On behalf of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the organizers were welcomed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yosif Avramov, Chairman of the BCCI Innovation Council and a member of the BCCI Management Board, who pointed out that the business wants to enter the universities and that this is why new mechanisms are needed. He focused on funding opportunities for technology transfer centers by using financial instruments and grants and highlighted the benefits of grant funding.