The project

Funded as part of the Eurocluster FRIEND CCI project, CREACTIVE aims to :

- Promote interaction between European SMEs, particularly from France and Romania, in the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) and deeptech sectors, in order to support innovation projects.‍

Thanks to a digital networking platform designed to facilitate matchmaking, SMEs benefit from collaboration and partnership opportunities.

‍- Helping companies in the ICC and deeptech sectors to go international, particularly in Japan.

‍Inthis context, a Learning Expedition was organized from September 26 to October 2, 2024. ALPHA-RLH accompanied 9 ICC and deeptech companies to Tokyo, including its members CATIE and Ikanovision, to meet major players in the video games, e-sports and entertainment industries.

On the program for this immersion in the Japanese cultural and creative industry:

- the delegation's presence at one of the world's biggest video game trade shows: the Tokyo Game Show,

- visits to the Tokyo Innovation Base incubator, companies and museums such as SEGA SAMMY, Kadokawa Corporation...,

- pitch evenings at the French Embassy in Japan and Shibuya QWS,

- networking with companies and academics such as Samsung Electronics, Keio University...

Our partners

The project coordinator is G.A.C Group, and the partners are AWAM (France) and Thecon (Romania).

The project

Officially launched in November 2022, Dihnamic is the EDIH (European Digital and Innovation Hub) for the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. This regional tool encourages and supports manufacturing companies with fewer than 3,000 employees in their digital and ecological transition in response to the adaptation needs of Industry 4.0. Based on a new generation of reliable Artificial Intelligence, with human-centered design and development, Dihnamic also uses a range of technologies revolving around digital twins, IOT and robotics.

Today, Dihnamic has supported nearly fifty companies of all types and in all sectors, and can boast of having helped raise funds of up to €700,000, as well as offering training and awareness-raising on AI, cybersecurity and other advanced digital technologies to over 800 people!

Our partners

Supported by ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Dihnamic can also count on its regional partners, which include clusters (ALPHA-RLH, AEROSPACE VALLEY, EIT MANUFACTURING), technology transfer centers (CATIE, CEA TECH, CETIM, TECNALIA France), universities and training centers (BORDEAUX INP, ESTIA, CAPTRONIC), as well as research organizations (INRIA, ONERA).

Services

This consortium from the Neo-Aquitaine region offers more than twenty services focusing on five main areas:

- A customized diagnostic that gives companies an overview of their digital maturity as well as their ability to integrate and innovate by leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies;

- Exchanges and technological advice to identify opportunities for innovation, qualify the relevance of certain technologies and carry out experiments quickly and cost-effectively;

- Training to upgrade skills and adapt to the growing need to master and use these new technologies;

- Support and assistance in finding financing;

- Contacts with local, French and European players.

The project

The NewSkin project is a European project in the field of surface and membrane nanotechnologies, coordinated by ECCS (European Convention for Constructional Steelwork). The consortium brings together 34 partners from 12 different countries, including the ALPHA-RLH cluster for Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation activities.

This project aims to facilitate access for companies and laboratories to nanotechnologies, which are often costly and complex to deploy. To remedy this, NewSkin has created an Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB), a new legal entity that provides the European innovation ecosystem with the technological resources and services needed to develop, validate and market new nanotechnology products.

Technology transfers financed by NewSkin

With a budget of 15 million euros, NewSkin organized 4 calls for projects to provide free services to companies and laboratories. The value of the service could be as high as 60,000 euros. NewSkin offers a 360-degree portfolio of services designed to improve surface properties (hydrophobic, antibacterial, anti-corrosion, anti-icing, non-stick, etc.).

To this end, NewSkin provides 10 surface treatment facilities (laser treatment and texturing, CVD, PVD, Sol-Gel, etc.) and 9 facilities for testing treatments under real-life conditions (climatic chamber, off-shore platform, etc.).

NewSkin also provides services to support the commercialization of nanotechnology products (life-cycle analysis, nano-safety assessment, networking, business plan).

More than 80 European companies and laboratories, including 8 members of the ALPHA-RLH cluster, have benefited from NewSkin's services and carried out innovation projects aimed at introducing new surface functionalities in various industries.

Register on the NewSkin platform for more information on the project and to become part of the NewSkin innovation ecosystem.

Creation of NewSkin AISBL

In view of NewSkin's success and to make this initiative sustainable, the NewSkin AISBL association (international non-profit association) was created on September 6, 2023 and is based in the Brussels-Capital region. Its aim is to continue to provide the services necessary for the commercialization, development, testing and scaling of nanotechnologies and advanced materials. The ultimate goal is to contribute to the mass production of functional surfaces and subsequently of nanotechnology-enhanced products.

If you would like to join this association, please contact us.

The project

PhotonHub Europe is a European project that aims to establish a one-stop shop for photonics innovation across the European Union. The project brings together 53 partners offering the best photonics technologies, facilities, expertise and experience from across Europe.

Services

The PhotonHub one-stop shop thus offers a comprehensive range of business support services to accelerate the adoption and deployment of photonics. PhotonHub provides European companies, particularly SMEs and "non-photonics" mid-sized companies, with services to help them become early adopters and users of photonics:

- training and development opportunities at PhotonHub's demonstration and experience centers across Europe, backed up by digital e-learning tools;

- test-before-investing" innovation support capabilities to engage with companies in highly collaborative innovation projects aimed at accelerating TRL, from prototyping (TRL3-4) to manufacturing (TRL7-8), complemented by targeted business and intellectual property advice;

- help in finding investment, through investment preparation coaching and contacts with investors, organized in collaboration with the main regional and European forums.

PhotonHub has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Grant Agreement n*101016665, in Public Private Partnership with Photonics21.‍

The project

SOTER is a multi-disciplinary project funded by the European Union, aimed at transforming the visitor experience at music festivals and large-scale gatherings.

Our partners

The project brings together computer vision and artificial intelligence experts from IkanoVision and Prime Cognition World, who are contributing their gamification expertise, and the Motocultor association, organizer of the famous French music festival.

Services

The consortium aims to develop a technology for analyzing the presence and movement of crowds and identifying specific behaviors. This information is exploited by means of a gamified solution for visitors and can be used to improve safety. Notable examples include the presence and ambience detected on stages and waiting times in queues. SOTER's ambition is to build a technology that can be adapted to audiences at trade fairs, exhibitions, etc. The technology is based on crowd data collected with cameras deployed at the 2024 Motocultor festival. SOTER is continuing its international expansion and took part in the Tokyo Game Show 2024, as part of a learning expedition to Japan organized by the ALPHA-RLH cluster. This project indirectly received funding from the European Innovation Council and EISMEA, from the European Commission COSME-SMP-2021-CLUSTER. FRIENDCCI PROJECT.

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