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Since its establishment in 1996, RIC has successfully implemented over 200 research and advisory projects for EU institutions and funded by EC programmes, e.g. H2020, Polish local and central authorities as well as industry.RIC will contribute its expertise to KETBIO by leading WP3 as well as contributing to all other work packages.

DECHEMA coordinates the KETBIO project (WP1). Being the hub of an interdisciplinary network DECHEMA is very experienced in hosting matchmaking events, webinars and online platforms. Thus, DECHEMA´s main task is to set-up and administrate the KETBIO Cluster hub (WP3) and the brokerage platform (WP4). Furthermore, DECHEMA will organize 6 online/onsite b2b brokerage events. and support KETBIO´s communication and dissemination actions.

KTN is responsible for project management. This work package spans the life time of the project and involves the monitoring of the project progress against set deliverables and overall project reporting to ensure KETBIO is on track.

PRACSIS is the leader of Communication Workpackage 6.  The tasks are jointly implemented with KTN and DECHEMA. PRACSIS has devised stakeholder engagement strategies, project branding, print  and social media strategies to  promote KETBIO`s  activities and achievements to wider target groups.  With the editing of attractive fact sheets and stories on the results of EU-funded research in key enabling biotech, a wide array of stakeholders will be informed such as industry, biotech professionals, policy makers, media.

RISE Processum will development the methodology for the screening & evaluation process of H2020 and FP7 biotechnology projects. This includes: survey to perform project interviews & analysis; structure & criteria for screening; evaluation procedures; feedback template for evaluated projects; determine appropriate data collection, management & analysis strategies. In practice, projects will be identified & screened and project leads will be interviewed for basic, technical and (pre) commercialization data gathering. The top projects will be selected for further analysis.

SC will contribute in several operating and financial aspects of the Bioeconomy and market analysis that will be developed, focusing particularly to Italy. It will be responsible for specialist expertise within the Business Intelligence area and realize the related deliverables as foreseen within the work package 5.. Furthermore it will contribute to the pre-screening project tasks, communication activities and to define the technical content of 5 webinars.

TransMIT is the leader of work package 2 “Path to commercialization”. 

Main tasks of TransMIT are:

• Identifying EU funded biotechnology projects with results of potential commercial value
• Screening projects in according to key criteria
• Establishing ranked project pipeline for the impact programme.
• Identifying best practice and ‘Flagship’ projects