China News Service, Ningbo, September 23 (Zhang Bin) "This is the first membership certificate we have awarded in China. It can be said to be a valuable opportunity to establish connection and collaboration between Europe and China's innovation ecology." Pietro De Martino, Chairman of the European Business and Innovation Centers Association, said in an interview on the 22nd.
On the same day, in Ningbo, Zhejiang, as a non-profit science and technology innovation organization officially recognized by the European Commission, the European Business and Innovation Centers (EBN) officially awarded the Li Dassan Incubation Park of the University of Nottingham Ningbo the EU Business Incubation Network Center (EU|BIC) membership certificate.
On September 22, the European Business and Innovation Centers Association (EBN) officially awarded the EU Business Incubation Network Center (EU|BIC) membership certificate to the Li Dassan Incubator Park of the University of Nottingham Ningbo Ningbo. Photo by Zhang Bin
According to reports, the European Business and Innovation Centers Association’s membership network covers more than 40 countries around the world. Through this certification, the innovation and entrepreneurship projects of the Li Dashan Incubation Park of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China can directly connect with the institutions of the EU Business Incubation Network Center. International innovation projects and scientific and technological enterprises can also use this incubation park to enter the Chinese market.
Pietro de Martino believes that China is not only a market with opportunities, but also an innovation laboratory. “This collaboration allows other start-ups in the association to work hand in hand with Chinese start-ups to promote collaborative innovation between Europe and China.”
On the same day, the Ningbo University Technology Transfer Center and the University of Nottingham Ningbo Ningbo International Science and Technology Park, with platforms such as the University of Nottingham Ningbo Ningbo Li Dassan Incubator as the core carrier, were simultaneously opened. Multiple strategic cooperation contracts were signed, and the awarding ceremony for the certificate of occupancy of the 36Kr Li Dassan Incubator was held simultaneously.
On September 22, the opening ceremony of Ningbo University Technology Transfer Center and University of Nottingham Ningbo International Science and Technology Park was held. Photo by Zhang Bin
Jonathan Garibal, Executive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, said that in the future, he expects more high-quality ideas to leave campus, be tested in the real market, and grow in places with the most opportunities.
During the China-EU incubator international cooperation docking roadshow held at the event, 14 innovation incubation platforms from Switzerland, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom and other countries appeared together, gathering 11 Chinese and foreign high-quality innovation projects. Guests attending the meeting had in-depth exchanges around the project's technical advantages, implementation paths and cooperation prospects, and jointly explored opportunities for cross-border innovation cooperation.
As a university incubator featuring "attracting talents from overseas", the Li Dassan Incubator of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China has incubated nearly 60 start-up companies in the nine years since its establishment. Among them, technological innovation companies accounted for 84.8%, and 43.6% of the companies have international teams. (over)
