Over two days in January, more than thirty participants met to plan the project’s first steps, and we were even visited by the European Commission to discuss the importance of Industry 5.0 for Europe’s businesses, workers and wider society. Half of the group then went on to visit the Brainport Industries Campus in Eindhoven (Netherlands), exploring Industry 5.0 in action.

Bridges 5.0 has been a great opportunity to grow our network with new partners. At the end of March, we also met for the first time the six members of the Scientific Advisory Board, the eight members of the Company Board and the twenty members of the Stakeholder Board. These meetings have led to fruitful discussions and an action agenda for the coming months. We are fast but need to keep our momentum going.

Most of the Bridges 5.0 partnership also participated in the H2020 Beyond 4.0 Final Conference where we heard the European Commission name Bridges 5.0 as one of their “Lighthouse Projects”. We are in the limelight! So we are already making an impact, even if we have not communicated any results to the outside world.

Bridges 5.0 also presented itself to the Hannover Messe, the home of Industrie 4.0. We participated in international discussions in Paris during the Transval-EU workshop, and will be present at a Scientific Fair in Italy on Industry 4.0.