Brussels, 21 February 2012 – Seven start-up companies from across Europe were recognised at an awards ceremony here today as two programmes came together to hand out prizes to entrepreneurs. Start-ups from the UK and Germany lead the list of winners, which also includes Spanish and Hungarian companies.
Together, the cluster of awards make a powerful statement about the promise and importance of entrepreneurship in reviving the European economy. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), an EU institution, launched its first entrepreneurship awards there, for three start-ups. At the same time, the Science|Business Innovation Board, a not-for-profit association, awarded four prizes in its fourth annual Academic Enterprise Awards (ACES) competition.
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