Workshop

V General Topics

V.W2 Crossing Borders in Europe by Transnational Research Funding

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Date: 24/09/2008
Time: 09:00 - 10:30
Location: Tower

Target Audience: European, international; industry, research, policy makers

Objectives:

Transnational funding (European Research Area - ERA-Net) in the area of sustainable development in industry: funding scheme, contribution of research to sustainable development, networking

Format: Presentations and open discussion with the audience
Language: English

In an interactive setting, the SUSPRISE network (Sustainable Enterprise) hosts a session for industrial and research representatives as well as policy makers to discuss the success in international cooperation between national (subsidy) programmes resulting in transnational programmes and strategies. SUSPRISE as an international network of 16 ministries and agencies from 9 European countries tries to stimulate the sustainable development in European industry. The coordinators of four transnational projects, funded through SUSPRISE, report first project results and the benefits of transnational funding schemes from two perspectives: the industry - especially SME -  and the research organisation perspective. The session is open to all persons interested in this topic from all EC countries, especially not (yet) part of the network.

More information: SUSPRISE

Workshop Chair

Hauschild, Maike
Projektträger Jülich, Germany

Presentations

Natural raw materials for specific barrier applications in paper and board
Joore, Leon
Millvision B.V. (The Netherlands), Millvision GmbH (Germany), Netherlands
download presentation (71 KB)

Resource-saving and sustainable production of high-quality steel by enhanced on-line control of stirring efficiency in vacuum degassing
Kleimt, Bernd
VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut (BFI), Germany
download presentation (168 KB)

Green Biorefinery- Designing highly integrated and sustainable process chains for selected types of biomass
Mandl, Michael
JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Austria
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SUSPRISE - lessons learnt in funding research and development across borders
Meijer, Arnold
SenterNovem, Netherlands
download presentation (180 KB)

Railwaste -Production of railway sleepers by mixed plastic waste
Woidasky, Jörg
Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology, Pfinztal, Germany
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Workshop Results

Speakers input

After an introduction by the SUSPRISE coordinator, the coordinators of four transnational projects funded through SUSPRISE, reported on their first project results and commented on the benefits of transnational funding schemes from two perspectives: the industry and the research organisation perspective.

Main issues of Dialogue

Main findings were that transnational programmes really fill up the gap between national and EU programmes. The SUSPRISE programme enabled to build small and nice European consortia and allowed researchers to work in transnational projects based on well-known national funding rules. The project coordinators emphasised the short, straight forward and flexible procedures from application of the project proposal to the start of the projects. The template for proposal application was also well suited for SME partners. They experienced Europe as living organisation. Through the SUSPRISE programme partners from industry and research organisations were able to enter new markets, enlarge their personal networks and collaborate with technological leaders abroad. For instance, in one of the projects, former competitors became project partners by touching common problems and opening new business opportunities for all parties.

Practical conclusions
There is a need from industry, especially SMEs, and research for transnational programmes as third funding layer between national programmes and the European Framework Programme. Processes developed in the ERA-Net SUSPRISE are a suitable way forward for this and are highly accepted by the users (industry and research organisations). Research funders from MOE Countries expressed their interest to join transnational programmes in the field of sustainable development.

Organisation

Maike Hauschild
PtJ Projektträger Jülich
Zimmerstr. 26-27
10969 Berlin
Tel.: (49) 030-20199454
Fax: (49) 030-20199430
m.hauschild@fz-juelich.de