CEIN

About CEIN

CEIN (Centro Europeo de Empresas e Innovación de Navarra) is a public entrepreneurship and startup-support organization based in Noáin, Navarra. It helps people turn ideas into businesses, supports early-stage companies as they grow, and provides incubation space and advisory services for innovative ventures.

Its work spans the full entrepreneurial journey: detecting talent, helping shape business ideas, supporting company formation, and strengthening young firms so they can survive and scale. CEIN positions itself as part of Navarra’s innovation ecosystem, with a strong focus on connecting entrepreneurs with mentors, investors, universities, and other regional actors.

Core Values

• Entrepreneurship: CEIN’s mission is to encourage new business creation and make entrepreneurship more accessible through guidance, training, and practical support.
• Innovation: The organization focuses on innovative and technology-based projects, especially those with potential to become viable businesses.
• Collaboration: CEIN works with public institutions, universities, mentors, and companies to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• Sustainability of ventures: Beyond launch, CEIN emphasizes consolidation, survival, and growth so that new businesses can become durable employers.

Unique Aspects

• Full-cycle support model: CEIN accompanies projects from the first idea through company creation and into consolidation and growth, rather than stopping at launch.
• Strong regional ecosystem role: It acts as a connector in Navarra, linking entrepreneurs with mentors, investors, universities, and sector partners.
• Incubation infrastructure in two locations: Its innovation hubs in Noáin and Tudela give startups access to workspace and shared facilities, including Navarra Factori and an agro-food pilot plant.
• Sector specialization: CEIN has developed dedicated programs for strategic areas such as health, food, digital business, commerce, and innovation-driven sectors aligned with Navarra’s priorities.
• Public backing and institutional collaboration: The dossier shows CEIN working closely with the Government of Navarra and the City of Pamplona on multiple initiatives, reinforcing its role as a public entrepreneurship platform.