SYnergic Networking for innovativeness Enhancement of central european actoRs focused on hiGh-tech industrY
SYNERGY aims at strengthening currently underdeveloped linkages, cooperation and synergies between companies, industry, research, intermediaries and policy makers in central Europe. _x000D_
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The project will analyse funded and finalised innovation projects and cluster institutions involved in projects into three key areas covering the most promising modern industrial technologies. These areas include additive manufacturing and 3D printing, micro- and nanotechnology-related processes and materials, as well as the industry _x000D_
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Institutions and clusters included in each area will form ‘synergic networks’ based on a novel projects assessment methodology and a ‘synergic consortia matchmaking’ IT online tool. Moreover, the project will define new crowd innovation services and test them in different types of pilot actions. As a result, project activities will boost the creation of innovative services and facilitate transnational cooperation in the industrial sector._x000D_
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Information added on 2020-05-18, regarding the mitigation of the effects of COVID-19 (the coronavirus pandemic that started in 2019) (English language only):_x000D_
To encourage research on very concrete challenges posed by the Coronavirus crisis,  SYNERGY launched a pilot voucher scheme making use of their Synergic Crowd Innovation Platform. Public and private organisations can look for matching solutions or competences from the research and industry communities. The best proposals will receive a voucher to pay for needed services, which could become the spark for greater innovations that help dealing with this pandemic.