Verite NetworkTechnology Transfer and

Technology Clinics

Helsinki Meeting

May 8-9, 2003

VERITE and perspectivesof inter-regional co-operation networks in the field of technologytransfer_______________1. Stratinc2. Acadin3. N-S Innonet4. EuroBiocluster5. Textile project________________by Mireille and Michel LacaveOPPES - Montpellier

Verite Networking : STRATINC• An INTERREG III C project : approved by

the West Interreg Secretariat

• Objective : strategic intelligence (clusters)

• Verite’s partners : Lorraine as leader, Zenit GmbH (Nord Rhein Westfalen), Kentriki Makedonia

• And others : Oslo Teknopol, Murcia (Regional Development Agency), Mancomunidad Nord Tenerife

Verite Networking STRATINC

Description: • Industrial sectors (wood, biotech applied to health,

agro-food, new materials) : innovative clusters• Strategic intelligence as a combination of

business, market, technological, competitive intelligence, together with foresight exercise

• Identifying strategic information needs• Benchmarking existing tools and methods• Producing a guide book• Testing Pilot Strategic Intelligence Platforms

(PSIP)

Verite Networking : ACADIN

• A FP6 - STREP Project : priority 7 Citizens and Governance in a Knowledge based society; applied April 2003

• A research project : political science, legal issues, economic impact, modelling and prospective

• Object : Academic Incubators in 10 EU Countries• Partners (from Verite) : CEPEL (OPPES), Urenio,

Steinbeis, Univ of Cardiff• Others through Verite : Univ. of Timisoara

(Michael Guth), Univ. of Maribor (Mirjana Oblak)• Others : BI Oslo, Infyde

Verite Networking : ACADIN

Description :• comparative analysis of policies, programmes and

schemes regarding Acad. Incub., and of related legal issues: typology of policies

• Assessment of economic, social and cultural impact

• Prospective studies, for accession countries and less-favoured regions, proposing new models and a possible EU-level policy

Verite Networking : NS-INNONET

• A future INTERREG III C proposal, next call for proposal (published by june 03 ?)

• Partners : three northern regions (Finland, Sweden, Norway), three Greek regions, one Spanish region Murcia (leader)

• From Verite : Central Macedonia

Verite Networking : NS-INNONET

Description :• Through seminars, exchange of experiences and pass

on expertise for implementing innovative regional policies for SMEs

• Assessment of innovation programmes by business people

• Methodologies for :– assessing, improving and modelling public

policies– Clustering effect– One to one business meetings

Verite Networking : EuroBioClusters

• Potential project : Interreg III B (oct.2003) or FP6 Specific Support Action (July 2003)

• Partners : Lyon-Rhône Alpes, Milano-Lodi Lombardy, ….???

• The idea : a biocluster network such as « Scanbalt »(if Interreg III B : Alpine Space), a network of networks within biotech, encompassing the Nordic and Baltic countries, Northern-Germany, Poland, Kaliningrad and the St. Petersburg area.

EuroBioCluster at glance (Lyon Biovision2003)

ScanBalt Bioregion:A Network of Networks

PLUS:• Affitech• Biomedico Forum• Estonian Genome Foundation• Frederiksborg County• Gdansk University• Göteborg university• Health´n´Tech• Latvian Genome Foundation• Leontief Centre• Lithuanian Inst for

Biotechnology• Lund University• Norvegian Bioindustry

Association• Norvegian Trade Council• Novo Nordisk• Novozymes• SIK• University of St. Petersburg• University of Southern

Denmark• Ålborg University• Århus University• others

BioTeamSouth

MedcoastScandinavia

BioCityTurku

Verite Networking : Textile project• Future Interreg III C call for proposal (June 2003)• Partners : French Conseil Général du Gard

(Southern France), CyL Textile cluster, and ….???• Objective : support access to technologies, know

how and markets for SMEs; optimize the creation of innovating products

• Description : healthcare and bio textile (new fibers, new functionalities)– Mapping existing resources, knowledge, business

capabilities, information– Modelling a e-portal for dedicated services