The Enterprise Europe Network team in Orebro  is organising a B2B Matchmaking Partnering event bringing together innovative organisations from several countries around  the globe seeking to collaborate to mutual commercial benefit.   Activity will focus on one-to-one 30-minute pre-scheduled meetings.

The EEN team in Orebor are also in contact with the  Association of Automotive Suppliers  to attract buyers within the Automotive industry.

The deadlines  for the brokerage event are:
Registration - October 19th
Deadline to wish meetings with buyers within the Automotive and General Industry - October 12th
Deadline to wish meetings with other companies – October 19th
 

Whether you are preparing your business plan for the first time or want to have your business plan skills refreshed, BPS’ half day business plan seminar provides an informative, interactive and fun environment for you to understand what to include in your business plan – as well as what to leave out.

Our business plan seminars are held monthly in Cambridge and are highly acclaimed to equip you and your team with the necessary skills and knowledge to prepare your own business plan whilst still benefiting from the input and support of professionals who can make all the difference to a business plan that gets results. Places are heavily subsidised down to just £40 (including VAT) on top of which ‘Early Bird’ and Group Discounts apply.

Plus… available to workshop attendees for just £25 + VAT (usually £99 + VAT), test your readiness to write your own business plan after you have attended the Business Plan workshop. BPS’ exclusive Online Business Plan Review Tool sets out a section-by-section question-set that will provide you with a personalised report and Action Plan highlighting the areas that you need to work on before you start to put pen to paper. Brand new from BPS – designed to save you time and effort so that you get your business plan right first time round because you may never be given a second chance!

Here’s what just one of our workshop participants said:

"A brief note to say how valuable and enjoyable I found the Business Planning seminar yesterday. I think that the course content and length were just right. It does leave you wanting more and the extension option with the more detailed case studies and more in-depth surgeries would be just right."

Booking is through: http://www.amiando.com/ZMYVDNZ.html

Whether you are preparing your business plan for the first time or want to have your business plan skills refreshed, BPS’ half day business plan seminar provides an informative, interactive and fun environment for you to understand what to include in your business plan – as well as what to leave out.

Our business plan seminars are held monthly in Cambridge and are highly acclaimed to equip you and your team with the necessary skills and knowledge to prepare your own business plan whilst still benefiting from the input and support of professionals who can make all the difference to a business plan that gets results. Places are heavily subsidised down to just £40 (including VAT) on top of which ‘Early Bird’ and Group Discounts apply.

Plus… available to workshop attendees for just £25 + VAT (usually £99 + VAT), test your readiness to write your own business plan after you have attended the Business Plan workshop. BPS’ exclusive Online Business Plan Review Tool sets out a section-by-section question-set that will provide you with a personalised report and Action Plan highlighting the areas that you need to work on before you start to put pen to paper. Brand new from BPS – designed to save you time and effort so that you get your business plan right first time round because you may never be given a second chance!

Here’s what just one of our workshop participants said:

"A brief note to say how valuable and enjoyable I found the Business Planning seminar yesterday. I think that the course content and length were just right. It does leave you wanting more and the extension option with the more detailed case studies and more in-depth surgeries would be just right."
 

Booking is either through: http://www.amiando.com/FLHITGH.html for 24th May or http://www.amiando.com/ZMYVDNZ.html for 5th July

For its Technology Ventures Conference 2012, CUTEC will aim to address how the current financial climate is affecting the way new technologies are being developed and brought to market. Following on from TVC2011’s highly successful ‘Open Innovation’ theme, the conference will investigate other innovation models that succeed during lean years. TVC2012 will debate the importance of innovation in an uncertain world by looking at investment strategies and the infrastructure for innovation, focusing on key sectors both within the UK and the global economy.

Topics to be discussed include:

• What are the specific challenges of driving innovation in the current climate?
• How are successive periods of financial instability affecting high-tech clusters such as Cambridge?
• How do we encourage / support innovation with limited resources?
• The role of disruptive innovation in generating growth
• Innovation on a budget – leveraging efficiency to maximise potential
• Is the UK investing enough on innovation? What do we hope to gain from the new Enterprise Hubs?
   

Delegates will be inspired by lively debates and keynote speeches, highlighting the level of opportunity open to entrepreneurs within high-tech clusters. The conference will act as a forum for delegates to engage and connect, ultimately enabling new relationships through networking that may prove key in future ventures.

Environord is the biggest environment solutions exhibition north of Paris (http://www.salon-environord.com) .  In 2011, Environord recorded more than 5700 visitors keen to make contacts with eco-companies, official bodies and local authorities specilised in environment issues relating to air, ground and sediment, water, energy, construction and waste.

The European Congress on Eco-Technologies for the Future (http://www.eco-technologies.org) covers key environmental technology trends such as: developments in existing eco technologies, emergence of new technologies offering eco solutions in different sectors, maturity and risks of these technologies... This conference enables delegates to anticipate which technologies will significantly change the future, whether it be that they have reached a maturity that enables wide-scale implementation, or because they provide a glimpse of tomorrow’s solutions.

This event from the ICT KTN, ICT National Contact Point and Cambridge Wireless will give delegates an understanding of future opportunities for European R&D funding for ICT.

The UK is a major participant in EU funding programmes that present organisations of all types and sizes with millions of euros to underpin their strategic goals for innovation and research. The programme brings together owners of leading edge technology to develop ground breaking products and services, while at the same time advancing basic technology research. 

The event will provide delegates with an overview of the forthcoming ICT Calls and advance notification of the call contents, as well as an opportunity to meet the national support teams, while networking with potential partners and experienced FP7 participants.

This FREE half-day event will cover the call contents; Working with the ICT KTN; and first-hand experience from a range of organisations illustrating the benefits they have experienced through FP7 participation. The event will be of interest to businesses, academics and other interested parties working in the areas of pervasive and trusted network and service infrastructure, cognitive systems and robotics, alternative paths to components and systems, technologies for digital content and languages, ICT for health, aging well and governance and ICT for a low carbon economy.

The event will include presentations and useful information from Eddie Townsend of ICT KTN, Peter Walters of ICT NCP and Hendrik Pavel of EEN with plenty of time for surgeries with the presenters and also networking with other delegates. As will all our events there will be ample networking time with other delegates and also over a networking lunch.

 

Enterprise Europe Network and UK Trade & Investment representatives will be at hand to share their experience and knowledge about exporting your product or service.

The workshop will help you analyse your business, discover your export capability and help you prepare and devise a plan to actually make it happen.

This day is all about your company and how to choose the right method to export working with government support that is available to help you export profitably.

FP7 is the European Union's main research funding instrument and increasingly important to demonstration and innovative pilot initiatives. It supports multidisciplinary research and cooperative trans-national research and development activities in Europe and beyond.

The Framework Programme for Research and Development (FP7) has two main strategic objectives
•    To strengthen the scientific and technological base of European industry;
•    To encourage its international competitiveness, while promoting research that supports EU policies.
Funding is made available to co-finance research, technological development and demonstration projects based on competitive calls.

This seminar will feature a detailed presentation from a specialist UK Consultancy firm with particular expertise in FP7 who will inform us of how FP7 relates to organisational priorities and give you their insider knowledge on the key elements to making a successful and strong application.

Participants will benefit from hearing how organisations like your own have already benefitted from Framework Programme 7 through case study presentations.  Such case studies will demonstrate the types of initiatives which have been supported within the Local Government and Economic Development fields of influence with practical hints and tips. Take the opportunity to learn from the first-hand experience of successful project applicants, ask any burning questions and network with project and programme representatives!

For those particularly keen to make the most of the day and start to develop project ideas to the next stage, there will be the opportunity to discuss project concepts further in workshops with a view to a strong application submission in 2012/13.

The overall event is aimed at:
•    Anyone with an interest in accessing funding for R&D demonstration and pilot projects working with European partners
•    This event will be of interest to both experienced practitioners as well as newcomers to the world of FP7 who would like to find out more.
•    Why not also take the opportunity to network informally with other partners from the East of England who you may be able to work with further on these topics?
Why not also take the opportunity to network informally with other partners from the East of England who you may be able to work with further on these topics?

 
 

On 20-21st June the ninth edition of JAS will take place in La Rochelle, this year titled “Health & Nutrition meets Sustainable Food”.

In addition to the conference, there are workshops, exhibitions and also a session for business meetings. To promote the latter the Enterprise Europe Network has set up http://www.aliments-sante.fr/cms/rubrique-181-business_meetings.html an online catalogue for fixing meetings in advance.

Also, there is a discount of 65% made available to first-time attendees. EUR 275 will give you access to the whole event, including the prearranged meetings.

It will take place from Tuesday, June 26th, to Wednesday, June 27th, in Basel, Switzerland, a longstanding center of excellence in life sciences. 

Goals
Meet innovators from Europe and beyond to identify new business opportunities, contact potential partners in academia and industry for transnational cooperations, build research consortia in line with last FP7 calls in :

• health,
• food,
• agriculture and fisheries,
• biotechnology

Target groups

• Innovators and decision makers from universities,
• research institutes and the industry.

Tuesday, 26 June
9 am - 5 pm : company visits in each of the two sectors (Health and Agrofood) in parallel
7 pm - 10 pm : networking dinner
Wednesday, 27 June
8.45 am - 11 am : plenary presentations on R&D, market and financing issues in life sciences
11.15 am - 12.30 am : short presentations in parallel in the health and agrofood areas
12.30 pm - 1.30 pm : networking lunch
1.30 pm - 5.30 pm : pre-arranged partnering meetings

Venue
On Tuesday, June 26th : details of the programme and location of company visits will be provided according to each participant’s preference upon registration.

On Wednesday, June 27th : the event takes place in the Hilton hotel in the centre of Basel, next to the main train station with easy access to airports

Register online before May 25th, go to www.meet4lifesciences.ch, and complete your profile

The event will bring 200+ senior representatives, foreign and domestic investors and recognized market leaders from several key industry sectors of the country, EU and beyond.

For the detailed agenda, click here. As you can see, topics such infrastructure and PPP, advanced transport and logistics, energy and renewables, real estate and tourism, regional cooperation, private equity and venture capital, financial services and banking, etc. will be at centre focus.

Register now and save 250 Euro, as the early bird terminates right after Easter next week!

On the other hand, if you are looking for a pro-active participation, this Summit will provide you with a number of opportunities for branding, exhibiting and PR or having your speaker presenting within the framework of one of the corporate packages available by clicking here.

Workshop: WINNING FP7 BIDS

Tuesday 22 May 2012 – Cambridge, UK

A winning proposal for collaborative research projects in FP7 starts with firm foundations: the right topic, a practical workplan, and a consortium that can deliver not only the scientific results but also impact on society or the economy.  This workshop will explain how to prepare such a proposal.

The workshop starts with the evaluation process and criteria, the chief financial conditions including viability checks and guarantees, and rules on intellectual property rights. The main part of the day will focus on the proposal itself, showing how a well designed project and consortium will meet the evaluation criteria. Examples from real proposals will illustrate good and bad practise in presenting bids.

The workshop is aimed at researchers, research managers and advisors who have had some introduction to FP7, such as an FP7 Information Day, and now need to understand the full requirements.

If you would like more information about this workshop, please contact the organisers at: www.singleimage.co.uk.

A few days before the event, participants will receive an agenda and schedule of meetings with the organizations they requested to meet and with those that have requested to meet them.

The event will cover areas of the main conference, with an eye on business opportunities, partner searches for new research projects, targeted technologies in the application fields covered.

• Computer graphics
• Computer vision
• 2D/3D
• Images, Photos and Videos
• Texture & Colors
• Animation and Entertainment
• Applications in Urban environment
• Health and Medical applications
• 3Dand Color acquisition techniques • Urban modeling & rendering
• Large point cloud computing
• Massive model rendering
• Equipments and software for computer vision
• GPU clusters
• HPC via GPGPU
• Streaming & Networking
• Digital Cultural Heritage
• Mechanics, Fluid dynamics
• Optics
   

All interested participants will have the opportunity to register for FREE directly from the website of the event or get in touch with the main organizers Sardegna Ricerche to ask for support.

Details: http://www.b2match.eu/eurographics2012
Information: dallacia@sardegnaricerche.it

Over 200 potential partners will be present, with delegates given the opportunity to discuss their projects with peers and national experts from EU countries.

Why Participate?

• Get hot news and background information about the final calls in FP7
• Meet new partners for potential collaboration on specified issues
• Facilitate the setup of FP7 project consortia
• Present, discuss and develop new project ideas at international level
• Initiate cross-border contacts
• Get Networked!

Your Advantages

• Present your innovative ideas/technologies and call the attention of potential cooperation partners!
• Meet numerous prospective cooperation partners in a SINGLE day - reduce the amount of time and money for finding new partners!

Vice – President of the European Commission, Antonio Tajani will personally lead the mission, he is expected to be accompanied by ambitious small and medium sized companies and representatives of leading business organisations in Europe.

The aim of the mission is to help companies and SMEs to internationalise their activities, reinforce industrial cooperation in areas such as industrial innovation, key enabling technologies, tourism, space and access to raw materials.

Mr Tajani hopes the mission will bring both positive and lasting results: "major non-EU markets with strong growth rates represent significant opportunities for EU enterprises.

“I attach particular importance to small and medium sized enterprises as they are Europe's main economic strength. To help them to better exploit their potential in the global arena is a clear priority to boost competitiveness and create employment."

This year marks the 25th edition of the SMM international trade fair which takes place at the Hamburg Fair site from 4 to 7 September 2012 (www.smm-hamburg.de).  MariMatch 2012 takes place on the second day of the fair, 5th September. 

The purpose of the event is:

• to present an overview of the content of the NMP-PPP calls 2013 to be published on July 2012 (with deadline for submission of project proposals end of 2012).
• to have the opportunity to meet companies and laboratories to discuss about project ideas. This will take place during pre-arranged bilateral meetings aiming at paving the way for future cooperations and FP7 project proposals.

Target participants

Open to all EU and associated countries.

• Innovative SMEs, companies’ R&D staff
• Scientists, leaderships of universities and scientific institutions 

Main topics:

• Nanosciences and nanotechnologies
• Materials - new forms of production - integration
• Factories of future
• Energy efficient buildings
• Green Cars

Why participate?

• Get the lastest information from the European Commission about NMP-PPP calls
• Present, discuss and develop new project ideas for 2013 NMP+PPP
• Meet potential partners for research, innovation and business
• Meet your NCPs
• Select your B2B meetings in advance
   

Language: English

Costs: Free

Registration: To register, please visit the event website

The Brokerage Event is a unique platform to share innovative technologies, initiate cross border co-operations and to find new business partners. Participants can request pre-arranged one-on-one meetings according to their co-operation interests, thus making better use of your time at the exhibition.

The event is addressed to all organisations interested in the field of machines and facilities for water-supply and sewage systems. This Networking event will target a wide spectrum of companies, universities and researchers from Europe interested in sharing new project ideas and finding collaboration partners.

Main topics

•Technologies of water conditioning and sewage treatment,
•Sewage treatment plants,
•Measuring equipment for water conditioning plants, sewage treatment plants, the technique of measurement, control and analyses,
•Machines and appliances for building, repairing and maintenance of water supply and sewage network,
•Hydraulic units, pumps and plumbing fittings.

More information and registration is available on the event website: http://www.b2match.eu/wod-kan2012

The Berlin-Brandenburg Technology Forum, organized every year by the Center for Molecular Diagnostics and Bioanalysis (ZMDB), has proven to be very fruitful for all participants in the diagnostic industry.

In 2012 it will see its 4th edition and offers:

• The technology forum - where guest speakers will share their expertise and discuss recent significant developments of technologies in in vitro-diagnostics by science and industry in Berlin, Brandenburg and selected partner regions from Europe.
• The specially designed PARTNERING EVENT for diagnostics companies and research institutes allows SME’s to meet and exchange with like-minded individuals as well as potential co-operation partners from Europe. It serves as a platform to broaden and encourage possible growth opportunities in the field. This is done in co-operation with the Enterprise Europe Network.
• An exhibition for partner clusters and their companies in the field of in vitro-diagnostics. A wonderful opportunity to be seen, showcase latest achievements and get exposure to new developments and alternative opportunities.
• Company presentations
   

The fundamental aim of the event is to bring together SMEs active in the field of diagnostics and give them the possibility to showcase their latest achievements. The event will be hosted by the Charité being Europe’s biggest university clinic and will take place at their main campus in the heart of the German capital Berlin.

How can you benefit from this event? The German capital region, being the largest area for Life Sciences in Germany, covers more than 80 diagnostics companies and a significant number of well-known research institutes – all eager to get internationally connected with other SME’s. A selection of complete profiles (available in English) can be found at:

http://www.zmdb.de/materialien/

http://www.zmdb.de/companies/

The partnering event costs Euro 60,00 plus VAT.  Register here. 

With the registration to the partnering event participant will also be registered for the scientific lecture program without additional costs.

 

You can register at http://www.nanostruc.info/ or by email to   j.njuguna@cranfield.ac.uk

The purpose of the 2012  International Conference on Structural Nano Composites (NanoStruc 2012) is to promote activities in various areas of materials and structures by providing a forum for exchange of ideas, presentation of technical achievements and discussion of future directions. NanoStruc brings together an international community of experts to discuss the state-of-the-art, new research results, perspectives of future developments, and innovative applications relevant to  structural materials, engineering structures, nanocomposites, modelling  and simulations, and their  related application areas.

Conference scope

•    Engineering Material
•    Biomaterials
•    Self-healing materials
•    Safety of engineering polymer nanocomposites
•    Structural-property relationship
•    Mechanical performance of nanocomposites
•    Damage and failure analysis of nanocomposite structures and composites
•    Fracture mechanics of nanocomposites
•    Impact, ballistic and energy absorption of polymer nanocomposites
•    Structural health monitoring using nanotechnologies
•    Passive and active control of structures using nanotechnology
•    Manufacturing techniques including scale up/down concepts
•    Nano-enhanced products design – embracing life cycle analysis (LCA) and life cycle costs  analysis (LCC) driven approaches
•    Modelling of composite materials and structures
•    Mulitscale (nano-micro-meso-macro) modelling

Important Dates

Deadline for submission of Abstracts - March 1st , 2012
Submission of Full Paper & Invited Session Papers - April 15th , 2012
Submission of Final Paper - May 15th,  2012
             
Submit your abstract (for Paper or Poster) to: submission@nanostruc.info  

Abstracts of up to 300 words should be submitted by 1st March 2011 and are subjected to double-blinded peer review; a response will be sent by 20th March 2012. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by 15th April 2012.  Full paper submissions and authors will have reviewers' comments by 2nd  May 2012.  Camera-ready papers should be returned to the conference committee by 15th May 2012 for inclusion in the proceedings.