Related

INNOWWIDE 2nd VAP Call is open!

The INNOWWIDE 2 nd Call for applications for the VAPs - Viability Assessment Projects – just opened on January 15 th.

You will be able to submit your application until March 31 st in the following portal: https://innowwide.smartsimple.ie/s_Login.jsp

The budget available for the 2 nd Call is €4.2M (to be divided approximately one third per target country group).
Each approved VAP will receive a fixed grant amount of €60,000, representing a maximum of 70% of total eligible
costs (staff, consumables, equipment, subcontracting, others) which must be a minimum of €86,000.

If you are an innovative SME with the ambition to develop a new and innovative product-market combination (or
process or service) with a strategic counterpart outside Europe; or if you need to first check the technical,
commercial, legal and socio-economic feasibility of your innovative idea, the VAP instrument supported by the
INNOWWIDE CSA can be the solution!

If you want to know more about the process before applying, you can refer to the “VAP Application and Guidelines”
page on the INNOWWIDE website, here: https://innowwide.eu/guidelines/

Published: January 2020

EU-Japan Centre's News

More
このたび、日本企業の欧州での投資・事業展開に役立つ情報を日本語と英語で月1回お届けするニュースレターを創刊し、第1号(2026年9月号)を公開しました。 近年、日EU関係が幅広く発展し、…
The Minerva Policy Reports deliver comprehensive research on the dynamic political, economic, and…
The Centre quarterly newsletter, June 2026 issue, is now available. In this issue:   Last chance…
The Minerva Policy Reports deliver comprehensive research on the dynamic political, economic, and…
The EU Japan Centre is releasing a weekly press review covering Japan's economic and business…
The EU Japan Centre is releasing a weekly press review covering Japan's economic and business…

Events

More
Japan
16/03/2026 - 19/03/2026
  The next mission will take place from 23-26 March, 2027 Planned application period: September - early November 2026   Please note that this page is still under construction; content relating to…
Online
15/09/2026
The EUIPO and EPO, in cooperation with the EU-Japan Centre, are organising this webinar for Japanese companies. It will introduce practical examples of how companies can protect their brands, designs…