On 26th January, 2023, the S3E project participated at the workshop ”How Horizon Europe European innovation ecosystems projects support new European Innovation Agenda” in Brussels.
This first workshop organised by the European Commission and host by Ms. Mariya Gabriel, the Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth was an opportunity to present the first wave of projects funded under the European Innovation Ecosystems Work Programme in support of the New European Innovation Agenda (NEIA).
‘’It’s the first time since 2010 that we have a document that articulates a comprehensive strategy for innovation in Europe. And this is crucial to our ambition, which is to unlock the innovation potential in Europe.’’
Mariya Gabriel
The New European Innovation Agenda is a comprehensive strategy put forth by the European Union to promote innovation and competitiveness. It was adopted in July 2022 and aims to accelerate the digital transformation of the EU economy and society. One of the key components of the NEIA is the EU’s focus on deep tech and their potential to drive innovation.
We met more than 40 projects which directly contribute to three flagships of the New European Innovation Agenda: scaling up deep-tech innovative companies; enabling innovation through public procurement and strengthening innovation ecosystems across the EU by addressing the innovation divide. The projects are included in the new European Innovation Ecosystems (EIE) Data Hub, an interactive database showing all projects funded under the EIE programme.
‘’We count a lot in you, you are the green and digital transition, you are the circular economy, you are the health digitalisation, you are this new wave of deep tech innovation that would like to see Europe as leader, as powerhouse.”
Mariya Gabriel
S3E – The Engine for South European Deep Tech is one of the selected projects and during our presentation, Cláudia Barbosa shared the perfectly alignment of the S3E project with the goals of this NEIA, positioning Southern Europe at the forefront of the new wave of deep tech innovation and start-ups. S3E’s mission is to support moderate and emerging innovators to develop new technologies to address the most pressing societal challenges and improve the market connectedness & efficiency of research teams, startups & SMEs working on Deep Tech.
‘’Its only by working together that we can create this more open, more dynamic, more competitive Europe.”
Mariya Gabriel
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