After three exciting years, the GEMSTONE project has officially concluded. It all began with the first #Euroclusters call in Lyon, France, where seven European clusters — GreenTech Latvia, Clust-ER MECH, Sunrise Valley Science & Technology Park, Cluj IT cluster, Fondazione Piemonte Innova, CIMES Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Associaçao POOL-NET – Portuguese Tooling & Plastics Network, EVOLUMA – Metal Processing Cluster, Pôle Mecatech, Nextmove, Delft – University of Technology — came together with a shared goal: to help industrial companies, especially SMEs, become greener, more innovative, and more competitive.

Over these years, we:

  • Provided more than €1,050,000 in support to dozens of European companies,
  • Worked to foster innovation, training, and international cooperation,
  • Built a trusted network of partners committed to addressing the challenges of the green and digital transformation in industry.

GEMSTONE was more than just a project — it was a story of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and a common ambition to create value for companies and regions across Europe. The meetings in Lyon, Białystok, and Namur not only strengthened professional partnerships but also built friendships, which we consider the project’s greatest achievement.

And this is only the beginning. Thanks to successful cluster collaboration, we are continuing to strengthen Green Manufacturing with even greater momentum:

  • GENESIS — launched on September 1 under the leadership of Green Tech Cluster Latvia, this new project focuses on strengthening innovation ecosystems and the circular economy in Europe.

  • The European Cluster Alliance for Green Manufacturing — a newly established platform that unites clusters under a common mission.

  • JEWEL — led by Pôle MecaTech, will soon bring even more opportunities for European companies!

A heartfelt thank you to all our partners and supporters — together, we continue building a greener and more innovative Europe!

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