Success stories

With support from the Enterprise Europe Network, the Italian start-up CAEmate is ready to scale up its product and enter the global market. The company provides cloud-based diagnostics on the structural health of roads, tunnels, bridges and other infrastructure using existing asset models and data from a wide range of sensors.

Hacker School is giving children and teens the chance to discover the power of coding with real-world mentors. With help from the Enterprise Europe Network, the non-profit has expanded into Austria – and this is just the beginning.

When Finnish design company Ainak Ltd reached out to the Enterprise Europe Network seeking a partner to apply for the RE-CENTRE open call, the response was swift. Network partner Business Finland reached out to Sicindustria in Italy and connected Ainak Ltd with Italian furniture manufacturer Escooh. 

On the French Côte d'Azur, halfway between the legendary beach towns of Cannes and Antibes, you do not just find tourists and movie stars. In the busy Sophia Antipolis science park, two engineers, Sabri Takali and Ahmed Kacem, are working hard on decarbonising Europe. They are the founders of Plenesys, a company that wants to change how we make hydrogen.

At the beginning of August 1945, the Japanese city of Hiroshima lay in ruins. It had just been hit by the first atomic bomb ever used in war, killing tens of thousands. In the midst of the chaos, a tram slowly moved through the ruined buildings. On board a young girl was working.

IDloop is revolutionising biometrics with its contactless 3D high-resolution fingerprint imaging technology. Their partnership with Enterprise Europe Network secured crucial funding, expanded their team, and paved the way for global success. 

The clothing industry, one of the top polluting industries on the planet, has multiple negative impacts on the environment. These include intensive water and energy consumption as well as water, soil and air pollution from dyeing and finishing processes.

Drive along any mountain road in the Mediterranean basin and you will be totally unaware of a rare commodity in your environment. The seeds of the prickly pear cactus, very common in these areas, are a source of oil used by women worldwide in their quest for radiant skin.

Excitement, joy, sadness, fear, boredom… we can feel many things when watching a video. Imagine if media and entertainment companies could create and adapt content based on the viewers’ emotional responses. This is already a reality, thanks to the tech start-up Cinematronic.

Patrik Luxemburk, CEO of STABILPLASTIK in the Czech Republic, had a vision – a very clear, logical business idea in 2018 – to turn plastic waste into new products, mainly plastic pallets.