Enterprise Europe Network is funded by the European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry via the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP). The Swiss network partners are financed by the Swiss government:
- Euresearch (R&D/FP7 support) by State Secretariat for Education and Research
- Euresearch and EPFL-Alliance (Innovation & Technology support) by the Federal Office for Professional Educationand Technology (OPET)
- Osec (Business support) by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
SER -State Secretariat for Education and Research
The State Secretariat for Education and Research SER within the Federal Department of Home Affairs is the federal government's specialised agency for national and international matters concerning general and university education, research and space.
OPET - Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology
The OPET is the federal government’s competence centre for vocational education and training, Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) and innovation promotion
SECO - State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
The SECO is the Confederation's competence centre for all core issues relating to economic policy.
Euresearch finalist of European Best Practice Award
Euresearch is proud to be a finalist for the Best Practice Award 2012
category "Integrated Cooperation with FP7 NCP". Enterprise Europe Network awarded the international partnering event jointly supported by 2 NCP networks and 2 sector groups of EEN, facilitating matchmaking for EU funded R&D projects, technology and business cooperation.
"Partnering events are effective because I know who is there, what they are offering or looking for, and I can prepare myself accordingly"
Joachim Esser
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