ERCI is the leading meta-cluster of the railway industry in Europe gathering 15 innovation clusters from 16 European countries (Italy, Poland, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Sweden, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Austria, Germany), including IN-MOVE by Railgrup.

 The ERCI network connects the ideas and interests of over 2,000 small and medium-sized businesses in the industry. ERCI is their voice and lobby at European level. ERCI helps their members to grow – through improved access to European partners and customers, accelerated technology transfer and joint marketing in- and outside of the EU. Over the past years, ERCI has established governance structures and has established itself as the European railway cluster network. ERCI has been accredited under the project name PERES 4i-partnership, under the roof of the EU cluster collaboration platform. Among other activities, the members and institutions of ERCI partners’ clusters benefit from:

• Accelerated access to other European companies and institutions
• Active support in the participation at EU research and development programs, e.g. Shift2Rail and now Europe’s Rail
• Access to ERCI events all over Europe
• Marketing and business development activities within the EU and beyond
• European lobby for SME interest

https://eurailclusters.com/ - @EurailCluster

As a member of ERCI, leading meta-cluster of the railway industry in Europe, we are happy to invite our members and partners to this event at #INNOTRANS2022 on booth 400C7 in Hall 3.2 (France and Hauts-de-France Pavilion) for the inauguration of the official ERCI legal entity, after a keynote on European innovation, given by Carlo Borghini, Executive Director of Europe‘s Rail JU.

The event will be held  On the 22nd of September from 11:30 to 14:00

Programme :

11:30    Welcome words, by Bertrand Minary, Executive Director of i-Trans and General Director of Railenium

 11:35     Presentation of Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking: organization  and content, by Carlo Borghini, Executive Director of Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking

 11:55     Presentation of ERCI, European Railway Clusters  Initiative, from the creation to now, by Dirk-Ulrich Krüger, President of ERCI

12:15     What is the impact of ERCI for clusters and members? By Veronica Elena Bocci, Vice-President of ERCI and Bertrand Minary, Administrator of ERCI 

 12:25    How ERCI clusters can contribute to ERJU and  open calls? By Carlo Borghini, Executive Director of Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking

12:35    Questions – Answers 

 12 :45   Official launch of the ERCI legal entity, Ribbon cutting by Dirk-Ulrich Krüger and Carlo Borghini

12:50    Cocktail