The Centre for Development and Knowledge Transfer of the University of Primorska, Faculty of Management, in cooperation with Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) project partners AREA Science Park Padriciano, organised a two-day visit of entrepreneurs and other experts to the InnoRenew CoE.
On the first day, the InnoRenew Centre of Excellence was visited by representatives of the Engineering and Technical Department of AREA Science Park with the wish to establish cooperation in the field of exchange of knowledge and competences in the construction of wood-dominated buildings and the technical implementation and elimination of the many different challenges in the construction and equipping of such buildings. They were welcomed by Eva Prelovšek Niemelä, architect and Head of Research for Creativity and Society at InnoRenew CoE, who presented the innovative aspect of the construction, the sensors used to collect data on the performance of the building, the management and analysis of the data, and all the aspects related to the hydraulic, electrical and water installations needed to host the laboratories with technical instruments.
The second day was dedicated to visiting entrepreneurs who attended the InnoRenew presentation with the aim of discovering potential entrepreneurial-research synergies with a desire to create entrepreneurial success stories. The entrepreneurial guests were welcomed by Dr. Andreja Kutnar, Director of InnoRenew CoE. Representatives of the companies www.aeppolymers.com, www.esteco.com, www.elettra.eu, www.tbassociati.it, www.aperesearch.com, www.thundernil.com, under the guidance of Jakub Sandak, Deputy Director and Head of Research – Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, and Anna Sandak, Deputy Director and Head of Research – Materials, as well as Dr. Michael Burnard and Dr. Miklós Krész, had the opportunity to visit all the facilities and laboratories, and to gain valuable information for all further potential business collaborations.
In anticipation of new success stories and concrete project achievements, the close cooperation between the Centre for Development and Knowledge Transfer of the CRPZ UP FM and the AREA Science Park, and thus also the overall organisation of the meeting, was directly ensured by the EEN AREA Science Park Project Manager and the Sustainability Advisor Ms. Francesca Marchi and EEN Associate and member of the Life Sciences Sector Group, Ms Lara DiPace. On the other hand, the organisation was done by the Head of the Centre for Development and Knowledge Transfer, Prof. Dr. Simona Kustec, and the EEN Project Manager and Internationalisation Advisor, Mr. Leon Pavlič.
