What We Do
Interregional Collaboration projects
The Vanguard Initiative is getting involved in EU projects consistent with its regional membership political commitment of 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.
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
Progress update from the 3DP pilot
SMEs-led demonstration projects recently finalised, with promising results!
Bioeconomy upcoming event
Good practices and built capacities for cross-regional cooperation in the Alpine Region and beyond Milan 11 M
Progress update from the Smart Health Pilot
RegMed XB to become the fifth demo case of the Smart Health Pilot RegMed XB “Towards industrial-scale organoid-based tissue manufacturing”
Emilia-Romagna Region and Lombardy Region new co-leads for ADMA
The energy transition and a rapid shift towards a more distributed renewable energy production system call for urgent actions.
Friends of Smart Specialisation at the RSA Regions in Recovery Festival
Friends of Smart Specialisation are pleased to have been accepted to organise a session at the second Regions in Recovery Confere
Vanguard meets Baden-Württemberg - Spurring European value chains - artificial intelligence (AI) & hydrogen and industrial
While providing a brief update on the current exciting developments of the AI pilot, the conference aims at showcasing existing regional best practices and ongoing region
Technical Assistance Facility for Industrial Modernisation and Investment (TAF) - Final Conference
"Creating successful interregional investment projects - learning from experiences on the TAF initiative to modernise Europe's industries through cooperation
Vanguard Initiative General Assembly
The next Vanguard Initiative General Assembly (GA) will take place on 28 October from 14.00 to 16.40.