ENVRINNOV Training Session at EGU2025 Highlights Innovation potential of ENVRI-Industry Collaboration

The ENVRINNOV (ENVIronment Research infrastructures INNOVation Roadmap) project partners, led by CNRS, successfully organised a training session entitled “Environmental Research Infrastructures and Industry: How Can We Better Collaborate for Innovation?” during the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025, which took place in Vienna, Austria on 30 April 2025.

The session featured interactive discussions, including an ice-breaker quiz, a “tour de table” exchange, and presentations of success stories. Participants examined the role of research infrastructures in fostering innovation, shared insights from industry collaborations, and identified challenges and enablers based on experiences from previous projects.

Speakers included:

  • International Cooperation officer at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) Dr Ariane Dubost, who presented key insights from the ENVRI-FAIR meeting on language challenges.
  • Management Coordinator at the Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C) of the Cyprus Institute (CyI) Marina Papageorgiou who focused on the role of Research Infrastructures (Ris) in Innovation and how he ENVRINNOV project can support ENVRIs in their innovation process.
  • Communication Officer at EMSO ERIC Sara Pero, who introduced the Physical Access to the RI and facilitated the presentation of success stories of collaboration between the industry and RIs and
  • Industry experts, Sales Engineer at Droplet Measurement Technologies, Adrien Danner, Chief Scientific Officer at Seagrass Blue, Craig Syms, and Project Manager and Senior Oceanographer Marc Lucas from CLS Group, who discussed their experience collaborating with RIs

During the training, over thirty participants were able to develop their knowledge in the field of innovation and collaboration. Attendees were encouraged to engage in ongoing dialogues and contribute to shaping the future of environmental research and innovation.

This  was the first of a series of capacity-building activities designed to promote a shared understanding of innovation processes within the ENVRI ecosystem. For more information and to participate in upcoming activities, please visit: bit.ly/contact_envrinnov

 

“Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or REA. Neither the European Union, nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.”