...is the FOUNDING FATHER of the Pilots4U project?
The SmartPilots project is one of the 6 already existing bio-economy pilot or multipurpose demo-infrastructure networks that are the founding fathers of the Pilots4U project. The Pilots4U project is a two-year H2020 - BBI JU project and is, as is the SmartPilots project (Interreg EU), coordinated by the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant.
What is Pilots4U?
Pilots4U created one easily accessible database of open access pilot and demo-infrastructures for the bio-economy across Europe. The database will help companies and research institutions operating in the bio-economy sector to gain easier access to testing facilities, in order to bring their ideas from development to market. To assure that the network meets the needs of the European bio-economy industry (SMEs, start-ups, Large enterprises), current European pilot and demo-capabilities are compared with the needs of the European bio-based industry. Up to six business cases of investments in additional equipment, facilities or capabilities will be evaluated, and the first steps will be taken to attract financing. Different cooperation schemes for the open access pilot- and demo-network will be considered.
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Networks and partners
The Pilots4U network built on six of the partners' existing bio-economy pilot or multipurpose demo-infrastructure networks, it will assure the involvement of at least 40 infrastructures. These six partners of the Pilots4U project, and the networks they represent, are: Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (SmartPilots), VTT (ERIFORE), Royal Institute of Technology KTH (BRISK2), Swansea University (Enalgae), Ghent University (Biorefine Cluster Europe) and NNFCC (as secretary of the BioPilotsUK initiative). The cluster organisation CLIC Innovation is representing industry that is contributing in cash to the project. The European Regions Research and Innovation Network with 140 member regions will attract interested European stakeholders (infrastructure owners and users) to get involved in the project, and NNFCC, the bio-economy consultant, is a professional, independent consultant who will lead the study.
Click here to download the INFOGRAPHIC explaining the Pilots4U project at a glance.
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