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Additive manufacturing (AM) has been highlighted as a key technology with potential for creating sustainable high value European based employment, addressing societal issues and supporting environmental sustainability. It has the potential to revolutionize the way in which products are manufactured and delivered to the customer. Moreover, AM is already having a high economic impact on several sec ...
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Access to I4MS (XS2I4MS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

...ave programs tailoring technologies and business models to the needs of SMEs. The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is specialized on advanced manufacturing and has a dedicated Training Centre. Brainport Development has a major role to support high-tech SME start-ups in developing business plans, and accessing finance for growth.
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WIRE2016 - The Power of Ecosystems (WIRE2016)

Start date: Feb 1, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

The 7th 'Week of Innovative Regions in Europe (WIRE) 2016' conference will be organised in the Brainport Eindhoven Region (NL) from 8 to 10 June 2016.WIRE2016 will provide a platform for stakeholders to have in-depth discussions on the opportunities presented for R&I. A particular focus will lie on excellence driven programmes and extraordinary examples of interregional and cross-border open innov ...
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Supporting Independent LiVing for the Elderly through Robotics (SILVER)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

Description SILVER searches for new robotics based technologies to assist elderly people in their everyday lives. Their purpose is to help older people to continue independent living at home even if they have physical or cognitive disabilities. U unique aspect of SILVER is that it uses a Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) process to identify a ...
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Support to the Grand Coalition for ICT jobs (DIGITALJOBS)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

Exploitation of ICT has a crucial role to play in Europe's future prosperity and well-being. The single largest obstacle to harnessing the power of ICT is a shortage of skills, particularly ICT practitioners, where the shortfall is estimated at 900,000. President Barroso remarked on this problem following the final session of the EC on 15 March - "Opportunities exist and we must train our young p ...
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Innovate Dementia

Start date: May 31, 2011, End date: Sep 29, 2015,

Ageing is a large socio-economic threat in NWE and a top priority issue at EU level. Dementia is a leading psychiatric condition for people over 60. It is a slowly progressing. non curable. condition with approx. 70% having Alzheimer disease. 60 % of all care is given by informal carers and most of them are overburdened (Alzheimer Nederland. 2008). Dementia needs higher recognition as cases are ex ...
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The EFFECTIVE project foresees the following objectives:• analyse business trends and market prospects, and perform reviews & workshops to get a consistent set of information for clustering and exploitation of FoF projects activities and results;• develop and industrial exploitation framework for the promotion and transfer of FoF projects activities and results, and structure networks & alliances ...
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Ageing population, safeguarding a healthy workforce, and an emerging demand for quality and highly professional health services have boosted the significance of the health sector. The health sector absorbs large amounts of labour, commodities and research and thus creates incomes, which in turn flow back into the economic cycle of locations, regions and the overall economy. Within regions, health ...
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Fablabs in de grensregio (Fablabs)

Start date: Sep 30, 2011, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

Een FabLab (Fabrication – of Fabulous – Laboratory) is een kleinschalige werkplaats met een aanbod van computergestuurde gereedschappen met het doel om “bijna alles” te kunnen maken. Het basisconcept ontstond aan het Massachusetts Institute of Technology, waarbij aan iedereen de mogelijkheid wordt geboden om van zo een werkplaats met gespecialiseerde apparatuur gebruik te maken.“De krachtlijnen va ...
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Regional Care Portals (RECAP)

Start date: Apr 30, 2010, End date: Apr 29, 2014,

Demographic trends spur healthcare demand. inadequately met by healthcare institutions. One solution is more efficient services such as telehealth provision. PPs have joined forces to overcome problems/barriers linked to lack of support for businesses to market new. smart telehealth products. A bad connection of smart ICT products with quickly changing demands in the health market is also a challe ...
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wards Top Technology Cluster (towards TTC)

Start date: Dec 31, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

Lobjectif stratégique particulier de cette initiative est, dune part, de promouvoir les projets transfrontaliers susceptibles de favoriser le développement du potentiel économique et technologi-que de cette région, déjà considérable, mais pas encore suffisamment imbriqué au niveau transfrontalier. Dautre part, il sagit daméliorer le contexte institutionnel de la coopération transfrontalière et de ...
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European Collaborative and Open Regional Innovation Strategies (EURIS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

EURIS addresses the Lisbon Strategy’s challenge of shifting towards a Knowledge based economy, if EU is to become the more competitive world economy, from 2 complementary perspectives:§ The lack of many EU regions of a critical mass on the RTDI field, opposed to the increasing globalisation of RTDI (Global Networks of Innovation) and the enormous potential to build on the complementary strengths o ...
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Making Knowledge Work (MKW)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

...of R&D results. With an inventory of 12 good practices (GP) MKW covered a broad range of approaches, methodologies and activities. Examples of good practices include Creative Conversion Factory (CCF, Brainport Eindhoven), Innoscope SME innovation tool (region Lille), Competence Centres (Stuttgart Region) and Innovative Public Procurement (Helsinki Region). Intensive exchanges of experiences took p ...
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The Inventors

Start date: Oct 1, 2012,

‘To enthuse children for technology and innovation and thus to create a sustainable society’ are the goals of the Inventors Foundation. We create adventures in which children participate and seek solutions using technology in an innovative way. They come up with their own inventions and present them on a digital network. They compete with other international teams thus generating a community of yo ...
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