Projekttitel:
ATHENA - Accompanying Measure of PAXIS (The Pilot Action of Excellence on Innovative Start-ups) - the European Network of Excellence of innovative regions

Athena is part of the PAXIS initiative of the European Commission. PAXIS (Pilot Action of Excellence on Innovative Start-Ups) is managed by the Commission's Enterprise Directorate-General under the 6th Framework Programme, 'Research &Innovation Programme', and promotes the setting-up and development of innovative companies across Europe - a driving force for employment and economic growth. The PAXIS programme has two major objectives: - To boost the transfer of local and regional excellence in innovation - To have an instrument for the co-operation and the exchange of tacit knowledge and learning among local innovation stakeholders, profiting from each other's