HPC4Poland

Poland: Wielkopolskie

Overview

Mission/Objectives of the cluster organisation

Mission: To create HPC tools for companies

Scope: HPC4Poland objective is to co-create and provide HPC tools in response to the demand of Polish manufacturing enterprises.

Services: We provide access to comprehensive digital simulation services. Our services include computational methods, such as Finite Element Method, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluid-Structure Interaction. Our core services may include the following building blocks:
-mesh modelling,
-set up of the dedicated HPC environment with the access interface,
-optimization of computational algorithms (including big data),
-computation,
-access to area-specific software, such as Ansys, FlexSim, Altair Hyperworks,
-area-specific engineering suport in terms of defining parameters for computation and interpreting results,
-visualization of results.

In addition to the core HPC services, with our trusted Partners we provide support in the following areas:

-IoT services (connected devices, sensors and actuators networks), such as digitization of production lines, processing and visualization of IoT data, enabling federations of IoT platforms, bartering and trading of IoT data,
-interaction technologies (e.g. human machine interaction, motion recognition and language technologies),
-artificial intelligence and cognitive systems,
-augmented and virtual reality, visualization,
-broadband and other communication networks (e.g. 5G).

Moreover, via HPC4Poland a set of business development services is available:

-training and mentoring services in the area of digital technologies and Industry 4.0 transformation,
-innovation scouting,
-strategy development,
-access to specialist expertise and infrastructure,
-access to funding. Digital technologies.

Sectors
Technology

HPC-Cloud and Cognitive Systems for Smart Manufacturing processes, Robotics and Logistics.

Spain: Aragon

Overview

Mission/Objectives of the cluster organisation

DIGITAL INNOVATION HUB on "HPC-Cloud and Cognitive Systems for Smart Manufacturing processes, Robotics and Logistics." is the Aragonese non-profit initiative that, within a framework of European cooperation (DIH), extends the strategy of Economic and Industrial Promotion of Aragon and the intelligent regional strategy of Aragon, forming the technological and innovative action of the Aragonese Innovation System Towards the digitization of the Industry. For this purpose, it has the Research Organizations, competence centers, innovative companies, and clusters, as well as the business development agencies and the competent authorities necessary to support and give shape to the Aragon Industry Strategy 4.0 (AI4.0)

Aragon DIH has been selected as a BDVA ispace with the silver label. (Big Data Value Asociation)

  Digital technologies.

Sectors
Technology

Healthday.si - Digital Innovation Hub in Healthcare and Biotech

Slovenia: West Slovenia

Overview

Mission/Objectives of the cluster organisation

Technology park Ljubljana started an initiative HealthDay.si in 2014 to accelerate placement of digital innovations into the healthcare system of Slovenia and globally. After 4 years, the HealthDay.si initiative reached its critical mass and began forming as a Digital Innovation Hub with clear goals & vision. Technology Park Ljubljana is non-for-profit organisation and consequently also DIH.Healthday.si is a non-for-profit inititative striving to support digital transformation in a healthcare sector. 

 

HealthDay.si platform aims to assist digital innovations to faster meet the needs of patients as well as demands of health care practitioners for the digital technology supported medical care. HealthDay.si brings together experts from innovative companies, healthcare system providers, healthcare economics and communication experts. New models of collaboration were developed and applied by companies through a range of workshops and coaching methods to bring innovative product ideas faster to healthcare providers and patients. DIH provides high level expertise for better understanding of regulatory procedures on the one hand and to better fill the needs of physicians i.e. health care providers and health economics organisations such as insurance companies on the other. DIH HealthDay.si is a platform developed by Technology park Ljubljana to assist companies with innovative healthcare solutions, for better understanding of healthcare economics, for easier navigation through complex regulatory and certification procedures for medical devices. It supports companies with technical compliance of digital solutions, quality management and provision of financing as well as provides other resources needed for accelerated application of innovative products and services in healthcare. A range of training courses and workshops were developed and delivered for companies by the key national experts to raise  competences  in areas such as application and registration procedures of the digital health solutions to the national Health Council, medico-economics, certification and technical compliance of digital health solutions, marketing in medicine, quality management and financing innovation in healthcare. The governing body of the DIH HealthDay.si is the council of experts that provides guidelines for the digital innovation hub in healthcare and it provided a Roadmap for innovation in healthcare in 2019. Amongst the stakeholders involved in the DIH HealthDay.si are the national Health Insurance Fund, commercial insurance companies, Ministry of Health, Agency for medicines and medical equipment, Medical Chamber of Slovenia, National Institute for Public Health, Association of Healthcare providers and Medical Ethics Commission.

 

Long term objective for DIH is to allocate 1% of Slovenia’s annual budget in healthcare for much needed innovation development each year until 2027 and thus better address needs of patients for safe, personalised, reliable and technologically advanced medical treatments and therapies benefiting the wellbeing of society as a whole. 

 

HealthDay.si connects stakeholders to enhance and integrate digitalisation-based products in healthcare systems. It supports cross-clustering and cross sectoral innovation in S4 as well as identifies specific needs for competences development and internationalisation with a focus on health and preventive care. DIH HealthDay.si has ambition to create long term partnerships and networks between complementary organisations from business, government and non-government sectors. DIH HealthDay.si is led by the Ljubljana Technology park and it offers services such as business model development, skills trainings, access to knowledge experts, workshops and matchmaking events, financing, internationalisation and IPR assistance. Digital technologies.

Sectors
Technology

Hahn-Schickard Gesellschaft für Angewandte Forschung e.V. (Hahn-Schickard)

Germany: Baden-Württemberg

Overview

Mission/Objectives of the cluster organisation

Hahn-Schickard is a German non-profit R&D organization. With a total of 200 employees in southwest Germany at our sites in Stuttgart, Villingen-Schwenningen and Freiburg, we at Hahn-Schickard carry out applied research and development in microsystems engineering, micro assembly technology, micro-analytical systems, medical devices, and information technology. We provide support and guidance for your project from the design stage to serial production, react quickly and flexibly to your demands, and work in accordance with industry-compatible, certified processes.

The Institute for Micro- and Information Technology is targeting Smart Systems Integration (SSI) and the development of cyber-physical systems (CPS) and their integration into the IT-landscape. The strongly industry oriented R&D activities address e.g. the fields of medical, telecommunication and industrial applications. Core competencies are microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor development and manufacturing, energy harvesting techniques, embedded systems design, software development, and communication technology.

Hahn-Schickard is member of the European Technology Platform on Smart Systems Integration (EPoSS) Furthermore, it is member of the M2M allicance, key partner of the Microtec Südwest cluster, member of Baden-Württemberg’s Industry 4.0 Alliance and the Smart-Home & Living Initiative. Digital technologies.

Sectors
Technology

GreenSupplyChain DIH

Greece: Attica

Overview

Mission/Objectives of the cluster organisation

The Green Supply Chain Digital Innovation Hub (DIH) aims at ensuring that all companies, small or large, which operate inside the agri-food supply chain, will take advantage of the opportunities provided by new technologies, in order not to fall victim to the "digital divide".

It is a non-profit one-stop shop that will contribute to their digital transformation while promoting sustainable development, circular economy, environmental protection, and tackling climate change.

Thus it will help the formation of a "green supply chain" according to the principles of the new European Commission (EU) directives for the Circular Economy, the new "Green Deal" and the "Farm to Fork" strategy for a sustainable, fair, healthy and environmental-friendly food system.

As a non-profit organisation, GreenSupplyChain DIH supports all the stakeholders of the agri-food supply chain, including both companies – in particular SMEs – and public organisations in their digital transformation, offering them services such as the following:

Sustainable Innovation Mentoring
Knowledge and Technology Transfer
Experimentation with New Digital Technologies
Capacity Building and Skill Development
Living Labs for Open Sustainable Innovation
Pilot and Demonstration
Financing/Funding Advice
Dissemination and Ecosystem Engagement
Collaborative Sustainable Business Modeling

  Digital technologies.

Sectors
Technology

Green Digital Innovation HUB

Romania: Bucharest-Ilfov

Overview

Mission/Objectives of the cluster organisation

Green Digital Innovation HUB (Green eDIH) aims to ensure the support and the easy transition to the newest green technologies and high-tech digital innovation for private and public organizations. Green eDIH creates a meta-ecosystem of digital innovation based on green technologies (eco-friendly) for the private environment and the central and local public administration. Green eDIH welcomes regional and national entities: Associations, Clusters, Employer Structures, Academic Environment, Research, and Statistical Institutes, Private SMEs and large companies, local and central authorities, as well as any entity that can bring more value to further fast and efficient development, facilitating their access to all necessary resources to implement digital transformation through innovation and advanced knowledge transfer successfully. The mission of Green eDIH is to provide a digital innovation ecosystem based on green (eco-friendly) technologies, for the private economy and public administration. Green eDIH has the ambition to transform how the public and private environment work in an integrated manner, supporting them in adopting green technologies to facilitate the correct and continuous alignment with European standards. One of the main objectives of Green eDIH is to support innovation through green digital technologies. Green eDIH has created five digital directions that fully cover all the main functions of a DIH: Digital platform: GreenTech Academy  Digital platform: GreenTech Network  Digital platform: GreenTech Arena  Digital program: GreenTech Policy  Digital program: GreenTech Projects The values ​​that mark the way Green eDIH operates are: IDEAL GOVERNANCE Organic and sustainable development Less bureaucracy INNOVATIVE PARTNERS VIRTUALLY PERFECT  GREEN TECHNOLOGY Green eDIH was created according to the simplest PRINCIPLES: Green technology is not a goal; it is a Standard to be implemented. INDUSTRY-LEADING INNOVATION is not an Objective, it is the intrinsic essence that was the basis of the entire digital construction. We do not promote innovation, we create it at a high-standard level. TRANSPARENCY IN COLLABORATION is the key to any association, but the essence is the continuous and constant flow of information and decision-making visibility. In us, we TRUST - each piece of the Digital eDIH Green Puzzle is a unique and equivalent valuable entity that blends organically and fluidly into the digital ecosystem. GREEN eDIH services • DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION PROJECTS • BUSINESS COACH • TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • ACCESS TO FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES • PROMOTION OF GREEN TECHNOLOGIES • DIGITAL MARKETING • TECHNICAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES For SMEs • SUPPORT AND CONSULTATION IN INNOVATION • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES • TEST BEFORE INVESTING Green Digital Innovation HUB is a non-profit initiative that aims to align Romania with European standards in terms of digitization and the promotion of green technologies to provide a better, safer, and greener future. Digital technologies.

Sectors
Technology

Granada Plaza Tecnológica y Biotecnológica

Spain: Andalusia

Overview

Mission/Objectives of the cluster organisation

Mission Promotion of innovation Development of R&D projects Promotion of the transfer of knowledge Promotion of entrepreneurship Attracting investment Creating zones or developing the use of existing zones where companies are grouped Promotion of the creation of qualified employment Promotion of digitization Vision On Granada Tech City aims to place the companies of the sectors of the Digital Economy, Biotechnology and of sciences and technologies applied to Health in the position of leadership at national and international level, as well as to contribute to the digitization of the productive sectors of Andalusia Scope Andalusia and the sectors ICT, BioICT, and applied Health Sciences and Technology. Services provided: (I) Observatory of industry 4.0 and Applied Health in sciences and technology (II) R & D projects. (III) Invigoration and promotion. (IV) Training and employment. (V) Entrepreneurship. Financing. Observatory of Industry 4.0 and Applied Health in sciences and technology. This observatory has a double objective; on the one side, it has real and faithful information on the lines of R & D and innovation in the field of Industry 4.0 and sciences and technologies applied to Health currently in Andalusia. On the other one, carrying out a "Technological Watch" work detecting all the digital technologies and solutions that are being developed at a national and international level. R & D projects. The needs of associated companies in the field of R & D, including Industry 4.0, and the new developments or technological solutions detected above will be reflected in the following lines of projects: • Technical Feasibility Studies. • Industrial Research. • Experimental Development. • Innovation in organization. • Innovation in processes. Activities of Invigoration and Promotion. Actions of Invigoration and Promotion will be channeled into: • Improving the development, attraction and retention of human capital. • Stimulating innovation and entrepreneurship in the field of Industry 4.0, Bio TIC sector and Health Sciences and Technologies, including spin off, as a basis for the economic and social development of Andalusia. • Promotion of R & D and knowledge transfer. • Guiding companies towards the intensive use of new technologies. • Development of pilot experiences, concept test and demonstration projects. • Promotion of the incorporation of technological solutions in a way that improves the competitiveness of companies. • Stimulating the innovation and technological specialization of companies. Training and employment Training programs will be designed to meet the needs of companies. The actions envisaged in this area are: • Identification of the needs of companies in the development of new products and services. • Identification of substantial improvements in existing products and services in companies. • Basic training for the creation of conceptual concepts about applied creativity and innovation. • Advanced training through advanced seminars, thematic sessions and technical sessions. • Training and methodologies for the introduction of new working methodologies in the field of applied creativity and innovation. Service of Entrepreneurship. Financing The aim of this service is to find the necessary financial instruments for the promotion of entrepreneurship and companies in our field, mainly SMEs, to carry out their R & D initiatives, including Industry 4.0, and thus improve their competitiveness, growth and internationalization. Digital technologies.

Sectors
Technology

Granada Health Technology Park

Spain: Andalusia

Overview

Mission/Objectives of the cluster organisation

The Granada Health Technology Park (PTS Granada) is one of the few technology sites specialized in Health in Europe. It covers an area of 625,000 m², housing its four main areas: Research, Teaching, Patient Care and Business Development.

106 companies and institutions are already up and running in the PTS, employing 5,561 people, 46% of whom are working on R&D activities. The Park has already created more than 1,500 new skilled and highly skilled jobs.

 

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

The first project promoted by the PTS was the business incubator, known as BIC Granada. This center is a space dedicated to the creation and consolidation of technology-based companies specializing in health and ICT. Over the last ten years, a significant number of innovative technology-based health sciences companies have been set up in the centre. These companies are constantly developing new products, based on almost fifty patents, and 67% of the investments they make are in R&D. Six of the companies have opened offices in other European countries and the United States.

The PTS favourable environment is also attracting global companies looking for cutting-edge infrastructure and special support for R&D. Abbott, MSD, Pfizer, Unit 4, Telefónica R&D or Rovi Pharmaceuticals are examples of such success.

Whether in the fight against Alzheimer’s, the development of new contact lenses to prevent eye diseases, the production of medical kits for detecting ailments, the creation of molecular structures for generating new cell tissues or the development of powerful management systems in bioinformatics, they all have their place in the Park. This capacity means that many of the companies in the park export their products and services to dozens of countries on every continent, expanding the Granada Salud (Granada Health) brand thanks to bodies such as Vircell, Servilens, Ibermutuamur, Master Diagnóstica or the Phlebology Institute.

 

PATIENT CARE

The new University Hospital exemplifies the PTS health care model, and its 8 floors will be home to some of the most modern health care technology.

 

TEACHING

The teaching area of the PTS is host to the new Medicine and Health Science Faculties, as well as the General Services building of the University. In addition, the Faculties of Dentistry and Pharmacy will be established there, completing a University Campus of about 7.000 students.

In teaching, CMAT is a center that is unique in Europe for the development and training of health care professionals, where the latest technologies in simulation and robotics are used.

 

RESEARCH

The PTS has place Granada at the forefront of biomedical research through specialized, prestigious centers

“López Neyra” Parasitology and Biomedicine Institute, in which research in immunology and pharmacology is performed to fight diseases such as cancer.
Functional Food Research and Development Center (CIDAF): here, work is carried out in collaboration with agro food companies to develop new foods and improve the quality of existing ones.
MEDINA Foundation, a result of the collaboration between the MSD laboratories, the regional government of Andalusia and the University of Granada, research is performed to the discovery of new drugs for the health systems.
Center for Genomics and Oncological Research (GenYo): a space in which the multinational Pfizer participates, and where research is performed to genetics and the body’s response to new drugs.
Biomedical Research Center (CIBM), home to highly qualified Institutes in Biotechnology, Neuroscience, Nutrition and Regenerative Medicine, and which is also the headquarters of the Biobank of the Andalusian Public Health System.

Digital technologies.

Sectors
Technology

Galileo Digital Innovation Hub

Italy: Veneto

Overview

Mission/Objectives of the cluster organisation

Galileo DIH is the non-profit Digital Innovation Hub of Padua, whose aim is to facilitate and promote research, technology transfer and innovation among companies. A Digital Innovation Hub involves and connects the main local areas of innovation. Galileo DIH represents a hub that:

offers all the Galileo services (R&D, Education, Incubator, etc...),
collaborates with local stakeholders in terms of innovation and industry 4.0 (chamber of commerce, university, living lab, competence centre, etc...),
addresses local companies to the right development direction.

In addition, Galileo DIH accompanies SMEs in the definition and knowledge of their values, providing the necessary tools for strengthening and evolution within the competitive context to which they belong, sensitize them in the planification of new and strategic actions for the digital development.

On July 2018, Galileo Visionary District, the first company in Veneto Region and one of the first five in Italy, has obtained the certification of Technology Transfer Centre Industry 4.0 (Decreto Direttoriale MISE 22 dicembre 2017).

The Technology Transfer Centres carry out training and technical consulting activities, as well as technology transfer services to enterprises that works on specific settings/environments/operative fields.

In particular, the certified operative fields for Galileo are:

A - Solutions for advanced manufacturing

B - Additive manufacturing

C - Augmented reality and virtual reality

D - Simulation of product and / or production and / or logistic systems

F - Industrial Internet, Internet of Things and / or Internet of Machines

J - E-commerce systems

M - Geolocation

P - RFID, barcode, tracking & tracing systems

Q - System integrator applied to process automation.

The connected activities to the above-mentioned fields and certified for Galileo are:

2.1 - Technological training

2.4 - Training and consultancy on organizational and / or business, technical and industrial models

2.5 - Design and planning of implementation interventions for Industry 4.0 technologies

2.6 - Industrial research and experimental development including virtual prototyping

2.9 - Analysis, monitoring and technological brokerage services.

The GVD projects are multiple and fit on different industries, refer to companies operating in traditional sectors (Agrifood, Furniture, Mechanics, Fashion, Eyewear, Sportsystem, Carousel production, etc.), or in innovative areas as the Sustainable Packaging, or Biomedical for digital Health, working with high-tech companies and Digital startups. Galileo's modus operandi in supporting companies follows a standard that consists of:

At a strategic level: the company is accompanied in a process of strategy reviewing in a digital and industry 4.0 perspective, using tools such as design thinking, the lean start-up machine, the killer idea, etc. to support it in understanding its needs and identifying the correct pattern of innovative development;
At a tactical level: an operational program is drawn up that originates from the strategic plan at the previous point;
At the operational level: SMEs are accompanied on the 4.0 innovation path identified in the strategic plan.

The IoT Cube was set up at the Start Cube Incubator, with a permanent corner for experiential training, which gives the opportunity to design products concretely able to communicate with each other within the Industry 4.0 paradigm.

At the headquarters of Scuola Italiana Design, Galileo has the availability of some demonstration spaces on the subjects of additive printing and digital prototyping, for the orientation, and accompaniment towards these technologies, as for example “digital gym” equipped with 3D printers where it is possible to "touch" the potential of these systems, testing their effectiveness; or equipped with 60 workstations with state-of-the-art hardware and software, through which students can comprehend the usefulness of digital tools.
The aim of creating these spaces is to provide companies with a practical example on the issues linked to the Industry 4.0 paradigms, seen as a fundamental element for relaunching competitiveness, not only approaching and informing potential users of these technologies, but also showing them use. Digital technologies.

Sectors
Technology

GALician manufACTuring Innovation ConsortiA (GALACTICA)

Spain: Galicia

Overview

Mission/Objectives of the cluster organisation

The mission of our Hub is to help the Galician manufacturing industry and specifically the SMEs in their digital transformation to realise an intelligent manufacturing environment. Support provided comprises different services from R&D to market uptake and business development, including training and access to intelligent and reconfigurable manufacturing facilities including Fab Labs, pilot lines and test beds where technologies are showcased and companies can experiment, test and validate intelligent manufacturing technologies. This ecosystem also enables the interaction between users and suppliers of the technologies, as well as between technologies experts and companies. Besides, GALACTICA will provide the necessary support to finance and nurture the technological developments to a level that the company can become more competitive. This will include access to finance, training and mentoring services, start-up support and innovation scout. The Hub will act as a one-stop-shop assembling all these services, required to face the Industry 4.0 challenges, and more specifically those that concern intelligent manufacturing paradigm.

The structure of the DIH for Intelligent manufacturing comprises competence centres with expertise in advanced manufacturing and digital technologies, combining photonics (sensors, laser-based manufacturing), simulation and modelling, cyber-physical systems, IoT, robotics, data analytics, machine learning, cloud computing and artificial intelligence for end-to-end digital manufacturing. Industry is also involved in the Hub, start-ups and SMEs as technology suppliers and mid-caps and large enterprises to lead the digital transformation and collaborate in test-beds. The involvement of industry associations, university and innovation agencies in the region bring into the Hub key services like incubator/accelerator schemes, access to finance and investors, training and mentoring programmes. The commitment of the regional government, both through the regional agencies and directly supporting the Hub truss the sustainability of this initiative.

The business model of GALACTICA DIH is based on a blended financing strategy combining public (European, national, regional grants) and private sources of financing (fees, in-kind contributions, own resources, sponsoring, etc.) to generate a sustainable and scalable structure accounting the operating and structure costs and the services providing costs. Therefore, any funds or income is dedicated to maintain and upgrade the DIH structure, as well as to support service providing with special focus on SMEs and mid-caps. Moreover, members of GALACTICA providing the structural resources (R&D&I facilities, mentoring and training programmes, access to finance schemes,..) for service providing are non-profit entities or public interest bodies that is the case of the involved competence centres, regional government agencies, industrial associations, etc. Digital technologies.

Sectors
Technology