Partnerships
RIMS has contacts and partnerships around the world due to its many international project activities.
To service its clients even better, RIMS has established close strategic business relationships with Procela Ltd, a consultant group in Ireland (world specialists in pharma licensing and business development), Unicris (experts in software solutions supporting the research information management process and the transfer of knowledge into innovative products and services) and with Eurice GmbH in Germany (experts in project management and administration of large EU projects and partner in the IPR-Helpdesk of the European Commission).
Whenever necessary RIMS can draw from the expertise of a global network of consultants with a variety of backgrounds ranging from project management, finance, licensing, private equity, intellectual property and regulatory affairs. Therefore, e.g. for larger projects, complementary expertise and capacity is readily available.

RIMS has contacts and partnerships around the world through the following consortia:

To guarantee a steady flow of update information and exchange of a broad range of experiences RIMS is a member of the following national and European expert organisations and networks, such as the following:

  • Frank Heemskerk is Past-President of the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA), encompassing several hundred R&D academic and industrial organizations in 34 countries. EARMA is the leading association of research managers and administrators across Europe. EARMA sets the highest standards for research management and administration and has established links with a number of complementary organizations globally. This provides a broad international network of contacts. The aim of the Association is to bring together experts in this field and to enhance professionalism by continuous training.

  • EuropaBio's mission is to promote an innovative and dynamic biotechnology-based industry in Europe. EuropaBio, (the European Association for Bioindustries), has 78 corporate and associate members operating worldwide and 25 national biotechnology associations representing some 1800 small and medium sized enterprises.

  • The Innovation Network around the University of Leuven is a permanent bridge between the enterprising knowledge creators and the technology entrepreneurs, that complement such knowledge, and to create out of this supplementary relationship a healthy and dynamic, future-oriented, expanding prosperity in the region of Leuven.

  • The Marie Curie Fellowship Association is the association of scientists (Marie Curie Fellows) who were awarded a mobility research training grant by the European Community.