cluster labelling

The ECEI (European Cluster Excellence Initiative) Label, issued by the ESCA (European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis), attests to the documented commitment to continuous improvement. Out of more than 2,000 European clusters, to date, only 19 out of 130 innovation clusters have received the Gold...

BioM Biotech Cluster Development GmbH has been awarded the Gold Label of the European Cluster Excellence Initiative (ECEI) for the second time. The cluster management organization for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry in Munich and Bavaria receives this recognition after a careful and...

The European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA) is happy to announce the implementation of the first results of the concluded “ European Cluster Excellence Initiative – Phase 2”. Main feature is the introduction of a set of “ Eligibility Criteria for Cluster Management Excellence Labels”. As of...

VDI/VDE-IT is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the COSME-funded project „European Cluster Excellence Initiative – Phase 2 (ECEI II).“ On April 26, 2019, the European Cluster Excellence Consortium (ECEC) met in the premises of the European Commission in Brussels to discuss the various...

A European Consortium comprising 20 partners with a strong background in cluster development, led by VDI/VDE-IT, spent the second half of the last year advancing the objectives of the Second Phase of the European Cluster Excellence Initiative (ECEI II). The ECEI II project is funded under the COSME...

On 26 April 2018, the European Commission met with 19 EU country ministry representatives in Brussels for the second edition of the European Cluster Policy Forum. Invited experts took part and participants gave practical examples for the Commissions future involvement in: the labelling of clusters...

The European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA) is pleased to announce the official start of the Second Phase of the European Cluster Excellence Initiative (ECEI II). ECEI II is the result of an intensive discussion with the European Commission about the further development of the Cluster...