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01 ABOUT

02 TARGET AUDIENCES

03 PARTICIPATORY METHODS 07 PROJECT CONSORTIUM

04 MAIN ACTIVITIES

05 CLOU5 PLATFORM

06 EXPECTED OUTCOMES & IMPACT

08 GET INVOLVED

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VIDA is a 36 months European project (2018-2021) funded by the INNOSUP Call of HORIZON 2020 to

support the innovation potential of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working across

European food chains interested in improving the use and efficiency of water, food, energy and key

enabling technologies (KET).

ABOUT

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The sectors of water, food, energy and key enabling technologies are intrinsically linked, meaning

a failure in one sector can induce a cascade of failures or inefficiencies in the dependant sectors.

VIDA wants to merge the efforts and bring solutions that can be promptly scaled in different areas

and stages of the food chain.

Aim

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• Map the innovation capacity and needs of target

audiences

• Tailor and maintain virtual and physical open

innovation spaces for target audiences

• Improve the innovation potential and cooperation

of SMEs

• Drive the development of large-scale, innovation

projects and commercialisation projects

• Evaluate and validate the new industrial value

chains created within VIDA Nexus

• Raise awareness of our project activities and

results among European stakeholders

• Define a sustainable long-term strategy for the

continuation of consortium activities after the

project ends

Objectives

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TARGET AUDIENCES

clustersand SMEsuport

networks

innovationactors and

demonstrators

regionaland EU policy

makers

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PARTICIPATORY METHODS

VIDA will build on the consortium’s extensive expertise to jointly pioneer new approaches to addressing

the complex and cross-sectoral challenges by forming the VIDA Nexus.

The support for a realisation of high-technology readiness level (TRL) and large-scale, demonstration

and commercialisation projects across Europe will be done through:

• Open-innovation

• Virtual collaboration tools

• Mentoring and knowledge-sharing activities

• ‘Twin-track’ innovation voucher scheme

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MAIN ACTIVITIES

Innovation challenges & funding support

VIDA project will launch 2 calls for innovation challenges designed and implemented through:

• 2 sandpit workshops to enable the attendees to develop new and highly innovative cross setoral projects;

• Funding 10 collaborative large-scale SME group projects (e.g. 5-6 cross-sectoral SMEs and 1 or more end-user/problem owner, leading to >55 beneficiaries);

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• Funding 8 commercialisation SME projects (min. 2 organisations e.g. 2 SMEs or 1 cross-setoral SME and 1 or more end-user/problem owner, leading to >20 beneficiaries);

• 7 of the successful technologies will be purchased by the end-users;

• 25 SMEs benefiting from a specialist voucher scheme and their projects will develop a value chain charter with its problem owner for long term monitoring and commitments towards sustainability.

Innovation challenges & funding support

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Several potential innovation challenges have been defined by the project consortium. However, the final 10 innovation challenges will be defined by the end-users and advisory board.

• Smart water use in food production

• Smart decontamination of crops

• Food processing – smart drying

• Food production – smart cooling and transport in the dairy sector

Innovation challenges & funding support

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• Energy efficiency and sustainable energy production in agrofood systems

• Sustainable manure management

• Waste valorisation in agrofood industries

• Water and energy efficiency at food processing industries

• Unlock the potential of waste water reuse

Innovation challenges & funding support

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Participatory & networking events

VIDA will improve the innovation potential, coordination

and cooperation of SME through:

• 10 virtual knowledge sharing and matchmaking

events

• 3 business and investment brokerage events

• 5 online training courses and workshops selected

and designed for and by SME

Policymaking events

• 9 participatory consultation exercises conducted

with policymakers

• Evaluate and validate the new industrial value

chains by VIDA Nexus

• Develop recommendations for overcome potential

policy barriers to build Europe’s leadership in

creating new industrial value chains

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CLOU5 PLATFORM

• Task management• Resource-saving exchange in asecure system• Group calendar, files

• Virtual workshops• Technology offer and request system

• Closed and open communication rooms

• Expert profiles• Blogs, Polls• Case study and product profiles

• Find the right business partner• Find experts outside your own

technology field

Plan anddeliver

Partner

Learn and share

Promote

CLOU5 will be used as a multifunctional learning and collaborative virtual space. All activities and communication take place in this environment of trust of the involved network organisations. The users may individually decide who can see their information, thus it is protecting organisations who wish to preserve and protect their intellectual property.

CLOU5 features and approach

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EXPECTED OUTCOMES & IMPACT

Improve the use and increase resource efficiency (food, energy and water)

Reinforce existing value chains involved in the project

Increase collaborative working across sectors and EU borders

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SME

Increase turnover and jobs in involved value chains

Create new industrial value chains leading to emerging industries, including patent applications

New products

Increase access by SMEs to KETs and other new innovative technologies and applications

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PROJECT CONSORTIUM

Germany

Balticnet Plasmatec e.V.

ItalyLombardy Energy Cleantech Cluster

Czech RepublicNanoprogres z.s. www.nanoprogress.eu

Food-Processing Initiative E. V

www.balticnet-plasmatec.org

www.foodprocessing.de

www.energycluster.it/en

DenmarkClean

https://www.cleancluster.dk/

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Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovaçâo – Consultadoria Empresarial e Fomento da Inovaçâo S.A.

The Netherlands

Stichting Centre of Expertise Watertechnologie

Stichting Water Alliance

www.cew-leeuwarden.nl

www.wateralliance.nl

www.spi.pt

Spain

Aragón Innovalimen

Clúster para el Uso Eficiente del Agua-ZINNAE

www.aragonalimentacion.com

www.zinnae.org

(Project Coordinator)

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GET INVOLVED

VIDA consortium wishes to engage food chain stakeholders, such as cluster and SMEs support networks,

innovation actors and demonstrators, regional and EU policymakers.

There is a direct reach of over 700 SMEs across the partner clusters (and 2100 SMEs across the collaborating

ESCPs). VIDA expertise arrives from 4 complementary European Strategic Cluster Partnerships (ESCPs):

• FoodPackLab

• EU4Food

• Energy in Water

• AdPack

We welcome you to join our network and be informed about VIDA’s upcoming participatory stakeholders’ events!

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www.vidaproject.euEmail: vidaproject@spi.pt