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 (6th – 7th November 2006) Cluster and Business Network TWG - Venice - Veneto (16th – 17th January 2007)

“Science and Industry Relationship” – Caen (18th March 2005) An half -day Study Visit has followed the workshop on Science - Industry Relationship, organised by the ERIK Network in Caen in March 2005. The programme has included the visit to Normandie Incubation, a public technological incubator set-up by the three French Governmental Departments of Education, Research and Technology, Economy Finance and Industry, and the visit to 2 New Technology Based Firms. Friday, 18th March 2005 JWare - Bank Front Office Software http://www.jwaretechnologies.com Fime - Tests for Smart Cards & Readers Vincent Poty, Sales and Marketing Director Franck Quintaine, Test Center Manager http://www.fime.com/location/43726.shtml Normandie Incubation Laurent Protin, Incubator Manager http://www.normandie-incubation.com

For further information please consult the following links ENSICAEN L'Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Igénieurs de Caen (ENSICAEN) accueille également un centre de recherche composé de 9 laboratoires de recherche où plus de 500 personnes, enseignants - chercheurs, chercheurs, ingénieurs, techniciens, doctorants et stagiaires contribuent à la fois à l'avancée des recherches fondamentales et à l'établissement de relations avec le monde de l'industrie. Basse Normandie Regional Council Grâce à sa situation géographique privilégiée la Basse-Normandie peut se positionner en championne de l'ouverture sur l'Europe et sur le monde. La Basse-Normandie est une Région où l'innovation et la haute technologie ont une place de choix, autour d'industries de pointes comme l'électronique ou la plasturgie et de spécialisations dans les grandes filières que sont l'automobile ou l'agroalimentaire.