EMINENT

The following branch organisations can help you in finding facts about other sectors:
Website	Description	Country
Austrian Research Centers	national research central information and linking organisation
CATT	national IRC partner
Kunststoff Cluster	supply chain cluster, related to plastics. (part of tmg.at)
Nanonet	local network with interesting links on website to nanotechnology
TMG	upper Austrian technology and marketing institute, covering several branche organisations like automobil cluster, diesel cluster, plastics cluster, ecology cluster, etc. Main entrance for technology transfer and company
VKC	plastics; Dutch language; deals with material, quality, education, etc. very general.
VEI	Flamish electro innovation center; Dutch language
VIGC	visual communication cluster; Dutch language
VRIND	space industry cluster; 23 members; national projects; main industrial partners; started 1995
CTM France	MST transfer center coming from precision engineering; hybrid micro-mechatronics. Besançon
Jemi France	MST Equipment suppliers
RMNT	French research network on micro and nano technologies
Reseau CTI	innovation platform ; only French
Aaf	aerospace partners. French site
Gifas	main French aerospace association total group turnover over 20 billion E; SME department (GIFAS Aéro-PME Committee) covering 8.500 fte and turnover of over 1 billion E
FIEEC	1200 members network of suppliers of electrical, electronic and telecom components. French site.
Espace Elec	electrical applications. French site.
Gimelec	electrical components suppliers
Gixel	electronic circuits, connectors, active and passive components as well as assembly suppliers; English site did not function.
Sitelesc	micro-electronics; market and production figures till 2000; silicon based active components
Arteb	biomedical Eastern France project generator; international orientation
Inserm	national French biomedical health management organization; budget 2002 Euro 445M; 13.000 scientists
Clubnano	association merged from Ademis and Club Nano into Club Nano-Micro; different workgroups, national covering from university to industry; only French language
Laas	national French scientific aeronautic research institute
Minatec	innovation and coordination center for mst/nano activities in France
CNES	French space agency ; also international conferences, e.g. ESA
AMA Sensorik	400 member sensor association;
Kompetenznetze	German innovation network; covers all high tech sectors
LifeScience Agency	NRW merge of Bio-gen-Tec, Health care and MetNet
lLp Adaptronik	structural materials; only German
MST Berlin	Berlin mst center; partly English
MST online	national mst platform VDI/VDE; only German.
Nanomat	scientific nanotechnology association
Nanop	lateral nano/laser association
Nanotechnology	nanotechnology center of excellence;
Optecbb	optical competence network (1 of 8)
Optence	forum for optical technologies ; English under construction
Photonicnet	optical competence network;
Photonics BW	optical competence network;
Spectaris	industrial association for precision engineering, medical and optical industries
VDMA	national equipment suppliers association covering all industrial sectors
Bayern Photonics	optical technology competence center; only German.
Brennstoffzelle	heating association; only German
CC Nanochem	chemistry competence center; only German
CC Upob	nanotechnology competence center; only German
Dechema	extensive biochemistry association; partly mix of German in English version;
FAV	traffic control; only German
GZVB	transport association; only German
Virtuelle Fabrik	process consultancy ; no English version
ZVEI	national electronic industry association; separate mst workgroep
Clusta	sheet metal; only Dutch language
NVPT	precision engineering; only Dutch
VSP VZW	software engineering cluster for ICT; Dutch language
NISO	space industry cluster; 17 members
CCR Nano	national nano competence center
Electro Suisse	association for electrical engineering, power and information technologies
SGBT	biomedical engineering association; partly English. Diagnosis systems.
SSOM	society for optics and microscopy; international oriented; mixed languages
FHS	swiss watch industry federation
IT Valley Fribourg	IT association
KVS	Swiss plastic industry; only German
SAP Verband	association for information in control, medical and automation industries; only German
SATW	scientific engineering platform
SGCI	society of chemical industries (SSCI) mainly for political lobbying
Swissmem	national association for equipment, metal and electro industries; facts and figures