Comments from VINNOVA on the Public consultation on Community Innovation Policy
VINNOVA, the main funding agency for EUREKA projects companies and research organizations wishing to participate in EUREKA projects, welcomes and supports the efforts to discuss and further develop...
View ArticleMinister Schavan drives EUREKA’s innovation agenda at the Hannover Messe
Hanover, Germany, 19 April 2010— Even with Europe’s planes grounded, EUREKA’s participation at the annual Hannover Messe got off to a flying start today, with a visit by Federal Research Minister...
View ArticleIsrael Takes EUREKA Chair
Today – 25th June 2010 – Israel officially became Chair of the rotating presidency of the EUREKA Network. The handover from Germany took place in Berlin at the annual Ministers Conference. To accept...
View ArticleThe Israeli Presidency Of EUREKA Will Be Very Exciting
Luuk Borg, Director of the Brussels based EUREKA Secretariat, discusses the prospects for the coming year. Under the Israeli Presidency, EUREKA looks set for rapid progress, a number of developments...
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Shalom from Israel! The Israeli EUREKA Chairmanship holds its first meeting...
From listening to speeches by Israel’s Chief Scientist Dr. Eli Opper and the Israeli Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor Binyamin Ben Eliezer, to test-driving electric cars produced by Israeli...
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Microelectronics Stakeholders Meet in Madrid: Words from HLG Chairman Dr. Eli...
Last week I was in Madrid for the European Nanoelectronics Forum 2010, a conference sponsored by EUREKA’s CATRENE Cluster. CATRENE is a pan-European program supporting cooperative R&D projects in...
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Innovation to Market: The Missing Link (a note from Israel Shamay)
Governments obviously provide support to the riskier R&D phase of a company’s product development cycle, putting their trust in the private sector to provide further investment. One of the biggest...
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Venture Capital in Europe: Are we willing to take the risk?
By Dr. Eli Opper Last month I participated in an interesting event called “Venture Capital in Europe: Are we willing to take the risk?” The EUREKA Secretariat hosted the event, bringing together 90...
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Policy as an Accelerator for Innovation
By Dr. Eli Opper, EUREKA High-Level Group Chairman As part of the EUREKA Clean-Tech Action and in parallel to the EUREKA meetings held last week in Eilat, Israel, EUREKA hosted a panel at the 4th...
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A Tribute: The Role of National Project Coordinators in EUREKA Success
Speech delivered my Mr. Israel Shamay, EUREKA NPC Chairman, at EUREKA 25th Anniversary Event We are only 25 years old but may still not remember that NPCs were not always around. When EUREKA was first...
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