Corallia is an incubator, youth entrepreneurship accelerator, and multi-Cluster facilitator established in 2005 at the Athena Research Centre and is one of the main pillars of the Greek innovation ecosystem and a think-tank that underpins national development plans in Greece.

Corallia has supported up to date more than 300 innovative enterprises, of all sizes, to grow in Greece and internationally, of which more than 100 new start-ups. More than 10.000 people and organisations have directly benefited from our activities, including would-be-entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, large corporations, pupils and students, while the indirect beneficiaries exceed 100.000 civilians and organisations.

The main achievements of Corallia to this date are: the foundation of 3 hi-tech Clusters with more than 175 members consisting of the most innovative enterprises, university labs and research institutes in their respective sectors – the si-Cluster (space technologies and applications cluster) aiming to develop Greece as a leading region for space technologies and applications; the mi-Cluster in nano/microelectronics-based systems and applications; and the gi-Cluster in gaming and creative technologies & applications; the design and implementation of pioneering entrepreneurship acceleration and incubation programmes, the establishment and operation of innovation hubs in Attica and Western Greece regions, the systematic organisation of targeted training and inspirational events, the organization of innovation contests such as hackathons and game jams, the organization of business roadshows and trade fairs in Europe, America and Asia, etc.

Of the aforementioned clusters, the si-Cluster is an industry-led and user-driven innovation cluster and one of the three European aerospace clusters awarded with the Gold Label of Cluster Management Excellence. It was established in 2009 as a joint initiative between Corallia and the Hellenic Association of Space Industries. It brings together over 85% of the Greek space actors or more than 70 Greek private and public actors in the field that operate in a structured framework with a strong competitive advantage and an active quadruple helix for the benefit of the whole space ecosystem, and the cooperation of industry, academia and research, public agencies and the civil society.

Corallia also provides to the entire Greek Space ecosystem various levels of support, most notably: business development, incubation activities, entrepreneurship support, technical advice, mediation on technology transfer, spin-in of non-space technology and actors in the space commercial area, spin-out of space products to non-space markets, specific training, and organising/implementing high impact outreach events and commercial roadshows in Europe and worldwide. Corallia is also coordinator of the Greek Copernicus Relay Network, which includes most stake-holders relevant to the Copernicus Programme in Greece, and member of the Greek Copernicus Academy Network.

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