The Basque Government has begun to explain to Basque companies the priorities for specialisation in certain fields in which to carry out a large part of the public funding in R&D in which three meta-priorities are set: Advanced Manufacturing, Energy and Micro-bio-nano Convergence for Health. The development of a smart specialisation strategy is already a prerequisite for any country or region to be able to access the funding offered by major European projects.
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1 S 2014: Acquisitions in technology companies on the rise
Los inversores corporativos mejoran su confianza en Europa y optan por el crecimiento vía fusiones y adquisiciones de empresas tecnológicas alcanzando el máximo desde el 2012. El primer semestre de 2014 con 94 operaciones presenta la mayor cifra de fusiones y...
Investment analysis of the natural language industry
Natural language processing (NLP) is a field of ICT that studies the interactions between computers and human language. The level of performance has improved substantially in recent years. As an effect of this phenomenon, during the last few...
Most active VC investors in Europe in the first half of 2014
Index Ventures leads the list of the most active investors in the first half of 2014 with 11 venture capital deals, and has also completed five more deals in early-stage companies.
Cosme: improving the competitiveness of European enterprises
COSME with a budget of €2.3 billion to run between 2014 and 2020 is the EU's Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs programme that helps entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises to start up, access finance and internationalise, as well as supporting authorities to improve the business environment and facilitate economic growth in the European Union.
Profound success of Horizon SME instrument in Spain
Spain is positioned as the first country in number of projects in Phase 1 of the SME Instrument of Horizon 2020, obtaining 39 of the 155 projects selected for funding. The next cut-off date for submitting new projects in phase 1 will be this September, here are some keys to take into account so that your project can be part of those selected.
H1 2014, How is VC evolving in Europe?
En el 1S 2014, la inversión del Venture capital en Europa ha crecido un 27% en el número de operaciones y un 70% en el volumen invertido respecto al mismo semestre del 2013. Después del incremento de actividad de Venture Capital en el último trimestre del 2013, el...
Will freelance platforms change the way we work?
The difficulty of finding work in times of crisis has boosted freelance work and has led to the development of new ideas, such as freelance platforms, where freelancers and independent professionals present their services. In Spain, there are several companies dedicated to this activity that have been very well received, such as Geniuzz and Nubelo.
Acquisitions in the training sector
Aunque en los últimos años se han realizado varias fusiones y fusiones y adquisiciones en el sector de la educación y formación en España, la tendencia está decreciendo, en este año 2014 tan solo se ha realizado una operación. Operaciones en empresas muy ...
Mergers and acquisitions in the ICT sector have continued to grow during the crisis.
Mergers and acquisitions of companies in the information and communication technologies sector have not been affected by the crisis, although it is true that in 2009 there was a decrease in the number of operations, from 2010 onwards it began to grow, maintaining the pace in H1 2014.
E-COMMERCE IN CLOTHING IS IN TREND AND INVESTORS KNOW IT.
According to data from the prestigious Kantar Worldpanel, online fashion sales in Spain grew at a dizzying rate of 32% in 2013, increasing its customer base by 600,000 new buyers. Last year, 3,100,000 Spaniards bought fashion online. Corporate investors know this and have not wanted to miss the opportunity.
Venture capital in the logistics sector
After a period of drought suffered in the logistics sector in 2012, it seems that venture capital in the logistics sector in Spain is beginning to recover, and although the number of operations carried out is still small, during the first half of 2014 there have already been 5 operations, the same as in the whole of the previous year, which seems to indicate the growth of venture capital in this sector.