The aim was to create an interregional co-operation on sustainable innovation in the North Sea Region between relevant stakeholders in order to foster start-ups and development of innovative companies, products and tools. Achievements: The project has improved facilities and opportunities for research and development. The project has been prepared as a tool to stimulate and accelerate the process of sustainable innovations. The main idea behind the project was to create an interregional co-operation on sustainable innovation between relevant stakeholders in order to foster the start-up and development of innovative companies, products and tools.The project has received political recognition as there is a political agreement for using the project results. The final political conference was a big step forward in broadening the developed network into a world wide network (as the participants to a large extent came from outside Europe 55 out of 185 participants): The initiative for a new world wide network on sustainable innovations of the Dutch Cartesius Institute for sustainable innovations and the worldwide organisation Greening of Industries (GIN).