Enterprise Europe Network Brokerage Events

Biospain 2014 (Biotech), 24-26 September, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Biospain 2014 is the largest biotech event organised by a national bio-industry association in Europe. This year the Galician Institute for Economic Promotion, Spanish Bio-industry Association, and the University of Navarra are hosting an Enterprise Europe Network brokerage event at Biospain.  This brokerage event will offer participants the opportunity to meet potential partners in pre-arranged one-to-one meetings, to discuss new cooperation opportunities in the areas of research, technology transfer, and commercial partnering. The networking and partnering event is mainly targeted at representatives from companies interested in finding business and/or technology cooperation partners.  The coordinating partners have arranged a discount for Enterprise Europe Network clients. To avail of this discount, participants need to write the words “EEN Clients” in the comments box on the registration form. To register for the event, click here.

IFIB Match 2014 (Biotechnology), 25-26 September, Genoa, Italy

The Biotech and Bio-economy partnering event is being organised under the framework of theItalian Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and Bio-economy (IFIB) and is being organised in association with the Italian Association for the Development of Biotechnology (Assobiotec), Innovhu-SSI, the Italian Biocatalysis Centre , and Genoa’s Chamber of Commerce.  The focus of the event is to allow participants from the Biotech and Bio-economy sectors to meet potential partners in pre-arranged face-to-face bilateral meetings, with the ultimate scope of establishing new cooperation opportunities in research, technology transfer and commercial areas. To register for the event, click here.

Meet Your Buyer (Sustainability and Innovation), 26 September, Ghent, Belgium

Meet Your Buyer is a unique business event where public purchasers and sustainable suppliers into can meet one another to speak about sustainable and innovation solutions for tomorrow. The Flanders branch of the Enterprise Europe Network is organising a matchmaking event which will take place at Meet Your Buyer. The event will involve more than 200 ‘best in class’ sustainable and innovative companies from different sectors; including office supplies, energy, sustainability, innovation, social entrepreneurship, catering, mobility, and construction, etc. To register for this event, click here.

Bio Japan Cluster Mission 2014 (Biology, Chemistry, Technology), 13-17 October, Tokyo, Japan

The EU-Japan Centre is organising a cluster match-making mission in the area of Biotechnology. This mission aims to support EU cluster organisations and their SME members in their efforts to access global value chains and develop strategic partnerships and business cooperation.  The mission will give EU SMEs the opportunity to enter the Japanese market and to establish technology or business partnerships. It will last five days and will comprise of market-specific business seminars, group company visits, one-to-one meetings, a targeted trade-fair and excellent networking opportunities. For further information about this mission, contact A.Perna@eu-japan.eu.

Food Matters Live (Food, Health and Nutrition), 18-20 November, London, UK

Taking place from 18 - 20 November 2014 at London’s ExCeL centre, Food Matters Live Live will include:

• Over 200 leading organisations forming a carefully curated exhibition
• Over 450 speakers participating in the conference and seminar programme
• Over 100 free to attend conference and seminar sessions
• Six educational and inspiring attractions and practical demonstrations
• A business brokerage event, facilitating 1:1 meetings between attendees

Visitors to Food Matters Live will come from a range of professions and disciplines, including food science, food and drink manufacturing, R&D, food marketing, retail, nutrition, government and public health.   The range of exhibitors and attractions ensures an exceptional focus on advances in reformulation, new product development and marketing, and insights into the future of the food and drink industry, public health and diet.

Uniquely for an event of its type, Food Matters Live will put health and nutrition at the centre of food and drink. It addresses the opportunities and challenges for the food and drink industry to be responsible and improve public health in the context of the needs of a healthy population across all demographics.  The event will provide an unrivalled opportunity for professionals across the food, health and nutrition sector to make new contacts and forge relationships to innovate, drive change and improve future health outcomes.

Seminars

Food Matters Live seminars are an unparalleled learning opportunity.  Featuring over 300 expert speakers in over 80 seminar sessions, they provide practical advice based on real-life experiences and case studies. The programme is structured around eight separate themes: 

• Nutrition for health and wellbeing
• Salt, sugar and fat: strategies to reduce consumption
• Nurturing natural
• Free-from, allergy and intolerance
• Future food business: strategies for growth
• Future nutrition: advances in science, technology and business models
• Packaging, health and wellbeing: solutions to enhance brand performance
• Marketing matters: strategies for health and wellbeing brands

Seminars take place during all three days of the event and are all free to attend. Each seminar is 75-90 minutes long and features 4 to 5 expert speakers.

The EEN in Cork is looking for expressions of interest from companies/researchers who would be interested in joining a trade delegation to this event, and specifically to avail of the 1:1 meetings being hosted by our partner EEN in South-East UK, and taking place on 19 November.  Companies from across Europe will be attending the brokerage event, including delegations already registered from France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, and of course, the UK.

To express your interest in this event and for more information on the programme exhibitors and speakers, please email Katherine@corkchamber.ie.

Knowledgexpo 2014 (Multi Sector, Innovation & Technology), 20-22 November, Delhi, India

Global Innovation & Technology Alliance and Confederation of Indian Industry along with the other Enterprise Europe Network-India consortium partners are organising the 2nd Global Innovation & Technology Alliance Platform at KNOWLEDGEXPO 2014 where Technology providers across the EU and the globe have the opportunity to explore partnerships for joint R&D, technology transfer, developing new and affordable products and services, and other forms of collaborations in the areas of science, technology and innovation.

India's New Manufacturing Policy outlines financial assistance for small and medium companies to acquire green manufacturing technologies from across the world. The government has also put major emphasis on technology and R&D as one of the growth enablers in the areas of life science and medical devices, agro / food processing, heavy industries (automotive, machine tools), clean energy, rapid transport, smart city, disaster management, water, sanitation, waste management, robotics, electronics, information & communication technology, internal / homeland security, defence and aerospace.  Target sectors include: Biological Sciences, Electronics, Microelectronics, Energy, Environment, Food - Agro Industry, Industrial manufacture, Information Technology, Medicine, Health, Waste Management.

For more information see: www.ciiknowledgexpo.in

For more information about participating in Enterprise Europe Network brokerage events please contact Katherine@corkchamber.ie.  You can view details of all upcoming EEN brokerage events by clicking here.

Xtreme Lashes Seeks Irish Entrepreneur for Franchising Opportunity

Xtreme Lashes is a leading US beauty brand which currently operates across 28 franchise territories. The company is now seeking an Irish entrepreneur to become an exclusive partner for the brand in Ireland.  

Xtreme Lashes are seeking an Irish partner to:  

• Set up Xtreme Lashes in Ireland, either within their own business or as a new franchise start-up;
• Provide training and ongoing education to beauty and health professionals interested in providing eyelash extension services in their spas and salons;
• Distribute and sell eyelash extensions application products and tools to those who have completed the Xtreme Lashes Training Programmes;
• Distribute and sell retail products directly to consumers and/or customers;
• Provide Customer Service support

For further information about this opportunity, contact Finola Cunningham in the US Embassy Finola.Cunningham@trade.gov.