To secure a satisfactory return on high quality innovations generated within the research and development (R&D) sector in Croatia in line with the best practice in the E.U. Member States, thus fostering economic and social development.

Specific Objectives:  To ensure a sustainable and self-supporting infrastructure enabling the R&D community in Croatia to make full use of intellectual property rights and the related commercial exploitation.

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Start of project:	February	21, 2006
Non-Specialist Trainings:	October January Osijek, March Split, April Rijeka, May	24-26, 2006 23-25, 2007 6-8, 2007 10-12, 2007 8-10, 2007
Training of Trainers:	November February March	21-23, 2006 20-22, 2007 27-29, 2007
End of Project:	August	21, 2007

The CARDS Progamme “Intellectual Property Rights Infrastructure for the Research and Development Sector in Croatia” is comprised of three main components:

1. Component 1 – Institutional and legal framework
2. Component 2 – Targeted Training and Public Awareness
3. Component 3 – Implementation in the R&D institutions- Pilot Project

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Among the key R&D institutes that have been identified to be involved in the CARDS pilot project are the Brodarski Institute, the Ruđer Bošković Institute and the Faculty of Food Sciences and Biotechnology of the University of Zagreb.  Additional information about those organizations follows below and more can be found at their respective websites:

1. Brodarski Institute (www.hrbi.hr)
2. Ruđer Bošković Institute (www.irb.hr)
3. Faculty for Food Sciences and Biotechnology (www.pbf.hr)
4. University Split + TEMPUS CREATE (www.create-project.info)
5. University Rijeka + STeP (www.uniri.hr/step-ri)