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On the 8 – 9 November, the Clusters Meet Regions workshop and Matchmaking event took place in the regional capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf, on the premises of the Business Club Düsseldorf/Wirtschaftsclub Düsseldorf (Blumenstraße 14, 40212 Düsseldorf). The North Rhine-Westphalian...

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform , on behalf of the European Commission, in partnership with the National Cluster Association of the Czech Republic, CEDEG, Klastr MECHATRONIKA and the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences jointly organised the workshop and matchmaking...

On 1 September 2022, 30 Euroclusters were launched to implement the EU Industrial Strategy. Euroclusters are cross-sectoral, interdisciplinary, and trans-European strategic initiatives of industry clusters and other economic entities such as research organisations or companies. They contribute to...

The ECCP Trend Universe is a new tool which allows platform users to get a deeper understanding of future trends and their impact on cluster organisations. Using the ECCP Trend Universe provides insights into those trends to build strategic competitive advantages, explores relevant trends from 14...

The European Commission (EC) organised the EU – South MED Matchmaking Event as part of Euromed Clusters Forward’s Tech Days during the GITEX AFRICA which was held on 31 May – 2 June 2023. The EU – South MED Matchmaking Event itself took place on-site in Marrakech, Morocco on 31 May – 2 June 2023...

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform, in collaboration with Clusters of Sweden, organise the Cluster Collaboration Lab #2 in Lund, Sweden, on 21-22 March 2023. The C2Lab is a co-creation space and interactive workshop to find collaboration partners, mature project ideas, and build the...

On 1 September 2022, 30 Euroclusters were launched to implement the EU Industrial Strategy. Euroclusters are cross-sectoral, interdisciplinary, and trans-European strategic initiatives of industry clusters and other economic entities such as research organisations or companies. They contribute to...

The green and digital transition is forecast to bring millions of new jobs. Large and small businesses need skilled people to innovate and grow. The dynamic nature of the labour market can lead to skill mismatches and shortages, which can be major factors for unemployment. Therefore, the European...

Intellectual property (IP) is a key driver for economic growth as it helps companies gain value from their intangible assets like brands, designs, patents, and data. Intangible assets are increasingly important in today's knowledge economy. IP-intensive industries account for almost half of all GDP...

The updated European Industrial Strategy calls for the co-creation of pathways to accelerate the green and digital transitions of EU industry and its ecosystems in partnership with industry, public authorities, social partners, and other stakeholders. For the textile ecosystem, the Commission has an...

Construction is the second largest industrial ecosystem in the European Union in economic terms, employing around 25 million people. As a result, it offers enormous potential to contribute to the European Green Deal and the Digital Decade. However, this large ecosystem also faces numerous challenges...

There is a yawning gap between Europe’s world-class research and its commercialisation of innovation. Start-ups and companies who aim to develop research output into market products often end up in the figurative “Valley of Death”. It describes the lack of early-stage funding that inhibits the...