event on April 25, participants will be invited to three days of additional networking and learning about partnership opportunities with other renowned US-based organizations, especially from Texas. These intensive three days of programming and other US partnership introductions will assist in preparing the selected individuals for the matchmaking event. Participants will first attend the International Conference on Business Innovation’s BIG Summit event, held on April 22, where they will be able to select preferred networking connections with a number of US and international investors, service providers who support entrepreneurs, and policymakers developing innovation strategies for cross-continent collaborations. The event utilizes the US State Department’s proprietary matchmaking software to make relevant strategic connections.
Next, on April 23 and 24, participants are encouraged to attend up to two sessions from the main conference proceedings (agenda found here: https://inbia.org/icbi32-agenda/) that focus on coaching entrepreneurs/innovators towards successful commercialization tactics or in fascinating trends from a variety of industries on topics such as solution needs of technology sectors, funding trends, etc. Additionally during these days, participants will be introduced to North Texas (from Dallas-Fort Worth, Armadillo, and Austin greater area) organizations, as well as other US -organizations outside of Texas, who want to assist international innovators enter US markets. Furthermore, on each day, participants will work with expert InBIA staff on their pitch decks in preparation of the matchmaking event.
Call deadline: 26th March 2018 – 23h59 CETFor more information and the full call text please see here