we move innovation ZENIT GmbH

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1 we move innovation ZENIT GmbH The Innovation and Europe Agency of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Benno Weißner

2 What does ZENIT stand for? Zentrum für Innovation und Technik in Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH Mission Support of innovation and technology, above all in SMEs, in North Rhine-Westphalia Management Dr. Karsten Lemke (Managing Director) Bernd Mayer (Authorized Signatory) Facts Non-profit, project-based business, regional (NRW), nationwide and EU clients, established in 1984 Team 55 employees Interdisciplinary team (i.a. engineers, natural scientists, economists, political scientists, lawyers, geographers) Seite 2

3 Shareholders Established in 1984 as a Public-Private Partnership German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Represented by: Ministry for Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia Consortium of Banks NRW.BANK DZ BANK Bankenvereinigung NRW ZENIT e.v. Network (association) of about 200 primarily small and mediumsized enterprises from NRW Seite 3

4 Our commitment ZENIT is regional Networking platform for innovation actors in NRW Supporter of innovation processes in companies and RTOs Specialist in the evaluation of technologies & innovation international Door opener for innovation and funding programs The gateway between EU and NRW for SMEs and RTOs Expert in European technology and know-how transfer Head Office for public innovation related programs and projects ZENIT GmbH Wir bewegen Innovationen Seite 4

5 Consulting fields Assistance, linkage and promotion Europe & Third Markets EU information Internationalisation strategies Strategic partnerships Funding & Financing Information on funding Evaluation of project ideas Choice of programme Application support Policy & Network Advice Impact of innovation and technology policies Public procurement of innovative solutions Analysis of regions and structures Management of Networks Innovation Technology transfer Innovation management Technology appraisals Technology scouting Digitalisation Seite 5

6 Overview of some ongoing activities Examples of current projects and initiatives - click on the icons for more information -

7 TETRAMAX Benno Weissner, , Dortmund

8 TETRAMAX overall ambition Build up and sustain the #1 European competence network in customized and low-energy computing offering technology brokerage, one-stop shop assistance and tech training to SMEs and midcaps Support 50+ industry clients and 3 rd parties in the entire EU with innovative technologies Revenue increase of 25 Mio. based on 50+ new or improved products Enabling 30+ new permanent jobs and Significant cost and energy savings in product manufacturing 8

9 TETRAMAX at-a-glance Innovation Action from ICT call Thematic focus: customized and low-energy computing Total budget: 7 Mio. Euros Duration: Sep 2017 Aug partners covering almost all EU countries complementary expertise (technologies, networking, business generation) 9

10 CCN snapshot Oct 2017 Interested in joining? Contact project coordinator or your local TETRAMAX help desk 10

11 TETRAMAX Open Calls Stimulating, organizing and evaluating 60+ Technology Transfer Experiments (TTX) via open calls (3 different types) 1. Bilateral TTX (like in TETRACOM, but strictly cross-border) 6-12 months 20k-50k 2. Value chain oriented and interdisciplinary TTX months 50k-100k 3. Entrepreneurial TTX (business prototyping) 3-6 months 20k-30k 11

12 I am at your disposal for suggestions and further questions! Benno Weißner ZENIT Zentrum für Innovation und Technik in NRW GmbH Bismarckstraße Mülheim an der Ruhr Deutschland/Germany Tel: +49/208/ Internet: