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Innovation projects can be done in-house, but more often they are done in open innovation settings, with partners and technologies from outside your organisation.
Do you have the required knowledge, network and manpower to set up these projects? Which partners do you have to involve in innovation projects to reach success?
PNO is working in innovative businesses throughout Europe and can use its network and the Innovation Place© tool to help you find the right partners.
A good example of this type of innovation service PNO can offer, is the LightJumps project.

How nice would it be if all devices could communicate with each other in a smart way? Europe is giving a lot of attention to this in the coming years by focusing on 'Internet of Things'. Considerable subsidy is therefore available in 2016 and 2017.

The European Commission has released draft versions of the Horizon 2020 Work Programmes for 2016 and 2017. The official adoption and the publication of the Work Programmes are expected in mid-October 2015.

CLIPS – Cloud Innovation in Public Services – is a pilot project funded by the EC, with the aim of developing a new approach to delivering public services through the use of Cloud computing. CLIPS are particularly keen to engage with SMEs who are involved in the delivery of Cloud based services, please get in touch!

Ciaotech, partner and Dissemination and Exploitation leader of the I-PAN project, is glad to invite you to the Final Conference which will be held at IBL Spa (S.P. 31 bis, Reg. Cavallino 8), in Coniolo (AL – Italy) on September, 30. During the event the consortium will explain all activities and results of the project.

Next to nationwide grants, there are also two European financial opportunities for innovative SMEs. But because of the popularity of the SME Instrument, organisations often forget Eurostars. And that’s a pity, as a dedicated SME program, Eurostars hasn’t to be forgotten. Especially for the reason SMEs can use the two programs in extension of each other.

BIO-MIMETIC is a 36 months project co-financed by the European 7th Framework Programme for Research and Development. The project generated a new class of bioinspired polymers through the extraction of natural compounds from renewable resources. The production of new bio-inspired polymers utilises environmentally sustainable processes.

Lazio Region announced the start of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) 2014-2020. It is composed of 45 Actions, 38 of which will be launched by December 2015.

Is it possible to increase the sustainability of industrial processes while maintaining or increasing the competitiveness of enterprises?

The BIO-MIMETIC Project partners will show you how this is possible during the final conference and workshop dedicated to SMEs organised with the sponsorship of Unindustria Latina. (June 25, 2015 Via Montesanto, 9 Latina – Italy).

James Cogan from PNO Consultants has been invited to present on the topic ‘Creating new market for biobased products through public procurement’ at the Roundtable ‘Removing barriers within the internal market for the Bioeconomy. The meeting is organized by MEP Lambert van Nistelrooij (PPE) with the support of the newly established European BioEconomy Alliance (EBA), and will be held in Brussels at the European Parliament on the 20th April 2015.

The BIO-MIMETIC project is generating a new class of novel bio-derived polymers for application in household products via extraction of natural compounds from renewable resources. BIO-MIMETIC is now in the third year of activities, several results have obtained: Lignin has been extracted from a range of plant sources, enzymes transforming lignin for use in consumer products have been expressed and computer simulations aimed to study lignin derivatives in solution have been carried out. To know further details please follow us at NanotechItaly 2014! 

Industrial Biotechnology (IB) has been identified as one of the key enabling technologies which can drive European competitiveness in the coming decades and help develop a more sustainable and resource-efficient Europe. However, major hurdles hamper the full exploitation of IB. These include access to feedstock and financing, low public awareness of the benefits of IB products, a lack of incentives and various technological constraints.

The European Commission highlighted the importance of research and innovation (R&I) investments and reforms for economic recovery in the European Union, and made proposals to help EU Member States maximise the impact of their budgets at a time when many countries still face spending constraints.

LightJumps European project coordinated by PNO, is conducting a survey to identify barriers and needs of European companies/organizations operating in the Photonics sector. Give us your help to strengthen the Photonics sector in Europe!

BIO-TIC is proud to announce the public launch of three “bio-Roadmaps” focusing on the market potential, R&D priorities and non-technological hurdles of IB innovation in Europe.