1. Verite Network Technology Transfer and Technology Clinics Helsinki Meeting May 8-9, 2003

2. VERITE and perspectives of inter-regional co-operation networks in the field of technology transfer _______________ 1.Stratinc 2.Acadin 3.N-S Innonet 4.EuroBiocluster 5.Textile project ________________ by Mireille and Michel Lacave OPPES - Montpellier

3. Verite Networking : STRATINC An INTERREG III C project : approved by the West Interreg Secretariat Objective : strategic intelligence (clusters) Verite’s partners : Lorraine as leader, Zenit GmbH (Nord Rhein Westfalen), Kentriki Makedonia And others : Oslo Teknopol, Murcia (Regional Development Agency), Mancomunidad Nord Tenerife

4. Verite Networking STRATINC Description: Industrial sectors (wood, biotech applied to health, agro-food, new materials) : innovative clusters Strategic intelligence as a combination of business, market, technological, competitive intelligence, together with foresight exercise Identifying strategic information needs Benchmarking existing tools and methods Producing a guide book Testing Pilot Strategic Intelligence Platforms (PSIP)

5. Verite Networking : ACADIN A FP6 - STREP Project : priority 7 Citizens and Governance in a Knowledge based society; applied April 2003 A research project : political science, legal issues, economic impact, modelling and prospective Object : Academic Incubators in 10 EU Countries Partners (from Verite) : CEPEL (OPPES), Urenio, Steinbeis, Univ of Cardiff Others through Verite : Univ. of Timisoara (Michael Guth), Univ. of Maribor (Mirjana Oblak) Others : BI Oslo, Infyde

6. Verite Networking : ACADIN Description : comparative analysis of policies, programmes and schemes regarding Acad. Incub., and of related legal issues: typology of policies Assessment of economic, social and cultural impact Prospective studies, for accession countries and less-favoured regions, proposing new models and a possible EU-level policy

7. Verite Networking : NS-INNONET A future INTERREG III C proposal, next call for proposal (published by june 03 ?) Partners : three northern regions (Finland, Sweden, Norway), three Greek regions, one Spanish region Murcia (leader) From Verite : Central Macedonia

8. Verite Networking : NS-INNONET Description : Through seminars, exchange of experiences and pass on expertise for implementing innovative regional policies for SMEs Assessment of innovation programmes by business people Methodologies for : –assessing, improving and modelling public policies –Clustering effect –One to one business meetings

9. Verite Networking : EuroBioClusters Potential project : Interreg III B (oct.2003) or FP6 Specific Support Action (July 2003) Partners : Lyon-Rhône Alpes, Milano-Lodi Lombardy, ….??? The idea : a biocluster network such as « Scanbalt »(if Interreg III B : Alpine Space), a network of networks within biotech, encompassing the Nordic and Baltic countries, Northern-Germany, Poland, Kaliningrad and the St. Petersburg area.

10. EuroBioCluster at glance (Lyon Biovision2003)

11. Verite Networking : Textile project Future Interreg III C call for proposal (June 2003) Partners : French Conseil Général du Gard (Southern France), CyL Textile cluster, and ….??? Objective : support access to technologies, know how and markets for SMEs; optimize the creation of innovating products Description : healthcare and bio textile (new fibers, new functionalities) –Mapping existing resources, knowledge, business capabilities, information –Modelling a e-portal for dedicated services