eit rawmaterials newsletter december 20161/19/2017 eit rawmaterials newsletter – april 2016 ......

1192017 EIT RawMaterials Newsletter ndash April 2016

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In this edition

A message from Dr Karen Hanghoslashj and Dr Andreas KlossekEventsNews from the CLCs

Dear partners and friends of EIT RawMaterials As many of you know a few weeks ago we held our GeneralAssembly back-to-back with our Brokerage Event Partners fromall over Europe provided an overview of current projects andused the opportunity to network We were impressed by thesheer numbers ndash more than 300 participants and more than150 pitches with many excellent project ideas along the entireraw materials value chain But most importantly we are gratefulto see the partnersrsquo enthusiasm to exchange knowledge andexperience This yearrsquos brokerage event again was a remarkableexample of how EIT RawMaterials fosters and brings innovationto life In the General Assembly partners approved an important task forceto bring forward avenues for sustainability of our KIC (KnowledgeInnovation Community) as a service organisationand approved seven new members of our KIC Please join us inwelcoming EFTAS Fernerkundung Technologietransfer GmbH theInstitut de Recherche Technologique M2P Nanomakers the SlovakUniversity of Technology in Bratislava SMS group the TechnicalUniversity of Denmark and the Universiteacute Grenoble Alpes Good tohave you on board Similar to last year EIT RawMaterials plans to be presentat numerous events throughout 2017 We encourage you to visit our website for details on upcomingevents We will for example participate at the annual convention of the Prospectors amp DevelopersAssociation of Canada (PDAC 2017) in Toronto 5-8 March 2017 Being one of the largest trade showson exploration and mining we will use this opportunity to network raise the visibility of the KIC andunderline the relevance of the European raw materials industry EIT RawMaterials will be present witha booth but also host half a day of presentations and a reception Please let us know whether youplan to go to PDAC

EIT RawMaterials Newsletter December 2016

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Last but not least We have concluded our Business Plan 2017 and presented at EIT headquarters inBudapest on 7 December following an external review and a first revision The presentation and thebusiness plan was well received by the EIT Governing Board Based on the recommendations andbudget granted the final version was submitted on 12 December for final approval On behalf of the whole EIT RawMaterials team we would like to wish you a Happy Holidays and agreat start into the New Year Dr Karen Hanghoslashj and Dr Andreas Klossek

General Assembly and Brokerage Event

On 14-15 November EIT RawMaterials held the annual General Assembly and Brokerage Event inBerlin At the General Assembly all core and associate members were invited to participate in makingstrategic and relevant decisions for the future of EIT RawMaterials The Brokerage Event had anumber of parallel pitching sessions running Each of them was held under a combination of lsquoThematicArearsquo and lsquoActivityrsquo sessions The pitching sessions were facilitated by EITRawMaterials Thematic officers Education officersBusiness Developers and Co-Location Centre GeneralManagers With 300 participants 150 breakoutsessions live voting a live YouTube channel and tonsof time for networking and socialising it was asuccessful event

8th European Innovation Summit




On 14 November Dr Andreas Klossek (Chief Operations Officer Managing Director of EITRawMaterials) gave a speech at the European Parliament in Brussels Belgium The event addressed the impact of the regulatory framework and Horizon 2020 on innovation thecooperation between EU institutions and innovation actors and the horizontal issues in innovationsuch as support for startups and entrepreneurial educationIn KICs it is the partners that join forces to tackle innovation issues and help to educate theentrepreneurs of tomorrow said Dr Andreas Klossek

The event also covered societal challenges of theenergy raw materials and circular economy as well asthe topic of digitalisation and innovation Also thesummit will address how to improve sciencecommunication and how to increase dialogue with keystakeholders to strengthen the relationship betweenscientists society and mediaIn addition to the summit Dr Andreas Klossek invited

binee a start-up that will receive funding from EIT RawMaterials to present their innovative idea onan e-waste collection system Raw Materials Week

On 30 November in Brussels Belgium as a part of the Annual Conference of the European InnovationPartnership on Raw Materials EIT RawMaterials hosted the morning session at an event entitledldquoEducation and training as a vehicle to improve competitiveness and business creationrdquo Traditional




presentation formats were abandoned and a dynamic interview style was used instead ModeratorJan Lagast facilitated a lively panel discussion with partners from all three sides of the knowledgetriangle as well as students from EIT-labelledprogrammes and Education KAVA projectsDiscussion centred around how the KIC can helpto raise public awareness and make the rawmaterials sector attractive innovative andcompetitiveThe morning concluded with ldquofuture gamechangersrdquo aged 16-18 from the Wider SocietyLearning project RMSchools who impressedeveryone with their enthusiasm and knowledgeabout raw materials You can find all of the RMSchools projects presented and much more here The final meeting of RMSchools ldquoI hear and I forget I see and I remember I do and I understandrdquo (Confucius) This is the inspiring mottoof RMSchools project a Wider Society Learning project supported by EIT RawMaterials

Led by Armida Torregiani from CNR (the National Research Council of Italy) in Bologna the projectinvolves 6 European partners of EIT RawMaterials such as CNR Aster (Italy) Bay Zoltaacuten (Hungary) TUClaustahl (Germany) Wetsus (Netherlands) UPM Madrid (Spain) GeMMe (Belgium) On 23 NovemberCNR in Bologna Italy hosted the final conference of the RMSchools project More than 450students (age 10-19 years) from schools of different levels coming from different areas within theEmilia Romagna region Italy gathered to show the results and the learning pathways they havefollowed to understand the importance of sustainable and responsible use of raw materials in ourdaily life (from cell phones to photovoltaic panels) They also demonstrated how to make scientific andtechnological education in the raw materials field more attractive The RMSchools project foresees that the students become involved in hands-on activities with RawMaterials Ambassadors scientists who are dedicated to coach students in creating educationaltoolkits and conducting hands-on experiments The ambassadors are recruited to teach the studentswhy raw materials are important and how cool a job as a scientist or engineer can be Students arealso encouraged to share what they have learnt thus becoming themselves Raw MaterialsAmbassadors During the conference in Bologna groups of students presented the results of theactivities developed during 2016 showing videos conference-style PowerPoint presentations ideasfor games results of online surveys on raw materials perception and showcased the hands-on toolkitdeveloped by the project This first successful pilot will be replicated in more schools around Europe inthe coming years with the aim of building the future generation of scientists and engineers in the rawmaterials field You can follow all of the news and updates from the RMSchools projects on the official website




The EIT labelling season has started again To kick off the new round of EIT labelling for 2017 EIT has asked EIT RawMaterials to host an EITLabelling Workshop for all KICs on Monday 12 December in Berlin Germany The workshop explainedthe EIT label application procedure for PhD and Master programmes and provided a platform to shareexperiences There were presentations from ldquoexperienced labellersrdquo not just from EIT RawMaterialsbut from the other KICs as well If any partners are interested in the results of this workshop orobtaining an EIT label for a Master or PhD programme please contact your CLC Education Officer formore information U-Start The joint campaign between EIT RawMaterials andVeolia is aiming to support European startups withsustainable ideas in the field of circular economy andurban miningA cooperation is proposed for startups with innovativeconcepts in the following fields

Recycling technologies for complex wastestreams with a focus on high value secondaryproductsReverse logistics monitoring and traceability modeling urban systems and decision supporttoolsInnovative approaches to partnerships with stakeholders such as industry citizens and thepublic sector

The goal of this initiative is to start cooperation with promising startups and support them with adedicated package of financial and non- financial instrumentsThe incubation program comprises business coaching by EIT RawMaterials industrial mentoring byVeolia funding instruments and offices in the startup ecosystem of EUREF Campus in Berlin The joint call was launched on 2 June 2016 at the Circular Economy Startup Brunch at IFAT in MunichGermany More than 30 young and inspiring entrepreneurs participated and discussed their ideas withexperts from Veolia EIT RawMaterials and Berlin Partner By the deadline of 26 June 23 applications werereceived from which 10 teams passed the first roundAfter detailed discussions on ideas business modelsand upscaling potential 5 candidates were invited topitch their idea in front of an expert jury consisting ofthree representatives from Veolia and EIT RawMaterialsrespectively The winnersFrom all 5 well performing teams during the pitching the jury decided to fund Pendula and Exracthivejointly in the U-Start program binee will be funded by the EIT RawMaterials kick-start fundingprogram




PendulaDeveloped by a young team from Hamburg GermanyPendula is an online waste management system thatclaims to offer waste producing companies as well asrecyclers a platform to track secondary resourcesarrange time efficient pick-ups and collect sustainabilitymetrics

ExtracthiveThe inspiring French team working on a high-qualityrecycling-technology for fiber-reinforced plastics willensure these valuable materials with a growing market inthe lightweight sector are kept in the loop

bineebinee is ad-sponsored e-waste collection system Bymotivating users to bring back old electronic devices itaims at increasing the collection rate and creatingtransparency along the secondary value chain

Matchmaking and Networking

Learning and Outreach

Business Creation and Support

Validation and Acceleration

EVENTS




Past

EIT RawMaterialsrsquo Breakfast Talks at Slush 2016 in Helsinki Finland On 30 Novemberwe started Slush 2016 by paying a visit to our colleaguesrsquo event from EIT Digital andstopping by our partnersrsquo VTT and Aalto University booth The 2-day event gathered 17000 people and 2000 start-ups from all over the globe It was full of inspiring talks fromnotable speakers including 100 start-ups pitching for a chance to win 500 000 eurosand stories of start-ups whichpreviously participated and arenow running a successfulbusiness On 1 December CLCBaltic Sea invited everyone forEIT RawMaterials BreakfastTalks where participants had achance to meet innovativestart-ups selected for fundingby the KIC as a part of thestart-ups booster challenge The list of supported start-ups by CLC Baltic Sea includes

ALINA provides organoclay production technology that helps paintand composite material producers to extend product life-timediminishing rate of biodegradation Collo is an electrical analyser that can cost-effectively observe thestate of particles in liquids GIM is an expert in mobile robotics navigation environmentperception and modelling

OWA Group Oy is a Nordic centre with expertise in the water andwaste treatment sector

Process Genius is a company specialising in cutting-edge 3D onlineservices aimed at industrial process plants and the salesorganisations that supply them

Congratulations to all the participating and selected start-ups for inspiring and creativeideas




EVENTS Upcoming

ReMining and process residues in Berlin Germany On 18-19 January the eventorganised together with Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology will bringtogether experts from all sides of the knowledge triangle to discuss opportunities for theprocessing of secondary deposits and the extracting of valuable minerals and elementsfrom them in a sustainable manner For more information and to register please clickhere

Idea Camp Circular Economy and New Materials in Budapest Hungary On 26-27January EIT RawMaterials together with Bay Zoltaacuten invites you to participate in the IdeaCamp The event will be a great platform for collecting business ideas that can besupported by EIT RawMaterials and creating partnerships for the EIT RawMaterialsKAVA call closing in March 2017 and will facilitate networking between the KIC partnersand other potential partners from Eastern Europe If you have an innovative idea thatyou would like to present and share with other participants please click here for moredetails on participation

EVENTS Upcoming

Innovation Research and Entrepreneurship workshop in Stockholm Sweden On 30January CLC North together with Lulearing University of Technology and SIP STRIM inviteyou to participate in the InnovationResearch and Entrepreneurship workshopThis workshop is organised as part ofthe Future Mine and Mineral ConferenceParticipants of the workshop will find outmore about EIT RawMaterials and our activities gain further insight into Swedish mininginnovation projects (ie reduction of nitrogen discharges in mining processes and themulti-scale 4D geological modelling of the Gaumlllivare area) and learn more about projectsin the SIP STRIM the strategic innovation project for the Mining and Metal producingIndustry

EVENTS




Upcoming

European Materials and Venture Forum 2017 in Ghent Belgium On 8-9 February theforum will create a space to discover more than 30 innovative companies in thematerials sector and to get in touch with prominent investors across Europe and beyondAt the end of the second day a dedicated EIT RawMaterials-University of Ghent eveningwill be organised in addition to the forum where the KIC will also be presented andrepresented in the different sessions For more details please click here

EVENTS Past

Idea Camp on Lightweight Materials for the Automotive Industry in Barcelona Spain On 1-2 December around 80 people including experts and entrepreneurs from7 European countries attended the conference organised by the Consell General deCambres de Catalunya (the General Council of Chambers of Commerce of Cataluntildea) andEIT RawMaterials The theme of the event was dedicated to the analysis of thechallenges and of the new technologies and materials that in the near future will allowthe reduction of the weight of vehicles by reducing costs and decreasing consumption




The conference was inaugurated by Nuacuteria Bertriu Director General of Industry at theGovernment of Cataluntildea Pere Casals the President of the Chamber of Commerce ofManresa and President of the Committee on Industry of the General Council ofChambers of Commerce of Cataluntildea and Vicenccedil Aguilera the President of the Cluster ofthe Automotive Industry of Cataluntildea and of the Circuit de CatalunyaDuring the conference participants had adiscussion with the group of internationalexperts on technology and materials forlightweight construction additivetechnologies and key competences for thetraining of future professionals in thesector For more information please visitthe official website of the event

Timo Haapalehto Programme Manager HQ

Timo Haapalehto holds a Doctoral Degree in Science inTechnology from the Lappeenranta University of TechnologyBeing a member of the Sherpa group of the EIP on RawMaterials and having worked with various organisations inseveral European countries Timo has a broad professionalexperience in research innovation and industry policiesIn 2009 Timo joined the Finnish Permanent Representationto prepare the chairing of the Research Working Party of theEU Council during the Finnish EU Presidency His major task

was to lead and finalise the negotiations to launch the 7th

Research Development amp Innovation Framework programFP7 When the Commission then begun preparing a newInnovation Strategy Timo joined the European CommissionrsquosDG ENTR as a seconded national expert in the InnovationUnion preparation team In 2011 he was contributing to thelaunch of the European Innovation Partnership on RawMaterials before joining the Technical Research Centre ofFinland VTT At VTT his main tasks were to build consortia




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for EU level activities (including the Raw Materials KIC)create business contacts in EU countries and to improve theservices that VTT offers to its clients From 2012 Timo wasinvolved in the consortium preparation phase and the designof the consortiums core processes such as strategydefinition contribution to the drafting of the Business Planthe building of an IP policy and definition of the call systemThis included acting as a member of the interim managementteam during 2015 and assisting the permanentmanagement team during 2016 In October 2016 Timojoined the EIT HQ team as a Programme Manager

Wesley Crock Education Officer CLC West

Wesley Crock holds a Masterrsquos degree from the TechnicalUniversity of Delft Netherlands whereby his research resultsillustrated the theoretical potential of the Dutch urban mineand the salience of secondary recovery in reducingneodymium criticality He has more than 8 years ofinternational experience with product and material flows andfor the United Nations University programme on sustainablecycles in GermanyAs manager of the pioneering UN E-waste Academy forpolicymakers waste operators and recyclers in 2012 and2014 Wesley developed and implemented a 5-dayinteractive curriculum to strengthen e-waste competenciesand cultivate lasting collaboration along the lifecycle ofelectronics and their wastes in Ghana and El Salvadorrespectively He also administered the UN E-waste summerschool for PhD researchers in 2009 2010 and 2011 in 5 EUMember States and cooperated with the UNEP InternationalResource Panel to develop a MOOC on global metal flows




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Last but not least We have concluded our Business Plan 2017 and presented at EIT headquarters inBudapest on 7 December following an external review and a first revision The presentation and thebusiness plan was well received by the EIT Governing Board Based on the recommendations andbudget granted the final version was submitted on 12 December for final approval On behalf of the whole EIT RawMaterials team we would like to wish you a Happy Holidays and agreat start into the New Year Dr Karen Hanghoslashj and Dr Andreas Klossek

General Assembly and Brokerage Event

On 14-15 November EIT RawMaterials held the annual General Assembly and Brokerage Event inBerlin At the General Assembly all core and associate members were invited to participate in makingstrategic and relevant decisions for the future of EIT RawMaterials The Brokerage Event had anumber of parallel pitching sessions running Each of them was held under a combination of lsquoThematicArearsquo and lsquoActivityrsquo sessions The pitching sessions were facilitated by EITRawMaterials Thematic officers Education officersBusiness Developers and Co-Location Centre GeneralManagers With 300 participants 150 breakoutsessions live voting a live YouTube channel and tonsof time for networking and socialising it was asuccessful event

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