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U.S. leadership over Science and Technology contested
The Task Force on American Innovation (TFAI), is a coalition of leading companies, university associations, and professional societies that support sustained and strong federal investment in scientific research. They aspire to maintain the US leading status regarding knowledge production and...
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USA: DoD plans longer-term strategy for Manufacturing USA institutes
Manufacturing USA is a public-private network of 14 manufacturing institutes. Its role is to connect people, ideas, and technologies, but also stakeholders from industry, academia, and the US government to solve industry-relevant advanced manufacturing challenges & to secure U.S. global prominence...
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New call for Regional Innovation Strategies in the USA
The U.S Economic Development Administration has launched in 2014 the Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Programme. 180 projects have received funds since its beginning, and a $23 million is expected for this year. Each year, awardees are given the possibility to leverage regional assets and build...
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USA discussion paper is available
The Discussion Paper is available! The Discussion Paper aims to provide an overview of the current cooperation activities between European and American clusters, as well as the nature of collaboration between clusters and other types of Research & Innovation actors. This paper provides examples of...
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Last minute opportunity to get support to attend the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, USA
You have probably heard of the Austin SXSW Interactive Festival, in Texas, USA. Most SXSW attendees call it an opportunity for unparalleled networking. During the Interactive Festival part of SXSW, innovative companies from all over the world meet, market their innovations, attend pitch sessions...
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EU-US Cluster Roundtable for knowledge exchange, Copenhagen/Denmark, November 6th, 2018
Attention: EU cluster managers! Are you interested in collaborating with US clusters and R&I networks? Wish to find new opportunities for your members abroad? Eager to learn from peers how to establish successful international links? If so, we would like to invite you to participate in a high-level...
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Launch of the ENRICH in the USA East Coast Centre
The ENRICH in the USA initiative provides services of high value for researchers and businesses, but also facilitators in the innovation landscape such as clusters. An Innovation Tour on the US East Coast is expected to be launched in Spring 2019: this service aims at giving important insights into...
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EU-US Cluster Roundtable for knowledge exchange
The roundtable is a part of US cluster delegation visit to EU organised by BILAT US 4.0 taking place from the 6th to the 9th of November 2018. The roundtable will focus on networking and knowledge exchange with the US delegation consisting of 13 American business associations, R&I networks, and...
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Manufacturing USA releases its annual report
Manufacturing USA, a network, constituted to support and drive forward advanced manufacturing, has released its 2017 annual report. The network gathers regional institutes, each with a specialised technology focus. The institutes share one goal: to secure the future of manufacturing in the U.S...
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International Marketing opportunities from Saxony-Anhalt into the wider world
Selected members of the BioEconomy Cluster will travel to Boston, USA from June 2 to 5, 2018 as part of an acquisition trip. Owing to the companies and institutes located in the regions around Boston, New York and Philadelphia, the sector focus of this trip will be on life science, biotechnology...
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USA: New phase in the Transatlantic Partnership
On July 26, 2018, President Jean-Claude Juncker met with President Donald Trump to launch a new phase for the trade relations between the European Union and the United States. Their encounter took place at the White House in Washington DC. Both parties agreed on a Joint US-EU Statement, launching “a...
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US Department of Energy creates a new tool for simplified access to national labs
The U.S. Department of energy launched a new service call “ Lab Partnering Service” a platform which provides a single access for investors, innovators and institutions to obtain information from one of the seventeen national laboratories. This aims at easing the access to public research to...