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LINKING INNOVATION WITH SME PERFORMANCE IN EASTERN SERBIA AND NORTHWEST BULGARIA

Start date: Aug 21, 2011, End date: Aug 21, 2012,

The project envisages promotion of innovation among SMEs from the cross-border region though the internet site; newsletters; leaflets, billboard presentation; participation in TV shows; trainings of companies in order to inform the owners of small and medium sized companies that innovation is important for the prosperity of their business. Innovation is a process supported by many donors and it is ...
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Business Model Innovation for High Performance Buildings Supported by Whole Life Optimisation (UMBRELLA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

"Due to barriers that exist in when considering the sustainability of the built environment, optimising energy efficiency in buildings is often a management issue and not one of design. In many cases, it is the organisation responsible for the building that makes the decision with respect to where best to invest their limited resources. For this reason, decision support tools, providing informat ...
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Performance-based Innovation Rewards (REWARD)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

...ns in complementing the international intellectual property rights (IPR) system. The project's ambitious output is an ethically and legally sound performance-based reward mechanism for pharmaceutical innovation, which complements the existing patent regime, yet mitigates its considerable disadvantages for the global poor.The current IPR system impedes access to life-saving medicines for the poor i ...
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Feasibility Study for a monitoring of progress in the activities of the Innovation Union performance in the domain of the European Research Area and its interaction with innovation (ERA_MONITORING)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2012,

The study will address the development and testing of three composite indicators to measure progress in:1) construction and integration of a European Research Area (ERA), to monitor the overall performance of the Science and Technology system.2) structural change, to monitor the increase of the knowledge component in the national economy of each Member State towards closing the technology gap in e ...
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Disruptive innovation through new tool steels with unique thermo-mechanical performance formaterial forming applications (FASTEEL)

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2018,

Since the mid 80’s, vehicle weights have increased despite the importance of vehicle weight on driving dynamics, agility, and fuel consumption. Consumers have been more interested in larger, cheaper cars rather than weight reduction. The trend of ever-increasing weight for cars has been curtailed in recent years, predominantly motivated by CO2 emissions targets and correlated penalties, through th ...
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Increasing energy performance by transfer innovation to the agro-food SMEs of the Mediterranean areas (SINERGIA)

... energy sector: agro-food industries are among the major consumers of energy to transform, warm and cool food & it always consumes energy to store the final products. So, there is a strong demand for innovation & for practical solutions to green the supply chain but also to circulate influential technical information about E-efficiency, E-reliability and technologies costs. On the other hand, SMEs ...
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DRIVING INNOVATION. DETERMINANTS OF PERFORMANCE IN THE FORMULA ONE RACING INDUSTRY (AJ86RH5GYM)

Start date: Jul 15, 2012, End date: Jul 14, 2014,

...nts increase their likelihood of survival and success. Second, scholars tend to concentrate their analysis on one single determinant at a time, such as the effect of firm resources, technological innovation, management team composition, or strategic relations. Although scholars agree that firms reach success because they develop inimitable dynamic capabilities, a multilevel concept, few studies ta ...
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Innovation and Capacity Building in Higher Education for Cultural Management, Hospitality and Sustainable Tourism in European Cultural Routes

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

...nership of universities, local governments, SMEs and NGOs, that following the mainlines of the Higher Education Modernisation Agenda, will offer high quality and innovative tools and courses based in innovation, international mobility and cross-border cooperation to enhance capacity building in higher education curricula in the fields of cultural tourism and hospitality, cultural management and sh ...
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High Throughput Proteomics Systems for Accelerated Profiling of Putative Plasma Biomarkers (PROACTIVE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2008, End date: Sep 30, 2011,

"The PROACTIVE consortium will through research and innovation develop the multiplexed proximity ligation assay into a high throughput protein detection and quantification technology along with novel data management and analysis tools. Hundreds of putative biomarkers of the plasma proteome can then be assayed with high sensitivity in minute sample volumes, far surpassing any current capabilities. ...
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Future IMPACT...

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2017,

...ership. Therefore, the most important step on this layered strategy is to expand and improve the integration of in-service training that will lead to support curriculum implementation, instructional innovation and so to improve student achievement. The training courses will broaden the participants' personal horizon, opening their mind towards international cooperation and contacts, multicultural ...
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Forwarding ACTions On a Regional and local scale to reach UE targets of the European Climate Action Plan “20-20 by 2020” (FACTOR20)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

...on of the National Plan for Energy Efficiency that Italy, as a Member State, has to prepare in accordance with the Directive for Energy Efficiency. The main project innovation is that its methods and the Sirena-Factor 20 tool specifically target the non-ETS sectors, which according to some estimates account for 58% of EU greenhouse gas emissions. In terms of environmental benefits, the Factor20 ...
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Innovative Trainer

...r (IT) increased the capacity of Business Trainers and Mentors (BTMs) to support SMEs throughout Europe by developing a “Train the Trainer” blended learning training resource on non technological innovation. By updating their skills, BTMs will be better placed to provide guidance on how to innovate to small businesses, better adapting their services to changing business beneficiary groups & sector ...
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Geothermal & Solar Skills in Continuous Vocational Education and Training

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2019,

The EU's strategy for sustainable growth, Europe 2020, puts innovation and green growth at the heart of its blueprint for competitiveness. Indeed, it has set clear objectives in terms of energy sustainability, the 20-20-20 targets . Moreover, according to the EU Directive 2010/31/EU on the Energy Performance Buildings, all new buildings by the year 2020 will have to be nearly zero energy buildings ...
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EOI-EUROPA: ESCENARIO DE INNOVACIÓN EDUCATIVA.

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2018,

EOI-EUROPE: Educational innovation scenarios. This Project arises from the concerns that the participating teachers at EOI Las Palmas de Gran Canaria share on the field of improvement and methodology. For this reason, we have decided to develop a European Training programme, which includes mobilities for the participating teachers. The number of teachers involved in this project is 7 and the langu ...
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Transparent and flexible electronics with embedded energy harvesting based on oxide nanowire devices (TREND)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2021,

...ctronics to health monitoring wearable devices. By promoting new ideas for practical ends, it will contribute to place Europe in the leading position of such strategic areas, where sustainability and innovation are key factors.
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European Roadmap for Cyber-Physical Systems in Manufacturing (sCorPiuS)

Start date: Feb 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

...to leverage on more sustainable and efficient production systems. In this scenario ICT has represented, throughout the years, the crucial enabler for preserving competitiveness and fostering industry innovation. In particular, Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) is a breakthrough research area for ICT in manufacturing and represents also the new innovation frontier for accomplishing the EU2020 “smart eve ...
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AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELLence in European Fish research (AQUAEXCEL)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

...tems, environments and expertises- Increase resource sharing and standardization between partners, notably but not exclusively for fish models and experimental methods developed in-house- Stimulate innovation through transfer of knowledge, harmonisation and development of best practices across fields of research, production systems and species- Execute joint research and development activities des ...
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REgional process innovations FOR Building renovation packages opening markets to zero energy renovations (REFURB)

Start date: Apr 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

...ere not. They often lack an understanding of the concerns and demands of the house-owners. REFURB 2.0 will tackle the complex interplay of these barriers through coordinated process organisation, innovation and optimization. REFURB 2.0 will bridge the gap between supply and demand side by:• developing a holistic approach to the renovation process in which technology combinations trigger step-by-st ...
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Process water recycling with a thermophile membrane bio reactor installation for treatement of hightemperature waste water, containing recalcitrant cod -varying in load, concentration and composition-with almost zero waste (sludge) production. (PROMOTHE MBR)

Start date: Jan 18, 2005, End date: May 30, 2008,

...he European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Bureau (EIPPCB) in May 2009. Finally, since the transfer to thermophilic operation has not been successful, the ultimate level of innovation has not been realised. However, the hybrid design of the MBR plant enabled mesophile operations far beyond expectations, i.e. 97% of COD removal, 100% solids removal and only 7% sludge yield on COD rem ...
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Cost effective industrialisation of an eco-friendly pre-treatment for plastic chrome plating using self assembly nanotechnology (SAMDOKAN)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

...MEs. SAM technology has been already demonstrated, in ECOSAM FP 6 project, to be a successful alternative to the traditional electroplating technology.SAMDOKAN project objectives are aligned with Eco-innovation programme since an eco-innovative production methodology will be industrial scale-up which aims to prevent and reduce environmental impacts such as the generation of potentially hazardous w ...
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EL AJEDREZ DENTRO DEL AULA

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2018,

...rtistic expression, in the second year of Nursery (3-6 years) and in all years of Primary.Within our program, we are developing a chess project in the classroom, dedicated to research and educational innovation in curriculum development during the academic year 2014-15 and 2015-16. The Chamber of Deputies approved in February the 11th of 2015 the 'Chess in School' program, joining the Written Decl ...
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Services provided by Cinema foR ImPlementing new acTion (SCRIpT)

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

"The action “Establishing services enhancing the innovation management capacity of SME's in the Enterprise Europe Network" represents an important breakthrough in delivering the EEN services. Until now the EEN consortia partners’ role was mainly catalyzing the SMEs innovation needs with the innovative product, services and processes provided by other companies or research centres, with the aim of ...
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DEMONSTRATION-PLANT PROJECT TO PRODUCE POLY-LACTIC ACID (PLA) BIOPOLYMER FROM WASTE PRODUCTS OF BAKERY INDUSTRY (BREAD4PLA)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

...point of view, the main achievement was the demonstration of the packaging production process, followed by its validation using different types of bakery and pastry waste as raw material. The main innovation was the demonstration of the use of bakery waste as a novel raw material to produce PLA packaging, and showing that the product had the same performance as PLA packaging produced from cereals ...
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EDUrope: Education for Diversity in Europe

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2015,

... student, and as well promoting social integration. EDUrope: Education for Diversity in Europe is the name of the mobility project we have developed. We already had a basic training in methodological innovations such as cooperative learning, inclusiveness and project based learning but we needed new approaches to deal with diversity and to engage students in their learning. The main objectives we ...
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Novel technologies for dissimilar materials joining (YBRIDIO)

Start date: Feb 1, 2013, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

The requirements of innovation and efficiency are pushing industrial manufacturing methods to a new stage, where novel materials and components with enhanced properties are required. Polymers and polymer based composites are able to provide strength, light weight, corrosion resistance, impact resistance, etc. which are highly demanded from advanced technological sectors such as automotive, aerospa ...
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ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΤΑΡΤΙΣΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΚΑΛΛΙΕΡΓΕΙΑ - ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΗ - ΕΠΕΞΕΡΓΑΣΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΕΜΠΟΡΙΑ ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΩΝ ΑΡΩΜΑΤΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΕΥΤΙΚΩΝ ΦΥΤΩΝ

Start date: Jul 6, 2016, End date: Jul 5, 2017,

...al sector have to face a series of challenges associated with the production process. The preoccupation with the primary sector requires the producer to be in a position to adopt modern knowledge and innovation in the production process, to turn to alternative crops and to create processing units. Such an economic activity, with great biodiversity and suitable soil conditions, is to develop aromat ...
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Early Child Abuse Response Enabling

Start date: Dec 31, 2015, End date: Dec 30, 2017,

...l and effective answer to address a variety of current issues that exist also at EU level, such as the economical emergency, the unemployment rate, social cohesion, the digital agenda, innovation in the field of early prevention against child abuse. At national and EU level, the project aim at providing a workable good practices collection considering the preparation of the targeted population in ...
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Innovative tool to improve risk assessment and promote the safe use of nanomaterials in the textile finishing industry (LIFE_ECO-TEXNANO)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

...e’s textile sector is an important employer, exporter and service provider. Maintaining these benefits requires that the sector evolves to compete in an increasingly sophisticated global market. Innovation can help Europe’s textile sector to succeed, by focusing on higher value-added and sustainable products. Nano materials offer opportunities to provide such value-added products and the grow ...
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NAUTISME ESPACE ATLANTIQUE 2 (NEA2)

Start date: Oct 31, 2007, End date: Dec 29, 2011,

... in a more strategic direction. This project aims to develop a cutting-edge marine leisure sector, distinctive on the international scale, by developing a variety of measures in the areas of economic innovation and performance, protecting and valuing the environment, quality of life and social cohesion. While the objectives of the first project were limited to the coordinated development of the ma ...
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PREPARATORY PHASE FOR THE PAN-EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE DANUBIUS–RI “THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES ON RIVER-SEA SYSTEMS (DANUBIUS-PP)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2019,

... will bring together key stakeholders at different levels, and strengthen the consortium through a process of wide engagement. Individual work packages will refine, inter alia, the scientific and innovation agenda, the legal framework, governance and management, and policies for access and data management. The financial requirements of the RI will be refined to assist funding agencies as they cons ...
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Building Lifecycle Energy Saving Integral Learning

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

...struction phase, lessons learnt from BUILDING UP project will be applied. This FP7 project, finished on October 2012, was a multi-stakeholder, cross-sectorial, collaborative long term Research & Innovation Road Map to overcome technological and Non-technological barriers towards more energy-efficient buildings & districts. Project contract number: 267024. For the maintenance phase, a software plat ...
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Improving current barriers for controlling pharmaceutical compounds in urban wastewater treatment plants (LIFE Impetus)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2019,

...y; Data on occurrence of PhCs in urban wastewaters, which could be used in decision-support systems, such as risk assessment, and future EU policy and legislation on PhC limits in urban wastewater; Innovation in methods/practices for improved PhCs control in two CAS aeration regimes (two WWTPs) – Operating strategies identified using benchmarking tools; Good performance indices, covering tech ...
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CompAct highly mobile Next generation construction, Demolition and excavation waste recoverY system (CANDY)

Start date: Sep 14, 2012, End date: Dec 13, 2014,

The enclosed project focuses on the Sustainable building products and the Materials recycling priority of the 2011 CIP ECO-INNOVATION call and is focused on the development and validation of an advanced Aggregate washing system for the construction and recycling sector.At present the CD&E Waste recycling sector is dominated by contractors employing traditional crushing and dry screening methods. T ...
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Generation Y’s Virtual Guide to Skill Development and Personal Branding in Social Media

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

...ical skills like computer literacy and language. However, at the stage of hiring, employers would also like to see a certain level of competence in behavioral skills such as leadership, teamwork and innovation along with technical knowledge and experience. Even though higher education institutions offer internship placements, employer introductions and career consultancy services for students to ...
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Otwarty nauczyciel poprowadzi uczniów do sukcesu

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2018,

...evelopment of our school. Undoubtedly they are thoroughly responsible and they are ready to share their knowledge as well as to benefit from others. The teachers are opened for the educational innovation too. Taking part in this project let them implement the range of new teaching methods in different fields of education. Our school hasn’t yet participated in such an important international proje ...
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INNOvation TRAINing IT Central Europe (INNOTRAIN IT)

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

Information technologies are regarded as key drivers of innovation in SMEs. However, many SMEs, particularly in the production sector, still have difficulties in utilizing these new technologies efficiently in order to foster process and product innovation. This is partly due to the fact that many SMEs dont use IT Service Management and waste many (financial and personal) resources in running basi ...
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Low latency and high throughput dynamic network\ninfrastructures for high performance datacentre interconnects (LIGHTNESS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

...ion in the final LIGHTNESS demo throughout the project.The LIGHTNESS project, joining partners with broad expertise in all data centre, optical data plane and optical control plane worlds, will bring innovation to the realization of data centre networking solutions meeting the real needs in such environments.
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BrIdging Structural BiOlogy with Biological SyNthesis and Self Assembly to Reveal Key Processes in Living Systems (BISON)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

...me, with its three internationally-leading counterparts in the fields of structural biology by extending expertise related trans-disciplinary areas. The goal is to stimulate scientific excellence and innovation capacity of CEITEC MU by opening several identified interfaces to Cell biology, Biological chemistry and synthetic biology, and New generation of therapeutics, which form the research frame ...
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For cognitively-impaired or visually-impaired persons suffering from spatial disorientation, a smartphone-based navigation aid that is both reliable and safe for urban pedestrian mobility. (ANGEO2)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

... product will provide easy access to urban areas and include multimodal guidance functions mixing walking with real time bus, tram and metro public transportation information.ANGEO2 is an incremental innovation in the niche market of urban mobility for sufferers of visually-disorientation, epilepsy, Parkinson's and Huntington. Reliable information is the key to reassuring the user and therefore pr ...
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Gamified Training for Successful Commercialization of Young SMEs’ Innovation

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

Europe is gradually becoming a more innovative continent. Innovation has been placed in the centre of Europe 2020 strategy for its key role in business expansion, employment creation and economic growth.Innovation Union Scoreboard (2015) states that EU innovation growth has been increasing at an average annual rate of 1.0% between 2007 and 2014. Still, the growth has not been equally strong across ...
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