Microsystem awareness and dissemination (and business development)

Objectif

This proposal has twin objectives. The first is to increase the use of microsystems technology by promoting awareness and dissemination on how to access Europractice services. The second is to provide assistance to microsystems (MST) service providers in becoming more commercial and to provide a resource for an EC call for MST "start-ups".
Several presentations/exhibitions/workshops across Europe; 8 issues of MST News and several journal articles; a focal point for PR activities producing at least 12 multilingual press releases; a world-class-web-site for Europratice and also for supporting sub-contractors; and dissemination through existing promotional channels will be exercised.
Development of three strategic and three self-funding "demonstrator" plans; representation and web-based feedback from international standards (IEC) meetings; organisation of five major "all service provider" meetings. Assistance to put three major commercial deals in place and support for an "MST start-up" call from business plan through to the venture capital stage is included.

Objectives:
The objective is to increase the use of advanced electronics technology, particularly microsystems technology (MST) in companies, throughout Europe. This will be achieved by promoting awareness and dissemination of "Europractice" activities and by providing business development and commercial assistance to potential "start-ups". Actions will include:
Conference presentations, exhibitions and-or workshops with pro-active dissemination across Europe including the use of National contact Points.
Publishing MST News and MST News/journal articles.
Establishment of a focal point for all PR and issue of Press Releases.
Provision of a Europractice web-site at www.europractice.com with a Virtual Market and the addition of a further site populated with sub-contractors.
Provision of strategic planning assistance for self-selecting SP's.
Provision of commercial assistance in closing deals.
Development of numerical self-funding models to predict future trends.

Work description:
Conference presentations, exhibitions and-or workshops and National Contacts Points
Europractice will be represented at all major conferences and exhibitions with either a "corporate" stand, a workshop or a presentation. Up to 10 events are planned, with support for additional regional events on an ad-hoc basis.
Publishing MST News and MST News/journal articles
Editing and publishing 8 issues of MST News and 6 MST News/Journal articles.
Establishment of a focal point for all PR and issue of Press Releases
Setting-up of a central point for the collection of all the presentational an promotional materials of the service providers (SP's). This will include a message handling service with telephone contact and/or multilingual answerphone service.
Based on the input from the SP's 12 "corporate" press releases will be issued in French, German and English.
WWW
The Europractice web-site at www.europractice.com will be developed further and a site added populated with all the significant Europractice sub-contractors.
Commercial Assistance
Strategic planning assistance will be provided for 3 self-selecting SP's. This will include business planning.
SP's will be provided with assistance in negotiation of 3 deals to contract signature.
Development of 3 numerical self-funding models, will provide a basis for future comparison and progress.
Support will be provided for an MST "start-up" call, 3 companies will be taken from the planning to venture capital stage.

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ACM - Preparatory, accompanying and support measures

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Council for The Central Laboratory of The Research Councils

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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
OX11 0QX Chilton, Didcot
Royaume-Uni

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Memscap S.A.

France

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