At Sunlight, we see our partnership with the Science and Technology Park of Crete tech community and offices as having been integral to our success in building our software platform. For more info: https://bit.ly/41mNQUZ

Samsung R&D Institute Bangalore (SRI-B) and Samsung R&D Institute Noida (SRI-N) today launched the Startup Incubation Program 2023 where technology startups will collaborate with Samsung to bring innovative ideas to market. Samsung India has continuously strived to be India’s true partner, bringing advancement through its innovative technologies. With a strong focus on research and development (R&D) to build meaningful innovations, Samsung Mobile Advance (SMA) 2023 is a Startup Incubation Program, driven by SRI-B. SMA is a grant funding scheme for new

Maria, is active in the sector of theatre and audiovisual production and she is participating in the Erasmus For Young Entrepreneurs programme as a New Entrepreneur with the aim to set up a production company.Through her collaboration with the Host Entrepreneur in Glasgow (UK), Maria will learn the management tools of a company and how to communicate with artists, film producers and sponsors. She will learn all the tips to have a successful business. During the last months, she is actively involved in

We are excited to announce the signing of a MoU, between the Science & Technology Park of Crete (STEP-C) of the Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH) and the Hellenic Tech Investor Club (THETI CLUB). The objectives of the collaboration will be to work together and further support innovative Greek-Based Tech Startups with funding and expertise.  The Science & Technology Park of Crete (STEP-C) was founded in 1993 by the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH). Its Objectives include

Harris, the New Entrepreneur from Greece, is currently planning to set up a physiotherapy Centre. He started collaborating with the Italian Host Entrepreneur Andrea, who is the owner of a physioclinic, in Rome. Their business exchange relationship, in the context of Erasmus for Young entreprneurs programme, will last for 4 months.  Through this collaboration, Harris seeks to understand how a physiotherapy clinic works as well as how to better address issues related to patients and treatment. Andrea will have the chance to work

FORTH organized the “Researchers’ Night 2022”  event,  on September 30, 2022 (17:00-23:00), with great success. Two of STEP-C tenants, EnzyQuest and SMATHI, participated in the event and presented to the visitors their innovative projects and products. 1. A night in EnzyQuest’s production lab of molecular reagents Industrial biotechnology utilizes microorganisms, or microorganism byproducts (such as enzymes), to generate products useful for research and molecular diagnostics. EnzyQuest, a Spin-out company of FORTH, is the first Greek company, that is internationally certified, for

Giorgia, the Italian New Entrepreneur from Spain started a new collaboration with the Greek Host Entrepreneur Elpidoforos, in the context of EYE programme. Giorgia is planning to start a new Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), which will promote supportive educational activities for disadvantaged and vulnerable young people. By the end of their business exchange relationship Giorgia expects to improve further her professional skills and knowledge, while Elpidoforos, will have the chance to work with a motivated entrepreneur with new business ideas. Their

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Foundation for Research & Technology-HELLAS (FORTH) and the Technical University of Crete (TUC) was signed on Monday, August 22, 2022.     The aim of the MoU is to create and run a new Business Incubator of the Science & Technology Park of Crete (STEPC) in the city of Chania, with the objective of supporting start-up entrepreneurship, exploiting research and innovation actions and promoting collaboration and networking. The cooperation between FORTH and TUC is strategically

A new Registry of Mentors was set up by the Region of Crete in order to support and promote innovative start-up entrepreneurship in selected domains of  the revised Research & Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization, Crete (RIS3Crete). More information, here.

A New Entrepreneur from Cyprus, Ms Angela Hadjigeorgiou arrived in Greece, in order to collaborate with the Greek Host Entrepreneur, Ms Sofia Tsigkou. Angela wishes to gain start-up knowledge in the area of educational, environmental activities and workshops and more specifically to learn about the management of an innovative preschool institute. Sofia is experienced in this sector and she will support Angela by providing her mentoring and coaching services.  Both of them strongly believe that they will benefit from the

The Region of Crete organizes the Innodays, 25-27 November 2022 at the International Exhibition Center of Crete, in Gournes of Gouves, Heraklion. More information can be found here.