Cyprus launches climate innovation programme
Academics, business leaders and government officials in Cyprus celebrated the rollout of new Climate-KIC innovation programmes at an event in Nicosia, Cyprus.
Climate-KIC has recently introduced its uniquely integrated innovation model to Cyprus as part of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS).
At the event – organised under the auspices of the President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis – speakers including former EU education commissioner Androulla Vassiliou and a representative of Cyprus’ Ministry of Education and Culture were among the officials to welcome the EU’s climate innovation partnership to Cyprus.
One of the programmes introduced to Cyprus is Climate-KIC’s start-up accelerator, which supports entrepreneurs to get their climate change adaptation and mitigation products and services to market, and helps identify export and collaboration opportunities in Europe and around the world.
Dr Stylianos Yiatros of the Cyprus University of Technology said: “Cyprus is delighted to join the EIT Climate-KIC RIS programme and bring climate change innovation to the eastern Mediterranean region.”
A Climate-KIC delegation visited the Cyprus University of Technology ahead of the event in Nicosia, and met with the team at CUTing Edge, an entrepreneurship community supported by the US state department, and INTENT, the university’s innovation and technology transfer office.
Mike Cherrett, director of external partnerships at Climate-KIC said: “Active involvement at a regional level is key to ensuring that Europe continues to lead the way in climate change development.
“Cyprus will help us build on the success of our collaboration elsewhere in Europe, and further strengthen our network of partners.”
