On October 9, 2025, in Hall 1 of the Regional Administration - Ruse, a round table from the series \"Dialogue Innovations.bg 2040: Regional Hubs and Financing of Innovations\" was held. The event brought together representatives of enterprises, universities and institutions with a common goal: to accelerate the transfer of knowledge from academia to business and to facilitate the path of innovations to the market. The forum is part of the initiative of the Applied Research and Communications Foundation (Innovations.bg) and was implemented with the assistance of the Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) and the Business Innovation Center \"Innobridge\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The official opening was set by Milen Dobrev, Chairman of the BIC "Innobridge" and Executive Director of the Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Ruslan Stefanov, Coordinator of Innovations.bg at the Applied Research and Communications Foundation. They outlined the need for clearer mechanisms for cooperation between universities and companies, shared infrastructure for testing and prototyping, as well as practical models for joint projects that would lead to real implementations in production and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The discussion focused on the three pillars of a "living" innovation hub:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The academy emphasized that the early involvement of teachers and students in real company tasks<\/strong> speeds up training and reduces time to implementation. The industry representative pointed out that businesses are looking for ready-to-use solutions<\/strong> and expects pragmatic partnerships \u2013 from joint definition of research topics to rapid test cycles and measurable impact on productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The second panel went through the full financing cycle<\/strong> \u2013 from grant schemes and European financial instruments to banking products for growth. Emphasis was placed on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n From a practical point of view, it was noted that the stable relationship between company and university<\/strong> facilitates access to funding \u2013 because the projects are based on real industrial challenges and use available scientific expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the final part, the organizers summarized the main messages of the day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The subsequent conversations outlined a few ideas for joint initiatives<\/strong> between the University of Ruse and regional companies - from digitalization of production stages to training focused on new technologies and management skills directly related to implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moderator:<\/strong> Ruslan Stefanov (Innovations.bg)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
Panel II: Financing Innovation \u2013 How Can Europe Win the Global Race for Technological Leadership?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Moderator:<\/strong> Plamen Ivanov, Project Manager, Innovation and Business Program, Applied Research and Communications Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
Closing and Face-To-Face Conversations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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