This year, similar to last event, representatives of various European Partnerships will be also present during the meeting eg.: Virtual Worlds, Batt4UE, AI Data and Robotics Association, Clean Aviation, SESAR Joint Undertaking, EP PerMed, BrainHealth but also organizations, such as: Cluster of Hydrogen Technologies and Hydrogen Poland.
A novelty that we are introducing in this edition will be the participation of business partners who are looking for scientists to cooperate on R&D projects and representatives of institutions that finance R&D projects.
The Honorary Patron of the event is the European Commission.
What are European Partnerships?
European Partnerships bring the European Commission and private and/or public partners together to address some of Europe’s most pressing challenges through concerted research and innovation initiatives. They are a key implementation tool of Horizon Europe, and contribute significantly to achieving the EU’s political priorities.
By bringing private and public partners together, European Partnerships help to avoid the duplication of investments and contribute to reducing the fragmentation of the research and innovation landscape in the EU.
Learn more about some of the Partnerships and organizations:
1. The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking is the European Union’s leading research and innovation programme for transforming aviation towards a sustainable and climate neutral future. Its program is based on three thrusts: hybrid electric regional aircraft, ultra-efficient short- and medium-range aircraft and disruptive technologies to enable hydrogen-powered aircraft.
2. The SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking is an institutionalised European partnership between private and public sector partners set up to accelerate through research and innovation the delivery of the Digital European Sky. To do so, it is harnessing, developing and accelerating the take-up of the most cutting-edge technological solutions to manage conventional aircraft, drones, air taxis and vehicles flying at higher altitudes.
3. BATT4EU Partnership is a collaboration of the European Commission and European battery R&I stakeholders, united in BEPA (Batteries European Partneship Assiociation). This Partnership currently has over 200 members. One of them is the Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals, at which the Industry Contact Point Sustainable Economy is operating.
4. The European Partnership for Personalised Medicine (EP PerMed) is an initiative under the Horizon Europe program aimed at advancing personalized medicine across Europe. Personalized medicine (PM) refers to tailoring medical treatment to the individual characteristics of each patient, particularly their genetic profile, to improve prevention, diagnosis, and therapy outcomes.
5. The European Partnership for Brain Health is an emerging initiative under the Horizon Europe program, designed to address the biomedical, economic, and societal challenges related to brain health across Europe. This initiative is currently in its preparatory phase.
6. Virtual Worlds is a newly formed - a strong and multidisciplinary European partnership to develop and promote a thriving industrial and end-user ecosystem, covering all aspects of the Virtual Worlds value chain, while actively engaging with people and society. Its goal is to support research and development in technologies such as XR, sensors, electronics, photonics, 3D, digitizing cultural content, digital twins, testing solutions in real environments, supporting high-tech applications in key economic sectors and the public domain, shaping open standards including metadata, ontologies, protocols, APIs.
7. The AI, Data and Robotics Association was founded by five European organizations: BDVA, CLAIRE, ELLIS, EurAI, and euRobotics in collaboration with the European Commission. It serves as the European hub for activities in AI, data, and robotics, bringing together communities that support these areas across Europe. The partnership currently has 140 members from 24 different countries. One of the members is Łukasiewicz Research Network - Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements PIAP, which includes the Industry Contact Point Industry 4.0.
8. Hydrogen Poland, as an industry organization, brings together enterprises from the hydrogen economy sector. It was built from the bottom up, based on the undeniable competencies of its members. The primary objective of Hydrogen Poland is to represent the interests of Polish businesses both domestically and internationally. Hydrogen Poland offers a wide range of advisory and training services, supports investment processes in hydrogen technologies, and helps identify sector synergies to improve project efficiency. The association provides comprehensive support in the legislative process, from public affairs activities to preparing and reviewing draft laws and other legal acts related to the implementation of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. The association’s experts have extensive experience in obtaining European investment funds for the implementation, promotion, support, and acceleration of hydrogen and fuel cell technology (FCH) development in Poland. They offer specialist knowledge and consulting for a wide range of entities. Hydrogen Poland is one of the initiators of the first international hydrogen initiative in Central Europe and the Baltic States—the 3 Seas Hydrogen Council. Hydrogen Poland is a member of major international industry organizations such as Hydrogen Europe, the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, and the Global Hydrogen Industrial Association Alliance (GHIAA).
9. The Cluster of Hydrogen Technologies, operating since 2017 under the aegis of the Regional Pomeranian Chamber of Commerce, is a pioneer in the field of hydrogen solutions in Poland. Its mission is to accelerate the development and implementation of hydrogen technologies and synergies. The cluster actively supports companies by promoting their innovative solutions on the international arena and following the latest trends in the sector. The cluster provides a platform for dialogue between entrepreneurs, scientific institutions and representatives of authorities, creating a unique environment for cooperation for a sustainable economy.
10. European Energy Research Alliance - in the Joint Programme on Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (JP FCH), organizations from different European countries collaborate to provide scientific excellence in defining the research agenda for the next phase of break-through research in the field of fuel cells, electrolysers, and hydrogen. The partners in JP FCH strongly believe that basic research and ambitious innovation is needed to achieve consolidated technological leadership in the evolving global energy paradigm. Hydrogen is set to be a game-changer in the way the European economy is sustained, which brings about massive challenges in achieving the required scale, reliability, and integration of sectors, heavily depending on sound science and a fertile value chain.
