Success stories

NeuroProof was established in 2007 as a spinoff of the University of Rostock's animal physiology department in northern Germany. Its founders, Alexandra Gramowski and Olaf Schröder, have won international recognition for research that may lead to the development of new pain-relief drugs.

EU funding helped German firm CRM float new ideas, thanks to the Enterprise Europe Network.

Danish entrepreneur Martin Dufresne is a man with a mission: to persuade homeowners in his country to invest in high-quality wooden patio decking made in Germany. After teaming up with a supplier found through the Enterprise Europe Network, he is building his business.

From his workshop in northeastern France, Michel Muller makes dollhouses, toy cars and other old-fashioned wooden playthings. Thanks to advice from the Enterprise Europe Network about CE marking, he has expanded his range of products, which he now sells throughout Europe.

With help from the Enterprise Europe Network, a Spanish maker of hospital beds designed to help prevent pressure ulcers and bedsores in patients finds a French distributor.

A German travel agency serving people with disabilities finds a suitable holiday destination in Greece with help from the Enterprise Europe Network.

Trivia question: What looks like an oversized whisk, is light enough to carry in a backpack, and measures the liquid water content of snow? A Snow Fork of course! Despite the whimsicalsounding name, this device, developed by a Finnish space and microwave technology expert, is a handy new tool for climate-change research.

Andrzej Miciuła is a professional percussionist who has turned his passion for music into a successful business selling percussion instruments and grand pianos to orchestras, theatres and music schools throughout Poland. Helped by the Enterprise Europe Network, he is now an official dealer for two top European brands and is busy expanding his business.

The Enterprise Europe Network matches a UK developer of executive training courses with a Czech partner.

Two SMEs brought together by the Enterprise Europe Network cooperate across borders to develop a computer-controlled automatic timer.