EmPowering Industrial eCosystems to boost clustEr facilitated greeN and digiTal tRansition in Europe

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EPICENTRE envisions to create new cross-sectoral/border value chains by establishing a SMEs – Clusters – Corporate three-dimensional ecosystem to leverage the innovative potential of SMEs tapping into the networking capacity of clusters and scaling up ability of the corporates. The main aim is to ensure that innovations developed by the SMEs can easily reach a market-ready stage. Driven by Key Performance Areas of large industrial players (KPAs), EPICENTRE builds and facilitates an open and collaborative ecosystem for high impact innovators SMEs and acts as a cross-border/sectoral market-maker. The project aims to generate, take up and better capitalisse on the growth and impact potential of cutting-edge innovations by providing access to dynamic and across the board acceleration framework, top business training and professional services, funding and exposure to global markets. EPICENTRE will develop new cross-sectoral value chains from ICT and fintech industrial ecosystems to health and agri-food for a more personalied nutrition and healthy and sustainable lifestyles between EU citizens to contribute to a green and digital transition in Europe, building social and economic resilience. EPICENTRE proposes a holistic approach in accelerating market placement of business solutions brought by innovative SMEs as well as fostering their green and digital transformation. The nucleus of our approach relies on four pillars: (1) Selecting, funding and supporting high-potential European SME cross-sectoral and cross-border consortia with strong market-focused strategies answering to market needs and challenges; (2) Ensuring fertile collaboration schemes between small and big players thus empowering marketisation of innovative solutions; (3) Deploying a proven selection methodology within a competitive Open Call procedure; (4) Providing a superb portfolio of business training centered around the specific collaboration spheres between clusters, small and big inproject description