Success Stories
New chapter begins for Irish children's book publisher
Going international
| Services and Retail
Silver Angel Publishing produces charmingly illustrated children’s books on environmental issues. The Cork-based company was looking for publishing partners abroad for its eco-friendly children's titles.
The beauty of research
Technology transfer
| Biotech, Pharma and Cosmetics
Spanish researchers were studying the use of a novel technology in food production when the Enterprise Europe Network pointed them in a completely different direction: cosmetics.
Uncorking new possibilities
Brought together by the Enterprise Europe Network, a Spanish SME has teamed up with German researchers in an EU-funded project to prevent contamination in wine corks.
For wine lovers, there is nothing worse when opening a bottle only to find that the cork is rotten, making the wine undrinkable. A common fault in wine, ‘cork taint’ affects as much as 5% of the bottled wine in Europe, resulting in annual losses of €700 million.
Spanish mattress has soft landing in French market
Going international
| Services and Retail
Lying in a hospital bed for any length of time can cause bedsores, an additional source of discomfort and pain. Comercial Quirurgica Farmaceutica is a Spanish company that has come up with a special support mattress that adapts to the shape of each patient’s body and alleviates the pressure that causes sores. Working through the Enterprise Europe Network, the firm is now distributing its product in France.
Cruise ship ceilings offer perfect backdrops for painted skies
Going international
| Tourism and Cultural Heritage
A three-person company based in Villach in Carinthia, Austria, has developed an ecological process for painting starry skies onto ceilings. Using night glowing colours and no phosphorus, the Starseed painting of the Milky Way and the Big Dipper are Top Impex’s hot new product aimed at the hotel industry, and private and old people’s homes.
London dream comes true for designer
Advice
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Carolin Schmidt is a young German fashion designer from Magdeburg in Saxony-Anhalt. She launched her own fashion line in 2008 and runs her shop and office from her parents’ home, designing funky bespoke dresses for clients who follow the process from the first sketch to buying the fabric to the final one-of-its-kind result.
Taking ideas from the lab to the plate
Technology transfer
| Agrofood
Dutch food development company opens branch in Catalonia, thanks to the Enterprise Europe Network’s Agrofood Sector Group.
Green locks find the key to EU funding
Access to EU funding
| Environment
Berlin firm Horatio has invented an eco-efficient locking system for office and hotel doors, called GreenAccess. The Enterprise Europe Network helped the firm to open its doors to EU funding opportunities.
Swinging into better business
Going international
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How do you get children to appreciate art? Let them climb all over it suggests Fréderic Iriarte, who designs innovative playground equipment for children and adults. Thanks to the Enterprise Europe Network, his recreational sculptures may soon be seen all over Europe.
Planting the seeds for an organic future
Despite growing consumer demand for organic foods, new producers face huge costs when they market their products. Thanks to the Enterprise Europe Network, agrofood SMEs in Greece and Bulgaria will get help through an EU-funded branding scheme.
Testing the waters for irrigation innovation
Advised by the Enterprise Europe Network, Greek environmental technology SME Draxis is leading a study into a high-tech irrigation management system that could revolutionise the way farmers worldwide are charged for water.
Taking advertising to the third dimension
The use of 3D in digital signage means advertisers have a more eye-catching way to showcase their products. Italian software firm Edisonweb used the Enterprise Europe Network to tap into this new technology through German company 3D International.
Ticket to ride for tourism web developer
Going international
| Tourism and Cultural Heritage
For more than 20 years, Italian SME Editel has been developing websites and applications for corporate clients in the northern Trentino region. Working with an Armenian partner it found through the Enterprise Europe Network, the micro-company is taking its business to the next level.
All hands on deck
Going international
| Sustainable Construction
Danish entrepreneur Martin Dufresne is a man with a mission: to persuade homeowners in his country to invest in high-quality wooden patio decks made in Germany. After teaming up with a supplier found through the Enterprise Europe Network, he is building his business.
Taking a shine to a new kind of jewellery
Going international
| Textile & Fashion
What happens when you combine pendants with perfume? A scintillating business idea made possible by the Enterprise Europe Network, which introduced a Bulgarian jewellery maker to a Belgian designer. They have joined forces to make scented necklaces.
Building business in Switzerland
Going international
| Sustainable Construction
Even entrepreneurs with foreign experience can find it difficult to gather all the information they need about doing business in a particular country. But as one Polish SME found out, free help is just a phone call away to the Enterprise Europe Network.
Healthy harvest for Polish food SME
As any organic food wholesaler knows, finding good-quality suppliers is not always easy. Aided by the Enterprise Europe Network, one Polish SME is now sourcing organic buckwheat and other ingredients from a tiny farm in Latvia.
Linking up to save lives
Technology transfer
| Healthcare
Acute myeloid leukaemia is a rare blood cancer that progresses rapidly in the body and can cause death within months or weeks if untreated. Thanks to the Enterprise Europe Network, two SMEs are researching a promising new treatment, supported by €500,000 in EU funding.
Giving old tyres a new life
All tyre manufacturers in Poland are required by law to store and recycle used tyres supplied by clients. One SME’s search for an environmentally friendly technology led it directly to the Enterprise Europe Network.
Living in a materials world
Going international
| Materials
A company mission organised by the Materials Sector Group fosters partnerships in technical ceramics.
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