Boosting Baltic FP6 - successful kick-off
Partners from new EU member states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland) presented comprehensive mapping on national competencies and actors in Life Sciences and on NCP expertise. ,A benchmark analysis was initiated and the results of the mapping and the benchmark will be available at the Boosting website later this year. The 4 new member states partners are all active in FP6 and possess great research potential in Life Sciences sector. Mapping carried out in these countries indicated that attention should be paid to:,· knowledge about projects management issues,· strengthening the cooperation between scientists and entrepreneurs,· joining high level consortia,· trans-national cooperation to increase the competence of the 4 new member states More information about the "Boosting Baltic" project can be found on http://www.scanbalt.org/sw227.asp(opens in new window) Coordinator of the project is Dr. Frank Graage ,Email: graage@steinbeis-nordost.deThe main objectives of Boosting Baltic is to increase the competence of NCPs and the Life Science community on FP6 and to promote advanced partnerships in Life Science.,7 partners are behind Boosting Baltic: - Steinbeis Foundation (Germany) coordinator of project,- Swedish EU R&D Council (Sweden),- ScanBalt,- Archimedas foundation (Estonia),- Latvian National Contact Point,- Lithuanian Innovation Centre,- National Contact Point (NCP) Poland
Countries
Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Sweden