 The Innovation/SMEs programme CORDIS is just one service of the programme "Promotion of Innovation and Encouragement of SME Participation", often known as the 'Innovation/SMEs' programme. The programme works at improving industrial competitiveness, sustainable growth, social development and job creation. Its actions fall into the following categories: Innovation/SMES Programme - a service provider The latest developments in EU R&D, innovation and enterprise policy. Receive automatic e-mail updates on new developments in your areas of interest and be immediately informed on EU R&D calls for proposals and tenders • A Technology Marketplace listing over 9 000 results and technologies from completed EU research projects which are available for exploitation http://www.cordis.lu/marketplace • A Multi-lingual helpdesk as a central point of contact Innovation, Finance and Technology • Innovation Financing - http://www.cordis.lu/finance/home.html Policy and practice exchange between finance, innovation and technology. • Access to Finance - The Gate2Growth Initiative • Information sources, News and Events • Tools for Business Planning • Business Plan Diagnostic • Investor search (venture capital, informal investors, banks, etc) • Networks of Financiers and Innovation • Professionals • Innovation and Technology Equity Capital Encouragement and help for the venture capital industry to make early-stage investments in technologically innovative SMEs. http://www.cordis.lu/finance/src/i-tec • Innovation Relay Centres (IRCs) A regional network of organisations providing practical support for SMEs involved in the innovation process. Innovation Policy • Find out about regions of excellence that have demonstrated success in the creation of new technology-based enterprises and also to learn from the sophisticated policies that support their networking activities. • Special information for small and medium-sized enterprises wanting to participate in research and innovation http://sme.cordis.lu/home/index.cfm • An action programme to support the analysis and benchmarking of innovation performances and policies in Europe http://www.cordis.lu/innovation-smes/src/policy.htm • The Networking of Innovating Regions in Europe (IRE) for collaboration and exchange of experiences in the development of regional innovation policies and schemes http://www.innovating-regions.org Contacts • Find out everything about Innovation-SMEs contacts under: http://www.cordis.lu/innovation-smes/src/con-tact.htm • Find an international technology partner through the locating service Publications Innovation and Technology Transfer Newsletter - Features and news on the Innovation-SMEs Programme. • Euroabstracts - http://www.cordis.lu/euroabstracts A review of new literature in the R&D and innovation arena. • CORDIS focus - A fortnightly bulletin of R&D news. • CORDIS focus RTD-Results supplement featuring Technology Opportunities Today - http://www.cordis.lu/focus/en/src/supplements.htm For further information please contact: E-mail: [email protected] |