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The Catalan Energy Cluster Manager, Francesc Ribera, traveled to China as part of the Catalan delegation participating in the Strategic Cluster Week, organized by ACCIÓ. Throughout the week, twenty Catalan clusters had the opportunity to closely explore the Chinese innovation ecosystem, visiting leading technology companies in sectors such as decarbonization, renewable energy, and energy efficiency—key areas for the transition towards a more sustainable economy. A highlight of the Catalan delegation’s visit was to OPPO's headquarters in Shenzhen, where the company's main lines of innovation…

The Clusters Meet Regions event, held on 10-11 October 2024 in Chișinău, Moldova, brought together over 200 participants to foster international collaboration and strengthen interregional value chains. Organised by the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) on behalf of the European Commission, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme Moldova and the Romanian Cluster Association (CLUSTERO), the event focused on how clusters can drive regional development and cooperation, particularly in the Danube and Black Sea regions. A standout feature was the matchmaking session…

Polisilk has concluded the Sensing Horse project after 6-months of joint development together with Sensing Tex, which resulted in a fully functional prototype of a smart textile pad, enhancing horseback riding and horse welfare with a focus on data security, advanced textiles, and seamless cloud integration. The project was made possible thanks to the financial and technical support from EuroBoosTex, a Eurocluster project funded by the European Commission aiming to make European textile value chains more resilient. The collaboration between Polisilk and Sensing Tex resulted in a smart horse…

2 nd xBUILD-EU call for proposals for Innovate, Global and Digital and Green grants RESULTS The 2nd xBUILD-EU call for proposals closed on October 2 at 17:00 CEST and received a large response, with 73 applications from a total of 93 SMEs across 17 countries (15 of which were eligible). In total, 11 SMEs from five EU13 countries—Slovenia, Poland, Romania, Malta, and Bulgaria—applied, along with 35 from outside the partnership countries. Applicants represented a wide range of countries, including Italy, France, Greece, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Malta, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Turkey…

QUALITY-CERT SA We are pleased to announce that QUALITY-CERT SA , a Romanian testing furniture SME has been awarded under the SILEO Open Call for Talent Placement Projects! QUALITY-CERT SA is present both on the Romanian market and on the international market through certifications in Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova. QUALITY-CERT SA is an RENAR accredited body, that offers customized certification services depending on the structure, size, and field of activity of the organization, including the entire range of tests in the case of product performance certification. Quality-Cert S.A., in…

After six months of intensive work on the project "Modern Coating Thermal Barriers with Polymer-Derived Ceramics Interlayers for Critical Components of Aircraft Engines," we held our first preliminary meeting to summarize the activities to date on October 17. The PDC-TBC project, co-financed by the National Center for Research and Development under the 35th competition of the CORNET initiative, aims to develop innovative thermal coating technologies that are crucial for the aviation industry. Our efforts focus on improving the efficiency of aircraft engines through the use of lightweight TiAl…

The event was held during the 13th International Trade Fair for Composite Materials KOMPOZYT-EXPO® in Krakow, Poland. 📅We started on the 16th of October, 2024 with the presentation “Overview of AMULET project and results” which was carried out by Annabelle Sion, Head of European and International Programmes at POLYMERIS, the cluster coordinating the AMULET project. 💡 Then we organised two very enriching round table discussions: 💬 "SMEs support through EU projects and EU cluster’s actions" moderated by Annabelle Sion, was focused on SME involvement and EU project support. Among the participants…

🎊 To celebrate and promote the key role of SMEs, the AMULET-H2020 project organized a contest in which the three best projects of the AMULET Challenge competition were selected among the 15 funded projects. This contest provided winners with the AMULET Awards and associated financial prizes🎁 🎯The culminating moment of our final event was the AWARDS CEREMONY for the best projects of the AMULET thematic challenge competition❗️ 🔎 On the second day of the KOMPOZYT-EXPO fair, we organised a PITCHING SESSION for the winners of the 1st and 2nd Open Calls. Each Beneficiary had 10 minutes for a…

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With October drawing to a close, this edition of the newsletter reflects on highlights from the recent EU-Singapore Matchmaking event and insights from the first Clusters meet Regions workshop in Chișinău, Moldova, which focused on the role of clusters in international value chains. We also bring you updates on the new call for EUROCLUSTERS and other important initiatives.