CLIB is an international open-innovation cluster for industrial biotechnology consisting of large companies, small- to medium-size enterprises (SMEs), start-ups, academic institutes, and universities, as well as other stakeholders active in the circular bioeconomy. In our non-profit association, the members shape our cluster’s interests and activities, and we work with them to promote industrial biotechnology in sustainable processes. Active since 2008, we are one of the most established bioeconomy organisations in Germany and Europe and have built a strong and trustworthy network. Together with our more than 110 members, we are putting our mission into practice: networking biotechnology – creating sustainability.

The Cluster Medizin.NRW is the central competence platform for future-oriented cutting-edge medicine and its stakeholders in North Rhine-Westphalia. Our services are designed for all stakeholders from science, hospitals, business, and civil society.

We offer:

• Information about trends and innovations in NRW,
• A strong interdisciplinary network of experts from science, clinics, companies, public institutions, and civil society,
• Consulting to identify funding and financing opportunities,
• Matchmaking to find the right partners for specific collaborations, and
• Insights into NRW as a top location for cutting-edge medicine.

The Cluster is funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of NRW. All our services are free of charge and open to all stakeholders from NRW, as well as to those interested in relocating to NRW or establishing collaborations with partners from NRW.

ELIXIR engages with industry to promote the use of open life science data and services in commercial research and innovation. By connecting companies with national Nodes and public bioinformatics resources, ELIXIR supports the development of new tools, services and business models. This collaboration drives the growth of SMEs, strengthens Europe’s bioeconomy and highlights the role of open infrastructure as a catalyst for innovation. It also helps build recognition among funders and policymakers of the long-term value of public data resources.

ThinkTank OWL is the knowledge transfer institution of the Bielefeld Research + Innovation Campus (BRIC GmbH). Its task is to connect small and medium-sized enterprises in the region with the universities of Bielefeld, and to promote a successful and mutually beneficial cooperation.