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center;">THE EUROPEAN CLUSTERS ALLIANCE</h1> <h2 style="text-align: center;">22 NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND AMBASSADORS</h2> <h2 style="text-align: center;">MORE THAN 900 CLUSTER ORGANISATIONS</h2> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> <div data-css_id="db0e376" data-lazy="1" class="module_row themify_builder_row cover-blocks fullwidth tb_db0e376 tf_w"> <div class="row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column tb_el7p378 first">  <div class="module module-text tb_ggz7207 " data-lazy="1"> <h3 class="module-title">MISSION</h3> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p style="text-align: left;">To be the common voice of the European cluster community, facilitating inputs, connections, and opportunities to meet our common challenges </p> </div> </div>  </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column tb_sogw378 last">  <div class="module module-text tb_fldp568 " data-lazy="1"> <h3 class="module-title">VISION</h3> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p style="text-align: left;">To position industrial clusters as key agent in the European innovative ecosystem for the development and growth of our economy and competitiveness</p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> <div data-css_id="raz5563" data-lazy="1" class="module_row themify_builder_row objectives fullwidth_row_container tb_raz5563 tf_w"> <div class="row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column col-full tb_ya83564 first">  <div class="module module-fancy-heading tb_nh93564 " data-lazy="1"> <h1 class="fancy-heading"> <span class="main-head tf_block"> OUR OBJECTIVES </span> <span class="sub-head tf_block tf_rel"> </span> </h1> </div>  <div data-lazy="1" class="module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tb_4nla565"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_c4lv565 first">  <div class="module module-image tb_il3d766 image-top tf_mw" data-lazy="1"> <div class="image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw"> <img decoding="async" src="http://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/About-01.svg?x67644" width="50" height="50" alt="Promote fast and agile inter-cluster collaboration at European level and reinforce the activities of the cluster network"> </div>  <div class="image-content"> <div class="image-caption tb_text_wrap"> Promote fast and agile <span class="special-word">inter-cluster collaboration </span> at European level and reinforce the activities of the cluster network </div>  </div>  </div>  </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_vrop566">  <div class="module module-image tb_4bvw603 image-top tf_mw" data-lazy="1"> <div class="image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw"> <img decoding="async" src="http://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/About-02.svg?x67644" width="50" height="50" alt="Foster the internationalisation of the cluster members and promote a better knowledge of the European clusters"> </div>  <div class="image-content"> <div class="image-caption tb_text_wrap"> Foster the <span class="special-word">internationalisation</span> of the cluster members and promote a better knowledge of the European clusters </div>  </div>  </div>  </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_bgti566 last">  <div class="module module-image tb_tf0q155 image-top tf_mw" data-lazy="1"> <div class="image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw"> <img decoding="async" src="http://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/About-03.svg?x67644" width="50" height="50" alt="Build joint recommendations to public administrations in cooperation with national associations"> </div>  <div class="image-content"> <div class="image-caption tb_text_wrap"> Build <span class="special-word"> joint recommendations</span> to public administrations in cooperation with national associations </div>  </div>  </div>  </div> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top 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height="50" alt="Study, promote and defend collective interests of the cluster community"> </div>  <div class="image-content"> <div class="image-caption tb_text_wrap"> Study, promote and defend <span class="special-word">collective interests</span> of the cluster community </div>  </div>  </div>  </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_aqg5851 last"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-css_id="7sp3246" data-lazy="1" class="module_row themify_builder_row dark about-heading bg-section fullwidth tb_7sp3246 tf_w"> <div class="row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_qgsz246 first">  <div class="module module-fancy-heading tb_h5hs772 about-heading" data-lazy="1"> <h1 class="fancy-heading"> <span class="main-head tf_block"> About us </span> <span class="sub-head tf_block tf_rel"> </span> </h1> </div>   <div class="module module-text tb_ydpy456 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">The <strong>European Cluster Alliance </strong>joins:</p> <ul style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> <li>22 national cluster associations, public agencies or country ambassadors</li> <li>More than 900 <strong>cluster organisations</strong></li> <li>150,000 of our most innovative <strong>businesses</strong></li> <li>Over 11,000 <strong>universities</strong>, research centres and public institutions</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">The <strong>European Clusters Alliance </strong>is part of:</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">The European Commission’s Industrial Forum</li> <li style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">The European Commission’s Expert Group on Clusters</li> <li style="text-align: left;">The European Economic and Social Committee, CCMI</li> <li style="text-align: left;">The service contract for the European Cluster Collaboration Platform</li> </ul> </div> </div>  </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_yukw23 last"> </div> </div> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_row themify_builder_row accordion-section section-padded tb_lyl7285 tf_w"> <div class="row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column col-full tb_c9f0286 first">  <div class="module module-fancy-heading tb_je3j512 " data-lazy="1"> <h1 class="fancy-heading"> <span class="main-head tf_block"> BOARD MEMBERS </span> <span class="sub-head tf_block tf_rel"> </span> </h1> </div>  <div data-lazy="1" class="module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w board-members-row col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tb_pfnj414"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_wfs6415 first">  <div class="module module-image tb_0jww964 image-center tf_mw" data-lazy="1"> <h3 class="module-title">PRESIDENT</h3> <div class="image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw"> <img decoding="async" src="https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/antioni-200x200-1-200x200.jpg?x67644" width="200" height="200" class="wp-post-image wp-image-774" title="Antonio Novo Guerrero" alt="Antonio Novo Guerrero"> </div>  <div class="image-content"> <h3 class="image-title"> Antonio Novo Guerrero </h3> </div>  </div>  <div class="module module-icon tb_j65d343 icon_horizontal tf_textc" data-lazy="1"> <div class="module-icon-item"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonionovo/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> <em class="tf_box"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-linkedin" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-linkedin"></use></svg></em> </a> </div> </div>   <div class="module module-accordion tb_dfxm3 " data-behavior="toggle" data-lazy="1"> <ul class="ui module-accordion tb_default_color"> <li> <div class="accordion-title tf_rel"> <a href="#acc-dfxm3-0" class="tb_title_accordion" aria-controls="acc-dfxm3-0-content" aria-expanded="false"> <i class="accordion-icon"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-arrow-circle-down" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-arrow-circle-down"></use></svg></i> <i class="accordion-active-icon tf_hide"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-arrow-circle-up" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-arrow-circle-up"></use></svg></i> Short Bio </a> </div> <div id="acc-dfxm3-0-content" data-id="acc-dfxm3-0" aria-hidden="true" class="accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_7w4z785" itemprop="text"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column tb_c3ip785 first">  <div class="module module-text tb_t3h1785 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p>Antonio Novo combines his training as a technologist and psychologist to develop his professional life around Collaborative Innovation through Clusters.<br />Antonio is Managing Director of the Cluster IDiA, which brings together 81 Aragonese companies and institutions that collaborate in the development of ICT projects. He holds the presidency of the of the European Cluster Alliance and of <a href="http://clusters.es/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://clusters.es/&source=gmail&ust=1614429253613000&usg=AFQjCNHL19rLuS1B6pdzb3WcvHVs-CtDKw">Clusters.es</a>, the Spanish Federation of Clusters. He is also member of the EU Industrial Forum, the Expert Group on Clusters of the European Commission and the CMMI (Consultative Commission on Industrial Change) in the European Economic and Social Committee.</p><p><em><strong>Other key positions</strong>: </em><br /><em>President of the Spanish Federation of Clusters</em><br /><em>Managing Director of the Cluster IDiA</em></p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_wh7i415">  <div class="module module-image tb_d23t983 image-center tf_mw" data-lazy="1"> <h3 class="module-title">VICE-PRESIDENT</h3> <div class="image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw"> <img decoding="async" src="https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/herve-200x200.jpg?x67644" width="200" height="200" class="wp-post-image wp-image-782" title="Hervé Floch" alt="Hervé Floch" srcset="https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/herve-200x200.jpg 200w, https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/herve.jpg 227w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /> </div>  <div class="image-content"> <h3 class="image-title"> Hervé Floch </h3> </div>  </div>  <div class="module module-icon tb_2zik325 icon_horizontal tf_textc" data-lazy="1"> <div class="module-icon-item"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hervé-floch-15399450/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> <em class="tf_box"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-linkedin" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-linkedin"></use></svg></em> </a> </div> </div>   <div class="module module-accordion tb_az7t758 " data-behavior="toggle" data-lazy="1"> <ul class="ui module-accordion tb_default_color"> <li> <div class="accordion-title tf_rel"> <a href="#acc-az7t758-0" class="tb_title_accordion" aria-controls="acc-az7t758-0-content" aria-expanded="false"> <i class="accordion-icon"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-arrow-circle-down" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-arrow-circle-down"></use></svg></i> <i class="accordion-active-icon tf_hide"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-arrow-circle-up" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-arrow-circle-up"></use></svg></i> Short Bio </a> </div> <div id="acc-az7t758-0-content" data-id="acc-az7t758-0" aria-hidden="true" class="accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_4knj786" itemprop="text"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column tb_4cnt786 first">  <div class="module module-text tb_qeam786 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p><span lang="EN-IE">Hervé G. Floch is the General Manager of ALPHA – Route des Lasers & des Hyperfréquences® (ALPHA-RLH) French competitiveness cluster created in December 2016 and resulting from the merger between the ex-Route des Lasers® (Bordeaux) and Elopsys (Limoges) clusters. He instigated the signature of several inter cluster MoU as with Aerospace Valley, Medicen and Inno’Vin (France), Tecnalia (Spain), HPhos (Greece), Arizona Optics Valley (USA) or Optonique (Canada) and has supported inter regional clustering and attended European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) sponsored matchmaking missions. As the President of the “Europe” Committee of the French Association of Competitiveness Clusters (AFPC), he has been involved into the European Cluster Excellence Initiative (ECEI2) launched by the European Commission to improve the European Cluster Excellence Policy leading to the creation of the European Cluster Labelling Excellence Structure (EUCLES) of which he is the first president elected last December. He is also currently the Vice-President of the European Cluster Alliance which was created in 2019. He has 37 years of experience in optics-photonics technology development in France after graduating from École Nationale de Chimie, Physique et Biologie de Paris with a MSc in Chemistry from Faculté des Sciences d’Orsay in 1984. He is CEA employee and since 2011 on-loan to take on the role of CEO of ALPHA-RLH, the cluster leading the organization of the INPHO Venture Summit biennial event. He has record of sustained and significant contributions, patents and technology transfers to the development of optical-coatings by the sol-gel process and high precision optics for high-power lasers (Laser Megajoule facility) and his work to develop optical thin-films and its transfer in the industry has been recognized by several awards.<br /></span></p><p><em><strong>Other key positions:<br /></strong>CEO of the ALPHA-RLH competitiveness cluster (France)</em><br /><em>President of the ʺEuropeʺ committee at Association Française des Pôles de Compétitivité (AFPC)</em><br /><em>President of the ʺEuropean Clusters Labelling Excellence Structure (EUCLES)<span lang="EN-IE"> </span></em></p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_9u5h415 last">  <div class="module module-image tb_be5q984 image-center tf_mw" data-lazy="1"> <h3 class="module-title">VICE PRESIDENT</h3> <div class="image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw"> <img decoding="async" src="https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BO8A0622-1600x1067-200x200.jpg?x67644" width="200" height="200" class="wp-post-image wp-image-2858" title="Kristina Šermukšnytė-Alešiūnienė " alt="Kristina Šermukšnytė-Alešiūnienė " srcset="https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BO8A0622-1600x1067-200x200.jpg 200w, https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BO8A0622-300x300.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /> </div>  <div class="image-content"> <h3 class="image-title"> Kristina Šermukšnytė-Alešiūnienė </h3> </div>  </div>  <div class="module module-icon tb_v0lr853 icon_horizontal tf_textc" data-lazy="1"> <div class="module-icon-item"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-sermuksnyte-alesiuniene-53488653/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> <em class="tf_box"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-linkedin" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-linkedin"></use></svg></em> </a> </div> </div>   <div class="module module-accordion tb_hax5912 " data-behavior="toggle" data-lazy="1"> <ul class="ui module-accordion tb_default_color"> <li> <div class="accordion-title tf_rel"> <a href="#acc-hax5912-0" class="tb_title_accordion" aria-controls="acc-hax5912-0-content" aria-expanded="false"> <i class="accordion-icon"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-arrow-circle-down" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-arrow-circle-down"></use></svg></i> <i class="accordion-active-icon tf_hide"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-arrow-circle-up" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-arrow-circle-up"></use></svg></i> Short Bio </a> </div> <div id="acc-hax5912-0-content" data-id="acc-hax5912-0" aria-hidden="true" class="accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_snxq787" itemprop="text"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column tb_7xp0787 first">  <div class="module module-text tb_7shy787 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p>Kristina Šermukšnytė-Alešiūnienė is currently CEO of AgriFood Lithuania, cluster established in 2011 in Vilnius that brings together major research, business and public stakeholders in Lithuania for the common mission of transforming agriculture, food and associated sectors with digital-based innovations. AgriFood Lithuania is recognized by the European Commission as good practice digital innovation hub, also acting as cluster, and as EIT Food hub in Lithuania. She is also a director at Lithuanian Cluster Network association Klaster LT uniting 57 clusters.</p> <p>Kristina Šermukšnytė-Alešiūnienė has a vast experience in product development and innovation for research, development and implementation, with a focus on information technologies and services, and ICT products on a cross-sectoral basis. She has more than 12 years of experience as an international digitalization expert in national and international working groups. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in economics at the Institute of Economics and Rural Development of the Lithuanian Center for Social Sciences. Her scientific area of interest evaluates the effectiveness of the industries’ twin transition, digitalization and the Green Deal, in EU Member States. Since 2021 she is Chairwoman of the Agri – Food and Bioeconomy Committee and of the Labour, Social Policy and Human Resources Committee at the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists. In 2022 she was appointed as a Vice-Chair of the Food and Agriculture Committee at <em>Business at OECD,</em> won the title of European Cluster Manager of The Year, and was nominated by the EIT Food community for the EIT Women Leadership award. She acted as speaker during many national and international events on the twin transition in the EU, and is an active promoter of collaboration for the creation of ecosystems that transform the food sector.</p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w board-members-row col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tb_fg47833"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_newv838 first">  <div class="module module-image tb_cbed711 image-center tf_mw" data-lazy="1"> <h3 class="module-title">Treasurer</h3> <div class="image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw"> <img decoding="async" src="https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/julie-rafton-350x500-c-default-200x200.jpg?x67644" width="200" height="200" class="wp-post-image wp-image-2968" title="Julie Rafton" alt="Julie Rafton" srcset="https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/julie-rafton-350x500-c-default-200x200.jpg 200w, https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/julie-rafton-350x500-c-default-300x300.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /> </div>  <div class="image-content"> <h3 class="image-title"> Julie Rafton </h3> </div>  </div>  <div class="module module-icon tb_9q6q256 icon_horizontal tf_textc hide-desktop hide-tablet hide-tablet_landscape hide-mobile" data-lazy="1"> <div class="module-icon-item"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/giedrius-bagušinskas-5a59458/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> <em class="tf_box"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-linkedin" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-linkedin"></use></svg></em> </a> </div> </div>   <div class="module module-accordion tb_2ag1658 hide-desktop hide-tablet hide-tablet_landscape hide-mobile" data-behavior="toggle" data-lazy="1"> <ul class="ui module-accordion tb_default_color"> <li> <div class="accordion-title tf_rel"> <a href="#acc-2ag1658-0" class="tb_title_accordion" aria-controls="acc-2ag1658-0-content" aria-expanded="false"> <i class="accordion-icon"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-arrow-circle-down" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-arrow-circle-down"></use></svg></i> <i class="accordion-active-icon tf_hide"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-arrow-circle-up" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-arrow-circle-up"></use></svg></i> Short Bio </a> </div> <div id="acc-2ag1658-0-content" data-id="acc-2ag1658-0" aria-hidden="true" class="accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_jgld789" itemprop="text"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column tb_3rfw789 first">  <div class="module module-text tb_j2cd789 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p>More than 10 years of experience in export promotion, organising participations in exhibitions, business missions, representing member’s interests in different export promotion and knowledge transfer projects. Experience in implementation of EU founded COSME,ERASMUS+ projects. The founder, member of board and director of LitMEA association and SMART food cluster. In 2017 has initiated Eastern Europe food clusters network, in 2019 has initiated Lithuanian cluster network. Master’s degree in Finance. Has 18 years working experience in sales management consulting, process development and business analysis. Cluster and Internationalization Manager of Smart Food Cluster.</p><p><em><strong>Other key positions: <br /></strong></em><em>CEO of the SMART food cluster (Lithuania)<br /></em><em>President of the Lithuanian cluster network</em></p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_42ql835">  <div class="module module-image tb_k7sk839 image-center tf_mw" data-lazy="1"> <h3 class="module-title">BOARD MEMBER</h3> <div class="image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw"> <img decoding="async" src="https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSC_3748-1-1600x1067-200x200.jpg?x67644" width="200" height="200" class="wp-post-image wp-image-2861" title="Montse Daban" alt="Montse Daban" srcset="https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSC_3748-1-1600x1067-200x200.jpg 200w, https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSC_3748-1-300x300.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /> </div>  <div class="image-content"> <h3 class="image-title"> Montse Daban </h3> </div>  </div>  <div class="module module-icon tb_igog277 icon_horizontal tf_textc" data-lazy="1"> <div class="module-icon-item"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/montsedaban-strategy-innovation-health/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> <em class="tf_box"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-linkedin" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-linkedin"></use></svg></em> </a> </div> </div>   <div class="module module-accordion tb_61ml631 " data-behavior="toggle" data-lazy="1"> <ul class="ui module-accordion tb_default_color"> <li> <div class="accordion-title tf_rel"> <a href="#acc-61ml631-0" class="tb_title_accordion" aria-controls="acc-61ml631-0-content" aria-expanded="false"> <i class="accordion-icon"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-arrow-circle-down" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-arrow-circle-down"></use></svg></i> <i class="accordion-active-icon tf_hide"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-arrow-circle-up" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-arrow-circle-up"></use></svg></i> Short Bio </a> </div> <div id="acc-61ml631-0-content" data-id="acc-61ml631-0" aria-hidden="true" class="accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_cm2z790" itemprop="text"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column tb_wqqb790 first">  <div class="module module-text tb_oi7m790 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p>Graduated in Biology (UB 1987), PhD in Molecular Biology (UPC 1991), Master’s Degree in Science Communication (Focus Medicine) (UPF 1996) and Executive Master’s Degree in Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs (IBEI-UPF 2016).</p> <p>Research career in Life Sciences (12 years, Barcelona [Spain], Lille [France] Cleveland [OH, USA]) and scientific communication (3 years, Barcelona). Professional track on innovation policies and regional ecosystems development in public-private environments, building Catalonia’s health industrial ecosystem for 17 years.</p> <p>Daban joined the Council of European BioRegions Board (CEBR) in 2020, the vice-presidency of the Board in 2022 and the presidency in 2023. As President of the CEBR, she is member of the Joint Industrial Cooperation Forum of the EC Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) and currently President (May 2023-present) of the Council of European BioRegions (CEBR). She is an energetic networker, speaker, moderator and debate facilitator.</p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column col3-1 tb_jefn835 last">  <div class="module module-image tb_n9co710 image-center tf_mw" data-lazy="1"> <h3 class="module-title">BOARD MEMBER</h3> <div class="image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw"> <img decoding="async" src="https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Daniel-200x200.jpg?x67644" width="200" height="200" class="wp-post-image wp-image-797" title="Daniel Cosnita" alt="Daniel Cosnita" srcset="https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Daniel-200x200.jpg 200w, https://clustersalliance.eu/-cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Daniel.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /> </div>  <div class="image-content"> <h3 class="image-title"> Daniel Cosnita </h3> </div>  </div>  <div class="module module-icon tb_fizt505 icon_horizontal tf_textc" data-lazy="1"> <div class="module-icon-item"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-cosnita-8941a54/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> <em class="tf_box"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-linkedin" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-linkedin"></use></svg></em> </a> </div> </div>   <div class="module module-accordion tb_5wsu508 " data-behavior="toggle" data-lazy="1"> <ul class="ui module-accordion tb_default_color"> <li> <div class="accordion-title tf_rel"> <a href="#acc-5wsu508-0" class="tb_title_accordion" aria-controls="acc-5wsu508-0-content" aria-expanded="false"> <i class="accordion-icon"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-arrow-circle-down" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-arrow-circle-down"></use></svg></i> <i class="accordion-active-icon tf_hide"><svg class="tf_fa tf-ti-arrow-circle-up" aria-hidden="true"><use href="#tf-ti-arrow-circle-up"></use></svg></i> Short Bio </a> </div> <div id="acc-5wsu508-0-content" data-id="acc-5wsu508-0" aria-hidden="true" class="accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_xzmh791" itemprop="text"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column tb_6uih791 first">  <div class="module module-text tb_8e93791 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p>Graduated both as an engineer and economist, Daniel Cosnita has been working in the last 15 years in the fields of technology transfer and innovation, regional economic development and clusters. Since 2008 he has been supporting the Romanian Ministry for Economy in the generation of the national cluster policy, by performing the cluster mapping exercise at national level, contributing to the elaboration of the Guide of Applicants of the financing schemes dedicated to the poles of competitiveness. Currently he is acting as an expert for the Romanian Ministry of Economy in the elaboration of the new competitiveness strategy document and for the Romanian Ministry for European Funds in the development of the new structural funds programming period 2021-2027. He acted as a consultant for the Algerian government in<br />setting up a national network of business incubators, for the Turkish government in the elaboration of the national cluster strategy and for the Armenian government in the elaboration of the innovation strategy. Since 2011 he has been the president of the Romanian Cluster Association. 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