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The purpose of this project is to foster cross-sectoral cooperation between the European clusters in the partnership and their SME members, as well as to support their SME members in going international and positioning them in the advanced smart packaging global value chain.
This will be done through the establishment of an ESCP formed by 6 European clusters which bring together different competencies to apply a cross-sectoral approach for the development of the advanced smart packaging global value chain. In this regard, the partnership brings together clusters involved with the final product (packaging), the application market (food), cross-cutting technology clusters (nanotechnologies, microelectronics, software, telecommunications and plasma technologies) and new materials (plastics, polymers and biopolymers). The partnership clusters aim to cooperate in order to implement their joint internationalisation strategy towards defined target third countries (Canada, China and United States) and support AdPack2 SME members in establishing cooperation with relevant counterparts in the target countries.
Therefore, the project includes the following activities:
- Training and knowledge sharing actions to prepare SMEs to go international
- Activities fostering cooperation between partnership SMEs contributing to decrease sectoral boundaries
- Establishment of cooperation agreements with international business and research intermediaries in target countries
- Implementation of fact-finding and business internationalisation missions
- Establishment of ambassadors in target markets, to provide high added value services to AdPack2 SMEs
- Support the establishment of business partnership agreements to develop joint collaborative projects between the partnership SME members and business and other relevant stakeholders from third countries
- Developing the exit strategy in order to continue internationalization support activities after the project lifetime
General purpose of AdPack²
The general purpose of AdPack² is to foster cross-sectoral cooperation between the European clusters in the partnership and their SME members, as well as to support their SME members in going international and positioning them in the advanced smart packaging global value chain. This will be done through the establishment of a European Strategic Cluster Partnership (ESCP) formed by 6 European clusters from sectors linked to the smart packaging value chain, that aim to cooperate in order to implement their joint internationalisation strategy towards defined target third countries (Canada, China and United States). This general purpose will be achieved through the following specific objectives.
Specific objectives of AdPack²
- Specific objective 1: To prepare AdPack² SMEs to go international through training and knowledge sharing actions
- Specific objective 2: To foster cooperation between partnership SME members; thus, contributing to decrease sectoral boundaries
- Specific objective 3: To establish cooperation agreements with international business and research intermediaries in each target country
- Specific objective 4: To establish an internationalisation ambassador in each target country
- Specific objective 5: To support the establishment of business partnership agreements to develop joint collaborative projects between the partnership SME members and business and other relevant stakeholders from third countries
- Specific objective 6: To develop a long-term exit strategy that ensures the sustainability of the internationalisation support services after the end of AdPack² project
| Target Group | Type | Estimated Date | Country | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cluster Organisations | Matchmaking Event | 22/02/2018 | Belgium | Brussels |
Cluster Organisations | Study Visits | 13-17/10/2018 | United States | Chicago |
Cluster Organisations | Study Visits | 17-19/10/2018 | Canada | Toronto |
Cluster Organisations | Study Visits | 13-15/11/2018 | China | Shanghai |
Cluster Organisations Open to SMEs | Matchmaking Event | 2019 | Canada | |
Cluster Organisations Open to SMEs | Matchmaking Event | 2019 | China | |
Cluster Organisations Open to SMEs | Matchmaking Event | 2019 | United States |
One main goal of the consortium is to identify a core group and enlarge this core group during the project lifetime. The core group consists of four target groups:
- Target group 1: this group is formed by partnership SME members
- Target group 2: these are SME non-members
- Target group 3: universities, research institutes, large companies, etc.
- Target group 4: this target group includes relevant regional authorities, chambers of commerce, regional, national trade agencies, other clusters and ESCPs
Currently, the core group consists of 56 entities from Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
| # | Company name | Web Page | Country |
| 1 | 3d-Oxides | www.3d-oxides.com | St Genis Pouilly, France |
| 2 | ACAN Navarra | www.clusterautomocionnavarra.com | Navarra, Spain |
| 3 | ANP - National Association of Pêra Rocha Producers | www.perarocha.pt | Portugal |
| 4 | APPEC ASTRO | www.appecastro.cz/en | Czech Republic |
| 5 | Autoklastr | http://autoklastr.cz/ | Czech Republic |
| 6 | barthel HF-Technik GmbH | www.barthel-hf.com | Aachen, Germany |
| 7 | Bioinova | http://bioinova.cz/en | Czech Republic |
| 8 | Bochemie | www.bochemie.cz | Czech Republic |
| 9 | Branson | www.emerson.com/en-us/automation/branson | Catalonia, Spain |
| 10 | CATAA - CENTRO DE APOIO TECNOLÓGICO AGROALIMENTAR | www.cataa.pt | Portugal |
| 11 | CEMEF | www.armines.net | France |
| 12 | CENTIMFE | www.centimfe.com/index.php/pt | Portugal |
| 13 | Chespa Sp. z o.o. | www.chespa.eu | Krapkowice, Poland |
| 14 | Cluster of Czech Furniture Manufacturers | www.furniturecluster.cz | Czech Republic |
| 15 | Comissão Vitivinicola Regional da Beira Interior | www.cvrbi.pt | Portugal |
| 16 | CREA Hydro & Energy | www.creacz.com/es | Czech Republic |
| 17 | DAMAR | www.damar.pt | Portugal |
| 18 | E21 | www.e21technologies.com | Catalonia, Spain |
| 19 | EDITAG | www.editag.eu | France |
| 20 | EMSE | www.mines-stetienne.fr | France |
| 21 | Enplater | www.enplater.com | Catalonia, Spain |
| 22 | EPS | www.epscr.cz | Czech Republic |
| 23 | ETIK | www.etikcz.cz/en | Czech Republic |
| 24 | EVOX inspiring innovation | www.evox.pt | Portugal |
| 25 | Filtrex | www.filtrex.cz | Czech Republic |
| 26 | FNOP - Federação Nacional das Organizações de Frutas e Hortícolas | www.fnop.pt | Portugal |
| 27 | Food Processing Initiative | www.foodprocessing.de | Germany |
| 28 | FoodPackLab | https://foodpacklab.eu/ | Catalonia, Spain |
| 29 | Frutoeste, CRL | Portugal | |
| 30 | GAIA | http://gaia.es/ | Spain |
| 31 | HighTech NL | www.hightechnl.nl | Netherlands |
| 32 | Hinojosa | www.grupohinojosa.com | Catalonia, Spain |
| 33 | Industrial Sagarra | www.industrialsagarra.com/es | Catalonia, Spain |
| 34 | Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology | www.ichtj.waw.pl/ichtj | Varsovia, Poland |
| 35 | IRTA | www.irta.cat/es | Catalonia, Spain |
| 36 | Leitat | www.leitat.org/castellano | Catalonia, Spain |
| 37 | LINXENS | www.linxens.com | France |
| 38 | Moravian Aerospace Cluster | www.aero-cluster.cz | Czech Republic |
| 39 | Nanopharma | www.nanopharma.cz/cs | Czech Republic |
| 40 | nanoSPACE | www.nanospace.cz | Czech Republic |
| 41 | Natureef Association | www.natureef.pl | Szczecin, Poland |
| 42 | NG Plastics | www.ngplastics.es/es/inicio | Catalonia, Spain |
| 43 | Oboya Horticulture Poland Sp.z o.o | www.oboya.pl | Rybnik, Poland |
| 44 | Pardam | www.pardam.cz | Czech Republic |
| 45 | Plasma Processing Laboratory of Lithuanian Energy Institute | www.lei.lt/main.php?m=425&k=9 | Lithuania |
| 46 | Polymer Competence Center Leoben | www.pccl.at/en | Leoben, Austria |
| 47 | Quadpack | www.quadpack.com | Catalonia, Spain |
| 48 | Samtack | www.samtack.es | Catalonia, Spain |
| 49 | Secpho | www.secpho.org | Catalonia, Spain |
| 50 | Sintex | www.sintex.cz/?language=cs | Czech Republic |
| 51 | Smart Food Cluster | www.litmea.lt/en | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 52 | TECNAN | www.tecnan-nanomat.es | Navarra, Spain |
| 53 | TESCAN / BIOPHY RESEARCH | www.tescan.com | France |
| 54 | TICE.pt | www.tice.pt | Portugal |
| 55 | Tylex | www.tylex.cz | Czech Republic |
| 56 | WISEKEY | www.wisekey.com | Meyreuil, France |
Envisaged partnership with other European Strategic Cluster Partnerships:
- New Frontier in Food
- NATUREEF
- EU4FOOD
- FoodPackLab
A detailed explanation how to achieve the excepted results is part of the joint internationalization strategy which was developed during strand 1 of the AdPack project. Tthis strategic document includes also an implementation roadmap is also the basis for the founding of the European economic interest grouping (EEIG). The EEIG will be founded in February 2018. The joint internationalisation strategy was developed mainly based on desk research of trends in the packaging sector, knowledge and intelligence gathered within the consortia collaboration and joint events (including working missions), preferences of member base and strategic goals of consortia cluster organizations.
Main expected results:
- 6 cluster organisations and business networks from different COSME participating countries should benefited from the supported actions
- 12 events (not organised by the project) where the project partners participate and disseminate AdPack²,
- 40 SMEs that are interested in participating in the core group
- Organising 3 training webinars for SME to go international
- 3 ESCPs that cooperate with AdPack² for knowledge sharing or organisation of joint activities
- 5 potential partners per country (clusters, business associations, technology centres) related to the packaging sector
- 1 fact-finding missions conducted per target country (Canada, China, USA)
- 1 ambassadors established in each target country (Canada, China, USA)
- 18 SMEs that participate in the internationalisation mission conducted to each target country (Canada, China, USA)
- 4 meetings that each SME has with potential partners in the scope of each internationalisation mission
- 2 cooperation agreements or Memoranda of Understanding signed between the Partnership and international partners (sectoral and/ or business organisations) for each target market
| Country | Name | Link |
|---|---|---|
Czech Republic | CzechBio | http://www.czechbio.org/ |
Czech Republic | HTI Cluster | http://www.hticluster.eu/ |
Romania | IND-AGRO-POL | http://www.inma.ro/indagropol/index.htm |
Greece | SEVE | http://www.seve.gr/ |
Spain | VITARTIS | http://www.vitartis.es/es/ |
France | Matikem | http://matikem.com/ |
Poland | Natureef Cluster | http://natureef.pl/ |
Sweden | Paper Province | http://paperprovince.com/ |
Sweden | Packbridge | http://packbridge.se/ |
Czech Republic | STAR Research & Innovation Cluster | http://star-cluster.cz/en/home-2/ |
Hungary | OMNIPACK | http://www.omnipack.hu/?lang=en |
Portugal | TICE.PT | https://www.tice.pt/en |
Czech Republic | Asociace nanotechnologického průmyslu | http://www.nanoasociace.cz/ |
Germany | Food-Processing Initiative | http://www.foodprocessing.de/english/ |
Partnership composition
| Name | Sector/Technology fields | Country | Regions | Total no. of members | Total no. of SME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMART food cluster |
Food Processing and Manufacturing Food Additives/Ingredients/Functional Food, Food Packaging / Handling Manufacturing & Industry›Food, beverage & tobacco products, Public health and security›Food security & safety Advanced Packaging, Digital Industries |
Lithuania | Lietuva | 25 | 12 |
| Packaging Cluster |
Paper and Packaging, Plastics Food Packaging / Handling, Packaging for machines KETS›Advanced materials, Manufacturing & Industry›Food, beverage & tobacco products Advanced Packaging, Digital Industries |
Spain | Cataluña | 70 | 52 |
| Nanoprogress z.s. |
Business Services, Environmental Services Non weaving related to Textiles Technology, Textile fibres KETS›Nanotechnology, Sustainable innovation›Sustainable energy & renewables Advanced Packaging, Environmental Industries |
Czech Republic | Severovýchod | 41 | 32 |
| PLASTIWIN |
Plastics Plastics and Rubber related to Chemical Technology, Textile fibres KETS›Advanced materials, Sustainable innovation›Waste management Advanced Packaging, Creative Industries |
Belgium | Prov. Liège | 96 | 78 |
| InovCluster - Associação do Cluster Agroindustrial do Centro |
Agricultural Inputs and Services Food Additives/Ingredients/Functional Food, Food Processing Manufacturing & Industry›Food, beverage & tobacco products, Nature & biodiversity›Biodiversity Advanced Packaging, Creative Industries |
Portugal | Centro (PT) | 174 | 140 |
| BalticNet-PlasmaTec e.V. |
Automotive, Lighting and Electrical Equipment Coatings, Nanomaterials KETS›Advanced materials, KETS›Nanotechnology Advanced Packaging, Environmental Industries |
Germany | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 73 | 31 |
| Secured Communicating Solutions cluster |
Information Technology and Analytical Instruments Micro and Nanotechnology related to Electronics and Microelectronics, Smart cards and access systems Digital Agenda›ICT trust, cyber security & network security, Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)›Telecommunications Digital Industries, Mobility Technologies |
France | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 305 | 200 |
Coordinator Contact
Function: Cluster Manager
Email: komarek@nanoprogress.eu
Phone: +420 736 446 314
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