Education and skills development

Organization of customized seminars and training certification programs to scientific and management staff for acquiring new skills and dexterities. Organization of professional employment support measures and events, such as Career Days, Internship Days, Industry-Academia Networking Days, etc.

Ecosystem building

Organization of business Roadshows, commercial and technology Exhibitions, Trade Fairs, B2B/B2C/C2C Match-making and brokerage events, at international level. Responding to requests for know-how and expertise pertaining to technological needs of specific SMEs.

Incubator/accelerator support

Office/Desk Renting, Business Center and Teleconferencing Facilities, Exhibition Area, Lab Area, Data Center in two EBN-qualified business innovation centers. 12-month business acceleration for more than 30 early-stage startups every year in the most prominent Greek accelerator “egg – enter.grow.go” that offers state-of-the-art infrastructure, training, mentoring and business-support services.

Visioning, Strategy Development, Branding

Advice and support on developing a business plan and an intellectual property management plan, in cooperation with specialized experts and patent attorneys. Digital Media Development, Market Intelligence Watch, Benchmarking, Press Releases preparation and issuing, etc.

Innovation, Testing & Validation

Organization of open innovation contests and challenges, such as Hackathons, Appathons, Startup Weekends, Bootcamps etc. Developing proposals for possible solutions (including potential providers and collaborators, prototypes, methodologies, etc). Providing or facilitating access for businesses to a set of research and other digital infrastructures.

Funding & Investor Readiness

Provision of business advice and direct access to an extensive network of Business Angels, VCs, Banks and Institutional Investors, offering Seed and Growth Capital, Micro-loans, Loans, Financial Guarantees, Factoring, etc. Coordination of proposal submissions to Horizon, COSME, Interreg, Structural Funds Programmes, National Development Funds, etc.

Our Skills


Leading player at regional, national, european levels.

Regional

Strong regional role supported by public funding. ATHENA RC is fully-aligned to, and closely collaborates with regional authorities for the implementation of the RIS3 strategy in the Region of Attica. Strengthening of the value chain and partnerships between cluster members. Connecting regional and national policies and strategies (Smart Specialisation, Digitalisation).

National

Advisory support on specific operational and business development issues, with many opportunities for cooperation with experienced partners and benefits of involvement within a collaborative environment of innovation incubators. Development of strategic partnerships. Physical presense in 3 key-areas in Greece, allows for better scouting and easier reach of local potential.

European

Showcasing the profile of cluster members and the identity of the cluster overall, placing the ecosystem dynamically on the international market, through targeted publicity, networking and through the design and implementation of data collection and marketing intelligence mechanisms. International presence, expansion into new markets and development of strategic partnerships.