The widerAdvance Facility invites Research Teams and Research Managers and Administrators (RMAs) receiving support from the Facility, as well as interested local and international stakeholders, to join its upcoming Open Day and Matchmaking Event in Tenerife, Canary Islands.
The event will give widerAdvance participants the opportunity to present their Key Exploitable Results to a jury, receive practical feedback and discuss their value proposition, potential applications and next steps with relevant experts and stakeholders.
The programme will include pitching sessions, round-table discussions on factors supporting innovation, and dedicated matchmaking and networking activities. Participants will be able to connect with:
- other Research Teams and RMAs receiving services from the widerAdvance Facility;
- socioeconomic actors offering insights into technology deployment and market needs;
- local and international stakeholders supporting research and innovation;
- representatives of European initiatives and networks, including the Enterprise Europe Network, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and National Contact Points.
The Matchmaking Event will take place on 12 November in Tenerife, alongside a dedicated Study Visit to the Canary Islands’ research and innovation ecosystem on 10–11 November. The Study Visit will introduce participants to the region’s expertise and facilities in areas ranging from agrotechnology to astrophysics.
Who can take part?
Clients of the widerAdvance Facility and interested local and international stakeholders.
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Unleashing Widening potential@Canary Islands edition |
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Introduction |
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9:00 – 09:30 |
Registration – Welcome |
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9:30 – 09:45 |
Introduction & Objectives widerAdvance Facility project partners |
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Session 1 |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Pitching Key Exploitable Results By widerAdvance Facility supported Teams |
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11:00 – 12:00 |
International & stakeholder Jury & Feedback Jury compostion: Kostantinos Kokkinoplitis, former General Secretariat for R&I, Leader of RISE and SIGMA Consulting Michele Andolfo, CEO and R&D Director of Artigo SpA Joerg Scherer, Senior Business and Innovation Advisor, EURICE EU Project Office GmbH Averik KhnKoyan, Head of Unit, Higher Education and Science Committee of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia Representative of the Canarian R&I Ecosystem: TBC
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Coffee break |
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Session 2 |
Supporting innovation: Lab – Deployment - ScaleUp |
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12:30 – 13:30 |
From Lab to Market and IP Management (EU IP Helpdesk ) Key considerations for technolovy-deployment Spin-off (ULL/ULPGC)
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13:30- 14:30 |
Networking lunch |
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Session 3 |
Networking Session |
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14:30 – 16:00 |
Two networking streams facilitated by BRELLA: 1. Networking between stakeholders, research teams and RMAs 2. Meetings with representatives of the Enteprise Europe Network, National Contact Points of Horizon Europe |
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Wrap-Up & Conclusions |
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Deadline for registrations: 14 October at 23:00 CET Organisers: Canary Islands Research Agency Innovation and the Information Society (ACIISI) Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology (CSIC – IPNA) Questions: Laura Ruiz Caramés // Alicia Boto |
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Participants can register for the Matchmaking Event, the Study Visit, or both activities.
