Clusters

To implement the  updated EU Industrial Strategy, the European Commission launched the   Joint Cluster Initiatives (JCI), also known as  ‘Euroclusters’. With a budget of  €42 million, Euroclusters will contribute to building resilience and accelerating the transition to a green and digital economy...

Are you a cluster, cluster network or organisation supporting the green and digital transitions helping to build EU resilience? To implement the updated EU Industrial Strategy, the European Commission has launched around 30 cross-sectoral, interdisciplinary and trans-European strategic Joint Cluster...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) launched a $1 billion grant called the ‘Build Back Better Regional Challenge’ (BBBRC) which aims to transform regional economies through industrial clusters. Despite the fact, there are many clusters in the US and the EU...

On behalf of the European Commission’s DG GROW, Prognos AG is conducting an EU-wide survey to collect insights on the effectiveness of the ECCP and EREK platform among users. The survey aims to answer the following questions: What has been the impact of EU cluster support for your cluster...

How are European industrial clusters active in the fight against COVID-19? Euronews explores this topic in a recent article, accompanied by a video showing how clusters are involved in innovation to fight the COVID-19 crisis. The objective is to innovate, bring new products quickly onto the market...

From March to July 2020, the European Cluster Alliance (ECA) hosted webinars on pertinent issues of clusters during the COVID-19 crisis. Below you can find summaries and videos of the webinars. To read more on the ECA webinars on The Role of Clusters in Accelerating the European Recovery (since...

In the life sciences and healthcare sector, there are inequalities in salaries and access to executive positions, despite being better than other industries. The report drafted by Biocat for the Catalan Ministry of Equality and Feminisms compiles and analyzes this data and proposes recommendations...

On 11-12 December 2023, EPIX partners met in Krakow for the 4th International Focus Group organised by Klaster Zrównoważona Infrastruktura beside the Clusters meet Regions event! A great opportunity to gain deeper insights into the SIC ecosystems and the S3 priorities of the Malopolska region and...

The 9th Congress of Polish Clusters took place on November 9th 2023 in Gdansk. One highlight of the program was the panel Clusters as Creators of New Business Models Considering Inclusiveness and Gender Equality, that was implemented as part of the DEBUTING project, covering also benefits for...

The third in-person interregional DEBUTING meeting took place 10-11 October in Strasbourg, France, where altogether more than 40 people - representing DEBUTING project partners, stakeholders, and the Grand Est region - met to discuss improving gender equality and inclusiveness and to learn from each...

Call4ideas!!! Presentation of ideas and competences for project proposals related to Smart Cities. Are you interested in Horizon Europe calls related to smart cities? Are you building a consortium to present a proposal? Are you searching for partners? Join this online event to have the opportunity...

We are delighted to announce that ACCIO-Catalonia Trade & Investment, the public agency working to attract foreign direct investment to Barcelona and Catalonia, has completed the project Clusters Innovation Programme (CLIP), together with Lower Austria and Denmark. The goal of the project is aimed...