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EEN North EastGeoff Archer
Enterprise Europe Network (NE)
• 3 Partners Teesside University Centre for Process Innovation Newcastle Science City
• Complementary Expertise and Networks
Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) – what is it?
Aim: “one-stop shop” to meet all the information needs of SMEs and companies in Europe.
• 600 different organisations encompassing over 4,000 staff in over 40 countries
• Chambers of Commerce, RDAs or DAs or University technology centres
• Designed for SMEs but available to all businesses, research centres and universities across Europe
• A two-way network bringing the European Commission closer to businesses and vice versa
In Brief
• Information on doing business in Europe, European opportunities and the European Commission
• Assisting technology transfer in and out of North East England
• Increasing the R&D funding coming into North East England
EEN – how we help?Support for innovation and technology transfer:
• Dissemination and exploitation of research results• Identifying client technology ‘needs’ and/or
technology ‘offers’• Finding suitable partners for further development,
commercialisation, joint ventures etc.• Facilitating the technology/knowledge transfer
process.• Facilitating access to collaborative R&D Funding• Providing advice on IPR
European IPR Helpdesks
The European IPR Helpdesk offers free of charge, first-line support on IP and IPR matters to beneficiaries of EU funded research projects and EU SMEs involved in transnational partnership agreements, especially within the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).
Thank You
For further information contact us
t: 01642 384414
http://www.een-northeast.co.uk/
