European Business and Innovation Centre Network
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2025 | Ann-Sofie Ronnlund Cabinet member | Exchange of views on collaboration opportunities and support mechanisms within the European innovation ecosystem. | — |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Ann-Sofie Ronnlund Cabinet member | Exchange of views on collaboration opportunities and support mechanisms within the European innovation ecosystem. | SRC |
| 26 Apr 2022 | Panayiotis Pourgourides Cabinet member | VTC Meeting with focus on their ‘ CHERRIES’ project | — |
| 26 Apr 2022 | Panayiotis Pourgourides Cabinet member | VTC Meeting with focus on their ‘ CHERRIES’ project | SRC |
| 28 Sept 2020 | Marlene Rosemarie Madsen Cabinet member | Innovation and regional initiatives | — |
| 28 Sept 2020 | Marlene Rosemarie Madsen Cabinet member | Innovation and regional initiatives | SRC |
Mission & Goals
EBN (European Business and Innovation Centre Network) is the non-profit that facilitates this pan-European, global community of people using innovative business as a driver for regional (economic, sustainable, and social) development. EBN grants and manages the EU|BIC certification, and many other innovation solutions for excellent business support actors like the EU|BICs. There are now more than 120 Certified EU|BICs and over 60 Associate members, servicing over 30,000 startups, shaping our global community. The first EU|BICs were born back in the 1980s with the support of the European Commission & private industry actors with the aim of stimulating the creation and growth of new enterprises by providing technical support to innovative startups, spin-offs, SMEs & entrepreneurs. EBN itself was created by the early EU|BICs in 1984, co-financed by the EC as a community-based membership network connecting innovation actors.
EU Legislative Interests
Horizon Europe Digital Europe Programme European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) European Innovation Council (EIC) Interregional Innovation Investement (I3)(EISMEA) Research and Innovation agenda Next Generation EU European Green Deal SME and Industrial Strategy EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI)
Communication Activities
Participation in various ongoing EC-funded projects under Horizon Europe, H2020, Erasmus+ and EaSI Dissemination among members of multiple calls for public consultations Promotion of and support in building Digital Innovation Hubs and EDIH
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
None
Organisation Members
See website http://www.ebn.eu/members See Annex I 'List of EU|BIC Members' in the 2020 EU|BIC Impact Study - https://ebn.eu/images/news/2020/EBN%202020%20Impact%20and%20Activity%20Study%20-digital.pdf