TFC - INNOVATIVE CLUSTER OF EUROPEAN INTEREST

– Laboratory premises made available by the partners: INCDTIM (functional coatings) and Napochim (materials);
– Budget laboratory equipment + laboratory staff;
– Technical solutions proposed in the project through the analysis of the members’ needs.

– Development of laboratories (functional coatings and materials);
– Recruitment of staff for the laboratories (RDI activity coordinators and technical staff);
– Procurement of equipment in line with the technical solutions, adapted to the members’ requirements.

– Acceptance of the laboratory premises (functional coatings and materials);
– Signing labour and staff training contracts (RDI activity coordinators and technical staff);
– Procurement processes for equipment, delivery and commissioning;
– Laboratory organization and functioning regulations;

– Functional laboratories for the proposed thematic: functional coatings and materials;
– Development of new specific services (support for testing and developing new products);
– Increasing number of members and partners interested in the activity and services of the laboratories.

– Shortening the period to identify the optimal paint recipes applied on various pieces of furniture;
– Improvement of the properties of the materials used in the furniture industry (mainly plastic components and products).

-Offices made available by the partners: Hygia Consult, Salice Comprod, 4Brands and Napochim;
-Budget operational and seconded staff, as well as for other expenses required for the operational activities;
Annual activity plan with allocated resources: financial, human, material and time, approved by the GSM.

– Registration of the offices as branches of the cluster and their development to start the activities;
– Cluster operation activities: animation, promotion, programs and events organization, supply of specialized services, as well support for innovation and development of new products;
– Periodic monitoring of the progress against the approved Annual Plan.

– Acceptance of the offices and obtaining the excerpt from the Cluj Court, proof of record of the branches;
– Signing labour and staff training contracts;
– Procurement processes for outsourced goods and services;
– Periodic update of the activities monitoring document, based on the management meetings.

– Organization of conferences, workshops, seminars, round tables, working visits, matchmaking sessions, training programmes, as well as supply of dedicated services: common negotiations, business intermediations, support for innovation and development of new solutions and products.

– Strengthening the notoriety and attractiveness of the cluster, at regional and national level, by attracting new members, as well as national and international partners;
– Involvement of a significant number of members in the cluster activities and actions, generating new competences for the employees of the members and penetration of new market.

– Dedicated staff and allocated budget for internationalization activities;
– Budget for travel, accommodation and other internationalization needs;
– Multi-annual internationalization plan with allocated resources: financial, human, material and time, approved by the GSM.

– Identification of international partners and development of institutional partners with representatives of Romania in other countries;
– Workshops and consultations with the members for the implementation of the Internationalization Plan;
– Support in requesting grants for internationalization.

– Cooperation agreements between the cluster and various international partners;
– Partnership agreements between the cluster and the members interested in internationalization activities;
– Contracts for supply of support services for internationalization;
– Grant agreements for internationalization expenses.

– Participation to international events and organization/hosting of economic missions, as well as common participation to fairs;
– Participation to common commercial and RDI specific projects with international partners.

– Penetration by the cluster of new markets in Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as supporting the members for the purpose of entering in and/or developing relations specific to their activity in various target markets (RDI projects, export/import and transfer of know-how).