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Name / SYNE, José Fernand Edouard
Address / 10 bis, Lomré, 6674 -MONTLEBAN, Belgium
Telephone / +32-(0)80-51.77.70 GSM:+32 497 03 62 13
Fax / +32-(0)80-51.00.37
E-mail /
Nationality / Belgian
Date of birth / 31 March 1954
Work experience
• Dates (from – to) / Since October 2008
• Name and address of employer / ProTon Europe aisbl, 44 rue des Palais, B-1030 Brussels (www.protoneurope.org)
• Type of business or sector / European association of Technology Transfer Offices of universities and public research centres
• Occupation or position held / Secretary General
• Main activities and responsibilities / General Management of the association
Organisation of events for the benefit of the members (trainings, workshops, conference, newsletters, website, in collaboration with similar national associations.
Lobbying the European institutions for supporting the profession (the European Patent, Responsible Partnering, the Research Framework Programme,..)
Organisation of the annual survey on knowledge transfer activities in European universities
Managing European projects on behalf of ProTon Europe (EUKTs,
• Dates (from – to) / Since 1989 up to now
• Name and address of employer / Syne scrl EUROLOBBY
• Type of business or sector / Consultancy company in European Public Affairs, marketing and business development services
• Occupation or position held / Manager
• Main activities and responsibilities / The company provides marketing services to SMEs and public communities and counsels them in identifying public funds for Research & Development and Regional Development projects
- TII, Technology Innovation Information asbl, 3 rue Aldringen L-1113 Luxembourg (www.tii.org) (European association of technology transfer and innovation support professionals). Since 1991, up to now, in house consultant as senior project manager.
Promotion and development of professional innovation support-services. Management of European contracts as:
- STAIRS project FP6 (2006-2008): modelling the best practice methodology
developed with success in Regional Technology Transfer within the 3 regions
of excellence (Karlsrhure (D), Grenoble (F) and Stockholm (S), in
order to test it and adapt it in an Inter-regional and International context,
particularly with the involvement of the Bulgarian region of Sofia.
- Innovation Coach project. FP6- Innov –2004: Identifiyng and transferring
to the New Eastern Member States the best practices in innovation
and technology transfer for the setting up of their Regional
Innovation Strategy.(2005-2007)
- European marketing of 7 UNISPIN workshops focused on the development
of entrepreneurship awareness in the universities and research centres and
the implementation of a spin-off programme inside the universities and
research centres.(2000-2002)
- LEONARDO project ILO: ”Industry Liaison Office” (1998-2000)
- Development of a "UNISPIN" spin-off training module (1998-2000)
- RITTS/RIS Staff Exchange scheme on behalf of DG XIII (1999-2000)
- RITTS /RIS Study visits on behalf of DG XIII (1999-2000)
- PHARE Partnership project in the Czech Republic regarding the audit and
Selection of 10 universities and research centres in order to implement a
UNISPIN scheme (2000-2001)
- Co-ordination and marketing through Europe of 9 technology transfer days
Events (1991-1993) for SPRINT.
- Mécanique Mosane (B) Market survey, market and technical feasibility study of an automatic distributor prototype of tourist paper guides
- Agrobos Technology (B) Promotion of the new seed capital company to:
Belgian universities agrofood and ingeneering faculties, specialised research centres and existing companies in the wood and agrofood sectors
- Investsud (B), Counselling the venture capital company and submitting a project to EC DG 23 CREA (Capital à Risque pour les Entreprises d’Amorçage) for the creation of “AGROBOS TECHNOLOGY” a seed capital company to be specialised in the wood and the agro-food and biotechnology sectors
- Promotion of European technologies in the cogeneration of energy
in the ASEAN countries by informing European firms about EEC
programmes dedicated to investing outside Europe in the energy sector;
- Promotion of the exhibition TECHNOFOOD in Saint Malo towards
the Belgian enterprises and consultants specialised in the food sector
Promotion of the exhibition IMA in Bilbao towards the Belgian
enterprises and consultants specialised in environmental technologies
- Organisation and marketing of European workshops of sensitisation
of the main European NGOs to the setting up of a European platform for delivering geographical information through satellites information.
In collaboration with Creaction International Luxembourg.
Education and training
• Dates (from – to) / 1976 - 1980
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training / Free University of Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
• Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered / Public Management, Public Law, Public Institutions, Political Ideas
• Title of qualification awarded / Degree in Political and Administrative Sciences
• Level in national classification
(if appropriate)
• Dates (from – to) / 1973-1976.
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training / Ecole Normale Moyenne de l’Etat , Arlon
• Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered / French literature and European History
• Title of qualification awarded / Agrégé in French and History
• Level in national classification
(if appropriate)
Personal skills
and competences
Acquired in the course of life and career but not necessarily covered by formal certificates and diplomas.
Mother tongue / FRENCH
Other languages
ENGLISH
• Reading skills / Excellent
• Writing skills / Good
• Verbal skills / Excellent
DUTCH
• Reading skills / Good
• Writing skills / Good
• Verbal skills / Good
Social skills
and competences
Living and working with other people, in multicultural environments, in positions where communication is important and situations where teamwork is essential (for example culture and sports), etc. / Good experience in working within international or inter cultural teams and in public communication skills. Experience acquired as project manager of the international association "Rural Life-Environment-Development" in Arlon (1982-1983), as assistant in the commercial prospecting section of the Belgian embassy in The Hague (NL), searching commercial information and partners for Belgian companies(1981-1982), as lecturer at the Wolverhampton University (1980-1981), as project manager for TII , being involved in various European consortia, and as member of the Belgian Association of the Foreign Trade Counsellors (ACOMEX) since 1984, as founder and chairman of the "Association of holiday cottages landlords in the Ardennes".
Organisational skills
and competences
Coordination and administration of people, projects and budgets; at work, in voluntary work (for example culture and sports) and at home, etc. / Good knowledge and experience with European institutions,
Research & Development and Regional Development programmes
Personal contacts with various European networks of innovation consultants, regional development agencies, innovation relay centres, chambers of commerce, universities, research centres in Europe (TII, PROTON Europe, EBN, EURADA, EARTO, EEN, LES,,,..)
Project management, concept development, product diagnosis, strategic marketing, marketing research, feasibility studies and promotion of innovative projects
Technical skills
and competences. / Microsoft Office : Windows - Word, Excel, Power Point, ACCESS
Artistic skills
and competences / [ Describe these competences and indicate where they were acquired. ]
Other skills
and competences
Competences not mentioned above. / Beekeeping specialist and bee-based nutritional supplements developer.
Driving licence(s) / B License
Additional information
Annexes / [ List any attached annexes. ]