7. Baltic TRAM: Project Facts
Full name: Transnational Research Access in the Macroregion
Project period:
14 partners, 4 associated organisations
Active in all 8 EU countries of the Baltic Sea Region
Co-financed by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme
Builds on the findings of Science Link

8. Objectives
Strengthen the relationship between analytical research institutions and business
Link expertise to concrete industrial needs
Boost innovation and encourage entrepreneurship
Secure the implementation of smart specialization strategies

9. Activities Industrial Research Centers
Calls for businesses to get consultations and test solutions
Addressing Open Data access
Benchmarking analysis on national roadmaps for research infrastructures and smart specialisation strategies
Policy recommendations: ”Smart Cooperation strategy”

10. Are you searching for scientific advice tailored to your company’s specific business needs? Do you want to get free measurements of your materials at the best analytical research facilities and research institutes in the Baltic Sea Region?

11. Open Call for companies in short
Baltic TRAM
offers companies free access to state-of-the-art analytical research facilities across the Baltic Sea Region
provides technical and scientific expertise to help solve challenges associated with developing new products or services

12. What does Baltic TRAM offer?
Free consultations with experts in analytical research facilities and research institutes
Free measurements of material samples on micro- , nano- or molecular scale
 These services will take your knowledge of your materials’ properties to a completely new level and help improve your product portfolio or in- house manufacturing processes.

13. How to apply Companies based in EU member states are eligible to apply
Contact your national or local Industrial Research Center (IReC) for consultations
IReC = business-support unit that can help you throughout the entire application process
Contact information to all IReCs is available at

14. Timeline
1. Introduce your local IReC representative to your challenge and submit your proposal online on 2. After your proposal has been approved (within 2 weeks), you sign a service contract and the analytical research facility executes measurements after you have delivered samples. 3. The facility prepares a summary of measurements and analyses with you the relevance to your challenge.

15. APPLY NOW!

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