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Call to action – register for relevant opportunities for your go-to-market growth!

Part I: Upcoming Events: Supercharge your growth through matchmaking at one of these events

date:  12/09/2025

Part II: Upcoming Training and Info Sessions: Advance your Go-To-Market journey with dedicated insights in these sessions!

 

I.                         UPCOMING EVENTS

  • 23.09.2025 from 18:00-21:00 CEST, Brussels, Belgium

Organizer: EIT (European Institute for Innovation & Technology) Urban Mobility

Battery Xchange: Be part of the first-ever, in-person networking event designed to connect battery reverse logistics stakeholders - from start-ups and researchers to industry leaders. Spark new collaborations and explore bright ideas across the battery value chain!

Information and registration: https://www.battereverse.eu/event/battery-xchange-inperson

 

  • 24.09.2025, 17:00 – 22:00 CEST, Brussels, Belgium.  In-person Networking event

Organizers: EIT Urban Mobility and Green Mobility Magazine

Implementing the urban mobility transition: aligning EU ambition with local delivery

Information and registration: Implementing the Urban Mobility Transition - Green Mobility Magazine by Ibex Publishing - Sustainable Transport News & Policy Intelligence.

 

  • 25-26.09.2025, Turin, Italy

International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy (IFIB)

Annual international event bringing together global stakeholders to explore the latest advancements in the bioeconomy and industrial biotechnology.

Focus: innovations rooted in renewable biological resources; it also offers prime networking opportunities through B2B meetings connecting startups, companies, academia, and research centres.

 

  • 29.09 – 01.10.2025, Munich, Germany

Bits & Pretzels

Europe’s largest founder + investor + industry leaders’ fest for three days full of learning, networking & doing business during the Munich Oktoberfest? Startup Exhibition & Pitch contest and much more!

Tickets: Bits & Pretzels - The Festival for Founders and Startups

 

  • 30.09.2025, 10:00 a.m. CEST – Investment e-pitch

“Sustainable Mobility” e-pitch, organized by EIT Urban Mobility KIC and the EC Horizon Results Platform

Presentation of the 6 startups and registration: Investment e-pitch Sustainable Mobility - EIT Urban Mobility

 

  • 01–02.10.2025, Bucharest, Romania

How to Web Conference

Eastern Europe's key investor conference where ~500 startups seek funding and partners. Top global investors, the hottest startups in Eastern Europe, best practices for growth, building products, and driving innovation – all under one roof!

Tickets, programme and information here.

 

  • 02.10.2025, 15:30-18:00, Cagliari, Italy - Workshop

Organizer: Climate KIC Community (EIT ecosystem)

Community CoLab: Accelerating Blue and Green Economy in Europe’s coastal communities

Information and registration: Community CoLab: Accelerating blue & green economy in Europe’s coastal communities | Climate KIC

 

  • 08.10.2025, Brussels, Belgium

The Pioneers Forum: Solar Impulse Foundation (SIF) flagship event

Join innovators, investors, and industry leaders committed to accelerating sustainable solutions. Matchmaking/networking meetings via an app to create strategic collaborations.

Connect with key players, explore cutting-edge innovations, and unlock new opportunities. Attend the Pioneers’ Awards to discover five winning pairs of an Efficient Solution and their client-adopters.

Register here!

 

The AngelFest

More details coming: The AngelFest - ESIL

 

  • 09–10.10.2025, Prague, Czechia

Innovation Week Prague

Central Europe's largest event on innovations & AI, covering future-tech, entrepreneurship, and investment matchmaking. 80+ startups and innovations on display: hands-on demos and opportunities to connect directly.

Startups: showcase your innovations to investors, corporates, and potential customers, pitch on the Startup & Innovation Stage.

Apply here!

 

  • 15-16.10.2025, Brussels, Belgium

Organizer: EIT Food

Next Bite 2025: Building the future of food together

Information and registration: Next Bite 2025 - Next Bite 2025

 

  • 21 – 23.10 Lisbon, Portugal

TBB - The Business Booster: InnoEnergy’s annual two-day international networking event showcasing 150+ sustainable energy technologies with industry, investors, policy makers.

Find partnership opportunities and see live product demonstrations.

Industry pitching of their challenges to the most innovative start-ups across Europe.

Exhibit in the Open Innovation area.

Register here.

 

  • 28-29.10 Brussels, Belgium

EAIS- European Angel Investing Summit 2025, a flagship annual event of EBAN -  European Business Angels Network 

Mark your Calendars! 

Startups: Apply to pitch and hold targeted meetings with investors and corporates.

Deadline to apply: 15.09.2025

Apply to pitch: Apply to Pitch — European Angel Investment Summit

 

  • 04-06.11.2025 Barcelona, Spain

Smart City Expo World Congress

Open Innovation Challenges organized by ACCIÓ

Startups and Technology providers: propose your solutions in the Open Innovation Challenges:

o   Smart City Open Innovation Challenge .

 

  • 04-06.11.2025 Barcelona, Spain

Organizers: EIT Urban Mobility and Fira Barcelona

Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress - TMWC: The flagship event, held alongside Smart City Expo World Congress.

Information and registration: here

 

  • 17.11.2025, 15.00 - 18.30, Kaapeli, Helsinki, Finland (right before Slush)

Organizer: EIT Culture & Creativity

Annual Investment Forum

Register here.

Connect with leading public and private investors in culture and creative ventures, corporates and partners. Enjoy inspiring keynote speeches, learn from the results of our annual investment research and listen to pitches from some of our most promising ventures!

 

  • 19–20.11.2025, Helsinki, Finland

Slush Helsinki

Perhaps the most founder-focused event on earth. Top-tier founders connect with ecosystem investors and corporates, focused on pitching and curated investor-founder interactions

Founders/Startups: access the right investors, customers, partners, and talent through SLUSH’s custom Matchmaking Tool!

Slush 100 is the most coveted startup competition in the world: from over 1,000 applications, the 100 top ones are hand-picked to compete for a €1M investment by General Catalyst and Cherry Ventures – two of the leading early-stage VCs in Europe. The competition is open for any company founded in 2022 or later that has raised max. €2M in equity funding. Applications open in early August. Pre-register here.

 

  • 26-28.11 Aalborg, Copenhagen, Denmark

Enterprise Europe Network, EEN Annual Conference,

Programme: EEN 2025 - Programme website version (1) - Adobe cloud storage

Registration: Home | Enterprise Europe Network Annual Conference 2025

  

 

II.                   UPCOMING GO-TO-MARKET TRAINING & INFO SESSIONS

  

  •  17.09.2025 12:00-13:00 CEST Online

Organizer: EIT Supernovas Community

Topic: Supernovas Invest Forum Mobility and Energy - Mobility and Energy

Register your interest by writing: supernovas@eitcommunity.eu

 

  • 17.09.2025 15:00-16:00 CEST Webinar

Organizer: EIT Campus and EU Data Jobs

Topic: Transformations Skills for a Sustainable Future: The Role of Data in Sustainable Development

Information and registration: https://eit-campus.eu/event/transformation-skills-for-a-sustainable-future-the-role-of-data-in-sustainable-development

 

  • 18.09 at 16:00-17:00 CET - Online ‘Green Horizons’ series

Organizer: Climate KIC

Topic: Partnering for peat: future-proof farming through collaboration

Registration: Webinar Registration - Zoom

 

  • 18.09.2025 at 15:30 to 17:00 CET Online ‘Mobility Talks 31’ session

Organizer: EIT Urban Mobility

Topic: Return on Investment in Bike-Sharing Schemes

Information: Mobility Talks 31: Return on investment in bike-sharing schemes - EIT Urban Mobility

 

  •  24.09.2025, 09:30 - 11:00 CEST – Online training webinar

Organizer: EPO – European Patent Organization

Topic: Patent Protection on Green Technologies for EU-funded beneficiaries

Registration: EU - Webinar EPO Coop: Patent protection for EU funding beneficiaries - Green Technologies

 

  • 24.09.2025, 11:00 – 12:00 CEST, Online Info Session

Organizer: The Booster

Topic: Info Session on free support guidance for EU-funded research results

The Booster services, offered by the European Commission, offers free-of-charge services to support EU-funded projects in their journey from results to impact.

Join the info session for a global overview of what the services include, more information about the expert guidance that can be expected, how services are delivered, and also real-world experiences shared by a Booster beneficiary and their Booster expert.

Information and registration: Booster Info Session: free guidance for EU-funded research results (24 September 2025)  

 

  • 01.10.2025, 10:00 – 10:45 CEST, Webinar

Organizers: DG Research & Innovation and the European Patent Office (EPO) 

Topic: Discovering Deep Tech Opportunities: Using the European Patent Office’s Deep Tech Finder

Discover a free, user-friendly tool that combines patent data with business insights to highlight innovative startups and universities in Europe. Developed by the EPO’s Observatory on Patents and Technology (epo.org/observatory).

You will learn how to explore investment-ready startups, identify key investors by sector and funding round, and search for emerging technologies—from quantum computing to offshore wind. Learn how to use the tool to support strategic planning, including on innovation funding and monitoring.

Register: EUSurvey - Survey

 

  • 09.10.2025, 10:00–11:00 CEST - Online Stakeholder Info Session

Organizers: European IP Helpdesk

Topic: IP Valorisation Along the Innovation Journey

Information and registration: EU - IP Valorisation Along the Innovation Journey - Stakeholder Info Session - European Commission

 

  • 16.10.2025 – Online training webinar

Organizers: European IP Helpdesk and the European Patent Office (EPO)

Topic: Patent Protection on Digital Communication for EU-funded Beneficiaries

Registration: EU - Webinar EPO Coop: Patent protection for EU funding beneficiaries - Digital communication

 

Organizers: European IP Helpdesk and the Horizon Results Platform

Topic: Technology Transfer

Registration: EU - Webinar & Horizon Results Platform: Technology Transfer - European Commission

 

  • 18.11.2025 - Online training webinar

Organizers: European IP Helpdesk and the European Patent Office (EPO)

Topic: Patent Protection on Biotechnology for EU Funding Beneficiaries

Registration: EU - Webinar EPO Coop: Patent protection for EU funding beneficiaries - Biotechnology

 

  • 29.11.2025 - Online training webinar

Organizers: European IP Helpdesk and the Horizon Results Platform

Topic: Unitary Patent for EU-funded Beneficiaries

Registration: Coming soon on the EU IP Helpdesk events page: Upcoming trainings & events - European Commission

 

 

 

For many more opportunities: events, Calls or training sessions, follow our partners directly:

EEN - Enterprise Europe Network helps businesses innovate and grow on an international scale. EEN is the world’s largest support network for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with international ambitions. It organizes many brokerage events in various location around Europe.

Contact your local EEN office and organize an information meeting with one of their advisors. Go to their events page for the full list: https://een.ec.europa.eu/events.

 

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EIT - European Institute of Innovation & Technology, organizes many events, skills building sessions, Calls and more.

Follow the EIT and its many KICs (Knowledge Innovation Community) as well as the many cross-KIC communities such as the Supernovas.

 

 

For any questions, contact the HRP Team:

EC-HORIZON-RESULTS-PLATFORM@ec.europa.eu

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