Collaboration fosters true innovation and success cannot be achieved by any one stakeholder in isolation. This proposal will bring together all of the innovation stakeholders such as business, the investment community, entrepreneurs and government agencies to ensure a joined up initiative which will fully meet all of the objectives of the programme call. The vision of INNOV-8-2-CREATE is to drive innovation efficiency, capacity and cooperation in Europe by building on the strengths of each partner. Actions have been identified that once implemented will deliver immediate impact, while resulting in consequential long-term impact - embedding cooperation within innovation and enhancing knowledge exchange locally, regionally and internationally.