The Value of Collaborative Partnerships Gráinne Millar

No 1 for Food Innovation in Europe

Global Leader in food innovation and hub for talent, investors, companies and science and academia 120 members (June 2014) the clusters covers approximately 75% of the total turnover in the industry Secure the pipeline for new products, technology, business models Find new solutions top provide value to industry and tackle the global food challenge Bring awareness and recognition to the Danish Food Cluster

Examples Alliance between food companies, hospitals, researchers re: Future Food Top-Safe initiative among several partners to secure €5m for a Green Development and Demonstration Programme to secure fresh foods against bacteria focussing on Danish Food as being of highest quality and safe Big Data project in all areas of life sciences, agriculture, food safety and production sector =small start-up company CruCon Analytics

Benefits of collaboration through clusters and networks

Profile Clusters are a feature of virtually every national and regional economy across different industries Internationally recognised profile the economy of a region e.g.: financial services (London), consumer electronics (Japan), flowers (Holland), watches (Switzerland) and film (Hollywood) EU Clusters to support Smart Specialisation Strategies Clusters represent a new way of thinking about location in driving innovation, regional development and competitiveness Recombination of skills and knowledge to create something different to what existed before

Less that 75 years ago Silicon Valley was little more than an apple orchard Stanford University, Professor Frederick Terman vision to build world class advanced research

Policy Benefits Clusters are a powerful tool for policy action and framework for economic development European Commission 2020 has been actively promoting the development of clusters in Europe to support territorial cohesion by boosting regional economic development and creating jobs and growth. Clusters can help EU rise to 'grand societal challenges food security, climate change, ageing population…. New form of governance - multi-actor, cross sectoral approach involving academia, local government, innovation support systems and rural economy stakeholders H2020

Clusters - a tool for Smart Specialisation Strategies Global innovation Hubs

Six of the leading European micro- and nanoelectronics (MNE) regions have joined their research, development and production expertise to form the transnational, research-driven cluster "Silicon Europe - The Leaders for Innovative Electronics" Ghent Bio-Economy Valley is building research and development expertise in the field of biobased products and bioenergy An initiative by businesses and food science institutions in Northern Germany - centred on the Lübeck region European Innovation Partnership on Healthy and Active Ageing (EIP-AHA)

Economic Performance Between 30% and 40% of all employment is in industries that concentrate, or ‘cluster’, regionally Clusters are significantly related to prosperity of these regions leading to higher wages and increased employment (€30k) The ten emerging industries across EU cover more than 45 million employees in Europe, which corresponds to 22% of all European employment Potential of these Emerging Industries in context of Ireland’s Rural Renaissance eg: A start-up wanting to revolutionize agriculture may find fertile ground in Tipperary

Examples of Emergent Clusters in Ireland Midlands AM Cluster, Westmeath - exploitation of advanced manufacturing technologies to leverage existing competencies, increasing competitiveness and employment in Life Science, Automotive and Aerospace markets. Combination Medical Devices Cluster (CMDC), Sligo - promote the Northwest region as a world-class centre of excellence in the design and manufacture of combination medical device products to support and develop the MedTec sector SmartOcean, Galway innovation cluster consists of a network of over 50 companies and a number of research centres catalyse the development of high-value products and services by creating a critical mass of research and development activities in marine ICT ISAX Smart Ageing, Limerick

increased productivity and company income increased market share innovative solutions to societal challenges increased innovation and knowledge transfer enhanced capability and skills new value chains SME’s linked to global world commercialisation of research

Cross-Sectoral Collaboration - A Way forward

Strategic Cross Sectoral Collaboration Market Intelligence Identifying opportunities within the region Road mapping - regional specialisations White Papers in research Market - checking Matchmaking Finding partners in other industrial sectors Cross-sectoral speed dating Competence mapping tool Technology Round Tables Project Development Translating market intelligence and match-making into cross-sectoral innovation Innovation Platforms Change Management Special Interest Groups Spreading Capacity and knowledge Technology Transfer Transfer of knowledge Funding Meet &Greet Initiatives Insight Incentives Collaboration Incentives Strategic Cross Sectoral Collaboration

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