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01 ABOUT
02 TARGET AUDIENCES
03 PARTICIPATORY METHODS 07 PROJECT CONSORTIUM
04 MAIN ACTIVITIES
05 CLOU5 PLATFORM
06 EXPECTED OUTCOMES & IMPACT
08 GET INVOLVED
CONTENTS
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VIDA is a 36 months European project (2018-2021) funded by the INNOSUP Call of HORIZON 2020 to
support the innovation potential of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working across
European food chains interested in improving the use and efficiency of water, food, energy and key
enabling technologies (KET).
ABOUT
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The sectors of water, food, energy and key enabling technologies are intrinsically linked, meaning
a failure in one sector can induce a cascade of failures or inefficiencies in the dependant sectors.
VIDA wants to merge the efforts and bring solutions that can be promptly scaled in different areas
and stages of the food chain.
Aim
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• Map the innovation capacity and needs of target
audiences
• Tailor and maintain virtual and physical open
innovation spaces for target audiences
• Improve the innovation potential and cooperation
of SMEs
• Drive the development of large-scale, innovation
projects and commercialisation projects
• Evaluate and validate the new industrial value
chains created within VIDA Nexus
• Raise awareness of our project activities and
results among European stakeholders
• Define a sustainable long-term strategy for the
continuation of consortium activities after the
project ends
Objectives
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TARGET AUDIENCES
clustersand SMEsuport
networks
innovationactors and
demonstrators
regionaland EU policy
makers
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PARTICIPATORY METHODS
VIDA will build on the consortium’s extensive expertise to jointly pioneer new approaches to addressing
the complex and cross-sectoral challenges by forming the VIDA Nexus.
The support for a realisation of high-technology readiness level (TRL) and large-scale, demonstration
and commercialisation projects across Europe will be done through:
• Open-innovation
• Virtual collaboration tools
• Mentoring and knowledge-sharing activities
• ‘Twin-track’ innovation voucher scheme
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MAIN ACTIVITIES
Innovation challenges & funding support
VIDA project will launch 2 calls for innovation challenges designed and implemented through:
• 2 sandpit workshops to enable the attendees to develop new and highly innovative cross setoral projects;
• Funding 10 collaborative large-scale SME group projects (e.g. 5-6 cross-sectoral SMEs and 1 or more end-user/problem owner, leading to >55 beneficiaries);
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• Funding 8 commercialisation SME projects (min. 2 organisations e.g. 2 SMEs or 1 cross-setoral SME and 1 or more end-user/problem owner, leading to >20 beneficiaries);
• 7 of the successful technologies will be purchased by the end-users;
• 25 SMEs benefiting from a specialist voucher scheme and their projects will develop a value chain charter with its problem owner for long term monitoring and commitments towards sustainability.
Innovation challenges & funding support
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Several potential innovation challenges have been defined by the project consortium. However, the final 10 innovation challenges will be defined by the end-users and advisory board.
• Smart water use in food production
• Smart decontamination of crops
• Food processing – smart drying
• Food production – smart cooling and transport in the dairy sector
Innovation challenges & funding support
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• Energy efficiency and sustainable energy production in agrofood systems
• Sustainable manure management
• Waste valorisation in agrofood industries
• Water and energy efficiency at food processing industries
• Unlock the potential of waste water reuse
Innovation challenges & funding support
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Participatory & networking events
VIDA will improve the innovation potential, coordination
and cooperation of SME through:
• 10 virtual knowledge sharing and matchmaking
events
• 3 business and investment brokerage events
• 5 online training courses and workshops selected
and designed for and by SME
Policymaking events
• 9 participatory consultation exercises conducted
with policymakers
• Evaluate and validate the new industrial value
chains by VIDA Nexus
• Develop recommendations for overcome potential
policy barriers to build Europe’s leadership in
creating new industrial value chains
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CLOU5 PLATFORM
• Task management• Resource-saving exchange in asecure system• Group calendar, files
• Virtual workshops• Technology offer and request system
• Closed and open communication rooms
• Expert profiles• Blogs, Polls• Case study and product profiles
• Find the right business partner• Find experts outside your own
technology field
Plan anddeliver
Partner
Learn and share
Promote
CLOU5 will be used as a multifunctional learning and collaborative virtual space. All activities and communication take place in this environment of trust of the involved network organisations. The users may individually decide who can see their information, thus it is protecting organisations who wish to preserve and protect their intellectual property.
CLOU5 features and approach
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EXPECTED OUTCOMES & IMPACT
Improve the use and increase resource efficiency (food, energy and water)
Reinforce existing value chains involved in the project
Increase collaborative working across sectors and EU borders
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SME
Increase turnover and jobs in involved value chains
Create new industrial value chains leading to emerging industries, including patent applications
New products
Increase access by SMEs to KETs and other new innovative technologies and applications
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PROJECT CONSORTIUM
Germany
Balticnet Plasmatec e.V.
ItalyLombardy Energy Cleantech Cluster
Czech RepublicNanoprogres z.s. www.nanoprogress.eu
Food-Processing Initiative E. V
www.balticnet-plasmatec.org
www.foodprocessing.de
www.energycluster.it/en
DenmarkClean
https://www.cleancluster.dk/
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Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovaçâo – Consultadoria Empresarial e Fomento da Inovaçâo S.A.
The Netherlands
Stichting Centre of Expertise Watertechnologie
Stichting Water Alliance
www.cew-leeuwarden.nl
www.wateralliance.nl
www.spi.pt
Spain
Aragón Innovalimen
Clúster para el Uso Eficiente del Agua-ZINNAE
www.aragonalimentacion.com
www.zinnae.org
(Project Coordinator)
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GET INVOLVED
VIDA consortium wishes to engage food chain stakeholders, such as cluster and SMEs support networks,
innovation actors and demonstrators, regional and EU policymakers.
There is a direct reach of over 700 SMEs across the partner clusters (and 2100 SMEs across the collaborating
ESCPs). VIDA expertise arrives from 4 complementary European Strategic Cluster Partnerships (ESCPs):
• FoodPackLab
• EU4Food
• Energy in Water
• AdPack
We welcome you to join our network and be informed about VIDA’s upcoming participatory stakeholders’ events!
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