Community Initiative INTERREG III A
Neighbourhood Programme Slovenia – Croatia – Hungary 2004 –2006
Project acronym: CrosboR&D
Project goals (general):
- Encourage transfer of technologies, innovations and results from academic environment to small and medium-sized companies
- Increase competitiveness of companies in the region (Osijek–Baranja County and Međimurje County)
- Improve collaboration between companies and regional institutions for fostering entrepreneurship
- Create a cross border network between universities in Maribor, Osijek and Pecs and the institutions for fostering development of small and medium-sized companies
Project partners:
- Institute for Entrepreneurship Research from Maribor (IRP)
- University of Pecs
- Centre for Entrepreneurship Osijek
Institute for Entrepreneurship Research from Maribor is the leading partner.
Partners in Croatia:
- J.J. Strossmayer University in Osijek, Faculty of Economics in Osijek, Graduate Program in Entrepreneurship
- Business Incubator BIOS d.o.o.
Specific goals of the project:
- Identification of academic R&D departments and their research results within universities
- Evaluation of openness of small and medium-sized companies towards innovations and transfer of results of R&D
- Creation of a we portal and a cross border catalogue of all R&D departments (units) and tools for presentation of interest and needs of small and medium-sized companies
- Promotion and encouragement of collaboration between small and medium-sized companies and R&D departments through special events, services and trainings
- Connection of supply and demand in the market for results of R&D research through collaboration with consultants
