Clusters and business networks - Bremen (15th October 2003)
Services and support to start-up and spin-off - Wiener Neustadt (4th –5th December 2003)
Science and industry relationship - Helsinki (6th – 7th May 2004)
Services and support to start-up and spin-off and Clusters and business networks - Birmingham (9th – 11th June 2004)
Science and industry relationship - Gothenburg (29th September – 1st October 2004)
Science - Industry Relationship - Pisa (24th November 2004)
Science - Industry Relationship - Caen (18th March 2005)
Services and support to start-ups and spin-offs - Évora - Alentejo (11th – 12th July 2006)
Industry Science Relations - Gent - Flanders (5th – 6th September 2006)
Financing Innovation in European Regions - Jönköping - Småland med öarna
Cluster and Business Network TWG - Venice - Veneto (16th – 17th January 2007)
“Science and Industry Relationship” and “Start-ups and Spin-offs” - Gothenburg (29th September – 1st October 2004)
ERIK STUDY VISIT & THEMATIC WORKING GROUPs
A 3-day Study Visit on “Science - Industry Relationship” and “Spin Off and Start Ups” has been organized by the ERIK Network in Vastra Gotaland. Visits to the local University of Technology, Innovation Business Incubator and RPIA Managing Authority were planned to allow participants get a clear picture of Vastra Gotaland experiences in these fields.


Wednesday, 29th September 2004

Chalmers University of Technology – the entrepreneurial university and Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship
Mats Lundqvist, Chalmers University of Technology
www.chalmers.se
Chalmers Innovation Business Incubator
Olle Stenberg, Chalmers Innovation
www.chalmersinnovation.com
Chalmers Innovation Business Incubator
Drivhuset Göteborg
(Association for encouragement of entrepreneurship at universities)
Malin Jovanovic, Mariah ben Salem and Andreas ben Salem
www.goteborg.drivhuset.se
Regional measures to support cluster development- Triple Helix approach
Stefan Lind, Region Västra Götaland
www.vgregion.se
Lessons learnt from the experiences of RPIAs regarding the support of start-ups
Martina Ebner, Amt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung

Wednesday, 29th September 2004 – Internal meeting for ERIK partners
ERIK Steering Committee meeting
(only available in the reserved area of the ERIK website)

Thursday, 30th of September
RITTS in Region Västra Götaland and main conclusions
Björn Westling, IVF- Industrial Research and Development
www.ivf.se
Connect West (links to business society and private financing)
Björn Sjöholm, Connect West
www.connectvast.se
Pilot Programme Industrial Dynamics (Innovative Actions)
Overview of the Programme and experiences from Projects in the action World class innovation system for industrial SMEs
Christer Enerskog, Region Västra Götaland,
Björn Westling, IVF- Industrial Research and Development,
Christer Lundgren, Industrial Development Center Sjuhärad
Info Centre at Lindholmen, Lindholmspiren 5
Presentation of Lindholmen Science Park
Johan Ekman, Lindholmen Science Park/Lindholmen Development
www.lindholmensciencepark.se
Cluster Telematics Valley
Greg Geiselhart
www.telematicsvalley.org

Friday, 1st October: ERIK internal meeting for partners and associate members
TWG Science and Industry Relationship:
Ms. Francesca Montalti, Planning and Development Dept., ASTER
TWG Start-ups/spin-offs:
Irma Priedl, Hans-Christian Jäger, Coordinators of the TWG Services and support to start-ups and spin-offs
Preparation of the conference in Tuscany
Paolo Guarnieri Tuscany Region, Elisabetta Toschi ASTER, Erik Managing Body