On 14 February 2018, Fukuoka Prefecture, the most populous area on the most southwesterly of Japan's main islands, will present its assets as a growing business location during a seminar in Tokyo.Presentations will fucus on the support, which can be provided by Fukuoka Prefecture, Kitakyushu-City, Fukuoka-City,local Research institutions and Banks tostart-ups, Small and medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) and investors, who are interested in doing buisiness within theregion. The presentations (in English) will be followed by a networking reception.Programme:・Fukuoka’s Business Environment and Industrial Projects・Introduction of a Foreign Company already located in Fukuoka Prefecture(Speaker：Mr. Kazuhiko Makino, President of Creditsafe Japan)・High-Level Human Resource Development at a technical college(Speaker：Dr. Shigeru Kuchii, Vice-President of National Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu College)・Startup Support programs provided by Local Financial Institutions(Speaker：Mr. Isao Haseo, Director of FFG Venture Business Partners, Ltd)・Support for Foreign companies(Speaker：Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka City, JETRO Fukuoka)・Networking(buffet-style)Organiser:     Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka Foreign Investment Promotion CenterCo-organiser: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka City, JETRO Fukuoka, The Bank of FukuokaDate/Time:    February 14 (Wed), 16:30-19:00Venue:          DIAGONAL RUN TOKYO （4F Fukuoka BLD,2-8-7, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, TOKYO）Admission:     Free of chargeRegistration:   Please return the filled application form                      in the attached file by Email or Fax to:Fukuoka Foreign Investment Promotion Center, Mr.Mizota(Fukuoka Prefectural Gov.Investment Promotion Div.）E-mail : info@investfk.jpFax：092-643-3443TEL : 092(643)3441 

Asahi Kasei Pharma call for applications (research grant 50000 $) / deadline 22 December / target:  EU researchersAsahi Kasei Pharma ( Asahi-Kasei-Pharma-company-presentation.pdf ) is looking for partnerships with European technology counterparts.This is an open competition, and the objective is to target new potential areas for growth and mutual benefits.Asahi Kasei Pharma believes “locomotive syndrome” to be a serious problem that needs to be urgently addressed in our aging society.For this reason, the company dedicates their research and development efforts toward developing new drugs that help patients worldwide who are suffering from chronic pain, metabolic bone diseases, or rheumatoid arthritis. The company is a leader in the field of these disorders and have thus far developed the synthetic calcitonin derivative Elcitonin®, the human parathyroid hormone preparation Teribone®, and the immunosuppressant Bredinin®.In the future, Asahi Kasei Pharma will continue their efforts to generate a steady flow of new innovative drugs.To achieve this, the company aims to build a larger pipeline of new drug candidates through collaboration with our research partners and further strengthen our drug development capabilities in the areas of orthopedics and musculoskeletal disorders.Details of areas of Interest and Specific Research Needs and Topics is available on: Asahi-Kasei-Pharma-Call-for-Proposal.docx Award amounts (research grant) and Collaboration PeriodAward amounts will be determined individually for each application and will not exceed a maximum of US $50,000 for one year.The collaboration period is generally limited to one year. However, based on demonstrated project success, funding for an additional one-year period may be granted.For any query on the call, would you please directly contact drug-seeds@om.asahi-kasei.co.jp email with the EU-Japan Centre - Mariko Ashida: m.ashida@eu-japan.eu in Cc.Application form available on: Asahi-Kasei-Pharma-Application-form.docx

Organised by EEN partner APRE, the "SPACE week 2017" is an international event dedicated to the SPACE sector that is aimed to universities, research centres, industries, SMEs and SME associations or local administrations with the view of providing new opportunities and competitive advantages for the participants and offering strategic networking opportunities. The event will take place from the 21st to the 23rd of November 2017 in Rome, Italy, and will be hosted by the Italian Space Agency.See the attached documents for more info about the agenda.Temporary website : http://www.apre.it/eventi/2017/ii-semestre/space-week-2017/(The official website will be released soon)

EEN partner Madeeli organises the first B2B event dedicated to Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace in Toulouse, France on 21-22 November 2017.The event is organised within the frame of the Aerospace Additive Manufacturing Summit.It's a unique opportunity for buyers, sellers, end users of design, prototyping and tooling specialists from the aerospace field to meet and talk about manufacturing technology trends and future opportunities in additive manufacturing and 3D printing.The 2-day event will consist of:- One day conference that will pay a special attention to the additive manufacturing in the aerospace & defense sectors, including experts' presentations on 3D printing, additive manufacturing processes and discussions on key factors for competitiveness- One day for BtoB meetings organised in partnership with Enterprise Europe NetworkMore than 400 attendees are expected for this 1st edition.Costs:- B2B package + Conferences (1 delegate, B2B, conferences): 800 €.For B2B registrations, please use the webform.

EEN partner ACCIÓ is organising a brokerage event within the frame of the Smart City Expo World Congress held in Barcelona on the 14-16 November 2017. Participants sit down in pre-arranged one-on-one meetings for discussing project set-ups and collaborations.Target sectors: environmental smart solutionsRegistration deadline: 30 October 2017https://www.b2match.eu/smartcity2017

On the occasion of MEDICA 2017, the global No. 1 meeting place for the medical sector, EEN partner ZENIT GmbH will organise an international Brokerage Event. The aim is to assist enterprises, universities and research institutions in finding partners in Europe for product development, manufacturing and licensing agreements, joint ventures or other types of partnership.Date of event: 14-16 November 2017Registration deadline: 2 November 2017Registration fees200 Euro - Companies / organisations100 Euro - Start-Ups (established on or after 1.1.2015)How to participate:Register at https://www.b2match.eu/medica2017 and provide a profile describing either an offer or a request. All the participants’ profiles will be published on the website of the Brokerage Event. Browse the profiles online and book meetings with organisations you are interested in.

The Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg will organise the 1st edition of the International Matchmaking Event at the “Luxembourg Internet Days 2017” on 14th & 15th November 2017 in Luxembourg.Luxembourg Internet Days has cemented its position of key event for ICT professionals with the presence of high quality speakers, its relevant subject’s selection and its rather technical and pragmatic approach. The event includes conferences, interactive debates, an expo, focused work groups and networking sessions, that have contributed to attract an increasing number of visitors over the years.The 2017’s edition will feature 2 main topics: digitalisation and Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS)Participation conditions to the matching event: First company representative: 100.00 € / Additional participant(s): 75.00 € per person.Registration at: www.b2fair.com/lid2017

On Tuesday 7 November 2017, the EU-Japan Centre will organise an "ICT Partnering Event" with the support of the Japan External Trade Organisation and the Smart IoT Acceleration consortium in Tokyo, Japan.The partnering event will be held one day before the “Japan IT Week”, which takes place on 8-10 November at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.LOCATIONTokyo, Kasumigaseki Bldg. Plaza HallEVENT CAPACITY40-60 EU and Japanese companies and clusters/organisationsTARGET FIELDSInternet of Things (IoT), Machine to Machine (M2M) communicationSoftware DevelopmentCloud ComputingBig Data Management, Data CenterEmbedded Technology, Hardware producersMobile SolutionsInformation SecurityPARTICIPANTS20 European companies and cluster organisations which visit Japan as part of the ICT mission organised by the EU-Japan CentreEuropean companies and organisations can apply to participate in the mission until 29 June 2017Additional European companies which plan to attend the “Japan IT Week” or who are present in Japan during the above period.Japanese companies in the IT sector; exhibitors and visitors of “Japan IT Week”, member companies of Japanese Associations and ClustersRelevant partner organisations (EU and Japanese) involved in the eventPARTNERING EVENT DETAILSParticipation in the brokerage event will be free of charge for its participants.A well-established B2B partnering software will allow to search for potential partners online and request meetings up to 1 month before the event. Meetings will be automatically scheduled by the software.Bilingual (English and Japanese) staff support will be available on-site.AIMS AND BENEFITS OF THE PARTNERING EVENTBenefit from face-to-face meetings leading to possible business opportunitiesEstablish relationships with potential EU and Japanese partners (trade and technology)Initiate collaboration between industry associations or cluster organisationsTARGETED SYNERGIESThe Event will benefit from being organised at the launch of new joint EU-Japan ICT calls for proposals under Horizon 2020, which opens opportunities for joint projects between European and Japanese partners.The partnering event is following up on the Japanese activities during this year's CeBIT, where Japan was the Official Partner Country and will create a link with planned Japanese participation in CeBIT 2018.The Business Matching event will be supported by:Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)Smart IoT Acceleration ForumACCESS TO THE B2B ONLINE PLATFORM: https://www.b2match.eu/ict-tokyo-2017INQUIRIES:EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation - info-jp@een-japan.eu - +81-3-6408-0281    

Associação Empresarial de Vila Real (NERVIR) in close collaboration with EEN partner Associação Empresarial de Portugal (AEP), invite wine importers to the Douro region in Portugal, for the business meeting 'In Douro Wine Business' which will be held on 19-21 October. The main objective of this meeting is to gather potential importers interested in finding Port & Douro wines for their markets and portfolios.Please note that the main organizer (NERVIR) of this event covers all costs regarding travel, hotels and transfers. Participation will be granted on the first came, first served basis, according to the number of importers per country. If you would like to take part in this event, please fill in the Registration Form and send it back to NERVIR. For more information, please see the pdf attached.  

EEN partner NRW.International is organising on the 18-19 October 2017, a B2B event within the frame of the A+A International congress for occupational safety and occupational medicine, the world’s leading international trade forum for safety, security and health at work.The "meet@A+A 2017“ Brokerage Event is a unique platform to share innovative technologies, initiate cross border co-operations and to find new business partners.Target sectors:Personal protective equipmentHealth at workHigh-risk preventionEnvironmental protection at workAvoidance of damage to property and reduction in qualityMeasurement technology for the avoidance of malfunction/accidentsDeadline for registration: 13 October 2017Online registration at: https://www.b2match.eu/aplusa2017 

EEN partner Confindustria Piemonte is organising an event in the Life Sciences sector on 11-13 October 2017 in Turin, Italy.Meet In Italy for Life Sciences 2017 will provide participants with business, partnering and networking opportunities.11th and 12th October: B2B session and Thematic WorkshopsThe first two days will be devoted to bilateral and networking meetings. Participants will also have the possibility of attending thematic workshops. 13th October: Conference The third day will be devoted to an international conference on hot topics in life sciences. Life sciences sector involved:•Pharmaceutical/Nutraceutical•Medical devices •Biology/Biotechnology •IT Applications for Health•Medicine, Human Health and well-being •Related value chain activitiesRegistration deadline 30 September 2017.For more details and to register: https://www.b2match.eu/mit4ls2017

On Tuesday 10 October 2017, the "European Biotech & Pharma Partnering Conference, Osaka, 2017" will be organised at the Congrès Convention Center in Osaka, Japan.During the event, business representatives of EU companies will have an opportunity to attend pre-arranged B2B meetings with Japanese companies from the Kansai region. The event serves a perfect platform to meet representatives of Japanese companies and accelerate opportunities for potential business partnerships between EU and Japanese companies. The event will kick off with an opening speech at 9 AM and the B2B meetings will take place shortly after (from 9:20 PM to 3:50 PM).Last year’s partnering event (see 2016 event video on: http://www.eu-japan.eu/videos/BtoB_event_osaka.mp4) attracted over 60 Japanese companies and organisations from the Kansai region which resulted in 288 pre-arranged B2B meetings between Japanese and European companies. Meetings were successfully set-up thanks to a matchmaking platform* (https://www.b2match.eu/euj-bio-pharma-be-2016) by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN Japan).To get a glimpse of some Japanese companies which might take part in this year's partnering conference, please see one of the organisers, Protein Mall Kansai's full list of member companies.This year’s event which highlights a perfect opportunity for a collaboration between Japanese and European entities is made possible thanks to the organisations mentioned below:Organised by:Osaka Prefectural GovernmentSenri Life Science FoundationOsaka Business and Investment CenterProtein Mall Kansai EU-Japan Centre for Industrial CooperationbioXclusters plus (European Commission-funded initiative)Business France - French embassy in JapanAdvantage Austria - Austrian Embassy Commercial SectionFlanders Investment and TradeIn Cooperation with:BioM Biotech Cluster Development GmbHBioTurkuSupported by:Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and IndustryOsaka Pharmaceutical Manufacturers AssociationThe Life Sciences Industry Division, Osaka Prefectural Government, Osaka Bio Headquarters have launched their website in English presenting their initiatives: https://osaka-bio.jp/english/For more information on this event - Contact for EU companies and organisations:EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation: Jessica Michelson: j.michelson@eu-japan.eu

On 9-10 October 2017, a brokerage event Contact-Contract (during MSV trade fair) will take place in Brno, Czech Republic. It is a unique opportunity to increase participants' competitiveness and identify new markets and business partners.This event is a common project of Brno Regional Chamber of Commerce and other Czech and foreign partners belonging to Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).Main sectors:Mining, metallurgical, ceramic and glass engineeringMaterials and components for mechanical engineeringDrives, hydraulics and pneumatics, cooling technology and air-conditioningPower engineering and heavy-current electrical engineeringElectronics, automation and measuring technologyEcological technologyTransportation, handling, warehousing and logisticsDeadline for registration: 8 October 2017For more information and to register: https://www.b2match.eu/cc2017

EEN partner ACCIÓ is organizing a brokerage event within the frame of the 3rd edition of the Internet of Things World Congress (http://www.iotsworldcongress.com).  The IoT Revolution is challenging companies from all industries to connect their machines, processes, people and products to gain efficiencies, decrease costs, improve operations, increase customer satisfaction and improve work conditions. The event will give participants the opportunity to find international business and technology partners.Sector: ICTRegistration deadline: 15 September 2017Event date: 3-4 October 2017Registration at:https://www.b2match.eu/iot2017

The Enterprise Europe Network partner Wroclaw Centre for Technology Transfer organizes the 1st edition of the international matchmaking event which will be held on the 27th of September 2017 at the International Trade Fair CosmeticBusiness in Warsaw.The matchmaking event is addressed to small and medium enterprises and other entities representing cosmetics sector interested in developing and initiating cross border cooperation. Thanks to the participation in B2B meetings participants will get access to new business markets and will be able to select meetings in advance by creating an online profile to find the partner they are looking for.Registration deadline:15 september 2017registration website: https://www.b2match.eu/cosmeticbusiness2017

Germany and Japan are announcing a Call for Proposals for joint R&D projects, focusing on developing innovative products and applications in all technological and application areas.Applicants are expected to develop ready-to-market solutions for products, technology-based services or methods which have strong market potential.The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) will provide access to public funding for joint projects provided by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Co-funding Program and by the BMWi’s ZIM (Central Innovation Programme for SMEs).NEDO and BMWi (Coordinator: AiF Projekt GmbH) will provide all necessary assistance to project partners during project proposal, evaluation and monitoring phase.NEDO and AiF Projekt GmbH will evaluate the submitted proposals and communicate the results within about 3 months after the call deadline.Daedline for submission: 17 August 2017See the attached pdf for more details.Application forms and procedures details in below links:NEDO: http://www.nedo.go.jp/koubo/AT091_100108.htmlBMWi: http://www.zim-bmwi.de/internationale-fue-kooperationen/ausschreibungen

Unioncamere Piemonte, a partner of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) is organizing the second edition of the Torino FashionMatch 2017, a matchmaking event for the fashion and textile industry.It will be held in Italy (Turin) onthe 29th and the 30rd of June 2017.The event is realized within the Torino Fashion Week 2017 (27th June – 03 July 2017).The matchmaking event wishes to put in contact companies, fashion designers, agents, retailers & buyers, producers, distributors, brands and e-commerce agencies active in fashion and textile to facilitate the creation of potential business and technological partnerships.Participation to the b2b, to the workshops and to the catwalks show during the Torino Fashion Week, are free of charge.Registration is mandatory at https://www.b2match.eu/to2-fashionmatch2017 before the 23 of June.

The EEN partner, the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, is organizing a matchmaking event “b2fair @ ICT Spring Europe 2017” on 9th & 10th May 2017.In 2016, 376 meetings were organised for 93 companies from 15 countries during this event.ICT Spring Europe (www.ictspring.com) is one of Europe’s largest and most international information-communication-technology conferences hosting an array of international participants. The event is dedicated to exhibiting & demonstrating the latest relevant trends & innovations and discuss their impact on society and the working world. The 2017’s edition will feature 4 main topics:FINTECH: Blockchain / Banking Stars/ Innotribe / VCs InsightsDIGITAL: Storytellers/ Future of Movies/ Digital Realities/ New Digital FrontiersSPACE: Space Application: Technology, Financing, competitiveness, entrepreneurship / Space Exploration: conquest of space, space mining, earth observation, space resourceINDUSTRY: Industry 4.0 / Future of Automation / Talent Race / Circular Economyb2fair @ ICT Spring will offer companies:two days of business meetingsan opportunity to build strong relationships and partnerships in the ICT sectoran excellent networking opportunity for digital leaders, innovation managers, researchers, start-ups etc.a possibility to find your right business party in one single meeting place.Participation Conditions:The first company representative: 100.00 €Additional participant(s): 75.00 € per person.Registrations:http://www.een-matchmaking.com/ictspring2017