On 26-27 June 2023, the European Innovation Council (EIC) Business Acceleration Services and AB InBev hosted a physical EIC Corporate Day in Leuven, Belgium. This initiative gave the opportunity to EIC-backed innovators to network and pitch their business solutions related to AB InBev’s 5 proposed challenges.
Taking place at the corporate’s Global Innovation and Technology Centre (GITEC) building in Leuven, Belgium, 12 EIC-selected beneficiaries provided innovative solutions to the challenges AB InBev presented on Co-products, Bioprocesses, Health & Wellness, Packaging circularity and Dispense in front of the corporate’s representatives. The EIC Corporate Day with AB InBev was also a way for the attending EIC beneficiaries and corporate representatives to meet, connect and engage in several business meetings.
This initiative counted with the presence of EIC and EISMEA representatives, including the EIC Board President, Michiel Scheffer. When asked about the importance of the collaboration with AB InBev for this EIC Corporate Day and the positive impact initiatives like these can have, he stated: “Within the framework of the EIC Corporate Partnership programme and based on the previous successful editions, we collaborate with AB InBev for the 3rd time on an EIC Corporate Day, and it’s often by repeating it, that we really learn from each other. I strongly support the collaboration of startups and scaleups with corporations, and it will be one of my priorities during my EIC presidency.”
Learn more about the 12 EIC Beneficiaries selected by AB InBev:
- Altar (France)
- Biotrem Sp. z o.o. (Poland)
- Bioweg UG (Germany)
- Digimind GMBH (Germany)
- Green Fuels Research Ltd (United Kingdom)
- Magnotherm Solutions GMBH (Germany)
- Nordic 24/7 Services Oy (Finland)
- Oculyze GmbH (Germany)
- Otechos AS (Norway)
- Sonicat Systems (Spain)
- Stac Technology APS (Denmark)
- Thimus Srl (Italy)
The EIC and AB InBev have previously joined forces for several other successful initiatives, such as the “Planet Tech” event in 2020 or previous “Corporate Days” in 2020 and 2021.
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About the EIC Corporate Partnership Programme
Since 2017 the EIC Business Acceleration Services has developed its EIC Corporate Partnership Programme to allow EIC companies to boost their network and meet relevant decision-makers from the largest companies in Europe. From October 2017 until March 2023, 63 initiatives have been organised with +100 corporate partners like: ABB, Airbus, BMW CaixaBank, CommerzBank, Enel, Ferrovial, L’Oreal, Medtronic, Neste, Novo Nordisk, Roche, Saint-Gobain, Shell, Siemens Energy, Solvay or Telefonica. Over 1200 EIC-funded startups/scaleups and +2500 corporate high-level representatives have been able to participate in these initiatives reporting a significant business impact, follow-ups and business deals in less than 6 months, including numerous pilots, proofs of concept and other business collaborations.
The EIC is looking for large corporations with open innovation spirit, interested in integrating innovations coming from startups, scaleups and research projects directly into their business offering, procurement and R&D activities as well as investing in highly innovative/deep tech companies.
About the EIC Business Acceleration Services
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DISCLAIMER: This information is provided in the interest of knowledge sharing and should not be interpreted as the official view of the European Commission, or any other organisation.