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Consolidation and Ambition |
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Exploiting its unique expertise, the Innovation Relay Centre network is poised to play a pivotal role in the European Union's enterprise and regional development policies, says Yannis Tsilibaris of the Innovation Directorate's Networks and Services Unit. |
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Sounding Out New Markets |
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The IRC network is ensuring that Europe's small and medium-sized enterprises can play their part in the exploitation of non-destructive testing (NDT) as an indispensable tool across a very wide range of industrial sectors. |
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Ready, Aim, Export |
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The Export Explorer Mission, a visit by ten United Kingdom companies in the fire, fire safety and security sector, took place in Brussels on 24-26 March 1999. Just over one year on, what impact has the mission had? |
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Technology Transfer in Eastern Europe |
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The Görlitz Technology Transfer day, a three-country brokerage event on new materials, is providing a much needed boost to the dynamism of the region's industrial SME community. |
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From Camembert to Guinness |
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Earlier this year, IRC Ireland continued its programme of visits to Europe for Irish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Focusing on the food and drink industries, the visits aim to expose Irish companies to more advanced process technologies. |
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Water into Wine |
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IRC North Rhine-Westphalia has developed a special interest in working with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the water sector. Sound knowledge of this specific area is enhancing its ability to catalyse transnational transfers of technology. |
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IPR Know-How |
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In February, technology transfer professionals from 32 different Innovation Relay Centres gathered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, for the first IRC workshop on intellectual property rights (IPR). |
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Dismantling the Invisible Barrier |
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IRC staff have recently had the chance to sharpen their cross-border business skills in a series of intercultural seminars. Business practices vary widely across the European Union, and the key to successful transnational technology partnership is to understand these regional differences. |
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March 2000 