APREDIN

APREDIN - XXI Dynamic Network is a Portuguese non-profit association founded in 2005, working at the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainable development and European cooperation.

APREDIN supports SMEs, startups and innovation ecosystems, with experience in open and quadruple-helix innovation, circular economy, green and digital transition, business development, training, stakeholder engagement and exploitation of project results. The organisation has participated in European cooperation projects under programmes including Interreg MED and Erasmus+.

For the DUT Call 2026, APREDIN is particularly interested in Circular Urban Economies and systemic urban-transition projects. We can contribute expertise in urban and transition economics, entrepreneurship, circular business models, stakeholder and SME engagement, governance and policy analysis, exploitation, replication and impact.

We are especially interested in joining consortia working on CUE Topic 3, “Rethinking urban production for circular and resilient cities”, including projects addressing local production ecosystems, circular SMEs, urban resilience, policy and regulatory bottlenecks, business models, investment prioritisation and pathways for scaling and replication across European cities.

We are open to cooperation with universities, research organisations, municipalities, urban innovation actors, SMEs and other organisations developing transdisciplinary and place-based approaches to sustainable urban transitions.