Cluster Benefits

Join CLIC Innovation and become part of a trusted collaboration platform where ambitious ideas are transformed into impactful, scalable solutions. Across our three clusters — Bioeconomy, Circular Economy, and Future Energy Systems — we bring companies, research organisations, and public actors together to co-create high-quality RDI projects and long-term portfolios.

As a cluster partner, you gain early insight into emerging opportunities, direct influence on challenge definition, and access to cross-sectoral expertise and funding pathways. We support partners from ideation to implementation, strengthening project quality, visibility, and real-world impact — and helping you move faster from ideas to outcomes that drive the sustainability transition.

Benefits for cluster partners

What you gain as a partner

Quarterly thematic meetings to network, identify opportunities, and plan joint RDI activities.

Structured facilitation to build high-quality proposals and portfolios with committed partners.

Co-creation and upkeep of a Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) that guides common priorities and investments.

Our time-boxed RDI ProjectBooster takes ideas from concept to fundable project with clear milestones and roles.

Targeted partner identification for consortia—connecting companies, academia, public sector and other Penta Helix actors.

Mapping and analysis of funding opportunities (e.g., Business Finland, Horizon Europe) to match your goals and maturity.

Networking and best-practice exchange with leaders from industry and research, plus access to topical forums (e.g., on upcoming regulation).

Opportunities to influence national and EU RDI policies through our policy dialogues and market-shaping activities.

Early access to curated content via CLIC Talks, blog, and newsletters etc.

Access to GreenE² and 4R—our open ecosystems for collaboration, piloting and scale-up.

Use our free Ecosystem Playbook tools and get training services with a 50% partner discount.

-50% on selected CLIC services for partners. See more here.