Ústí nad Labem (CZ) on 22. October 2014. The 12th Congress of the European Chemical Regions, titled “The competitiveness of the chemical industry and the factors affecting it – 3E (Energy supply, Education & Skills, Economy & Innovation)”,
read moreThe ECRN Project Council had its second meeting in Munich on 9 July 2014. Building on to the results of the successful kick-off in April, the ECRN Project Council is now fully up to speed. Around 40 regional
read moreECRN and Chemie-Cluster Bayern organised a cluster forum with regional representatives and chemical stakeholders and decision-makers from Europe and China on 10 June 2014 to exchange experiences and to explore potential areas of collaboration. Over 40 participants gathered
read moreThe second Permanent Working Group meeting of 2014 was held on 20-21 May. Representatives from member regions gathered once again to Brussels for two days of intense work to plan and prepare upcoming activities for the latter half
read moreOn 19 May 2014, 10 leading public-private organisations in biobased innovation of North Rhein Westphalia (NRW), The Netherlands and Flanders launched BIG-C as the integrating organisation for current and future biobased initiatives. More than 150 industrialists, scientists and
read moreInterreg IVB NWE Project NANORA (the European Nano Regions Alliance) won the first prize at the German INTERREG B Project Slam in Berlin on 6 May 2014. At the Project Slam, NANORA partners from France and Germany illustrated
read moreThe ECRN Project Council kick-off meeting was held in Brussels on 7 April 2014, hosted by the ECRN member region Bavaria at their EU Representation. As decided in the ECRN General Assembly (26 Feb 2014), Chemie-Cluster Bayern coordinates
read moreIn the context of the 20-21 March European Council, the European Chemical Regions Network has formulated a set of recommendations on issues that should be emphasized and addressed in the debate on industrial competitiveness. We stress the importance
read moreECRN and the European Commission (DG ENTR) co-organised a workshop on “Cross-sectorial and cross-border cooperation of clusters in support of green chemicals industries” on 27 February 2014.The workshop showcased good examples of cluster cooperation across sectors to tap
read moreThe ECRN General Assembly was held in Brussels on 26 February 2014, hosted by the newest ECRN member region Baden-Württemberg at their EU Representation. The meeting was preceded by an Executive Board meeting and a meeting with representatives
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