Selected Cluster Successes
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Selected Cluster Successes Results from the promotion of innovative services Imprint The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has been awarded the berufundfamilie® Published by audit certificate for its family-friendly HR policy. Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) The certificate is awarded by berufundfamilie Public Relations Division gGmbH, an initiative of the non-profit Hertie 11019 Berlin, Germany Foundation. www.bmwi.de Text and editing Participating clusters VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH Design and production VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH, AZ As of March 2015 Picture credits © ARochau / fotolia.com (cover) This brochure is published as part of the public This and other brochures are available from: relations work of the Federal Ministry for Economic Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Affairs and Energy. It is distributed free of charge Public Relations Division and is not intended for sale. 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V. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Forestry and Wood Cluster Bavaria ..................................................................................................................................................................................10 Competence Network INPLAS e. V. ................................................................................................................................................................................12 Lüdenscheid Centre of Competence for Surface Technology and Plastics ............................................................................................................14 Network Logistics Leipzig-Halle e. V. .............................................................................................................................................................................16 BioRegio STERN Management GmbH ............................................................................................................................................................................18 Medical Valley EMN e. V. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................20 BioRN Network e. V. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................22 Chemie-Cluster Bayern GmbH .........................................................................................................................................................................................24 Cluster Sondermaschinen- und Anlagenbau ................................................................................................................................................................26 Nuremberg Energy Region e. V. ........................................................................................................................................................................................28 REGINA e. V. ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................30 SafeTRANS e. V. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................32 Network Satellite Navigation Berchtesgadener Land – Salzburg ............................................................................................................................34 The Key Region e. V. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................36 Silicon Saxony e. V. ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................38 SpectroNet .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................40 Bavarian Environmental Cluster e. V. ...............................................................................................................................................................................42 Virtual Dimension Center (VDC) Fellbach w. V. ............................................................................................................................................................44 Joint collaborative project of OptecNet Deutschland e. V. ........................................................................................................................................46 - OpTech-Net e. V. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................48 - Optence e. V. .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 - Photonics BW e. V. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................52 - bayern photonics e. V. .......................................................................................................................................................................................................54 - PhotonicNet GmbH ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................56 - OptoNet e. V. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................58 3. The “go-cluster” Programme ..............................................................................................................................................................................................60 4 SELECTED CLUSTER SUCCESSES FOREWORD 5 Foreword Initiated by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and But which service concepts were selected to receive fun- Energy, “go-cluster” is a cluster excellence programme that ding? How were these services implemented? What effects brings together the most productive and effective clusters do they have on the cluster players? in Germany. These clusters are vanguards of innovation and reflect Germany’s high level of expertise in numerous With a focus on practical relevance, this brochure presents sectors and fields of technology. One of the programme’s new cluster services that were developed and implemen- stated objectives is to support the participating cluster ted with funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic management organisations in their efforts to progressively Affairs and Energy. What sets these cluster services apart develop their capabilities, effectiveness and management is that they are already being used with success in the excellence. respective clusters where they will continue to be offered on a long-term basis. The funded service concepts range In this connection, one key to success for highly effective from novel, creative event formats, new apps, and portals cluster management organisations that are committed for enhanced cluster-related communication all the way to to long-term operation is that they offer cluster players a innovative personnel recruitment methods and new tools portfolio of professional, effective, demand-driven services. to support cluster players during the innovation process. As a rule, the development of innovative services goes hand in hand with substantial economic risk. In light of this, the Let yourself be inspired by the success stories from the “go- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy is using cluster” programme. We hope