1. The Incubator & Science Park Expertise Thematic Network
HIGHEST Network
The Incubator & Science Park Expertise Thematic Network
Alpes Maritimes, France - CICOM Organisation, Coord
Helsinki Region, Finland – Technopolis Ventures
South Sweden, Sweden – SydSam
Torino Area, Italy – I3P Incubatore Politecnico
Berlin, Germany – WISTA Management
Switzerland - SwissParks.ch (associated partner)
Alain André, CEO CICOM Organisation
Helping Innovative firms Growth and Entrepreneurship using Emerging IST and other Technologies

2. HIGHEST Best Practices
Political Awareness on Innovation
Business Exploitation of Research Results
Early stage financing
Opening European Markets
From Idea to Company
Waking Up Sleeping Projects

3. Paxis/Highest concrete outcomes
10 Good practices
2 Policy schemes
Political awareness & Waking up sleeping projects
Intensive SME support
> 500 Seminars & Workshops
> 3000 start-up accompanied or reached
Visiting Schemes
Lithuania + Poland + Cyprus + Switzerland
Political awareness
+900 Policy makers reached
International Visibility
Medias, newspapers + Regional/Local
MOU with China with IASP support

4. Intangible Outcomes Networking between Universities
Entrepreneurship: Sophia Antipolis, Torino, Cambridge, Madrid
Social and economic development
Waking up Sleeping Projects
Recognition & visibility
« Through Paxis, Helsinki, Torino, Berlin, Sweden, Alpes-Maritimes Regions have got more international attention.

5. European added value Benchmarking and exchange of good practices.
Increased networking and visibility
Business opportunities, start-ups and jobs
Regions attractiveness to foreign companies & investments
Better relationship between business & research
Enhanced regional innovation strategies
Enterprises benefited from better support: International best practice

6. Outstanding outcome
Euro Office a brand for a family of services for opening European markets for start ups

7. Obstacles or to improve
Easier access to EC projects for young innovative SMEs (payment, guarantee)
Greater direct involvement of innovative start-up
Early stage financing
Cross-regions and cross networks activities (i.e. Good Practices Convention, award…)