International projects

PIMAP 4 SUSTAINABILITY

Budget: 50 665 € (overall project budget 1 438 883 €) 

Grant amount: 90% 

Program: COSME 

Provider: EASME 

Date: 9/2022 - 8/2024 

6 Partners: 

• Association laser photonique Hyperfrequences & applications – ALPHA - France
• Rise Research Institutes of Sweden AB - Sweden
• Czech Aerospace Cluster - Czech Republic
• PRODUTECH - Associacao para as Tecnologias de Producao Sustentavel - Portugal
• Associazione Fabbrica Intelligente Lombardia - AFIL - Italy
• Photonics Finland - Finland

Reasons for the project 

• To boost the resilience of SMEs through the adoption of photonics technologies, services, and products in key industrial sectors
• To deepen cross-sectoral innovation collaboration between the key stakeholders along the photonics value chain at the EU level
• To maximize the innovation potential of photonics technologies for SMEs by providing skilling & reskilling services
• To accelerate SME internationalization through business mission organization and connection with existing partners
• To implement a robust communication strategy to maximize the visibility and impact of the project
• To develop a long-term support services strategy ensuring the sustainability of the Eurocluster alliance

Planned outcomes: 

• Financing of innovation projects through vouchers for SMEs
• Encouraging the adoption of process innovations, to achieve digitization and sustainability of businesses
• Business missions into Canada, Japan, and Singapore
• Training support offer dedicated to the most pressing needs of European SMEs through training vouchers
• Organizing networking events to connect European SMEs through B2B meetings, business missions, matchmaking, etc.
• Creation of a package of training vouchers divided into two categories: green transition and internationalization

PIMAP+

Budget: 73 369 € (overall project budget 499 612 €) 

Grant amount: 90% 

Program: COSME 

Provider: EASME 

Date: 9/2020 - 8/2022 

6 Partners: 

• Association laserphotoniqueHyperfrequences & applications – ALPHA - France 
• IUC DALARNA AB - TRIPLE STEELIX - Sweden
• Moravian Aerospace Cluster – MAC - Czech Republic
• Produtech-associacaopara PRODUTECH - Portugal 
• Associazionefabbrica intelligente lombardia afil - Italy 
• Businessjoensuuoy bjo - Finland 

Reasons for the project 

• Support of inter-branch cooperation between the cluster organizations and SMEs 
• Support of participation and internationalization of SMEs 
• Closing the deals regarding the cooperation with international business and research providers from countries outside of Europe
• Creation of a European identity and explore the possibility of creating a meta cluster 

Planned outcomes: 

• Market study in the north of the USA regarding the opportunities of application of photonics in the industry 4.0 
• Workshops with SMEs across the whole Europe in each cluster ecosystem 
• Business missions into the United States of America and Canada
• Presentation of clusters at ECCP matchmaking events
• Connecting SMEs
• Meeting strategic partners from USA and Canada
• The signing of a Memorandum of understanding with partners of the cluster from the USA and Canada
• The signing of Memorandum of understanding with LASER GO GLOBAL
• International project Strand 2 

EACP-EUROSME

Budget: 43 789 € (overall project budget 465 157 €) 

Grant amount: 75% 

Program: COSME 

Provider: EASME 

Date: 10/2018-9/2020 

6 Partners: 

• Distretto Tecnologico Aerospaziale della Campania – DAC; Italy – Campania 
• Hamburg Aviation –HAv; Germany – Hamburg
• Moravian Aerospace Cluster – MAC; Czech Republic
• Tecnologieper le Osservazioni della Terra ed i Rischi Naturali (TeRN) - TeRN; Italy 
• Aerospace Valley – AV; France –Occitanieand Nouvelle Aquitaine 
• Northwest Aerospace Alliance – NWAA; United Kingdom – Northwest (England)

Reasons for the project: 

• Creation of a united strategy of aerospace clusters 
• Creation of activities that provide the connection of member companies (B2B) 
• Preparation of joint projects 
• Networking with International clusters
• Strengthening of cluster cooperation in the aerospace industry 

Planned outcomes: 

• Creation of a united strategy of aerospace clusters 
• Matching of individual RIS3 strategies in the aerospace industry in individual regions 
• Map of opportunities for inter-cluster cooperation
• Analysis of innovation capacities of member SMEs
• United marketing plan
• List of innovative projects in individual clusters
• Preparation of joint innovation projects involving members companies and universities  

IDEALIST

Budget: €94,187.5 (Total project budget €2,093,511.77)

Grant amount: 100%

Program: HORIZON.2.4

Provider:

Implementation dates: 12/2023–11/2026

14 Partners:

1. COMET SCRL - Italy
2. EIT MANUFACTURING ASBL - France
3. Czech Aerospace Cluster - Czech Republic
4. DITECFER - DISTRETTO PER LE TECNOLOGIE FERROVIARIE, L ALTA VELOCITA E LA SICUREZZA DELLE RETI SCARL - Italy
5. ASSOCIATION 'INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATIONOF UKRAINE - Ukraine
6. ALBATROS ALLIANCE D'ENTREPRISES AU BENEFICE DES ACTIONS THEMATIQUES DE RECHERCHE A OBJET SCIENTIFIQUE - France
7. GEOKOMPETENZZENTRUM FREIBERG EV - Germany
8. 4CF SP ZOO - Poland
9. POLYMERIS - France
10. ASOCIACION CLUSTER DE AUTOMOCION DE ARAGON - Spain
11. FEDERACJA FIRM LOTNICZYCH BIELSKO - Poland
12. CHEMIE CLUSTER BAYERN GMBH - Germany
13. FUNDACIO EURECAT - Spain

Reasons for the project:

• Supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in industrial ecosystems facing challenges and changes due to rapid and unexpected global events such as the COVID-19 crisis and the war in Ukraine.
• Addressing common challenges in these sectors, such as transitioning to more sustainable practices, competitiveness amidst decreasing raw materials and rising energy costs, and changing consumption habits.
• Strengthening SMEs' resilience to become active players in these changes rather than passive observers or followers.
• Developing strategic foresight, supporting technology adoption, and improving supply chains to minimize disruptions' impacts on value chains.

Planned outcomes:

• Development of strategic foresight and tools for analyzing and predicting changes in industrial ecosystems.
• Support for the adoption of advanced technologies in SMEs and establishment of alliances between technologically advanced and traditional businesses.
• Identification of critical dependencies and weaknesses in supply chains to minimize disruptions' impacts on value chains.
• Implementation of pilot projects and support for collaboration between different industrial ecosystems.
• Development of relevant tools and methodologies to improve competitiveness and sustainability in selected industrial sectors.
• Preparation of foundations for the long-term sustainability and competitiveness of industrial ecosystems in Europe.