Project: EU Initiative Promoting SME Internationalisation Through Clusters
Coordinator: ERAI – Entre prise Rhône-Alpes International
Project partners:
THE PROJECT.
The European project “bioXclusters – EU Initiative Promoting SME Internationalisation Through Clusters “started in January 2012 and will run for 24 months.
The project is funded by the European Commission’s DG Enterprise under the call for proposals “Promotion and development of world-class clusters in Europe” and coordinated by ERAI – Development Agency of the Rhône Alpes region of France.
bioXclusters aims to strengthen, through cooperation and sharing of resources, the competitiveness in global markets (3 target markets: Brazil, China and the United States) of the Small and Medium Enterprises operating in the Life Sciences sector, pooling the expertise of the 4 territories involved (Catalonia-Spain, Bavaria-Germany, Piedmont-Italy, Rhone Alpes-France).
The ultimate goal is to achieve the critical mass needed to foster cluster internationalization and provide strong support to businesses through targeted expertise and innovative high-level services.
Activities:
- Official project kick-off meeting, March 1 and 2, 2012, Lyon (France)
- Workshop “Brasilian market: opportunities for european actors,” given by Dr. Eduardo Emrich Soares, April 13, 2012, Bioindustry Park
Download the presentation “ - Mission for Life Sciences companies to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil),September 10-14, 2012
Download the information brochure “ - Workshop “Chinese health market: opportunities for European players,” given by Dr. Gao Rong Hui, January 31, 2013, Bioindustry Park
Download presentation Dr. Hui ”
Download the presentation by Regoli and Associates “
PARTNERS
Lyonbiopole, a French healthcare cluster fostering innovation in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, a vibrant territory in the heart of Europe. It is the cluster which coordinates bioXclusters plus. Lyonbiopole is the gateway to healthcare innovation in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Region. The cluster supports ambitious projects and companies in the health sector (including infectious diseases, cancer, nutrition, metabolic diseases). Its aim is to support innovative technologies, products and services for a more personalized medicine to the patient’s benefit.
Biocat coordinates and promotes the healthcare and life sciences sector in Catalonia. Its mission is to dynamise and support the public and private stakeholders that make up the BioRegion, Catalonia’s bioscience cluster, which encompasses companies, research groups and bodies, hospitals, universities, administrations and knowledge- and innovation-transfer support structures.
BioM Biotech Cluster Development GmbH is the coordinating agency of the Bavarian Biotech Cluster for all fields of biotechnology. In addition, BioM coordinates the Munich Biotech Cluster with a focus on pharmaceutical biotechnology and personalized medicine. On behalf of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, it serves as the one-stop-shop for biotechnology companies and start-ups in the region as well as the first point of contact for international business partners.
bioPmed is the cluster for life sciences and human health for the Piedmont Region of Italy. Launched in 2009, bioPmed is now the result of the formal aggregation of about 70 players, ranging from large multinational corporations to hi-tech start-ups and innovative SMEs, and including universities and research foundations. They all work together and share a solid strategic plan to create innovation and development in the field of health.
