The Lebanon Innovate Program aims at supporting the transformation of innovations and technological findings emerging from universities into market-ready products and commercial ventures to boost the Lebanese productive sectors.
Lebanon Innovate is a 42-month program funded by the European Union to revitalize the Lebanese entrepreneurial ecosystem and the productive sectors. The program, based on an innovation roadmap, fosters innovation through supporting Intellectual Property (IP) and knowledge transfer allowing the country to become a knowledge-driven digital nation at the front end of innovation.
of the industrial sector targeting agrifood, healthcare, ICT, and the creative and cultural sectors.
to create and share knowledge, and commercialize technologies.
between industry and academia to promote innovation and knowledge transfer.
and exchange with European countries and diaspora networks to access international markets.
Lebanon Innovate is funded by the European Union and coordinated by Elcim with five
implementing Lebanese and European innovation-specialized organizations.
Throughout the three and a half years of the program, Elcim along with the program’s partners will be working towards the following milestones:
working in agrifood, healthcare, ICT or digital and creative industries
including universities, laboratories, and technical & vocational schools
including accelerators, incubators, co-working spaces, clusters, and investors
including researchers, scientists, startups and entrepreneurs
active in the field of IP and Technology Transfer
Working in private sectors & affiliated to key partners
