ELTRUN supports specialized Open Innovation programs in collaboration with corporate organizations in vertical sectors, entitled «IDEA – Innovation, Design & Entrepreneurial Action».
The IDEA model has to-date produced several different types of outputs including digital technologies, new services and co-branding arrangements which are formally agreed between the start-up teams and the company. These agreements have taken different forms depending on the exact details of the case including supplier contracts and revenue sharing agreements.
The open innovation model that structures the IDEA program was first put into practice through collaboration with the Athens International Airport (branded as “The Digital Gate” program), a big insurance company (branded as IDEA in Health), a fintech company (branded as VivaNest).
ELTRUN provides scientific support to the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACEin) that organizes the IDEA programs.
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