European Projects
One Nucleus plays an important role as partner in two EC-funded projects:
ABCEUROPE
ABCEurope is an intercluster project coordinated by the Milan Innovhub (Milan Chamber of Commerce) and funded by Europe Innova. It brings together 13 biotechnology clusters across Europe including One Nucleus as a leading partner.
The overall objective of the project is very tangible: raising the standard of services to SMEs and defragmenting the delivery of such services to SMEs across Europe.
1) ABCEurope Bioentrepreneur boot camp
It is within the framework of this project that One Nucleus has organised, in partnership with ideaSpace Enterprise Accelerator, the inaugural ABCEurope Bioentrepreneur boot camp from 13-15 June 2011 in Cambridge (please
click here to view the agenda).
This intensive 3 day course for life science start-ups was the first in a series of five events, with the subsequent four being held in a different European city each time. The next one will be held in:
• Wallonia on 15-16 February 2012 (for further information please contact Damien Lambert, damien.lambert@biowin.org)
For the inaugural Cambridge bootcamp, delegates attended from across the UK. The split between academic and commercial delegates was even. Feedback received from this event was incredibly positive with all the delegates rating the quality of the course and the contacts made during the course as either “good” or “very good”. Below are some quotes:
“The boot camp covered most details of becoming a successful entrepreneur! I really enjoyed when speakers gave specific examples to backup their points! In addition, the networking event was excellent!”
“Confidence boost, proper exposure to the right community, and excellent speakers!!”
2) ABCEurope BioTechnology Showcase
A further ABCEurope activity is the organisation of a series of technology showcases to facilitate industry/academia interaction and to promote European research in biotechnology at an international level.
The technology showcases will allow researchers from academia and SMEs to present their innovative technologies to an industry audience. The next technology showcase will be held alongside SwedenBIO Investment day conference and will focus on e-health. More information is available here.
3) The European Tools of Science: access to facilities, skills and advanced technologies in life sciences
The European gateway Tools of Science is now launched with entries from 13 bioregions across Europe. The bioregions have collected information on the best facilities and service companies from their regions in a searchable database. National and regional financing opportunities to support R&D projects of life science companies are also featured, as well as guidelines and useful links to collaboration tools.
For further information, please visit the European Tools of Science website (www.toolsofscience.eu) or contact Dr. Teresa Soop, teresa.soop@ssci.se
4) ABCEurope Virtual Matchmaking Event – Oncology
13-14 Feb 2012
The ABCEurope Virtual Matchmaking Event is a great opportunity for European life science companies to virtually meet SMEs with innovative technologies and research platforms in the field of oncology available for licensing or collaboration.
Virtual matchmaking events are an effective and low costs way to find new potential business partners through one-to-one Skype video conference or telephone calls without the need for physical proximity.
Eleven established European bio-regions have come together to collect the best new technology companies in Europe and together with the Council of European Bioregions (CEBR) have created the framework for a virtual matchmaking event.
Profiles of the companies are available on the CEBR website (http://www.cebr.net/oncology-profiles) and you can register your interest by contacting Aline Charpentier by 20 January 2012.
5) Other activities
Future ABCEurope activities include the creation of a network of European Non-Executive Directors (NED’s) and matchmaking events between European regions.
EBTC: INDIA
The European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC) aims at further developing EU-India trade and business relations. The project is coordinated by Eurochambres, and includes One Nucleus and 15 other European partners.
The Centre’s activities are organised in four key sectors: Environment, Energy, Transport and Biotechnology. The Milan Innovhub (Milan Chamber of Commerce) is coordinating the Biotechnology cluster which comprises One Nucleus and COPCA (Barcelona).
The aim of the project is to create a Centre which will become a point of reference for European companies wanting to enter the Indian market. The Centre is planning to achieve this by acting as a multiplier and facilitator, increasing the understanding among EU SMEs and researchers about the opportunities offered by India; and provide an active link between policy makers and private bodies.
If you are interested in receiving more information about the above projects please contact One Nucleus’s European Project Manager gigi@onenucleus.com.