INNOVATUM (Sweden)

Innovatum is a western Swedish development center that works to promote innovation, development and entrepreneurship and stimulate children’s curiosity for technology and creative industries. Innovatum is a generator, an enabler and a meeting place. The key to success is spelled collaboration across borders.

Website: www.innovatum.se

DEMOS HELSINKI (Finland)

Demos Helsinki is an independent think-tank that does research and consultancy on resource-wise economy and the development of human and organisational capabilities. Demos has a comprehensive track record in fostering sustainable entrepreneurship through the ecosystem and accelerator activities known as the ‘Peloton Club’.

Website: www.demoshelsinki.fi

FOUNDATION FOR TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP (Poland)

The Foundation for Technology Entrepreneurship is a dynamically developing organization that helps corporations and large enterprises to collaborate with innovative technology startups. As the operator of the MIT Enterprise Forum Poland accelerator, licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the partner of the MassChallenge International Accelerator Program, the Foundation is one of the unique companies in the Polish market to offer efficient and full preparation of corporations for an innovation model based on collaboration with startups.

Website: www.b2mcwarsaw.fpt.org.pl

UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA (Latvia)

The University of Latvia (LU) established 1919, with 13 000 students, 13 faculties and 20 research institutes is one of the largest research and educational institutions in the Baltic States. Research fields cover environmental science, microbiology, computer science, nanotechnologies, mathematic modelling, material sciences, regional development and other. LU participates in numerous projects fostering innovations, industrial research and start-up growth. Students business incubator and Campus for Life sciences provides attractive environment for research-based studies and entrepreneurship development.

Website: www.lu.lv

ALEXANDERSON INSTITUTE (Sweden)

The Alexanderson Institute is located in the Halland region in the south-western part of Sweden. Our commitment is to provide competitive knowledge that the world around us can benefit from, helping to promote growth and development. To achieve this, we 1) Develop and implement projects and use networking to favour the development of trade and industry in the Halland region 2) Contribute to improve the competitiveness and the attractiveness of the region. 3) Increase the focus on internationalisation in the region and 4) Strengthen the connections between research and development as well as between academia and industry.

Website: www.alexandersoninstitutet.se

JOHANNEBERG SCIENCE PARK  (Sweden)

Johanneberg Science Park is a collaborative environment for the exchange of ideas and knowledge between the academic, the business world and community actors in Gothenburg, Sweden. We focus on Urban Development, Energy, Materials & Nano Technology. We support companies seeking to boost their competitiveness through innovation projects together with other companies, universities and institutes. We act as an intermediary between networks, contacts and skills.

Website: www.johannebergsciencepark.com

EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION (Germany)

The European Institute for Innovation (EIfI) is a pan European organisation located in the County of Osterholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. The EIfI acts as an umbrella organisation for its members and stakeholders. The EIfI through its regional, national and transnational work acts as a stimulator for economic activity with the purpose of creating new employment and business opportunities that meet the demands and desires of communities and its people across the EU. The EifI manages the delivery of mainly EU project work programmes working in partnership with national/EU agencies, learning institutions and the private sector.

Website: www.eifi.info

TALLINN SCIENCE PARK TEHNOPOL (Estonia)

Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol Foundation has been established by The Government of Estonia, Tallinn University of Technology and The City of Tallinn. Tehnopol pursues its mission by offering a science and business environment for technology based companies in Estonia and providing a unique set of value adding business and technology development services, convenient infrastructure and international cooperation opportunities. The Startup Incubator helps to boost new and innovative business ideas.

Website: www.tehnopol.ee

ST. PETERSBURG FOUNDATION FOR SME DEVELOPMENT (Russia)

St. Petersburg Foundation for SME Development is a non-for-profit, nongovernmental business support institution and independent professional business consultancy company, providing a wide range of services for small and medium enterprises.

Website: www.fbd.spb.ru

THE ST PETERSBURG HOUSE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION (Russia)

The St. Petersburg House Property Owners Association has been established in 1999. Main tasks of Non-Profit Partnership are: management, maintenance of house property, including reconstruction and legal consulting and information support of house property owners. The founders of the association are the house property owners associations of St. Petersburg and its districts and the Government of St. Petersburg.

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