international partnersearch & matchmaking for MNT

1. 18th september2014 Rim H.M. Stroeks chair Sectorgroup MNT international partnersearch & matchmaking for MNT

3. EnterpriseEuropeNetwork • 500+ organisations • 4.000 colleagues • active in 40+ countries • 100 consortia www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu

4. mission statement Helping SME’s make the most of business opportunities in the European Union The network stimulates succesful innovation, reinforces the innovative capacity of enterprises throughout Europe and contributes visibly to lasting growth

5. Our experts can help you find international business partners, source new technologies and receive EU funding or finance. And they can advise you on issues so diverse as intellectual property, innovation, going international, or EU law and standards.

6. ourconsultants / experts • know the market and speak the language • are independent and objectively • are specialised in stimulating innovation • know their way around Universities, Research Institutes and Industry (multinationals as well as SME’s) • encourage networking and collaboration

7. whythisnetwork? • Stimulates international trade • Supports technology transfer • Enables European R&D collaboration

8. 1. International Trade • Providing answers to questions concerning European markets and legislation • Marketing research & market scans • Trade missions • On-line Cooperation Database

9. 2. Technology Transfer • Technological cooperation • Promotion of innovative technologies or technology requests • Matching of companies • business as well as development partners • Monitoring of established contacts • On-line technology database and e-alerts

10. 3. European R&D co-operation • Identifying R&D needs • Horizon2020 Programme • for SME’s and R&D organisations • take-part-in or set-up-of R&D collaborations

11. TechnologyFields

12. Sectorgroup MNT Being our clients’ gateway to relevant business- and cooperation partners via focussed partnersearch. The group addresses the growing importance of micro- and nanotechnologies, a sector with enormous potential for technology transfer and R&D collaborations and with a rising debate on legislation, policy developments and ethics. The group objective is to provide specific assistance to industry, research centers and universities by: • Promoting business-, technological- and research collaborations • Understanding the state of art technology fields in competitor countries and through that lifting market barriers • Maintaining close contacts with SME’s for support on innovation and business opportunities • Raising awareness of new EU policies and regulations

13. HOW DOES IT WORK?

14. Technology Transfer Technology Offer/Request Expression of Interest Partnership Agreement

15. Profiles

16. Partnersearch • Database & Network • Brokerage Events • Company Missions

17. Company Missions, Brokerage Events, Fairs

18. search engine - database

19. Expression of Interest

20. Partnership Agreement

21. Clusters Clustered …to overcome fragmentation of clusters and to support the creation of meta-clusters which is highly prioritized on the EU-agenda

22. a SG-membernearyou! no SG-member near you? you can always turn to your local EEN-branche, they are represented everywhere!

23. …foryour kind attention Rim H.M. Stroeks chair Sectorgroup MNT