What is the event about?

Partnering with Supply Chain North East this webinar aims to provide businesses with the opportunity to find out more about the Fusion For Energy(F4E) technologies with potential benefits across a range of advanced manufacturing areas, the session will also be joined by F4E experts to present the technologies and answer any questions from attendees.

This is a fantastic opportunity for businesses to better understand the technology out there and discover the support that is available for them to adopt the technology into their business to drive performance and efficiency.

Who is this event for?

Advanced manufacturing businesses with an active R&D team who are open to adapting technology and exploring the benefits fusion technology can provide their industry and business.

Tentative Agenda

Introduction: Fusion For Energy and the ITER project

Introduction to Supply Chain North East

Presentation of F4E Technology Transfer Program and related opportunities

Latest developments in advanced manufacturing: relevant examples of technologies available in the marketplace

Upcoming webinars and news

Open discussion, Q&A breakout sessions

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Fusion For Energy (F4E) is the European Union’s Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy

The organisation was created under the Euratom Treaty by a decision of the Council of the European Union and is placing contracts and working closely with industry to provide the infrastructure and the components of ITER.

ITER is a global scientific partnership of unprecedented scale bringing together half of the world’s population.

Headquarters: Barcelona, Spain

Offices: Cadarache (France), Garching (Germany), Rokkasho (Japan)

Budget:

• 2007-2020 around €6.8bn (2008 values)

• 2021-2027 around €5bn (2019 values)

F4E is promoting the transfer of fusion technologies to Europe’s industry. Our experts are there to identify their business potential and to facilitate their commercial use. Our services are offered to all companies looking for new market opportunities. We are here to help entrepreneurs, scientists and businesses willing to integrate fusion technologies in the development of their products.

The portfolio of technologies identified for adoption into non-fusion industries can be found here:

https://techtransfer.fusionforenergy.europa.eu/index.php/join-the-fusion-tech/

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Supply Chain North East brings together four key partners to work with over 800 businesses through to 2021, supporting them to identify opportunities in new and existing markets. An integral part of the North East Strategic Economic Plan, that has a vision to create 100,000 more and better jobs between 2014 and 2024. Supply Chain North East is delivered across the region by RTC North, Generator, North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) and North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC).

Supply Chain North East is a multimillion programme aimed at revolutionising the way SMEs diversify their offering and embrace new markets. The programme has received more than £3m of funding from the England European Regional Development Fund, which is part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020.