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European x-ray laser - BalticTRAM - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: DESY)

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Baltic TRAM
Transnational Research Access in Macro-Region

The Interreg project BalticTRAM successfully connected companies from the Baltic Sea region with universities, research institutes, and large scale research infrastructures across eight countries and helped 15 SMEs solve specific challenges in product development, e.g. for sustainable cement, better medical test kits, more durable electronics and longer lasting batteries.

Female doctor examines radiographs and makes inputs on the PC| BFCC - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Shutterstock/SpotmatikLtd)

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BFCC
Baltic Fracture Competence Centre

The project BFCC engaged four hospitals supported by business development organisations and universities in creating a joint registry to store and process data about bone fractures in four countries. Medical companies used this data for improving their products to offer better treatment possibilities for patients, thus preparing our ageing society for the numbers of bone fractures and linked health disorders to increase.

Woman examining parts of a plant in a petri dish |BSN - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/yanlev)

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BSN
Baltic Science Network

The project Baltic Science Network strengthened the political ownership of a joint, macro-regional approach towards science policy by setting up a network of ministries and other public bodies responsible for higher education, science and research policies in seven countries around the Baltic Sea.

different fruits in one place | InnoFruit - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo Edgars Rubauskis)

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InnoFruit
Advancement of non-technological innovation performance and innovation capacity in fruit growing and processing sector in selected Baltic Sea Region countries

The project InnoFruit created a sustainable network of fruit-growing companies to make them more successful and competitive across the Baltic Sea region markets thanks to the exchange of innovative solutions.

Two lab technicians working with pipettes on a test series | BSUIN - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/pressmaster)

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BSUIN
Baltic Sea Underground Innovation Network

The project establishes a network of underground laboratories across the Baltic Sea region, which works as an open innovation platform facilitating scientific technology transfer and best practices exchange. It improves access of small and medium sized enterprises to the laboratories and exploits potential for incubating innovative businesses in various fields, e.g. mining, tunnel construction, radiation shielding systems testing, and thermal energy production.

Lab technician with prepared test series at a testing machine | ProVaHealth - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/kasto)

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ProVaHealth
Product Validation in Health

ProVaHealth stimulates cooperation among health laboratories in the Baltic Sea region, which test new products and technologies in real-life contexts. The project shares best practices to improve business models of the labs and helps open access to the services for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from the entire Baltic Sea region to ensure health innovation and growth of health SMEs with global potential.

Close-up of hands working on an electronic device | TEST 4 SME - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/golubovy)

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TEST-4-SME
Laboratory network for testing, characterisation and conformity assessment of electronic products developed by SMEs

No electronic product can be successfully placed in global markets if it does not conform with international standards. This typically requires extensive testing of product prototypes. In the project, eight universities from the Baltic Sea region set up an innovation support network to provide testing and consultation for small and medium sized enterprises in the electronics sector during early product development.

Working people at the meeting table from the bird's perspective | IRIS - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/Rawpixel)

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IRIS
Improved Results in Innovation Support - transnational exchange and joint development between Innovation Infrastructure Organisations

Business incubator organisations are crucial supporters for entrepreneurs, start-ups and small and medium sized enterprises that drive economic growth and create jobs. In the project, incubators from all countries around the Baltic Sea work together to improve and strengthen their management and support capacity, i.e. to jointly nurture new skills, help create new companies, and to support in opening up new markets.

Space view of the Earth at night | BalticSatApps - a project of Interreg Baltic Sea Region (photo: Panthermedia/Rangizzz)

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BalticSatApps
Speeding up Copernicus Innovation for the BSR Environment and Security

Since 2014, the satellites and sensors of the European Copernicus programme have delivered Earth observation data free of charge to anyone. The wealth of data holds tremendous potential for new services in the environmental, transport, energy and other sectors. The project qualifies regional science and technology parks in the Baltic Sea region in running tailored acceleration programmes for small and medium sized enterprises in the emerging Earth Observation market.

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BalticLSC
Baltic Large Scale Computing

Innovative businesses such as ship design, marine engineering and biotechnology require access to large scale computing to process large quantities of data. This access is currently limited to global enterprises and large research centres. The project BalticLSC creates a supercomputing environment comprising hardware prototypes, software tools and application recommendations. It offers these services to small and medium sized enterprises for new product development. In this way, small research centres can use their computing resources more efficiently.

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INforM
Innovation Framework for Challenge Oriented Intelligent Manufacturing

The INforM project provides support to small and medium sized mechatronics and mechanical engineering companies in the ongoing digital transformation process. The continuous digitalisation of value chains called Industry 4.0 brings with it great challenges for smaller companies. The project plans to enable companies to benefit from the trend towards smart factories, which operate mainly based on intelligent, IT and web-based processes.

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CAROTS
Commercial Analytical Research Organisations Transnational Strategy

CAROTS aims to establish a new type of private or public-private company in the Baltic Sea region: Commercial Analytical Research Organisations (CARO). CAROs, as intermediary bodies between industry and academia, provide enterprises with much quicker yet complete assistance in analytical research in the fields of e.g. new materials, nanotech and life sciences.

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ECOLABNET
Network of Service Providers for Eco-innovations in Manufacturing SMEs

A lack of strong ties between small and medium sized enterprises and research centres hampers eco-innovations in the Baltic sea region. In parallel, there is untapped potential of implementing sustainable strategies in business, the example of which is a cohesive delivery of products and services. The ECOLABNET project sets up a network across the value chain of products that integrates product-service system designers, bio-based material researchers, 3D print technology providers, eco-branding specialists and business developers in order to drive sustainable eco-innovations, e.g. in medical diagnostics and electronics.

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NovelBaltic
Market driven authentic Non-Timber Forest Products from the Baltic region - focus on wild and semi cultivated species with business potential

The maple syrup industry has brought jobs and income to many rural areas in Canada. Mushrooms, berries, tree oils and other biological products from the Baltic Sea region forests could have the very same effect. NovelBaltic wants to increase the competitiveness of such non-timber forest products from the Baltic Sea region. Academia and business cooperate to provide small and medium sized enterprises with new methods that certify the geographical origin of their products faster and cheaper and to evaluate business opportunities in Asian markets.

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BSN_powerhouse
Baltic Science Network - A Science Powerhouse

The way how countries around the Baltic Sea fund science and research is very different in terms of governance levels and available budgets. The project Baltic Science Network (BSN) provided science ministries, funding agencies and university networks with a platform to discuss joint approaches. The main objective of the follow-up, BSN_powerhouse, is to help ministries and agencies to design transnational support programmes in three research fields: photon and neutron science, life sciences and welfare state. The project implements and tests two support mechanisms, one to connect research infrastructures and one to connect researchers.

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EUL
Empowering Underground Laboratories Network Usage

Underground laboratories in the Baltic Sea region are not utilized to their full potential even though world leading research organizations and industrial companies are nearby. In order to use the available lab space better, the BSUIN project has developed service concepts for the underground laboratories and an open-access platform which characterizes them. These concepts and the platform will be further tested, evaluated and improved within the EUL project. Better information about the laboratories and their business opportunities is provided to regional development agencies and potential new customers from academia and business.

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