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MAY 2011 issue n°112<br />

THE DISRUPTIVE SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES MAGAZINE<br />

COWIN<br />

COWIN Marketplace - 14 th -16 th June 2011, Scandic Mar<strong>in</strong>a Congress <strong>in</strong> Hels<strong>in</strong>ki<br />

Come to COWIN Marketplace to know more about available technologies, on-go<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>novative projects and fund<strong>in</strong>g<br />

opportunities <strong>in</strong> smart systems. COWIN is a support action to optimize value creation from European collaborative<br />

research results <strong>in</strong> generat<strong>in</strong>g bus<strong>in</strong>ess opportunities.<br />

From Smart phones to smart <strong>in</strong>dustrial processes, the trend is set.<br />

M<strong>in</strong>iaturised smart systems are becom<strong>in</strong>g more and more key components<br />

<strong>in</strong> our private and professional lives. They enable better telecommunications,<br />

energy effi ciency, susta<strong>in</strong>able transport, fast and reliable medical diagnostics,<br />

breakthroughs <strong>in</strong> healthcare, <strong>in</strong>novative enterta<strong>in</strong>ment…<br />

Whatever the doma<strong>in</strong> of activity, the market is already ask<strong>in</strong>g for M<strong>in</strong>iaturised<br />

Smart Systems.<br />

To optimise your <strong>in</strong>novation process, jo<strong>in</strong> the European network and meet with<br />

future key partners. Take the chance to access available resources and most of<br />

all to start <strong>in</strong>teractions with the most suitable operational and fi nancial resources<br />

related to your needs.<br />

COWIN Marketplace will be composed of 3 events which participation is<br />

free of charge:<br />

• An <strong>in</strong>formation session on “F<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g major milestones from R&D to market"<br />

will gather representatives from the European Commission, from the European<br />

Technology Platform EPoSS, from the <strong>in</strong>vestors community and from<br />

EURIPIDES <strong>in</strong> order to provide the audience with key elements on support<br />

<strong>in</strong>itiatives all along the technology value cha<strong>in</strong>.<br />

14 th June 2011 from 15:00 to 17:30, Room FENNIA I<br />

• Personal contacts are essential for successful co-operations. COWIN is<br />

organis<strong>in</strong>g a matchmak<strong>in</strong>g event consist<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividual meet<strong>in</strong>gs between<br />

technology providers, <strong>in</strong>tegrators and bus<strong>in</strong>ess partners <strong>in</strong> order to foster<br />

<strong>in</strong>novation and to discuss on concrete bus<strong>in</strong>ess opportunities. COWIN will give<br />

you the chance to optimise your meet<strong>in</strong>gs schedule accord<strong>in</strong>g to your needs.<br />

14 th -16 th June 2011, Room NORDIA<br />

• A posters exhibition is the actual core of COWIN Marketplace. In this common<br />

Euripides-COWIN area, <strong>in</strong>novative research results from FP6-FP7 projects but<br />

also on-go<strong>in</strong>g projects under the EURIPIDES programme will be given the fl oor<br />

to present themselves and to raise <strong>in</strong>terests among the audience for further<br />

partnerships. The poster presenters will be available for questions and<br />

discussions. Furthermore exhibitors will have the opportunity to br<strong>in</strong>g<br />

demonstrators to emphasise the impact of the posters.<br />

14 th -16 th June 2011, Room NORDIA<br />

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About the Smart System Week<br />

The Smart System Week will take place at the Scandic Mar<strong>in</strong>a Congress <strong>in</strong><br />

Hels<strong>in</strong>ki from 14 th to 17 th June 2011. The EURIPIDES Cluster, <strong>in</strong> close cooperation<br />

with VTT and TEKES, will present its 5 th Annual Forum, highlight new trends <strong>in</strong><br />

Technology and Bus<strong>in</strong>ess and gather the Smart System Community with<br />

dedicated events aim<strong>in</strong>g at generat<strong>in</strong>g ideas for future bus<strong>in</strong>esses.<br />

A series of workshops will take place on the 14 th June:<br />

• The EPoSS Key Technologies Work<strong>in</strong>g Group will organise a practical workshop<br />

to elaborate and prepare expression of <strong>in</strong>terests (EOI) and project ideas.<br />

• The Eemeli Workshop, supported by TEKES and VTT, will focus on help<strong>in</strong>g<br />

SMEs to get access to Smart Systems Technologies as well as to network<br />

<strong>in</strong>ternationally and to learn to use European fund<strong>in</strong>g schemes <strong>in</strong> creat<strong>in</strong>g new<br />

competitive advantages.<br />

• Easy access to Microsystems production through contract manufactur<strong>in</strong>g<br />

services organised by VTT Memsfab. Purpose of the event is to promote<br />

<strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g use of Microsystems, to bridge the gap from lab-to-fab and to offer<br />

an opportunity to meet foundries.<br />

Technical visits will be organised on 17 th June 2011:<br />

Two tours (tour 1: Nokia Research Center, Micronova or tour 2: VTI Technologies,<br />

Okmetic) will give an overview of Key F<strong>in</strong>nish research sites as well as <strong>in</strong>dustrial<br />

facilities.<br />

Mrs. Gérald<strong>in</strong>e Andrieux Gust<strong>in</strong><br />

Mr. Nicolas Gouze<br />

COWIN Coord<strong>in</strong>ator<br />

COWIN Communication<br />

c/o Yole Développement<br />

c/o VDI/VDE- Innovation + Technik<br />

andrieux@yole.fr<br />

nicolas.gouze@vdivde-it.de<br />

Tel. : +33 6 75 800 829 Tel.: +49 30 310078-209<br />

www.cow<strong>in</strong>4u.eu<br />

About COWIN<br />

COWIN is a support action launched under the 7 th framework Program for 3 years to strengthen the European competitiveness <strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>iaturized smart systems.<br />

This <strong>in</strong>itiative is dedicated to the commercial exploitation of advanced technologies developed <strong>in</strong> the framework of European collaborative research projects.<br />

COWIN’s mission is to facilitate take-up of the advanced technologies worthy of <strong>in</strong>vestments, <strong>in</strong> order to capture <strong>in</strong>novation, w<strong>in</strong> new markets and make a profi t.<br />

A Smart System Week <strong>in</strong> Hels<strong>in</strong>ki for<br />

Creat<strong>in</strong>g Innovations and Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />

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