Activity Fields

Clusters

As the first organisation established in Greece for the structured and systematic management and development of innovation clusters, Corallia works in the field of cohesive and productive innovative ecosystems within which actors operate in a coordinated manner, in specific sectors and regions of the country, and where a competitive advantage and export orientation exists.

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InnoHubs

Αs key-reference points on the innovation map, InnoHubs are located in strategic positions in Athens and other regions in Greece and οffer their services within the context of industry-driven clusters, promoting hyper-concentration of industrial members of clusters in thematic areas, accommodate firms and organisations, which enjoy the benefits of geographical concentration and co-location and achieve economies of scale, combine networking solutions in one area, thereafter strengthening cooperation and developing synergies, function as a pillar supporting innovation designed in Greece, supporting international market exposure and feature a portfolio of integrated services.

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Youth Entrepreneurship

In a strategic attempt to fuel the field of innovation with young entrepreneurs, Corallia implements a series of initiatives to stimulate and promote Youth Entrepreneurship, in cooperation with partners and supporters of high-profile in Greece and abroad.

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International Collaborations

During the last decade, activities related to cluster development have experienced a strong growth in Europe and many clusters have been nurtured in a multitude of sectors; yet the challenge today has switched towards the enhancement of their competitiveness and sustainability. To remain competitive, access and deployment of advancements from international sources is necessary.

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Access to Finance

In the period 2006-2008, the pilot cluster program implemented by Corallia within the Operational Programme Competitiveness (3rd Community Support Framework), yielded very positive results through the establishment and expansion of the mi-Cluster and the milestones achieved by its cluster members, such as the double-digit growth rates in turnover, employment, exports and patent applications.

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News

Athena Research and Innovation Center through its OpenAIRE research programme, announces an Open Call for Tenders on Open Science

Athena Research and Innovation Center through its OpenAIRE research programme, announces an Open Call for Tenders on Open Science for SMEs, Innovators, Researchers or Organizations

Are you an innovator working in the field of Open Science? Are you an economic operator (i.e. SME, startup, young innovator, researcher) that explores new innovative fields? Gain up to 60.000 euros to design, test and implement your idea into the largest Research Infrastructure in Europe. Integrate your product solution into OpenAIRE and get rewarded with funds and recognition.

Deadline to submit December 12^th, 2019, 17:00 CET

OpenAIRE, a platform funded and supported by the European Commission, has undertaken the mission to shift scholarly communication towards openness and transparency, facilitating innovative ways to communicate and monitor research. The long-term vision of OpenAIRE is to transform society through validated scientific knowledge allowing citizens, educators, funders, civil servants and industry to find ways to make science useful and comprehensive.

OpenAIRE fosters creativity blended with Open Science principles and invites you to shape and expand this innovative research ecosystem. Therefore, OpenAIRE, Within European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme, launched its Open Innovation Call, to discover, support and fund innovative ideas and implementations of software in the Open Science field, as long as this leads to the creation of fresh business ideas and the formation of an innovation ecosystem with would-be-entrepreneurs, startups and SMEs, closely related to OpenAIRE.

The Open Innovation programme will select innovative projects in the field of Open Science to develop products and services linked to scholarly works, repositories, data management, OpenAIRE infrastructure and OpenAIRE services.

Before applying, please select one of the three challenging topics to work on:


Topic 1: Next generation Repository Technologies	Topic 2: Enhancing the quality of the OpenAIRE graph	Topic 3: Expanding the OpenAIRE service portfolio

You are advised to select a topic that best fits with your experience, skills and motivations. The relation of each tender topic along with the OpenAIRE application boundaries and operations is demonstrated below.

You may explore the information, timeline and submission process of the Open Call provided in the link below. All the templates, annexes and submission documents are also available:

https://www.openaire.eu/open-innovation-in-openaire

Tip: Visit OpenAIRE to explore its services: https://www.openaire.eu/

Be your own boss thanks to the Prince’s Trust International Enterprise Programme in Greece

After 35 years of successful results in the UK where more than 80,000 young people have been supported to start their own business, the Prince’s Trust International Enterprise Programme comes to Greece. From training and mentoring to funding, the Enterprise Programme is with young people in Greece every step of the way.

Corallia: InnoEcoNews - August 2018!

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Events

European Open Science Cloud Pilot Project Kicked Off

Athens, 20th January 2017: Athena RC and Corallia participated in the kick-off meeting of the European Open Science Cloud for Research pilot (EOSCpilot) project, which held on 17-19 January in Amsterdam.
gi-Cluster participated at the Game Connection 2016

Athens, 31st October 2016. gi-Cluster participated for the second year in a row at the Game Connection 2016, which held in Paris on 26-28 October. The Greek business delegation had the opportunity to exhibit their products, gained strong international visibility. Furthermore, the Greek delegation represented the country’s potential and took the visitors through a creative ride across their innovative products and services.
Silicon Europe Worldwide and TAITRA signed an MoU

Athens, 27th October 2016: Silicon Europe Worldwide, a member of which is mi-CLuster, and the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) signed an MoU at SEMICON Europa in Grenoble. Both parties aim to further strengthen their cooperation in support of Taiwanese and European joint business and technological endeavours, particularly in the fields of micro- and nanoelectronics as well as Smart-X systems.
si-Cluster at the first Copernicus Information and Training Session in Greece

Athens, 10th October 2016: si-Cluster participated in the Copernicus Training and Information Session which held on Friday October 7th in Athens at the premises of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (N.H.R.F). This session was the first of a series of national Copernicus events which the European Commission will be organising at the request of, and in collaboration with Member States.