CEBR/ERRIN joint CIP proposal meeting
26 November 2008

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Contact: info@cebr.net

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The European Commission is about to launch its 2008 call for Competitiveness and Innovation Programme projects.

A key topic in 2008 is cooperation between clusters, with biotechnology listed as a key target sector and activities including training, internationalisation of SMEs and cooperation between clusters.

It is critical that CEBR members work to submit a proposal to this call – the network provides the best possible link between biotechnology clusters in Europe and this will provide a core of Members the opportunity to develop new services that can be implemented by ALL Members for the benefit of their biotechs.

This is central to CEBR’s role as a network – a successful project will benefit all biotechs in Europe and is part of our effort to defragment biotechnology in Europe. CEBR Members deliver services directly to SMEs and this is our opportunity to create new services that have a significant and direct benefit.

Venue will be confirmed to participants upon registration.

Meeting agenda (provisional before CIP call launch)

1000 Registration and coffee

1030 Welcome and introduction: Claire Skentelbery (CEBR) and Claus Schultz (ERRIN)

Round table introductions
1040 Europe Innova Next Generation: DG Enterprise speaker
1050 Building on the experience of Europe Innova Cluster Networks: Ilaria Bonetti, Milan Chamber of Commerce (NetBioCluE) and Olivier Kitten, Atlantpole (AfiBio)
1130 Content of the Discussion

Identification of the strand of the call more suitable for Bio Cluster cooperation

Main aim and objectives of the proposal

Sector Specific Activities 1300 Lunch 1400 Content of the Discussion

Sector Specific Activities

Liaison with other Community programmes

Consortium composition: the role of potential partners
1600 Validation of the structure and contents of the Proposal
1700 Meeting close

Who should attend?
This meeting is open to CEBR and ERRIN Members only.
This call is not for everybody: key partner requirements are going to be organisations with a strong service delivery to SMEs within a strong cluster, with supporting roles for younger clusters in testing activities.
Each partner will be expected to lead key activities in the project and undertake significant writing in the proposal.
Please contact CEBR on info@cebr.net with any queries

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