Expanding the Skills2Scale alliance to boost academia–industry collaboration, deep tech skills and startup acceleration across diverse innovation ecosystems.
Scale2Connect is a Horizon Europe project (Grant No. 101214553) designed to strengthen collaboration between academia and industry and drive Deep Tech innovation across emerging and established ecosystems.
Running from September 2025 to August 2027, the project builds on the achievements of Skills2Scale, a successful European initiative that empowered Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to enhance innovation capacity and foster entrepreneurial excellence.
By expanding this model to new regions — including Greece, Portugal, Spain, Norway, and the Dominican Republic — Scale2Connect aims to bridge the gap between well-connected innovation hubs and developing ecosystems. Through this approach, the project fosters a more balanced and inclusive innovation landscape that supports digital transformation, deep tech development, and sustainable economic growth.
By 2027, Scale2Connect is expected to empower hundreds of students, researchers, and entrepreneurs, strengthen the innovation capacity of partner HEIs, and establish a vibrant cross-regional network that connects emerging and established ecosystems. Its legacy will be a stronger, more collaborative, and future-ready European innovation landscape — one that advances Deep Tech entrepreneurship, skills development, and sustainable regional transformation.
Scale2Connect operates across five countries:
For the first time, the Dominican Republic through UAPA will host the European congress Containers Day 2026, on Saturday August 22 in Santiago.
Read moreFor the first time in the Dominican Republic: an international event bringing together leaders, experts, developers, researchers, and emerging talent around AI, Cloud Native, DevOps, Kubernetes, Robotics, and Digital Transformation.
Read moreWith the participation of startups, SMEs, accelerators, incubators, public authorities and HEIs, a workshop was held in Santiago to validate findings from the entrepreneurial ecosystem analysis and adapt the Skills2Scale model to local needs.
Read moreScale2Connect hosted two interactive workshops at the Ada Byron Research Building in Málaga, bringing together academia, companies, and ecosystem stakeholders.
Read moreThe Co-Creation Workshop took place on 3 March 2026 at Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, bringing together stakeholders to validate the regional innovation ecosystem.
Read moreThe Scale2Connect consortium gathered in Norway to strengthen collaboration and shape the future of deep tech innovation.
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Thursday, September 24, 2026
How academic research becomes a successful Deep Tech venture.
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Michael Mandamadiotis · EU Innovation Project Manager
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August 22
Universidad Abierta Para Adultos · Dominican Republic · Deep Tech & Digital Innovation
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Workshop by Catholic University of Portugal.
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