ENRICH in the USA has established itself as a major contact point for European entrepreneurs and innovation actors seeking to grow and reinforce collaboration across the Atlantic. ENRICH in the USA has established two Centres – the San Francisco Centre: also called the ENRICH in the USA West Coast Centre and the Boston Centre: also called the ENRICH in the USA East Coast Centre - and Landing Hubs across the US, located in incubators at partner universities.
The main result is a strong trusted ENRICH in the USA community created in the project:
• over 300 people improved their capacities and were made aware of ENRICH in the USA activities through training, including more than 12 webinars and workshops, 4 Country Days etc; ESDP young researchers and innovators;
• 4 active Hubs, 2 Centres (San-Francisco, Boston) and 1 headquarter (Temple, Philadelphia);
• 7 virtual and 26 physical paid soft-landings to support the companies (3+ months with average 18-months duration);
• industry focused immersion programmes with 81 activities/events during 3 years, in which 5135 participants took part, both Europeans innovators and American mentors or hosts;
• a network of 30 universities and 60+ US Ambassadors;
• a community platform Enrichers.gi2.io with more than 1200 people, 600 startups and 400 partners in the on-live community;
• more than 60 Ambassadors in Europe;
• ENRICH GLOBAL (EG), a non-for-profit international association focused on the globalization of innovations, created in Europe with input from different ENRICH-family projects and other organisations.
• To support the Network and its services, multiple content assets were developed, including 14 studies (e-health, AI, cybersecurity…), videos, the Entrepreneurial Skills Development Programme (ESDP) etc.
There results were obtained thanks to more than hundred specific activities implemented in the project: events, trainings, mentorships, Country Days etc., with 2398 European entrepreneurs and innovators, supporting their internationalization towards the USA, and reached many more through its online tools, studies and guidance.
Total revenue reached by ENRICH in the USA Network (HQ Temple University) by the end of the project is $431,179.38 for virtual and J-1 Soft Landing in total at M36, and $54,447.93 of sponsorships from Ambassadors and Service Providers around both Hubs and Centres.
