European and Latin American Network to promote the co-generation and development of technology based business opportunities www.elannetwork.org â—? info@elannetwork.org
Promotes technology-based business opportunities between European and Latin American SMEs.
Provides up-to-date and comprehensive information services to European SMEs interested in doing business in strategic Latin American countries.
This project is funded by the European Union.
ELAN Network: European and Latin American Technology Based Business Network
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● Promote the exchange of knowledge, technology transfer and co-creation processes to foster the ORT OR PP competitiveness of SMEs and an equitable and sustainable socio-economic development.
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ELAN Network focuses on the following sectors: Renewable Energies, Biotechnology & Bioeconomy, Environmental Technologies, Health, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Nanotechnologies, New Materials.
● Create multiplier alliances between agents of the ecosystem, in order to strengthen their ties and ability to support SMEs. IC SEC R
● Public sector actors: internationalisation and/or innovation promotion agencies, regional development agencies, etc.
● Accompany innovative SMEs in their efforts to transfer technology to new geographical markets.
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● Knowledge and technology based organisations: universities, technology and innovation centres, etc.
● Promote the generation of technology based business opportunities between European and Latin American and Caribbean SMEs.
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● Business support organisations: chambers of commerce, clusters, incubators & other entrepreneur support organisations, etc.
The objective of ELAN Network is to:
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The ELAN Network is a space for collaboration, co-generation and development of technology based business opportunities between Europe and Latin America. A network of proactive and participative organisations whose mission is aligned with ours:
ELAN Network: Activities focused on SMEs ● Generation and development of tech-based business opportunities. ● Creation of networking opportunities between companies in Latin America and Europe, as well as with other actors (public and private investors; technology centres capable of developing technological solutions for business; entrepreneurship experts and business accelerators; and other support agents). ● Support in the identification of partners, technologies and funding sources needed to develop specific business opportunities. ● Accompanying of SMEs in the different stages of development of their tech-based business opportunities. ● Training in technology transfer, entrepreneurship and tech-based business.
● Organisation of events (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru) and technical missions (Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Netherlands, Poland and Spain) with a focus on technology transfer and generating business opportunities between EU and LAC.
A Network where every event generates opportunities. An engine that drives co-generation of tech-based business opportunities between EU and LAC.
ELAN Network Members
PUBLIC SECTOR ACTORS
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BUSINESS SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY BASED ORGANISATIONS
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BRAZIL (CC) ANPROTEC USP INOVAÇÃO
The ELAN Network is composed of intermediary organisations who share the mission of supporting companies in the generation of tech- based business opportunities. A network which is growing and whose members work together and proactively to achieve its mission and generate socio-economic impact.
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HNTH IAT JIIP CSR NETHERLANDS PROMOS RBI
CORFO
SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT´ ANNA
SOFOFA
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS
COLOMBIA COLCIENCIAS INNPULSA COLOMBIA (CC) TECNALIA COLOMBIA TECNNOVA (CC) CENAT / FUNCENAT
This project is funded by the European Union.
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(CC) CENTRO DE INNOVACIÓN UC
COSTA RICA ELAN Network Coordinator
EUROPE
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CONICIT EARTH UNIVERSITY
TECNALIA TNO VTT
MEXICO ADIAT CIEBT-IPN PROMEXICO CONACYT
PERU CONCYTEC ITP
(CC) COUNTRY COORDINATOR
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