This report provides an assessment of whether alternative finance has the potential to help Europe address the problem of access to finance for innovative companies and bridge the gap in terms of access to risk capital, and if EU action is needed to support development of the sector. To this...

This report provides an assessment of whether alternative finance has the potential to help Europe address the problem of access to finance for innovative companies and bridge the gap in terms of access to risk capital, and if EU action is needed to support development of the sector. To this...

The study evaluates the performance and assesses the impact of Eurostars-1 ended projects funded during 2008-2010 in terms of new products, processes or services introduced into the market two years after the projects' completion. The analysis also provides recommendations on how to better...

This study is conducted in the context of the evaluation of the European Union Framework Programmes for Research, Technological developments and Demonstration Activities (FPs). It is one of the preparatory studies being undertaken for the overall ex post evaluation of the FP7 (2007-2013). It...

The study analyses industry participation in FP6 and FP7, based on an extensive literature review, the analysis of CORDA data corroborated by a counterfactual evaluation, interviews with participants, case studies and feedback from an expert workshop. The results show that industry participation...

Diese von der Europäischen Kommission finanzierte Studie, umfasst eine technoökonomische Analyse der globalen solaren Wertschöpfungsketten und deren Produktionswege für eine nachhaltige Umsetzung. Die Studie unterteilt sich in vier Hauptaufgaben: eine technoökonomische Analyse der...