InnovaWood Overview Strategy Members network Forest, wood-based and furniture Support Innovation Strategy - People - Research - Partnerships InnovaWood is the European network and is an umbrella organisation that integrates the activities of member organisations involved in the Forest, Wood-based and Furniture industries into a more effective mechanism to support innovation in these sectors. Our mission statement is: "Towards an integrated European innovation, research and skills development area for the forest - wood industry chain"

InnovaWood Vision Mission InnovaWood is Europe’s No1 innovation, education and training network based on wood and furniture for enhancing Europe’s leading position. Mission InnovaWood is structured into four key thematic areas: strategy and impact; research and innovation; knowledge transfer; and education and training. Based upon its activities, InnovaWood is the leading provider for partnering woodworking and other forest-based industries with excellent knowledge and competences for innovation, education and training.

InnovaWood network

InnovaWood network Profile In total more than 10.000 staff members are employed in our network, from which 3200 are senior scientist, 493 post doc, 967 PhDs without senior status. Other staff categories include technical, VET and administrative support staff. More than 3500 staff members are involved in teaching and lecturing activities in different education programmes.

InnovaWood network Profile

InnovaWood network Profile Expertise 0 = Null, 1 = Very low, 2 = low, 3 = Medium, 4 = High, 5 =Very high

InnovaWood network Profile

InnovaWood Strategy Main objectives Assist, maintain and consolidate permanent linkages between its members; Promote innovation in the different sectors it represents; Create a supporting Network in the areas of R&D, education and training, and technology transfer; Implement a communication system between all members of the network as well as with the EU Commission and industry; Support the actions of the EU Commission in keys areas of policy, and to support the effectiveness of European activities; Develop a co-ordination mechanism between research and training providers, adequate to the scale of the sector.

InnovaWood initiatives Ongoing InnovaWood capability Register Mapping of Wood and furniture research competence in Europe Tool to find the right research providers and project partners InnovaWood calendar Overview of all events of interest to the sector COST Action proposals Facilitation of COST Action preparation EIP Raw Materials ECAMOB WRING, EFFIWOOD, NOWMOB EHIA

InnovaWood initiatives Ongoing Interactive workshop EU development: May 2017 Fully understanding the European landscape Maximizing the use of the opportunities of the IW network Preparatory and brokerage for upcoming co-fund call Improving the impact section of EU proposals Staff exchange Research and Innovation Staff Exchange network Marie-Curie Actions Collaboration with Education and Training establishments VET Subgroup Mapping VET providers in the sector Strengthen collaborations on VET - skills development

Research and innovation Recent European projects

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