Alexander Innovation Zone (AIZ) is the managing body that has undertaken to organize and promote the Thessaloniki Innovation Zone. (Design, organization, implementation, management, operation, exploitation and evaluation of programs, action and projects fostering Thessaloniki’s Innovation Ecosystem). One of the major scopes of Alexander Innovation Zone is to bring together research activities of the local research infrastructure in order to meet the specific needs of local industry in terms of new product and new business development focusing on developing local competitive advantages.
The Alexander Innovation Zone is committed to boosting innovative entrepreneurial development at all levels. Recognizing that the local ecosystem is still in a formative stage, the OKThess program makes a significant contribution to progressive economic change by providing a format to link triple helix stakeholders to new entrepreneurs who can benefit from their knowledge and experience. The guidance and information exchange fostered by an Acceleration program can be valuable to all who participate – both teams and experts – and a key factor in economic (re)generation.