December 2025
Deliverable 15.1 sets out the conceptual foundation, baseline analysis, and initial pilots for the CHARM-EU Incubator Hub Network under Task 15.1. It aims to support CHARM-EIGHT’s objective of strengthening innovation and entrepreneurship capacity across the alliance through shared, cross-regional structures. The deliverable explains how the consortium developed a flexible and context-sensitive framework that accommodates the diverse institutional environments and regional ecosystems of the partner universities.
The methodology followed an explorative, adaptive approach rather than a prescriptive model. Through a structured self-assessment, stakeholder input, and thematic analysis, partners mapped their innovation services, identified strengths and weaknesses, and highlighted areas for cross-regional synergy. This process confirmed that a flexible framework is essential to reflect the varying levels of institutional maturity, funding access, and ecosystem interdependencies across CHARM-EU.
Building on this foundation, two pilot activities, the CHARM-DEN Pitching Event and the CHARM-EU
Innovator’s Journey, tested early components of the Incubator Hub Network. CHARM-DEN provided a shared platform for student and early-stage start-up engagement across regions, while the Innovator’s Journey established a recurring, hybrid seminar format delivered via the Hybrid Active Learning Classroom (HALC), integrating entrepreneurial learning into CHARM-EU structures.
Reflections on scalability show strong partner interest in continuing and expanding pilots such as CHARM-DEN beyond the project period and demonstrate the potential for a durable, networked incubator model within CHARM-EU. This deliverable, therefore, provides a validated baseline, proof-of-concept pilots, and a shared
strategic direction, laying the groundwork for a sustainable CHARM-EU Incubator Hub Network
aligned with the ambitions of CHARM-EIGHT.
D15.1 Report on the establishment of CHARM-EU incubator hubs with a number of pilot activities
