{"id":8622,"date":"2026-05-14T13:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/?p=8622"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:46:34","slug":"eit-and-xjenza-malta-launch-the-eit-regional-innovation-booster-in-malta-to-scale-startups-internationally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/2026\/05\/14\/eit-and-xjenza-malta-launch-the-eit-regional-innovation-booster-in-malta-to-scale-startups-internationally\/","title":{"rendered":"L-EIT u Xjenza Malta jniedu l-EIT Regional Innovation Booster f\u2019Malta biex jg\u0127inu negozji \u0121odda jespandu internazzjonalment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>L-Istitut Ewropew tal-Innovazzjoni u t-Teknolo\u0121ija (EIT), flimkien ma\u2019 Xjenza Malta, nieda l-EIT Regional Innovation Booster f\u2019Malta waqt avveniment li sar fil-Planetarium Hall ta\u2019 Esplora, il-Kalkara. Il-programm huwa mfassal biex jappo\u0121\u0121a negozji \u0121odda b\u2019potenzjal g\u0127oli jespandu fis-swieq internazzjonali, u b\u2019hekk isa\u0127\u0127a\u0127 l-innovazzjoni f\u2019pajji\u017ci innovaturi emer\u0121enti u moderati madwar l-Ewropa. Malta hija t-tieni pajji\u017c li ng\u0127aqad ma\u2019 din l-inizjattiva, wara pro\u0121ett pilota ta\u2019 su\u010b\u010bess fil-Polonja fl-2025.<\/p>\n<p>L-EIT Regional Innovation Booster huwa inizjattiva pilota ewlenija li tindirizza d-distakk fl-innovazzjoni fl-Ewropa billi tipprovdi appo\u0121\u0121 imfassal apposta lil negozji \u0121odda b\u2019potenzjal qawwi ta\u2019 kummer\u010bjalizzazzjoni. L-edizzjoni ta\u2019 Malta tiffoka fuq negozji \u0121odda b\u2019soluzzjonijiet fil-Livell ta\u2019 T\u0127ejjija Teknolo\u0121ika (TRL 7) jew og\u0127la f\u2019setturi li jinkludu l-klima, il-kultura u l-kreattivit\u00e0, id-di\u0121itali, l-ener\u0121ija, l-ikel u t-teknolo\u0121ija agrikola, il-kura tas-sa\u0127\u0127a, il-materja prima u l-mobbilt\u00e0 urbana.<\/p>\n<p>Fid-diskors tal-ftu\u0127 tieg\u0127u, Dr Melchior Cini, Direttur tar-Ri\u010berka u l-Innovazzjoni fi \u0127dan Xjenza Malta, qal li, \u201cMalta qed issawwar b\u2019mod attiv il-futur tag\u0127ha b\u0127ala \u010bentru g\u0127all-innovazzjoni, l-intraprenditorija u t-tkabbir xprunat mit-talent. Dan jirrikjedi l-\u0127olqien tal-perkorsi me\u0127tie\u0121a g\u0127ar-ri\u010berkaturi, l-innovaturi u l-persuni b\u2019ideat innovattivi sabiex jittrasformaw l-g\u0127arfien f\u2019soluzzjonijiet applikabbli, intrapri\u017ci sostenibbli u opportunitajiet li jistg\u0127u jespandu.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Waqt li kien qed jindirizza l-konferenza, Adam Rottenbacher, Kap tal-Operazzjonijiet tal-EIT, irrimarka li, \u201cDan mhuwiex sempli\u010biment a\u010b\u010beleratur ie\u0127or, i\u017cda skema ma\u0127luqa b\u2019mod kon\u0121unt mas-s\u0127ab nazzjonali biex ji\u0121u indirizzati l-\u0127ti\u0121ijiet reali tal-ekosistemi tal-innovazzjoni lokali. L-Ewropa m\u2019g\u0127andhiex nuqqas ta\u2019 innovazzjoni, imma nieqsa mill-iskala. Permezz tal-EIT Regional Innovation Booster, ng\u0127inu negozji \u0121odda jimxu aktar malajr mill-fa\u017ci ta\u2019 ideat b\u2019sa\u0127\u0127ithom g\u0127al pre\u017cenza reali. Malta tixhed kif ekosistemi i\u017cg\u0127ar jista\u2019 jkollhom rwol sinifikanti meta jing\u0127ataw l-g\u0127odod, il-konnessjonijiet u l-appo\u0121\u0121 lokali me\u0127tie\u0121a biex jikbru internazzjonalment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Il-programm se jappo\u0121\u0121a negozji \u0121odda permezz ta\u2019 pro\u010bess strutturat ta\u2019 scale-up iffukat fuq it-t\u0127ejjija g\u0127as-suq, l-internazzjonalizzazzjoni u l-a\u010b\u010bess g\u0127all-investituri. Il-parte\u010bipanti se jir\u010bievu mentoring, gwida strate\u0121ika, opportunitajiet ta\u2019 networking u jing\u0127ataw a\u010b\u010bess g\u0127an-network usa\u2019 tal-innovazzjoni tal-EIT. Negozji \u0121odda mag\u0127\u017cula jistg\u0127u wkoll jikkwalifikaw g\u0127al appo\u0121\u0121 finanzjarju biex jg\u0127inhom fl-espansjoni kummer\u010bjali u d-d\u0127ul fis-suq.<\/p>\n<p>L-applikanti eli\u0121ibbli jridu jkunu SMEs irre\u0121istrati legalment u joperaw f\u2019Malta qabel it-tnedija tas-sej\u0127a, japplikaw b\u0127ala entit\u00e0 wa\u0127da, b\u2019soluzzjoni ta\u2019 TRL 7 jew og\u0127la, u jkollhom il-pussess tal-proprjet\u00e0 intellettwali, jew id-drittijiet s\u0127a\u0127 li jisfruttawha.<\/p>\n<p>The call for applications opens on 14 May 2026 and closes on 15 July 2026 at 23:59 CEST. Applications must be submitted in English through the online application form.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the programme is available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/eit-ris.eu\/regional-innovation-booster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for more information on the programme.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>L-EIT Regional Innovation Booster huwa parti mill-EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (EIT RIS), imnedija fl-2014 biex ittejjeb il-prestazzjoni tal-innovazzjoni f\u2019pajji\u017ci klassifikati b\u0127ala innovaturi emer\u0121enti jew moderati ta\u0127t il-European Innovation Scoreboard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/presentations.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to access all presentations shown during the event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload  wp-image-8623 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2M3A3101_1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2M3A3101_1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"693\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27693%27%20height%3D%27462%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20693%20462%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27693%27%20height%3D%27462%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2M3A3101_1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2M3A3101_1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2M3A3101_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2M3A3101_1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2M3A3101_1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2M3A3101_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2M3A3101_1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2M3A3101_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2M3A3101_1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2M3A3101_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2M3A3101_1-scaled.jpg 2560w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), together with Xjenza Malta, has launched the EIT Regional Innovation Booster in Malta during an event held at the Esplora Planetarium Hall in Kalkara. The programme is designed to support high-potential startups in expanding into international markets whilst helping to strengthen innovation ecosystems in emerging and moderate<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8623,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8622"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8647,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8622\/revisions\/8647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}