BLUMORPHO SAS

BLUMORPHO accelerates innovation in reducing technical, market and financial risks.

BLUMORPHO is a private innovation and business accelerator. It drives innovation by bringing its understanding of economic and industrial challenges and its global connections to the smart solutions ecosystem. Unlike incubators or accelerator programs that invest in promising startups, BLUMORPHO focuses on reducing the technological market and financial risk of adopting innovation. Through its Fast Track Open Innovation service, it facilitates the cross-border discovery of radical innovations and tests their market feasibility for industrial firms seeking new ways to create value at low risk. Through its lean innovation service, it provides innovation providers with resources to swiftly move from product concept to product demonstrator, thus enabling the innovation provider and its lead customers to reach quicker ‘Go/No go’ product development decisions.

BLUMORPHO links innovation providers with private investors in providing them with the relevant support to reach the expected maturity by private investors.

BLUMORPHO uses a sophisticated set of algorithms to manage its marketplace ‘Offer-Match-Demand’ exchange process, which stores today a portfolio of 200 innovations, 42,000 corporate contacts, 7,400 startups, 200 clusters and more than 300 investors and business angels, as well as 20 years technology and market know-how. The Marketplace is evolving and increasing daily. It covers more than 24 vertical businesses and covers the full value chain.

BLUMORPHO is a private Innovation Hub connecting innovation stakeholders at Pan European and global level in focusing on businesses and value creation opportunities.

BLUMORPHO has been created based on results of the COWIN project (CSA – FP7) dedicated to support the commercial exploitation of FP6 and FP7 research projects results.

BLUMORPHO is part of the Yole Développement group. Yole Développement is a recognized strategic and marketing consulting company active in semiconductor, photonics, microelectronics, advanced packaging. BLUMORPHO is a demonstration of European projects’sustainability. The company was founded after the success of the COWIN Coordination and Support Action funded by FP7 to accelerate the technology transfer of research results by the European industry. Géraldine Andrieux was coordinator of COWIN and became Founder and CEO of BLUMORPHO.

Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Department of Electron Devices

The BME Department of Electron Devices (DED) is a worldwide renowned educational and research centre in microelectronics with special focus on Smart Systems integration and Multiphysics design and characterization. Its reputation in this field was fostered by participation in many international projects (more than 20 European projects), several of them concluded in spinoff companies. As such, BME DED has maintained excellent relationship with SMEs for decades, both in terms of creating spin-offs and supporting other SMEs with industrial R&D. The best known among them is the thermal design company MicRED is today a part of Mentor Graphics. Another enthusiastic team of researchers at the department formed the core design team of the first Hungarian picosatellite MASAT and later they span out as C3S (Complex Systems and Small Satellites) Ltd, which became an important player of the Central-European space technology sector, and as such, they are another success story of the department’s spin-off activity. Related to microfluidics, a new R&D field of the department a new spin-off, SpinSplit LLC was created recently.

In the last decade within the framework of the national projects TERALED and KOZLED the department supported local SMEs in their R&D activities leading to successful new products in solid-state lighting. The same kind SME support activity is continued as the department is one of the CPS/IoT design centers of H2020 EuroCPS project. In this framework the department provides coaching support for several SME projects from Hungary and from abroad.

CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D’ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA

CSEM is a private nonprofit Swiss organization for research and innovation. Supported by the Swiss Confederation, our mission is to enhance the competitiveness of industry by developing new technology platforms and transferring it to the industrial sector.

Our operation is based on five strategic programs:

• Microsystems (Design & process Integration & packaging)
• Systems (Scientific instrumentation, Medical device technology, Automation)
• Photovoltaics & Energy Management (Crystalline Silicon & metallization , Modules & System integration, Thin film coating & devices, Printable photovoltaics, Energy Management)
• Ultra-Low-Power Integrated Systems (System-on-chips, Wireless, Vision)
• Surface Engineering (Nanotechnology, biotechnology, printable electronics)

CSEM plays a key role in the innovation value chain, by narrowing the gap between fundamental research and industrialization. By expanding CSEM’s knowledge and adapting it to industrial needs, new products are brought to market and new ventures are created. CSEM works with a wide range of stakeholders, from startups to SMEs and large organizations.

Our services include contract R&D, strategy and innovation consultancy, development of specific business solutions for several Industrial Sectors (Space & Scientific Instrumentation, Watchmaking, Health & Lifestyle, Communication & Semiconductor, Energy & Environment, Automation & Control, Aeronautics, Transport & Security).

Facts at-a-Glance

• Founded in 1984;
• CHF 83 million in revenues (2014);
• More than 450 employees in Switzerland;
• 249 industrial clients and 400 industrial projects (2014) worldwide;
• Headquartered in Neuchâtel, centers across Switzerland: Alpnach, Muttenz, Landquart and Zurich.

Fraunhofer IISB

The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB conducts applied research and development in the field of electronic systems for application in, e.g., electric mobility or energy technology. In this connection, the IISB extensively covers the complete value chain from basic materials to entire power electronic systems.

With its two business areas, semiconductors and power electronics, the institute provides innovation and solutions in materials development, semiconductor technology and manufacturing, devices and modules, vehicle power electronics, energy electronics, and energy supply systems. This is supplemented by broad activities in reliability, simulation, characterization, and metrology.

The headquarters of the IISB is located in Erlangen. The institute has two branches in Nuremberg and one in Freiberg. As one of the 67 institutes of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the IISB does contract research for industry and public authorities. Moreover, it closely cooperates with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and is a member of the “Energie Campus Nürnberg” (EnCN). The IISB has about 200 employees plus numerous students working as research assistants. The institute is equipped with high-class laboratories, such as a test center for electric cars and an application center for DC grid technology. Together with the University, it operates 1500 m2 of cleanroom area for semiconductor technology on silicon and silicon carbide.

The IISB is a close partner for national and international industry. It’s main objective is to provide excellent research to its customers and to set technological benchmarks as one of the leading research institutions in electronic systems.

AVL List GmbH

AVL LIST GmbH is the world’s largest privately owned and independent company for the development of powertrain systems as well as simulation, instrumentation and test systems. AVL has about 3450 employees in Graz (over 2400 graduated engineers) and a global network of 65 representations and affiliates resulting in more than 8050 employees worldwide. AVL ́s Powertrain Engineering division activities are focused on the research, design and development of various powertrains in the view of low fuel consumption, low emission, low noise and improved drivability. The Advanced Simulation Technologies division develops and markets the simulation methods which are necessary for the powertrain development work. The Instrumentation and Test Systems division is an established manufacturer and provider of instruments and systems for powertrain and vehicle testing including combustion diagnostic sensors, optical systems as well as complete engine, powertrain and vehicle test beds. AVL supplies advanced development and testing solutions for conventional and hybrid vehicle components and systems like simulation platforms, development tools and system integration tools.

As engineering partner of leading OEMs throughout the world, AVL is constantly seeking for new capabilities and their exploitation. AVL is continuously carrying out research and technical development in the field of advanced automotive powertrains including e-mobility. AVL is active in many European interest groups like ARTEMIS and EPOSS, ERTRAC, EARPA, EGVI, FCH , etc. Since Framework Program 3 AVL has participated in more than 150 European RTD projects as partner as well as coordinator.