Tuesday September 7^th, 2010: 17:45 – 19:15  

What are the best practices of financing the conversion of research results into industrial activity, especially in the area of manufacturing ?.

What are the barriers to transfer of new technologies to the market ?

What is the relationship between finance and technological development ?

Success stories involving the European Investment Bank and CIP financial instruments for SME’s will be presented (Loan guarantees - SME Guarantee Facility, High Growth and Innovative SME Facility (GIF)).

Chair

• Patrik Lundström, European Nano Invest - ENI (Sweden)

Speakers

• Jenni Tooth, GLE Growth Capital (UK)
• Táňa Perglová, Ministry of Education,  Youth and Sports (Czech Republic)
• Uffe Bundgaard-Joergensen, CEO InvestorNet-Gate2Growth Group (Denmark)