The conference “The European-Russian Innovation Cooperation Potential” took place on 30 October 2009, in the Delegation of European Commission in the Russian Federation. It was focused at presentation of Gate2RuBIN project results achieved in 2008-2009.
The Gate2RuBIN conference was held under support of Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovation Enterprises (FASIE), Federal Agency for Science and Innovations and Delegation of European Commission to the Russian Federation.
On 30 October 2009, almost 100 experts met to discuss the Gate2RuBIN capabilities. They were representatives of the RF Ministry for Economy Development, FASIE, EC, Russian regional centres, 6 Enterprise Europe Network centres, National Contact Points of 7th Framework Program (FP7), companies and R&D organizations that received practical support in establishing transnational partnerships (B2B, R&D, FP7 participation) from the Gate2RuBIN project.
Etienne Claye and Richard Burger from the Delegation of European Commission to Russia, and Martina Diss, Head of EEN Animation Unit at the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) opened conference by reviewing the development of EU-RF business and innovation cooperation and EEN as its practical implementation tool.
Ivan Bortnik, Head of FASIE Supervisory Board, shared the experience of innovative SMEs internationalization; in particular, he demonstrated the results of joint RF-FR and RF-GE calls for RTD projects organized by FASIE jointly with OSEO, France, and IB BMBF, Germany.
The Gate2RuBIN Project Coordination Team - Anton Yanovsky, Alexander Lartchikov and Olga Ermakova – gave an overview of Gate2RuBIN results in 2008-2009. Gate2RuBIN Team Leader Anton Yanovsky informed that the project provided practical support to ~4000 clients, 900 visits were made to Russian companies, 467 technological audits were performed, over 300 technological offers prepared, over 200 information meetings and presentations held in many regions of Russia.
An important result of the Gate2RuBIN project was establishing partnerships between Russian and European companies and R&D organizations. To date, the Russian Gate2RuBIN clients have signed 10 partnership agreements with European counterparts: 4 business agreements, 4 agreements of technological cooperation and 2 FP7 applications.
Russian companies presented their international “success stories” achieved through Gate2RuBIN support. They underlined a high level of Gate2RuBIN services and their originality for Russia. According to Elena Obraztsova, Head of Laboratory at A.M.Prokhorov General Physics Institute (RAS), at first she didn’t believe that she would be able to be integrated into FP7. However, due to Gate2RuBIN support, the Laboratory was included into a consortium of leading European R&D organizations that submitted an application to an FP7 Call.
Due to cooperation with Gate2RuBIN, Russian clients received better opportunities for partner search in Europe. They were able to take part in different brokerage events, international calls and programs.
According to Hicham Abghay from Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum (Germany), the Gate2RuBIN conference “offered an excellent opportunity to meet with representatives from different organisations coming from all Russia in one spot. It also was very informative to know about the possible bilateral funding schemes directly”.
Vassilios Argyroulis, HELP-FORWARD (Greece): “I would like to thank all the members of the Gate2Rubin team for the excellent organization of the event and their hospitality. I strongly believe that this initiative will give the ground for further cooperation between both our organizations and our countries. After the Gate2Rubin event I feel that I have a very strong and efficient team of Russian colleagues that I can rely on for the next day”.
Martina Diss, Head of Unit – Animation of the Enterprise Europe Network (EACI): "I found meetings in Moscow very useful and instructive. I hope it was the same for Russian colleagues and their network members. Thanks also for the social part of the visit which allowed me to get to know many new people. I was happy to see so many enthusiastic and competent people which is definitely a strong asset for your Network”.
Gate2RuBIN Conference (photo review)
EU-RU Science and innovation Cooperation - Richard Burger
The Enterprise Europe Network: Scope and Success - Martina Diss
Importance and ways of innovative SMEs internationalization. Case-study: joint calls of FASIE with Germany and France - Ivan Bortnik
SMEs participation in FP7 - Martina Diss
Gate2ruBIN: Network and State support - Alexander Lartchikov
Gate2RuBIN: overview of results 2008-2009 - Anton Yanovsky
Gate2RuBIN: Success factors for business and innovation EU-RF cooperation - Olga Ermakova
Participation of Russian SMEs in EEN Brokerage events: Innovation Center of Koltsovo - Evgeny Ostanin
Successful experience: participation in FASIE-BMBF joint calls (Russia-Germany) with support of regional Gate2RuBIN center - Medbiofarm Ltd., Kaluga region - Rakhinmdjan Roziev
The role of the project Gate2RuBIN in the international cooperation of researches of Ulyanovsk region with Europe - Vadim Shishkin
Capacity for cooperation of the Central Black Soil Region of Russia with the Gate2RuBIN project: Voronezh region - Igor Zornikov
Gate2RuBIN role in interaction with European partners in frames of STREP project: A.M.Prokhorov General Physics Institute - Elena Obraztsova
Gate2ruBIN: pros and cons - "VEK-21" Ltd. - Mikhail Komarov