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REINA PLUS - Smart Energy

The proposed ESCP builds upon the existing ESCP-4i REINA PLUS. It aims to support energy technology companies to proactively deal with the disruption of business models and value chains in the energy field which is starting to happen across Europe. Already today, the traditional roles in energy...
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European agrifood and smart electronic systems platform to enable the Internet of Things (IoT) transition of the agrifood industry – Measure, interpret, translate, know and share

Flanders’ FOOD, imec and DSP Valley are in the progress of setting up a European agrifood and smart electronics platform between agrifood- and electronic/IT cluster organizations and relevant research and technology organizations (RTO’s), that lowers the barriers for agrifood companies to access the...
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Maritime Technology ESCP

Maritime Technology Cluster FVG (mareTC FVG) is a public-private organisation aimed to enhance a sustainable and inclusive value creation chain in the blue economy by leveraging scientific knowledge and industrial skills of the territory. The mission is to link industries and scientific institutions...
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Vanguard Initiative – S3 partnership Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing has a huge potential for new growth and employment in Europe. It can induce more local production in Europe thanks to its flexibility and customisation of manufacturing while also stimulating the worldwide commercialisation of creative designs. Therefore, 3D-printing is seen...
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Bioeconomy S3

The Vanguard Initiative “New growth through smart specialization” is driven by a political commitment made by regions to use their smart specialisation strategy to boost new growth through bottom-up entrepreneurial innovation and industrial renewal in European priority areas. The Vanguard Initiative...
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S3 Partnership - HEGAN Basque Aerospace Cluster

HEGAN is a private, non-profit association that groups together the Basque Aeronautics and Space sector, created with the aim of fostering, promoting and stimulating the same. As a Cluster Association, its aim is to represent and promote this sector to ensure its competitiveness in short, medium and...
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Smart Manufacturing

The aim is to pool expertise and technology offerings, to cross the different industrial sectors (from specific to standard) and to create a dynamic training and thus employability. The Factory of the Future Working Group exploits the advances in manufacturing technologies along different axes...
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Silicon Europe for S3

On behalf of the Silicon Europe Alliance, we plan to create an ESCP for S3 in the area of the KET micro- nanoelectronics, aiming at creating regional and European-wide strong links to other KETs such as ICT, Advanced manufacturing or Photonics creating strong regional digital hubs that can compete...
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Smart Grids in S3

Towards the power grids of the future, through the concept of Smart Grids. Partnership for clusters and regions both representing smart grids roll-out plans and/or experience and capacities in the field of power grids to be developped through their smart specialisation strategies. A major...
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Euro Digital Cluster

Expression of Interest We are representing a group of European Clusters with a common intent to form a European Strategic Cluster Partnership (ESCP) with smart specialization in Digital Transformation/Industry 4.0 and Creative Industries. Title of the prospective partnership Our new partnership will...
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Automotive clusters for industrial modernisation

The European Automotive Industry is facing mayor challenges in the next future such as electro-mobility, shared mobility or autonomous vehicules. Several of these trends will lead to reduced vehicle sales, and competition will become stronger. The European Automotive Industry must prepare the future...
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S3 partnership - Advanced Manufacturing

EMC2 is the French industrial cluster dedicated to advanced manufacturing technologies. Located in the western part of France, we gather 350 members (among which 150 SMEs) and promote a cross-fertilization and multi-sectorial approach in various market: aeronautics, industrial equipment goods...