The tools developed for teachers to use in the classroom are directly related to aspects of research in aeronautics.
This afternoon will be an opportunity to demonstrate the developments resulting from a close collaboration between the world of research and education.

As part of the trade fair for fresh food products and delicatessen TAVOLA, Enterprise Europe Network welcomes you to participate in the Food Business Meetings 2012 which take place on Monday, 12 March 2012 in Kortrijk (Belgium). 

Food Business Meetings 2012 is a networking event designed with you in mind, whether you are an SME, a start-up, a project sponsor or a research center, to help you identify the potential business partnerships you need, initiate new relationships and find out about innovative new technology that you might need.

Coming to Food Business Meetings 2012, you will have the opportunity to:

• Forge new commercial, financial, strategic or technological relationships.
• Develop your business network.
• Share your experience with international business contacts.
• Keep an eye on market trends and identify technological innovations.
• Visit the trade fair TAVOLA and benefit from some special services.  

Such a wide variety of components, though, means that no single security solution will be able to fulfill all the security requirements of the internet of things.

This workshop will bring together researchers and industry experts in areas relevant to discuss these and other significant issues. It will also be a forum not only for presenting cutting-edge research, but also for debating the role of security and its practical implications in the development of the internet of things.

In 2010 UK exports to Russia increased by 51% totalling £3.45bn. Since 2001 UK-Russia trade has been growing at an average of 21% year on year. The government's economy modernisation and infrastructure development agenda together with an increasing consumer appetite for quality services and goods make Russia a very attractive target for British exports.

This event, organised by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) in partnership with Scottish Development International (SDI), will help businesses find out about the opportunities that exist in the Russian market and the support available through the Smart Exporter international trade programme.

The most promising opportunities exist in: Advanced Engineering, Financial Services, ICT, Power/Energy, Sports and Leisure Infrastructure (particularly with the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics), Airports, Construction, Creative Industries, Rail and Water.

Whether you are a small company new to exporting, or an established exporter, this event provides an ideal opportunity to learn more, increase your market knowledge and take part in one-to-one clinics with country specialists and commercial advisers.

Register for this event now.

This event is organised as part of Smart Exporter, an ambitious new international trade skills programme designed to increase exporting skills and knowledge amongst Scottish businesses.

Venue

Cowan House, Inverness Retail and Business Park, Inverness IV2 7GF

Agenda

0930		Coffee and registration
1000		Welcome and introduction – HIE
1005		Business opportunities in Russia – Yuri Andreev, International Manager, SDI Russia Office
1035		Company case study
1100		Coffee
1130		Smart Exporter introduction
1140		Export Finance
1200		Panel discussion on opportunities and challenges in Russia
1230		Networking lunch
1300		Pre-booked one to one clinics with specialist advisers

To register for this event, please complete our online booking form.

If you have a query related to international trade email international@hient.co.uk

“Smart” cities - energy efficiency, internet enabled services, etc.

Health, ageing well and inclusion - integrated care, independent living etc.

Innovative government and public services - cross sector services, eCODEX, HeERO

Digital content, open data and creativity - Using cultural material for creativity, Geographic Information Systems, Enhancing the European Digital Library etc.

Trusted eServices and other actions - Cyber security, mobile cloud, satellite for broadband coverage

Grants worth over 127M€ will be available from the Commission’s ICT Policy Support Programme following its next call in early February for real world deployment pilots. These will demonstrate and assess the utility and long term viability of ICT based services in these areas, which are described in The Commission Workprogramme .
The principal speaker at this free event will be Loris di Pietrantonio from DGINFSO, European Commission, who will explain the Workprogramme and the associated processes. Further speakers will describe their experiences of participating in existing projects, together with the proposal submission and evaluation processes in which they have been personally involved.
There will be ample opportunity for questions and answers, networking and sharing of ideas.
The event is open to delegates from other countries and follows the Commission Information Day that is scheduled to take place on 3 February in Brussels.

Please note that spaces are limited. Following receipt of your completed registration form, confirmation of your booking will be provided.

ESOF 2012 is unique in representing the largest convergence of the Sciences, Humanities and Culture in Europe in 2012.
ESOF is an interdisciplinary, pan-European meeting, held under the auspices of Euroscience, which aims to:

• Showcase the latest advances in science and technology;
• Promote a dialogue on the role of science and technology in society and public policy; and
• Stimulate and provoke public interest, excitement and debate about science and technology.

The brokerage event has been designed to complement the main conference offering delegates the opportunity to benefit from pre-arranged meetings with potential partners.

Clients of the Enterprise Europe Network who register for the brokerage event will receive FREE registration to the conference (normally circa. €180) and FREE hotel accommodation on March 28th.

 Register for Matchmaking on http://www.b2match.eu/fuelcell2012

Eurostars is the first European funding and support programme open to all sectors to be specifically dedicated for innovative intensive and research performing SMEs. Its purpose is to provide funding for market-orientated R&D, specifically with the active participation of R&D performing SMEs. It funds UK participants for up to 50% of eligible costs, with a maximum grant of 350,000 EUR

The good news is that it takes a ‘bottom-up' approach to project generation – basically projects can address any technological area, but should be aimed at the development of a new product, process or service.

Eurostars is collaborative in its nature, but unlike other EU Funding routes, only two participants from two different Eurostars member countries need to be in a consortium – one of which needs to be an R&D performing SME which has been trading for over 12 months.

Academics/universities & large companies are welcome to participate, but must fund their own participation or use funds from other sources.

Unlike other EU Funds, UK participants in a successful Eurostars project are funded through the Technology Strategy Board and we are also delighted to announce that representatives from the TSB will be there on the day as the stars of our show, providing you with an overview of the programme, key statistics and examples of success.

Like the EEN Scotland team, our TSB colleagues will be happy to answer all your questions and for those with project ideas, the opportunity exists to have a one-to-one workshop to discuss your proposal with those in the known!

Manufacturing industries are subject to fierce competition, both on their domestic market as well as globally. A key question is how to improve productivity while controlling the costs. The solution is increased degree of automization.

These are a great opportunity to meet other entrepreneurs, quiz business experts on the issues that matter, get your products or services seen by taking part in our business to business trade fair and discover what support is available to help business.

And if you’ve reached a stage where you’re thinking about markets outside the UK, Enterprise Europe will be there to help you make contacts in Europe and find commercial, R &D or technology sharing opportunities. 

Excel, London, 20-22 March 2012

World’s largest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment and the UK’s biggest construction event of any kind

The Enterprise Europe Network are organising a B2B MatchMaking Event during Ecobuild, the biggest event in the world for sustainable construction.

With the one-to-one pre-arranged meetings, exhibitors and visitors can find potential commercial and technology partners from all over Europe. To arrange the most suitable, effective meetings, view the online catalogue which contains profiles of each attendee - http://ecobuild.b2b-match.com/p_index.php  Sign up free of charge and promote your own profiles detailing your expertise, innovations, technology or partnership needs within the catalogue.

Thematic focus of the Brokerage Event:

• Sustainable design
• Progressive and efficiency eco-technologies
• New building material and technologies
• Systems and equipments using energy from alternative sources (Solar panels, heat pumps, equipment for cooling and recuperation of heat, wind turbines, etc)

How to participate

Register and submit a collaboration profile describing your activities.

Your profile will be published on the on-line catalogue and other participants can then request a meeting with you.

Using your username and password, you can also select interesting profiles from the catalogue and request meetings.

Participation in the ECOBUILD Matchmaking event is FREE OF CHARGE.

Entrance to the event is also free of charge. You can register online at: www.ecobuild.co.uk

CBBC will present the findings of a new key report commissioned by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI): Opportunities for UK Businesses in China's Regional Cities 2011.

Free export training support will also be available to delegates at this event, through Smart Exporter, enabling them to gain the appropriate skills and knowledge to successfully trade to new markets. 

If you are planning on going to ESE 2012, you now have an opportunity for targeted networking at a partnering event in the Scottish Pavilion. Hosted by Scottish Development International and managed by Enterprise Europe Scotland, the event will give you the opportunity to meet potential customers, suppliers or partners face-to-face to explore business opportunities. A number of the companies which took part in 2011 have reached deals as a result of contacts from the event.

Who should participate?

Those looking to expand market reach, interested in sourcing/ further commercialising innovative processes or technical solutions, finding development partners, or to underpin their competitiveness in seafood related markets. 

This will be the sixth year the event has been hosted on the Scottish Pavilion, attracting companies from the UK, Belgium, France, Chile, Canada, Greece, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and Turkey.  

Partner Brokerage Event – What is it?

An ideal way to find commercial and development partners, in pre-arranged 30 minute meetings

Who am I likely to meet?

Commercial partners for distribution, or those who can help with technical issues you may be facing, ranging from buyers to those offering novel solutions, processes or applications e.g. packaging, safety testing.

How does it work?

A simple three step process, with Enterprise Europe support to:

• Submit a profile into our online catalogue detailing what you do, what you are offering, what you are looking for, the partners or markets of interest to you
• Search the catalogue for business contacts of interest
• Request a 30 minute meeting with each company of interest

You will receive your meeting schedule in advance of the event, and can begin discussions on the day! 

Here you will find the newest products, solutions and industry connections that will keep your business growing. This, along with the conference program will leave you more knowledgeable, connected and prepared to meet your customer's needs.

Network with visitors and exhibitors to increase your knowledge of products and companies and allow access to some of the industry's top buyers

There will be a new conference element this year to the Expo which will bring informed speakers from every sector of the industry

There will be exciting features, including the biggest boat display to-date and seafood demonstrations from some familiar faces
 

ENTERPRISE EUROPE NETWORK SCOTLAND WILL BE EXHIBITING

Opening Times:
Thursday 22 nd - Friday 23rd Open 10am - 5pm
Saturday 24th Open 10am - 4pm

The Brokerage Event is ideal for:

• small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), offering and / or looking for new technologies
• scientists / research institutes offering innovative RTD results
• start-up companies and entrepreneurs
• operatorswilling tomeetinnovators and added-value service providers

12 June 2012, SECC Glasgow

The Scottish Technology Showcase is Scotland’s largest cross-sectoral technology event. It presents the best of Scottish industrial capability in technology. The Scottish Technology Showcase 2012 will provide a great opportunity to showcase innovative technologies and demonstrate how they can impact business productivity and competitiveness.

The Scottish Technology Showcase 2012 offers an ideal opportunity for you to find solutions to your business challenges. This free event provides a platform for technology to enable your business to become more productive and more competitive, whatever your industry.

Scottish Technology Showcase 2012 will host a number of cross-industry exhibitors presenting the latest innovative solutions to over 1000 key decision makers representing a range of industries, public/private markets and universities.

Enterprise Europe Network Scotland will host the Matchmaking Zone. Last year, 365 meetings took place on the day with very positive feedback.

The matchmaking zone offers an effective platform to promote your expertise or your particular needs. This is a perfect way to find partners. It allows companies to meet and screen potential partners in short 20 minutes sessions. It's speed dating for businesses. Both delegates and exhibitors can participate.

To register for this event please go to: www.scottishtechnologyshowcase.com/

The conference is being held jointly with the University of Strathclyde, University of Glasgow and the British Heart Foundation.

The conference will be followed by a networking reception at the British Heart Foundation which will be an excellent opportunity to meet with the team and discover more about the KTN.

Who should attend?

• Business organisations keen to learn more about recent developments in collaborative working between health and medicines industries and academia.
• Anyone involved in health and medicines research/training.
• Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associates and their supervisors working on health and medicine projects

This conference will bring together the key stakeholders involved in the innovation process of the healthcare sector in view of Europe 2020 and the Innovation Union Plan.

Building on the successful events of May 2010 and March 2011, the 2012 conference is organized by the services of the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation, DG Enterprise and Industry, DG Health and Consumers, DG for Regional Policy), in consultation with other relevant DGs, major health associations and stakeholders.

The main objective of the conference is to act as an innovation in healthcare policy forum involving the key actors and policy-makers in order to:

• Identify major challenges and build consensus to address them,
• Develop initiatives and opportunities for Healthcare Innovation;
• Provide continuity with previous events.

2012 Conference sessions will develop two tracks:

• "Removing borders in the health supply chain" assessing priorities achieved to date and areas where additional efforts are needed
• "Inequality and solidarity" exploring new challenges within EU and beyond

Commissioner for Research and Innovation Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Vice-President of the European Commission Antonio Tajani, responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship, Commissioner for Health and Consumers, John Dalli and Regional Policy Commissioner, Johannes Hahn are invited to be among the speakers.

The programme of plenary and parallel sessions will allow a large space for debate and networking. It will be complemented by a small "fair" where associations and support structures will provide information to participants.

Ian Tomlinson, Senior Vice President, Head of Biopharmaceuticals R&D and Worldwide Business Development, GlaxoSmithKline – an overview on the evolution of Domantis from academia, to small company status and then acquisition

David Phillips, Partner at SR One Corporate Venturing – what makes a fundable company

Simon Tate, Chief Scientific Officer of Convergence Pharmaceuticals - on his recent experiences in starting up a biotech company....what worked and what didn’t

Jeff Errington, Director of the Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences at Newcastle University. BBSRC Innovator of the Year (2009). Founder of Prolysis and Demuris on the challenges of setting up a biotech

Zahid Latif, Head of Healthcare at Technology Strategy Board – how to engage with Technology Strategy Board programmes

Colin Haley, Partner at Confluence Tax – on R&D tax credits for SMEs

Martino Picardo, CEO at Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst - on open innovation and new ways of working across the interfaces

Further speakers to be confirmed soon.

Ian Tomlinson, Senior Vice President, Head of Biopharmaceuticals R&D and Worldwide Business Development, GlaxoSmithKline – an overview on the evolution of Domantis from academia, to small company status and then acquisition

David Phillips, Partner at SR One Corporate Venturing – what makes a fundable company

Simon Tate, Chief Scientific Officer of Convergence Pharmaceuticals - on his recent experiences in starting up a biotech company....what worked and what didn’t

Jeff Errington, Director of the Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences at Newcastle University. BBSRC Innovator of the Year (2009). Founder of Prolysis and Demuris on the challenges of setting up a biotech

Zahid Latif, Head of Healthcare at Technology Strategy Board – how to engage with Technology Strategy Board programmes

Colin Haley, Partner at Confluence Tax – on R&D tax credits for SMEs

Martino Picardo, CEO at Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst - on open innovation and new ways of working across the interfaces

Further speakers to be confirmed soon.

We are now gearing up for 2012, and are organising a partnering event on sustainable energy in Edinburgh in March.  This will be take place alongside a conference programme which is being organised by Edinburgh Napier University, part of the North Sea Supply Connect Inter-reg project.  There is the opportunity for  a limited number of Scottish companies to present their innovative products and services to an international audience, as well as request meetings with potential business leads through our partnering event.  If you are interested in this, please don’t hesitate to contact us - and we can start to find contacts for you!

The day will commence at 12:30PM with a networking lunch sponsored by The Scottish Life Sciences Industry Association.

In parallel to the B2B partnering Enterprise Europe Network Scotland will run information surgeries on European Funding Opportunities, specifically the TSB Eurostars programme and FWP7 2012 Health call.

The EEN Scotland partnering event will offer innovative Scottish Life Sciences companies an opportunity to debate, collaborate and innovate with potential partners from Scotland, UK and Europe. 

The Partnering is open to delegates from any life sciences sector in any country and will focus on one-to-one 20-minute pre-scheduled company meetings. Last year's event attracted companies from throughout Europe and across the world, including Belgium, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain Greece and USA. Over 150 meetings were held on the day, with very positive feedback.

To complete this day of Life Sciences collaboration, and to further maximise networking opportunities, an evening of informal networking will be held at the Scottish Enterprise Annual Life Sciences Awards Dinner, also at the EICC in Edinburgh http://www.ecs-events.co.uk/lifesciences/index.asp

…is the theme of EDGE2012, Edinburgh City Council’s third international conference; speakers from the UK & USA will address key challenges in The Physical, The Virtual, and The Social arenas.

Thwill address opportunities for efficiencies, regeneration, innovative solutions and show examples of best practice. The conference is futuristic in its approach, looking beyond the present day for direction on the next steps that public sector services should take and how to meet the upcoming challenges of the very different requirements of our next generation of customers.

EDGE will offer inspiration and knowledge from speakers in true EDGE fashion, and will be launching another “first” from our digital team.

For full details and how to register please visit the EDGE website.

Since 2003 appreciated as a leading forum with the ability to explore current issues whilst leading the path towards possible futures.

Bringing together policy-makers, researchers, academics, teachers, trainers, human resource managers and technologists ePIC 2012 will enable in-depth and broad exploration and interaction - and result in real outcomes. Past events have resulted in the creation of national and international networks, contribution to policies, contribution to standardisation bodies, establishment of partnerships with other communities in the field of digital identity and human resource standards, transnational projects and numerous publications.

For the third year, the international ePortfolio & Identity conference will have ePortfolios in healthcare as a major theme. 20 abstracts and the 5 best papers of this track will be published in the International Journal of Clinical Skills (IJOCS).

Important dates for the call for contributions:

• 5 March 2012 -  Deadline for the submission of abstracts
• 26 March 2012 - Notification of acceptance of abstracts
• 7 May 2012 -     Deadline for the submission of long/short papers
• 9-10-11 July 2012 -   Conference
• 15 September 2012 - Publication of the conference proceedings

Read the full call for contributions.  

Read previous conferences proceedings. 

Business Gateway is taking to the road again with a series of eight local events across Highland and Moray.  These are a great opportunity to meet other entrepreneurs, quiz business experts on the issues that matter, get your products or services seen by taking part in our business to business trade fair and discover what support is available to help business.

And if you’ve reached a stage where you’re thinking about markets outside the UK, Enterprise Europe will be there to help you make contacts in Europe and find commercial, R &D or technology sharing opportunities.