EUREKA AWARDS

EUREKA Chairs have introduced different Awards to successful R&D oriented SMEs promoting innovation in Europe.

EUREKA Innovation Award

This Award was introduced by the Portuguese Chairmanship of EUREKA, 2008-2009. with this award EUREKA recognised an R&D performing SME for a project chosen on the basis of outstanding technological and commercial achievement and a societal impact. This award aims to ensure long-lasting visibility and attention and have a clear and strong impact on the EUREKA image, constant from one year to the next.

The EUREKA Innovation award will be an annual one comprising a whole range of EUREKA products (individual, Eurostars, Clusters and Umbrellas). This award will be exploited by each Chairmanship focusing on one individual main point of the respective central theme and it can be handed to a company or a project. The EUREKA Innovation award will take place during high visibility events of the EUREKA network (MC, IPC or other).

Lillehammer Award

This was the EUREKA Environmental Award established in 1994 by the then Norwegian Chair, in the town whose name it bears. With this award, EUREKA recognised the contribution made by a project to improving Europe's environment, developing sustainable solutions to the problems of waste and pollution.

The EUREKA Lynx Award

The Lynx Award was established in 2001 during the Spanish Chairmanship to highlight fast-growing, high-tech SMEs which offer good prospects for private investors. Companies eligible for the Award indicated additional turnover (approx. 25%) resulting from participation in a EUREKA project or EUREKA Cluster sub-project. The winner received €10.000 together with the trophy "EUSY", the EUREKA symbol embodying the spirit and challenge of innovation, introduced by the Hellenic chairmanship.