InnoPartner

InnoPartners are the external knowledge and technology providers which fit the development and innovation activities of SMEs.

The sources of knowledge and technology cover:

Market Sources	Clients or consumers	Market and supplier research
	Suppliers
	Service firms
	Competitors	Competitor intellegence and colaboration through complimentary resources at the level of R&D and technology
Institutional sources	Universities	Capture knowledge from transfer technologies related to research activities, that can distribute directly in a cooperative mode or via publications and conferences
	Other Higher Education
	Research Bodies
	Experts/Researchers/Innovators
	Government	Public sector agencies usually tend to act as strategic partners and intermediates, to assist collaboration between other various partners
	Regional Authorities
Other Open Sources	Business Associations	To identify problems or find common areas of interest in order to incite the sharing of ideas and information
	Professional conferences and trade fairs

 

For identifying and locating potential InnoPartners (knowledge and technology providers) in the BalkanMed region please search our InnoRegion/MarketPlace

For identifying networking events and conferences please search our InnoRegion/Networking Events

For identifying patent holders of technology and solutions required for your innovation activities please search WIPO and EUIPO databases.

• WIPO database for Patents
• Espacenet database

Identification of Knowledge and Technology Sources

	Type of activities
Internal Knowledge and Technology Sources Applicable for Large Companies	self-sufficient innovation activities Transfer of information and knowledge through the interaction of departments	R&D, production, marketing, organization departments others
External knowledge and technology sources Applicable for SME	Partnership and interactions	close geographic proximity (locally-regionally) within in the country (nationally) elsewhere (internationally)
	partnerships with public, semi-public, and private institutions
	interaction between the manufacturer and end users
	suppliers, providing feedback on the organization of production, logistics and other functions
	inter-firm cooperation extends far beyond the relationships that develop between supply chain partners and even competitors
	Exploring available sources of information
	regular searches in patent databases
	identification of  “white spots” in the patent landscape
	monitoring of competitors