The workshop „Investment Readiness of Innovation Projects in South East Europe“ is organized by the European Commission (DG JRC) in collaboration with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture of Zagreb University, the Centre for Technology Transfer Ltd. and the Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovation and Investments (HAMAG-BICRO). The event is going to be held in Zagreb, from 4th to 5th July 2018.

The event will explore the support mechanisms required for innovations to grow and scale up in South Eastern Europe and develop bankable projects.

The main focus of this workshop is to exchange best practices in supporting investment readiness for technology-based scale-ups and start-ups in South East Europe and the Western Balkans and understand the requirements for developing bankable projects. Policy initiatives, implementation processes, instruments and capacity building activities will be presented, as well as first-hand experiences and case studies from across the region and beyond.

The conclusions of this event are expected to feed into broader political developments, and to contribute to existing and tailor-made instruments that can wider support innovative companies in the area.

Agenda is available here: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/sites/jrcsh/files/scaleup_draft_agenda.pdf

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