Organised by Innovate UK and delivered by Innovate UK EDGE, this GBIP consists of a preparation phase, 5-day innovation visit to Portugal attending the 2022 Eureka Global Innovation Summit (www.gis2022.org) in Estoril with a focus on one of the main themes of the Summit - ‘Tech for Green’. It will also include support of approximately 12 months from an Innovate UK EDGE Innovation and Growth Specialist, helping your business maximise the opportunities identified, including developing innovation projects with partners and collaborators.
Innovate UK is committed to ensure that anyone, from any background, has an equal opportunity to be successful.
Focus Areas
- The Eureka Global Innovation Summit 2022 will focus on promoting ‘Green Technologies for a sustainable future and on prioritising a smooth transition towards a carbon-neutral circular economy, tackling the challenges imposed by climate change on our planet, making it more resilient for future generations’.
- This GBIP will focus on ‘Tech for Green’ and covering the main areas of –
- Cleantech
- Mobility and future cities
- Space-oceans-earth: sustainability interactions.
Why Portugal and the Global Innovation Summit: This GBIP will include a visit to Portugal and attendance at the Eureka Global Innovation Summit held in Estoril. It builds on the UK’s 35 years of collaborative innovation with Portugal through the Eureka initiative, with over 600 UK and 200 Portuguese research projects collectively worth over €1.3B supported in that time. Portugal’s 3 per cent of GDP spend on R&D, and the commitment to a 45% to 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050 makes the country a key partner. The Global Innovation Summit 2022 offers a unique possibility for selected businesses to network, exchange ideas, and develop business opportunities with businesses and other organisations from Portugal as well as over 45 other countries which are part of the Eureka network.
Benefits
- Networking and the opportunity to find potential innovation collaborators and partners and develop your network in the UK and globally
- Improve your company value proposition to international partners and investors.
- Understand the different funding and support available to accelerate the growth and scaling of your business, including programmes such as Eureka Eurostars (www.eurekanetwork.org/countries/united-kingdom/eurostars/) the next call for which closes 15th September 2022.
