Success stories

Olympia Electronics, founded in 1979 by two Greek entrepreneurs, has grown into one of the country's most successful makers of emergency lighting and fire alarm systems.

Advised by the Enterprise Europe Network, Greek environmental technology SME Draxis led an EU-funded study into a high-tech irrigation management system that could revolutionise the way farmers worldwide are charged for water.

Thanks to the Enterprise Europe Network and Icelandic technical know-how, two former radio journalists from Germany are selling their multimedia city tours to iPhone users.

Founded in 1906, Hijos de Rivera produces a million hectolitres a year using hops from Germany and other parts of Spain.

An Italian SME advised by the Enterprise Europe Network is applying its mechanical expertise to the world of biomedical research.

Scottish company Scotmas set its sights on Turkey as a destination for its water treatment, hygiene and environmental care products.

Thanks to two micro-companies brought together by the Enterprise Europe Network, there is now a new range of wildlife identification apps for smartphones and tablets.

Keeping the bugs at bay poses a challenge for organic farms that shun pesticides. But help is on the way: a small Turkish plastics maker has developed an environmentally friendly bug trap, under an EU research project it learned about from the Enterprise Europe Network.

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.

A three-person company based in Carinthia, Austria, has developed an ecological process for painting starry skies onto ceilings.