Study on innovation support ecosystems

This deliverable aims to understand the interplay of the actors in the regional innovation ecosystem and help NCPs to localise counselling needs. This study contains a typology of actors in the innovation support system and an analysis of their role, activities offered and their scope (from financing to general support), also in view of support regarding the EIC. In order to give an overview of the support infrastructure, the following methods will be used: • Explorative interviews/survey with relevant stakeholders (e.g. research institutes, technology transfer organizations, clusters, DIHs, incubators, banks, VCs, business angels, etc.). • Desk research and literature review (identify relevant existing studies, papers etc.). • Short analysis of socioeconomic data of the regions. Interviews will be carried out in 1-4 different regions (depending on country size) in up to 10 countries in order to explore and highlight potential ideas and models to be replicated at Eu or national level, with particular reference to the identification, selection and support on high risk and high potential companies and the analysis of of EIC “mirror” funding schemes operative at national level. To ensure a broad dissemination and application of the findings within this task, the study will be publicly available. This study will build on the results and methodology of the pre-study on innovation ecosystems implemented in the predecessor project Access4SMEs. Within this pre-study in 4 partner MS (Bulgaria, Germany, Israel and Italy) first explorative interviews have already been conducted that formed the basis for a first study with recommendations for NCPs. The interview guidelines and framework of the pre-study will be built on in the more extensive study conducted within this task.