What We Do
Interregional Collaboration
The Vanguard Initiative is focused on building sustainable and robust European partnerships and offers fantastic opportunities to work with like-minded regions across Europe in driving innovation, entrepreneurship, research and innovation. The member regions are politically committed to implementing smart specialisation strategies, advancing technological developments through interregional collaboration, supporting demonstration and piloting of new European value-chains, and making the Vanguard Initiative a powerful force for European technological change and advancement.
VI Regional Conference on Hydrogen
The conviction that green hydrogen is fuel for the growth in Europe and the future of a low-emission economy brought together speakers and gues
Science Meets Regions: Successful workshop in North East Romania
There were two days full of energy and enthusiasm, June 9-10, 2022, in which representatives of public authorities, hospital managers, doctors, university professors, and
Vanguard initiative selected to participate in the EU’s Partnerships for Regional Innovation
The Vanguard Initiative was selected along with 63 regions, seven cities, and four Member States to participate in the pilot project for
SAPHIRe final conference & Smart Health Pilot event
On the afternoon of the 26 of April, the Smart Health Pilot organised its first physical ple
Progress update from the Nano pilot
NeMs4BIO democase is preparing a project proposal for the I3 call The leaders of NeMs4BIO democase, Imec (Flanders) and Oost agency are preparing a proj
Emergence of European projects on nutrition for health
“Emergence of European projects on nutrition for health”
Kick-off meeting of Hydrogen (H2) Pilot
Małopolska Region, Lombardy Region, and Slovenia are organising a kick-off meeting of Hydrogen (H2) Pilot which will be held in
Smart Health Pilot Info day
On Tuesday 28 June from 09:00 to 10:30 the Vanguard Initiative Smart Health Pilot is hosting an Info Day Webinar to provide an opportunity to EU regions interested in joining the
VI Regional Conference - Malopolska
On Tuesday 7 June, the Małopolska Region will organize the Vanguard Initiative Regional Conference.
Shaping bio-based value chains through cross-regional cooperation
The transition toward a greener and more circular production form based on renewable raw materials represents an essential step toward competitive and su
NRM Pilot Mid Term Reviews
On Tuesday 10 May, the Vanguard Initiative Pilots Projects will present their most important updates to members.