New developments in innovation open axel project

OpenAxel

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN INNOVATION

Helsinki, 9th June, 2015

Gábor Vicze, PhD

DIGITALEUROPE

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh

Framework Programme for research, technological development and

demonstration under grant agreement no 611715

Traditional European Innovation value chain

Source: Antonio Alfaro

New Innovation value chain (disruptive inn.)Idea

MVP & lean startupMinimum viable product

at very low cost

Test and pivot

Upscale (and create new

knowledge)

This cycle is enabled by digital

technologies

TRIGGER

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

75% of its impact in

Europe’s existing industries

DIGITALEUROPE

DIGITALEUROPE represents the digital technology industry in Europe

Members include 58 corporates and 36 national trade associations from across

Europe, representing approx. 22.000 companies

European ICT- open -

Innovation hub

NTAs / Corp. members

ICT SMEs – 23.000 SMEs

Startups, Researchers, Accelerators, Investors

*

* Based on Chesbrough’s Open Innovation model, 2003

ABOUT OpenAxel

OpenAxel is the first open

acceleration platform in Europe

that promotes growth for

accelerators and startups at

European level

CONSORTIUM

CONTESTS

Aim of the contests is to seek out the best entrepreneurial

talents in Europe, who:

• are early stage startups or projects in their initial phase of

development

• have innovative and disruptive ideas

Valuable prizes including promotion, mentoring and coaching, Silicon

Valley trip, connection with investors, vouchers etc.

Next contest about to be opened

Pls check www.openaxel.com

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Gabor Vicze, PhD

Project managerDIGITALEUROPE

on behalf of the OpenAxel Team