News archive - The ACES Awards Programme
Nominations for the ACES (Academic Interprise Awards Europe) Awards, the first pan-European awards programme for spin-out companies, are requested till September 30, 2008. This is the first pan-European awards programme to recognise academic entrepreneurs. Individuals coming from the countries part of or associated with the European Union’s Framework Programmes are eligible.
It is the first awards programme across Europe to focus on university spin-outs and their founders – often cited as a vital source of innovation in Europe – and will be open to academic entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship enablers across the continent.
Nominations for prizes in 7 categories open online in July at www.sciencebusiness.net, and the contest concludes on 2 December in Stockholm at Karolinska with final judging, a conference on academic enterprise and an awards ceremony. Winners will receive public recognition for their achievement and a chance at investment by corporate and individual investors invited to review nominees.
There are three types of award: five awards for spin-outs; one for fast start early-stage entrepreneurship; and the Bridge Award for promoting entrepreneurship.
For more information, including nomination forms, go to www.sciencebusiness.net/aces
Entry created by Elke Dall on September 4, 2008
Modified on September 4, 2008
