Engaging in a collaborative innovation project and sharing technological know-how and expertise between companies requires a high level of trust and trustworthiness. In this sense it is recommendable if you already know your consortium partners from previous business or personal encounters!
Nonetheless IraSME tries to help bringing potential project partners together – please find some options below.
Please also visit the Events section for upcoming dates of our own IraSME/CORNET Partnering Events, taking place online or at alternating locations every year.
Individual Support for Partner Search
- Some of the national / regional IraSME funding agencies provide individual support – contact your local agency to find out more!
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 2028 and offers ongoing informative sessions, recordings, pitches and cooperation opportunities worldwide.
- Registration is possible via https://greenenergy.b2match.io/
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
27/08/2025
- German SME (food manufacturer or packaging manufacturer) sought for Swiss-German R&D project in shelf-life modelling using predictive software:
https://een.ec.europa.eu/partnering-opportunities/irasme-call-german-sme-food-manufacturer-or-packaging-manufacturer-sought
European Patent Office
- European Patent Office (EPO): Technical, legal and business information about patents. Quick access to patent information databases and other helpful resources.
- Search in the EPO database for holders of patents in your technological field as potential project partners
- www.epo.org
