Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum

Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum and Steinbeis 2i

Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum (SEZ) was founded in March 1990 as the operational unit of the Commissioner for Europe of Baden-Württemberg's former Minister of Economic Affairs. SEZ's core business activity is facilitating the path to European research funding opportunities for Baden-Württemberg's Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and to support transnational technology transfer. In 2016, Steinbeis 2i GmbH (S2i) was founded to complement this mission. As a member of the Steinbeis network and a partner in the Enterprise Europe Network, SEZ and S2i form a bridge to Europe for companies and industry, research organisations, universities, administrations and policy makers.

We provide support to our clients on accessing European funding and financing, developing innovation management and innovation policy and accessing new European markets. We organise a whole range of conferences, brokerage events and trainings for our local clients to build the bridge and getting involved in the European ecosystem. Our team of experts with proven technological and methodological skills are working in a wide variety of sectors.

Services include

• Innovation services for SMEs
• Transnational technology transfer and market access for SMEs
• Managing and implementing cross-border innovation projects, as well as taking steps to enter European markets and internationalise.
• Expert knowledge in foresight, roadmapping and outreach activities
• Assistance in IPR issues, market studies, business plans and models
• Professional training, coaching and mentoring
• Facilitation of networking among innovation actors
• Close links to the Ministry of Baden-Württemberg and Digitizing European Industry Initiative.
• Advice for policy makers and administrations on regional future scenarios, on innovation and cluster policy issues and support of knowledge exchange at European level.