Introduction

ENRICH is the European Network of Research and Innovation Centres and Hubs. Promoted by the European Commission through Horizon 2020, the ENRICH Network currently offers services to connect European research, technology, and business organisations with five global front-runner innovation markets: North America, South America, China, India, and Africa.

Started in April 2017, ENRICH in the USA is an H2020 funded initiative whose mission is to establish a Network of European Research and Innovation Centers and Hubs throughout the United States of America and Canada. ENRICH in the USA acts as a central contact point for European research and innovation actors seeking to grow, reinforce collaboration, as well as find commercialization paths across the Atlantic.

The mission of ENRICH in the USA is to provide collaboration and commercialization support services to European researchers and innovators in the USA and Canada, while facilitating their access to university-centric soft landing ecosystems, including US investors, to maximize their chances of success in North America.

The ENRICH in the USA initiative is lead in the USA by Temple University SBDC.