European Membrane House SMEs’ meeting …...11:15-11:45 Presentation: BHR Group* 11:45-12:15...

1st General assemblyBrussels – 27 February 2009

European Membrane House

SMEs’ meeting

Montpellier – April 7, 2009

SMEs meetingMontpellier – 7 April 2009

Program

9:30-10:00 Introduction Presentation of NanoMemPro and EMH

10:00-10:30 Presentation: CTI*

10:30-11:00 Presentation: MEGA*

11:00-11:15 Coffee Break

11:15-11:45 Presentation: BHR Group*

11:45-12:15 Presentation: ASICA*

12:15-14:00 Lunch

14:00-14:45 Discussion 1. How can SMEs help each others by providing information?

14:45-15:30 2. How SMEs have complementary expertise to work together in order to enter new integrated projects?

15:30-15:45 Coffee Break

15:45-16:30 3. How EMH could help SMEs get information on strategic topics, e.g. management, technical advices, funding opportunities?

16:30-17:00 Conclusion What’s the next step?


- The main targets: fighting against dispersion and integrating activities by setting-up new bridges between research and industry, between the different applications areas… so as to promote global and durable integration, to strengthen Europe capacities and to make it more efficient with outside collaborations.

NanoMemProNanoMemPro (http://(http://www.nanomempro.comwww.nanomempro.com))

- The concept:

A few figures about NanoMemPro (Sept.04Febr.09)


- The method: using prevailing existing relations between researchers to build the

new framework needed!

U.TWENTE (NL)

GKSS (D)

IBET (P)

CNR (I)

IMP.COL.(UK)

SINTEF (NO)VITO (BE)

LUT (FI)

UNIZAR(SP)

CNRS (F)

ICTP (CZ) DTU (DK)

FORTH (GR)

ACIES (F)

U.TWENTE (NL)

GKSS (D)

IBET (P)

CNR (I)

IMP.COL.(UK)

SINTEF (NO)VITO (BE)

LUT (FI)

UNIZAR(SP)

CNRS (F)

ICTP (CZ) DTU (DK)

FORTH (GR)

ACIES (F)

- A huge investment: A 4 years, 28 WPs

activities and 6.5 million euros project (EC - FP6) started in September 2004 to reach these objectives, with a consortium made of 13 major laboratories / research centres

representing 13 European countries.

-The final objective:

SettingSetting--up a sustainable scheme for innovation and technological up a sustainable scheme for innovation and technological development for the benefit of the whole membrane community!development for the benefit of the whole membrane community!


Set-up a high-level and autonomous management!Settle a “European Membrane Technology Platform” by:

reinforcing common tools:=> pilot platform, data base on equipment…

developing communication: => nanomempro.com, Projectplace, Tixeo

building data bases: => expertise, programmes, regulations…

Initiate new ideas and means for training and education of European expertsthrough:

master & PhD graduations: => membrane engineering label,HEMC=>Erasmus

Mundus?continuous learning:

=> EuroMembranes, NanoMemCourse…

-How far have we come?


Propose a plan for mobility in Europe - doctorate students, post graduate students, permanent staff…- integrating the different “ingredients of daily life” : salaries, work, insurance, lodging, family constraints…

Dissemination and information about membrane technologies towards society (specific events for small children, or information about regulations and BAT…) and industry (participation and/or organisation of airs and professional seminaries)

Insert correctly membranes in the context of globalization by: defining a coherent international policy:

=> new EC countries, other world regions…linking activities with other instruments:

=> NoEs, Technology Platforms…


Establish permanent interactions between researchers, industries and end-users to change Management of knowledge by defining a

“Strategic Business and Research Agenda” (SBRA)

=> A huge work… More than one year

Creation of NCPs - Contacts with about 300 companies

Participation of “external experts” - Various meetings

…. 1st version: December 2007

Create a “Durable Integrated Structure (DIS)” with a Legal Entity, at the service of innovation and technological development in the field of membrane technologies:

““European Membrane HouseEuropean Membrane House”” (EMH)(EMH)


EMHEuropean Membrane

House(Innovation, RTD…)

EMSEuropean Membrane

Society(Congresses, courses…)

EMHEuropean Membrane

House(Innovation, RTD…)

EMSEuropean Membrane

Society(Congresses, courses…)

Researchers&

Engineers

Companies &

Institutions

- The EMH and the EMS:

“The EMH will ensure, for the service of companies in the field of the technological development, a complementary role to that of the EMS, for the service of its individual members in the scientific field. Both will work synergistically and complementarily… They will collaborate as much as needed, particularly on the overlapping areas. Both will constitute the unfailing basis of the “European Membrane Research Area” (EMRA), the part of the ERA concerned with membrane technologies”.


About 30 pages and 1 page on :

“European membrane House coordinates key domains”

« … As well as providing a platform to support industry- driven research projects, the [EMH] will form a channel for communication between the EC and the European Membrane Research Area and a natural interface to prepare further collaborations with other similar organizations in the world regions… »


Letter from H. V. Bose Director NMP


An international non-profit making Belgium association

(AISBL) between institutions – Headquarters in Brussels

officially created on April 15 , 2008

Documents :

Statutes (April 2008)

Internal Regulations and corporate governance (end 2008)

Business plan (end 2008)

Communication and work plan (in progress)

The European Membrane House


Tech

nolo

gica

l clu

ster

s w

ith

indu

stria

ls p

artic

ipan

ts

Scientific departments (experts)Research establishments

college

Missions

Lobbying for funding and targeted calls

Strategy, agencies relationships

Support to the creation of spin-offs and new branches/activities

Association animation

Governing board

(7 directors + 2 assistants )

& Scientific Council

Services

Business opportunity studies

Technical and scientific expertise

Stirring, initiating, energising R&D projects

Management, dissemination of R&D projects

Tailor made training courses

Water & environment

Energy & economy of processes

Sustainable chemistry

Food, biotechnology & health

Engi

neer

ing

& p

roce

ss

Cha

ract

eris

atio

n

Mat

eria

ls

Mod

ellin

g &

sim

ulat

ion

CommunicationGeneral meeting Decision

Str

ate

gy

Op

era

tio

ns


Through

original

services

to laboratories and companies :

Information and support with new projectsCreation of new spinoffsNew schemas (e.g. clusters of

SMEs)

=>

Towards

more

financial supports

and

facilities

for

the

development of the EMRA

An

essential

mission

of

this unique

instrument which

must

be based on an overall approach :Europe, Nations, Regions &

various funding institutionsStructuring projects : EC,

UPM…

=>

Towards

new

Call

from

EC (research,

ERANET,

education…) or others


The number and quality of EMH clusters and departments will vary according to the needs and possibilities which are available. They will work under the control of the Scientific council and Board of Directors in agreement with the statutes of the EMH, with a quite autonomous daily management leaded by a coordination committee. Their activities will be clearly orientated towards technological development. An appropriate two-way information system will be set-up between each of them and the GB to achieve correctly the purposes of the association.

The Governing Board of the EMH will have the responsibility to serve the idea of the « holistic approach of membrane technologies beneficial to everybody » which was at the core of the NanoMemPro project, through lobbying and facilitation activities. In that it will be helped by a reduced number of permanent staff members (2 permanent staffs should be enough to fulfill the need of the association based on the experience gained through NanoMemPro) in agreement with Article 28 of the Statutes. It will be also supported by the Scientific Council as explained here after.

Tech

nolo

gica

l clu

ster

s w

ith

indu

stria

ls p

artic

ipan

ts

Scientific departments (experts)Research establishments

college

Water & environment

Energy & economy of processes

Sustainable chemistry

Food, biotechnology & health

Engi

neer

ing

& p

roce

ss

Cha

ract

eris

atio

n

Mat

eria

ls

Mod

ellin

g &

sim

ulat

ion

The general meeting has fu ll authority to achieve the purposes of the association (Article 14).


Scientific

council

,

departments and

clusters

take

in

charge

the

scientific

and

technical

work

in the

association.

Advice

the

Board,

guarantee

the

excellence and

work so

as

to

expend

membrane

technologies

as

much as needed by society

=>

Towards

an

improved development of technology

7

directors

(each

with

a

well defined

task)

and

assistants

who

work

together

to

strategic topics,

manage

the

external

demands

and

make

proposals in

relation

with

the

scientific

council

and

departments

/ clusters

=>

Towards

the

approval by the General Assembly


Will follow

from

different services

ensured

by

the

EMH.

As

soon

as

now

the

involvement

of the

EMH

in

the

MEM’P

project

,

or

in

the

Membridge

project.

Other possibilities offered by new Calls…

=> The responsibility of all the members

to

help

the

EMH

in

this way !

Membership

is

intended

to participate

to

the

funding

which

will

be

necessary

to

insure

the missions

of

the

EMH…but

it

will

not

be

sufficient

to

get

the salaries of assistants

=>

The

need

for

an extra financial

support coming

from services !


Our ambition Our ambition …… To macke Europe the best place To macke Europe the best place for membrane technologies on planet Earth ! for membrane technologies on planet Earth !

How ?How ? By promoting R&D at the company levels By promoting R&D at the company levels (particularly SMEs) using new and original tools(particularly SMEs) using new and original tools

Already in progress :Already in progress :

MissionsMissions ServicesServices

Internal organization : strategic and operational

MEM’PMEMBRIDGE

Setting-up clusters and departments : running

Spin-off operations :NanoMemCourse ; 2 EU projects ; Erasmus Mundus…

Contacts : EU (DGRTD and others) ; Region ; INCO Nets ; cross- fertilization operations (N2I)

Creation of a new spin-off on modeling-simulation

Support to prospective ideas and projects : MEGASetting-up new clusters of SMEs !


Why this meeting with your 4 companies ?

ASICA=> Oseo-ANVAR

20 years 100 staff members

Industrial electronics

FR(Britain)

BHR group=> Direct

20 yearsAs a private

company

~ 50 engineers

Fluid eng. & proc. technol. UK

MEGA=> NanoMemPro

20 years As a private

company

~ 100 staff members

Membrane mat. & proc.(ED, ΔV) CZ

CTI=>Local

20 yearsIn LR

~ 100 staff members

Techn.ceramics Gas filters, Catalysis

FR(LR)

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