BMWE’s Innovation Day for SMEs 2026

Save the date: 11 June 2026 in Berlin

On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), we are glad to announce the date for this year’s SME Innovation Day on 11 June 2026.

The popular open air event brings together innovative projects, high-performing companies and bright minds. Under the mottoInnovativ. Stark. Mittelstand.”  visitors will be able to experience innovations and future trends and learn about the significant role SMEs play in the transition towards a progressive society.

Around 300 exhibitors will present their R&D project results in the relaxed atmosphere at the outside garden area on the premises of AiF Projekt GmbH in Berlin, allowing a fruitful and casual exchange of ideas and knowledge between entrepreneurs, scientists, politicians, representatives of public authorities and funding agencies, and of course the general public.

As in previous years, the IraSME and CORNET coordination teams will have their own booth on site and are looking forward to answering your questions regarding potential future R&D project submissions. Catch us at the “International Area” which will host a number of funded international projects, including successful IraSME and CORNET projects.

The stage programme includes speed pitch sessions and panels on innovation policy, and it will be framed in advance by interactive webinars on all aspects of BMWE innovation funding (for the full event agenda visit www.innovationstag-mittelstand-bmwe.de).

Innovation day 2026

The venue is the open-air site of AiF Projekt GmbH in Berlin-Pankow (view Google maps).

Event language: German (but consultation and presentations available in English at the dedicated “International Area”)

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