 The EEN Midlands team would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
We look forward to working with you in 2019.
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Your website is your shop window to the world. It must be seen by, and communicate clearly with, potential customers in different countries, with different cultures and languages. It could well be their first touch point with your business. There are many elements to get right to ensure your website can maximise your international growth. Read the top tips to ensuring success.
 The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) have published a series of guides on Intellectual Property for business. Looking Good: An Introduction to Industrial Designs for SMEs is the second in a series of guides. The guide focuses on industrial designs, a key factor in determining the success of products in the market.
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Innovate UK, working on behalf of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will fund organisation’s to develop and demonstrate new products or services which reduce the harmful emissions from one or more of:
- road vehicle brake and tyre wear and/or road surface wear
- non-road mobile machinery used for construction, such as excavators, bulldozers, front loaders, cranes and compressors
- transport refrigeration units
Further information can be found on the funding competition website.
The RECREATE project led by Coventry University Enterprises Ltd has recently started. RECREATE stands for REinforce Competitiveness of REgionAl Transport SMEs, aims to improve the capacity and capability of regional transport SMEs to further develop and grow.
The project will organise seminars and study visits in other European regions involving local SMEs and policy makers. Should you be interested in exchanging experiences with other companies and regions overseas please contact us: EAnoyrkati@cad.coventry.ac.uk
The project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and by National Resources and implemented under the INTERREG EUROPE Programme.
Have your say on B2B data sharing principles for non-personal data
The European Commission is wanting your views on issues you may face relating to safeguarding, intellectual property and competition for your non-personal data. Have your say.
This European IPR Helpdesk webinar gives an overall view of the creation and the development of IP rights both during and after the duration of an H2020 project. The most common planning mistakes will be analysed and some practical tips will be given, so that you can have the best possible results from an H2020 project.
The Swedish Research Council, Vinnova, EEN, Innovate UK, and the Knowledge Transfer Network are pleased to announce a partnering event focused on fostering and facilitating R&D project consortia for Horizon 2020 funded projects for topic; BHC-07-2019, Regenerative medicine: from new insights to new applications.
Projects should focus on innovative translational research to develop regenerative processes towards the ultimate clinical goal of addressing unfilfilled clinical needs of large patient groups.
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EEN is organising a B2B matchmaking event alongside the Yorkshire Games Festival in February 2019. Participants can pre-arrange meetings with other event delegates to explore potential collaboration ideas, innovation and investment in animation, games, motion graphics, visual effects, augmented reality and virtual reality.
Women in Innovation Events, London and Belfast
As part of Innovate UK’s second Women in Innovation programme, The Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) will be running Building Success events in London and Belfast. The events will include practical workshops including a Grant Writing Masterclass, finding out exactly what an investor is looking for, KTN’s Innovation Canvas and Market Validation. There will also be talks from keynote speakers, a look at the funding and finance landscape with upcoming opportunities, and a panel session with successful women entrepreneurs from the region. Most importantly these events will provide attendees with plenty of opportunities to network with their peers and learn about the support available to them in their region. Register to attend one of the Building Success events:
London – 6th February 2019,
Belfast – 20th March 2019
Innovate UK together with UK Science & Innovation Network Israel are organising a Global Business Innovation Programme for women innovators in Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Data with Israel to encourage diversity in innovation and showcase UK women-led businesses.
This fully-funded programme, consisting of a preparation phase in the UK, a 5-day visit to Israel and subsequent follow-up support, will help your business bring your ideas closer to market by tapping into the strong Israeli Research & Development and investor community. The closing date to register for this visit is Monday 7th January 2019.
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Using our Partnership Opportunities Database (POD) containing 23,000 profiles, the network brings together commercial and innovation needs, and research and development excellence from across the continent.
The network’s database is updated with new profiles on a weekly basis, below are profiles which may be of interest or search the database for suitable profiles.
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Innovation Opportunities
French Technology Transfer Office proposes a patented collagen-based hydrogel for wound care products, partnerships sought.
Slovenian research institute offers its expertise and related know-how in low-pressure and outgassing related measurement systems. Licencing agreement offered.
Spanish University has developed novel systems and methods for the improvement of turbo codes. Partnerships sought.
Commercial Opportunities
Swedish company seeking supplier of electrical components for its electrical propulsion system.
Turkish manufacturer of fabric seeks distributors.
Qatari based medical devices trading company is looking to distribute innovative medical devices.
If you are interested in the above opportunities or would like to find out about others in your industry or field please call our enquiry line on telephone: 0300 123 3144 or email: contact@enterprise-europe.co.uk
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