All activities are programmed to be developed by all project partners in constant interaction and synergy with the rest of the sections, according to the following themes:
Integration of Alliance members with the development of an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Commission and an EU GREEN Network of Technology Transfer Offices.
The conception of a structured database shared by this Commission, to define an action plan on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Sustainability.
The development of two Staff Weeks with a training programme to increase the expertise of Alliance Transfer Offices on patent application support, intellectual property directly related to sustainability issues, among others.
The development of an Innovation Mapping Interface, connecting research staff with external stakeholders, to identify sustainability-related areas where their competences can be transferred to industry, and to increase opportunities for joint research projects between research clusters and industry.
Promotion of entrepreneurship, supporting the creation of start-ups and spin-offs focused on sustainability-related products/services. These activities will include:
3 EU GREEN summer camps for entrepreneurs.
2 innovation days with groups of students.
4 training activities to prepare doctoral students and research staff in sustainable entrepreneurship.
4 workshops on intellectual property.
2 annual support tools for start-ups.
The creation of Local Innovation Centres, enhancing regional entrepreneurship through:
Virtual workshops with Alliance participants.
A physical space associated to the EU GREEN project in each University (EU GREEN Business Lounges).
Incubation centres in technology parks.
Contact: holiveira@uevora.pt