On the occasion of the leading international trade fair for technical textiles and non-wovens TechTextil from 21-24 June 2022 in Frankfurt (Germany) and the International Conference for Smart Textiles InMotion from 21-23 September 2022 in Weimar (Germany), the Enterprise Europe Network is organising an international brokerage event “Technical & Smart Textile” for companies, research institutions and all stakeholders who want to explore joint projects, technical cooperation or new business contacts with partners from Europe and worldwide. Registrations are open until the 30 September 2022, with two scheduled B2B sessions:  21-24 June 2022 21-23 September 2022 Two expert sessions will be organized on the 2nd of June and the 30th of September to present latest innovations in the technical textile sector. The B2B platform will be hybrid allowing both virtual and physical meetings for people traveling to the trade fairs in Germany.  https://smart-tech-textiles.b2match.io

Enterprise Europe Nework Niedersachsen is organizing the ”Technology & Business Cooperation Days” B2B event. The event will be held with an hybrid format allowing both on site and online participants. Date: 30 May 2022 - 2 June 2022 Registration deadline: 24 May  2022 Venue: Hannover, Germany Target sectors: Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory solutions Resource and energy efficient manufacturing technologies Sustainable Energy & Mobility Measurement Tools Registration website: https://technology-business-cooperation-days-2022.b2match.io

The Polish EEN partner PARP is organizing a virtual healthcare cooperation day event. Med2Meet 2022 is a unique opportunity, to establish new business contacts, find contractors, exchange information and gather experience regarding the latest market trends in the medtech industry. Key topics Medical devices and equipment, Personal protective equipment, Orthopedics, Dentistry, Medical furniture, Diagnostics Event day: 18 May 2022 Registration deadline: 11 May 2022 https://med2meet2022.b2match.io  

The NEDO Supply Chain Data Challenge, a competition by the Japanese Government with a first prize of 10 million JPY (74K Euro), is now open. Entry application submission deadline: 17 May 2022 NEDO, or New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization of Japan, is inviting corporations, individuals, and groups to submit ideas and systems that contribute to the development of supply chain monitoring and management by combining various types of information, including satellite images and other mobile data. Innovative and outstanding solutions will be awarded by NEDO. This project consists of an “Idea Contest” and a “System Development” part covering 3 themes. Idea Contest - Ideas for technologies and solutions how the use of satellite data and other resources enable to solve problems in Supply chain management System Development - Supply chain impact estimation and visualization in case of “Congestion of container logistics at Ports” - Supply chain impact estimation and visualization in case of “disasters such as large-scale windstorms and floods” The Idea Contest for proposals of technologies and solutions will greatly expand the potential for satellite data applications in solving social issues related to the supply chain, and the System Development for test implementations. NEDO will provide satellite imagery, mobile GPS information, and geospatial and statistical information via “Tellus,” a satellite image data platform (https://www.tellusxdp.com/en-us ). Participants could open up integrated data analysis and application development and demonstrate business development possibilities. More details on the call for proposals are available on NEDO website and in the attached guideline. https://www.nedo-supplychain-data-challenge.jp/en.html

EEN partner Berlin Partner is organizing a virtual matchmaking event within the frame of BIONNALE 2022 conference that will be organized as an hybrid event. Representatives from academia and industry will attend the annual event to identify, engage and enter into strategic relationships. The networking character is one strength of the multi-sessional, international event.  BIONNALE 2022 will focus on biotechnology, pharma, and digital health. A conference will be held as an hybrid event on 11th of May: starting time is 13.30 CET or 21:30 JST The virtual B2B will be held all day on the 12th of may. Registration deadline: 12 may 2021 Registration website: https://bionnale2022.b2match.io/

EEN partner ZENIT GmbH is organizing a physical B2B event alongside the Anuga FoodTec 2022 fair (https://www.anugafoodtec.com), the leading global trade fair in food and beverage industry held in Cologne, Germany. Target sectors: It covers all aspects of food production - from process technology to filling and packaging technology, from packaging materials to ingredients and food safety, as well as all innovations from all areas of food production. The B2B event will allow experts and decision-makers from all areas of the food and beverage industry to come together to jointly develop new and sustainable approaches for the F&B sector. Participation to the B2B is free of charge, but prior purchase of the trade fair ticket is needed to access the location. Registration deadline: 29 April 2022 Registration website: https://sustainable-foodtech.b2match.io Venue: Messe Cologne, Germany

The French Nouvelle-Aquitaine Food and beverage Agency (AANA) is organizing a B2B event for foreign buyers (importers and distributors) interested to meet local producers of food and beverage delicacies of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Some expected products: • Bread & Pastry • Chocolate and confectionary • Fruits and Vegetables • Cheeses and Dairy products • Charcuterie and sausages • Meat and Poultry • Fine and Gourmet food • Snacks and biscuits • Fish and sea food • Low-Alcoolhic and Non-Alcoolhic Beverages • Ingredients • Natural and organics products Organized over a 2 days period on the 25-26 January 2022, this hybrid event allows Japanese buyers to virtually meet with local potential suppliers. Registration deadline: 14 January 2022 https://sudouestfbmeetings3.b2match.io/page-421

Europe is facing a number of economic, environmental and social challenges, with businesses severely affected by supply chain disruptions. To address these challenges, the European Union has launched new measures to strengthen the resilience of the Single Market and build a sustainable, digital and globally competitive economy.  Within this frame, Enterprise Europe Network has established a Supply Chain Resilience B2B platform. This helps companies retain, re-structure or replace existing supply chains, as well as source raw materials, parts, components and/or (semi-)finished goods or services they need to keep production going. Target companies: Suppliers of raw materials, parts, components and/or (semi-)finished goods or services; The platform focuses on the following sectors: Agri-Food Construction Digital Electronics Energy-Intensive Industries Health Mobility, Transport, Automotive Raw materials Renewable energy Textile The platform will be active until the end of 2022. https://supply-chain-resilience-platform.b2match.io

The EEN partner Bayern Innovativ GmbH is organizing a virtual B2B event within the frame of the IPEC 2022 International Production Environmental Community conference. IPEC 2022 continues the European exchange of ideas, best practices, projects and technology trends on AI and Sustainability in order to contribute to a more competitive and sustainable industry through smart solutions. Day one; 8 March will be dedicated to the conference Day two: 9 March will be dedicated to the B2B event Registration deadline: 9 March 2022 Registration website: https://ipec2022.b2match.io/home

Within the frame of the Mobile World Congress (https://www.mobileworldcongress.com) the world’s largest gathering for the mobile industry, EEN partner ACCIÓ is organizing an hybrid brokerage event. The event will be an opportunity to identify potential international partners for future cooperation projects. The participation is limited to companies/entities searching for collaborations with a product, service or project intrinsically related to following sectors: IoT, Fintech, 5G, E-Health, AI, Industry 4.0, digital mobility and logistic,deep tech, and circular economy. How to participate? Register to the platform and complete your profile Choose if you want to have physical meetings, online meetings or both.  The physical meetings will be organised at MWC happening in Barcelona (on site participants will need to purchase an entrance ticket for the MWC fair) Physical meetings: 1-2 March 2022 Online meetings: 3-4 & 7-8 March 2022 Sectors: mobile, telecommunication, ICT Registration deadline: 1 March 2022. https://mwc2022.b2match.io/

The EU-Japan Centre is organizing the second “Japanese Food and Beverage Days” online matching event for European companies interested in Japanese food and beverages.  Over a one-week period from 15-18 February 2021, EU participants will be able to discuss with Japanese suppliers. The B2B platform includes an integrated messaging and video call meeting function, and buyers will benefit from a dedicated support by a bilingual team and personal interpreters for all their meetings if necessary. Participation is free of charge.  Eligibility Participants must be importers, distributors wholesalers or retailers in the EU interested in selling Japanese food or beverages, or must be a manufacturing or sales company based in Japan in the food and beverages field. (Individuals are not eligible to apply). Registrants will be assessed before being validated.  Examples of target areas (based on EU buyers' requests, not limited to the following) Food products • Canned foods, preserved foods • Confectionery, Japanese sweets, chocolate, jam • Dairy products • Delicatessen, specialty foods, dried foods, seasonings • Diet/Children/Healthy foods • Gluten-free • Fine Foods • Organic Products • Pastries, Cakes, Biscuits Beverages • Japanese sake • Shochu • Awamori • Others • Wine • Beer • Fruit & Vegetable Juice • Organic drinks • Tea, Coffee, Japanese Tea  Registrations are open until the 8 February 2021 at below website. https://japanese-food-and-beverage-days2022.b2match.io/ 

WKO Aussenwirtschaft Austria / Advantage Austria and Enterprise Europe Network Austria are organizing a 3-day International Mobility Days matchmaking event. The event will be held online due to latest Covid resurgence in the country. In parallel of the matchmaking event, some thematic seminars will be organized, also accessible online. Target participants are companies, universities, research institutes operating in any sub-sectors of the mobility industry: automotive, railway, maritime, ICT, software, logistics, infrastructure… Event date: 13-15 December 2021 Registration deadline: 15 December 2021 https://mobilitydays2021.b2match.io

As partner of the "Free From Functional & Health Ingredients" Expo (https://www.freefromfoodexpo.com/), Enterprise Europe Network is organizing an international matchmaking event on “Free From”, which takes place on the 23rd and 24th of November 2021.Target sectors are Vegan, Plant-Based, Free From, Organic, Functional and Healthy Lifestyle Food, Drinks and Ready to Market Solutions.Please be aware that the B2B event is physical only, travel to / from the EU might require quarantine periods depending on the legislation at the time of travel.https://free-from-food-amsterdam-2021.b2match.io/

EEN partner ACCIÓ is organising a brokerage event within the frame of the Smart City Expo World Congress held in Barcelona on the 16-18 November 2021. This edition brokerage event will be hybrid combining onsite and online b2b meetings.Organisations offering generic services not related to below smart cities topics are not allowed to participate.Enabling TechnologiesEnergy & EnvironmentTomorrow.MobilityGovernance & EconomyLiving & InclusionInfrastructures & BuildingsSafety & SecurityRegistration deadline: 18 November 2021https://smartcity2021.b2match.io/