29/09/2014
The European Enterprise Network Sabancı University team has been chosen to receive European Commission funding for the INNOVEEN Project, submitted for the INNOSUP Call opened as part of the H2020 Program.
INNOVEEN will be among the first H2020 projects of Sabancı University to be funded.
INNOVEEN was one of the two projects chosen for funding among five submissions in Turkey, and aims to improve the regional innovation ecosystem by developing the innovation management capabilities of small and medium businesses based in Istanbul. Specifically, the project is focused on two main activities. The first objective of the project is to help small and medium businesses that are included in the H2020 SMB Instrument Program of the European Commission manage their innovation projects effectively by enabling coaching services to these businesses. The project also aims to determine and act upon the improvement opportunities of small and medium businesses in innovation management for an ultimate goal of increasing the rate at which EU innovation funds are utilized. As part of the project, the European Enterprise Network Istanbul - Sabancı University Unit will provide these services to 39 businesses based in Istanbul.