The ENRICH in Brazil roadshow – including two information days –  in Bulgaria has been organized by RCISD, with the support of the Institute for Technology Transfer and Innovations (ITTI), the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Plovdiv Chamber of Commerce and Industry and with the collaboration of the IPR SME Helpdesk Latin America.

The events in both locations were opened by the executive directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The introductory words and welcome speech on behalf of the Hungarian EiB team was delivered by Dr. Béla Kardon, Chief Scientific Officer. First, he provided an overview about the goals, services, clients and members of the three ENRICH centres.  In the next two sessions Zita Buday presented the CEBRABIC project and highlighted the services  of the Enrich in Brazil Centre. Dr. Béla Kardon presented an Information session on the Brazilian R&I Market. The last session was dedicated to IPR protection in Brazil, presented by Mr. Robert Pocklington Vicente, on behalf of the IPR SME Helpdesk Latin America.

The event was concluded by a Q&A session.

The participants of the event – 20 persons in Sofia and 15 persons in Plovdiv)  covered a wide range of the innovation chain: chamber of commerce & industry, universities, research centres, intermediaries, SME-s, large companies, R2M actors.