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Thematic S3 Platform Days in Bilbao

The 4th Steering Committee Meeting of the Smart Specialization Platform for Industrial Modernization (S3P-Industry), combined with a Joint Thematic Platforms Conference, took place in Bilbao on 27th & 28th of November, hosted by the government of the Basque Country.

Brightlands Materials Center and Fraunhofer IMWS join forces to develop thermoplastic composite parts using 3D printing

Fraunhofer Institute in the region of Saxony-Anhalt (DE) and Brightlands Materials Center in Province Limbug (NL) has recently joint efforts on an innovative and forward looking project. Components made of fibre-reinforced plastics, produced by 3D printing are the

European chemical regions establish new cooperation with the support of the European Commission to build projects

The Smart Specialization Platform for Industrial Modernization is a Commission-supported initiative to stimulate regions, working on similar smart specialization priorities, to gather and identify synergies across borders. The platform is a response to the recognition that regional smart

Power4Bio H2020 Project approved by the European Commission

ECRN is pleased to announce that a new EU project – Power4Bio – has been approved by the European Commission under the H2020 programme, in which our network will be partnering with 16 other regional bodies and organisations. The

The success of Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Limburg highlighted in National analysis of Dutch innovation campuses

The report “Analysis and added value of campuses in the Netherlands” compares the employment growth rates of campuses located in the country for the period 2014-2018 and includes the four Brightlands campuses located in ECRN member region Limburg.

ECRN Director promotes interregional collaboration in Mazovia

On 8th of May, upon the kind invitation of Mr. Struzik, Marshal of Mazowieckie Voivodeship, Director Krcova Renatka visited the Region of Mazovia. On 9th of May the Director represented ECRN at the conference on “How to design

Regions support a strong Cohesion Policy through ECRN Position Paper

A month before the Commission will announce it proposal on the future Cohesion Policy, ECRN has officially adopted its Position Paper on Cohesion Policy after 2020. With it, ECRN is committing to provide concrete contributions to the shaping

ECRN Vice-President Bütof and Director Krcova bid a warm farewell to Mr Twan Beurskens as Limburg Minister for Economic Affairs and ECRN Vice-President

Last month ECRN Vice-President Mr. Twan Beurskens – Provincial Executive Member for Economic Affairs and Vice-Governor of the Province of Limburg– has held his last day of service to the Limburg Government and to ECRN Executive Board. Our

Foreign Trade Day hosted by Saxony-Anhalt brings together ECRN members

Under the theme “Successful in times of upheaval – win internationally with stable partnerships” ECRN Member Saxony-Anhalt gathered more than 170 experts from companies, business organizations, associations and politics to discuss risks and opportunities for foreign trade in

Getting closer to the regions: ECRN Secretariat on a first regional visit of the year

Upon the kind invitation of Ústí nad Labem Region, ECRN Director Renatka Krcova visited the region in March and attended the Ústí Chemical Forum 2018. The event was under the patronage of several Public Authorities, bringing together the