Innovation paper Guarantee mechanisms for financing innovative technology cas a a CT es ry } publication from the Innovation/SMEs programme CagEuropean Commission Guarantee mechanisms for financing innovative technology Directorate-General for Enterprise EUR 17041LEGAL NOTICE Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use which might be made of the following information. ‘The views in this study are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies of the European Commission. ‘A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet It can be accessed through the Europa server (http://europa.cu.int), Cataloguing data can be found at the end ofthis publication. Luxembourg: Office for Oficial Publications of the European Communities, 2001 ISBN 92-694-0787-5 © European Communities, 2001 Printed in italy PRINTED ON WHITE CHLORNE-FREE PAPER