Finding Partners
IraSME offers several possibilities to find potential project partners, as well individual support such as offering events for interested companies and research organizations. Please also visit the Events section for upcoming dates.
Individual Support for Partner Search
- Some of the national / regional IraSME funding agencies provide individual support
- Contact your local agency!
Other Ways to look for Project Partners
EEN GreenEnergy:Community – Brokerage Event
- The GreenEnergy:Community organised by the EEN offers a long-term matchmaking tool for a global energy network that helps initiate project, technology and/or business collaborations.
- Participants may register and use this platform free of charge in order to connect with potential future (R&D) project and/or business partners.
- Registered participants may create their own company/RTO profiles and connect with other participants through personal messages and pre-sheduled video meetings.
- The platform is available until 30 June 2025 and offers ongoing informative sessions, recordings, pitches and cooperation opportunities worldwide.
- Registration is possible via https://greenenergy.b2match.io/

Hannover Fair: Technology & Business Cooperation Days 2025
- Co-organised by the EEN, this free hybrid brokerage event takes place before (18+19 March 2025 online) and during (1 – 3 April 2025 onsite) the Hannover Fair 2025, the world leading industry show.
- Participants of both SMEs and RTOs may register and use this platform free of charge in order to connect with potential future (R&D) project and/or business partners
- Focus on: Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory solutions; resource and energy efficient manufacturing technologies; sustainable energy & mobility; measurement tools
- Registered participants may create their own company/RTO profiles and connect with other participants through personal messages, pre-sheduled video meetings or physical meetings on the fairground.
- Registration possible until 15 March 2025 via https://www.b2match.com/e/technology-business-cooperation-days-2025

Quelle: Deutsche Messe
Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)
- Provides a very good partner search tool with validated offers/request on their website https://een.ec.europa.eu/partnering-opportunities
- You may also contact your local EEN contact point

Database European Patent Office
- Search in the EPO database for holders of patents in your technological field as potential project partners
- www.epo.org

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