Creation of a biotechnology cluster network across Europe

Project Information

BIOREGIONS

Grant agreement ID: 18956

Project closed

Start date 1 September 2005

End date 31 December 2007

Funded under

• Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health: Thematic Priority 1 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 462 372,00

EU contribution € 462 372,00

Coordinated by

ERBI LTD
United Kingdom

Objective

The BioRegions network will bring together for the first time, biotechnology clusters across Europe in a network with the key objectives of identifying and addressing issues that affect biotechnology company and cluster development. The network will be dri ven by a Steering Group of the most experienced cluster drivers in Europe, representing Cambridge, Paris, Berlin, Heidelberg, Munich, Uppsala, Oxford, Barcelona, Flanders, Basel, Lyon and Tallin. Key activities to be undertaken within the project include: · Identification of all biotech clusters in Europe and invitation of key drivers to join the BioRegions network · Identification of key issues in biotech and cluster growth and development of activities to address these issues. · Hosting of an Internationa l BioRegions Workshop to debate activities, form projects and consortia and initiate projects across Europe · Hosting of an International BioRegions Conference to showcase the network and its activities.

Programme(s)

• FP6-LIFESCIHEALTH - Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health: Thematic Priority 1 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• LSH-2002-3-5 - Realising ERA objectives

Call for proposal

FP6-2004-LIFESCIHEALTH-5
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Funding Scheme

SSA - Specific Support Action

Coordinator

ERBI LTD

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: St Johns Innovation Centre, Cowley Rd ; CAMBRIDGE ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data