Call for EOIs: EU-Taiwan Matchmaking Event 2025 – Clusters

This event will be organised in collaboration with the European Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).

The EU–Taiwan Matchmaking Event will bring together cluster organisations and SMEs from the European Union (EU), non-EU countries participating in the Single Market Programme/COSME Strand, and Taiwan. It will provide participants an excellent chance to promote Cluster to Cluster (C2C), Cluster to Business (C2B), and Business to Business (B2B) collaborations.

The event will provide funded participation for up to 20 cluster representatives. Additional participants may join at their own expense, subject to confirmation.

Aims

• The EU–Taiwan Matchmaking Event aims to foster collaboration between European clusters, SMEs, and Taiwanese partners in key industries, including:
  • AI
  • Robotics and smart automation
  • Sustainable energy
  • Industrial IoT
  • Industrial processes
  • Electronics including semiconductors
  • Circular economy (e.g. on plastics, water, batteries, small microelectronics)

What programme offers?

• The event will offer:
  • A high-level seminar, matchmaking sessions, and site visits to strengthen EU–Taiwan cluster cooperation.
  • Opportunities to identify shared interests, value chain synergies, and market opportunities for SMEs and businesses.
  • A platform to enhance EU-Taiwan collaboration in research, development, and innovation (RDI), linking academia, research institutions, and industries through clusters.
  • Exclusive guided tour of the exhibition(s), providing insights into the most relevant exhibitors aligned with the sectors covered by this call.
  • Curated stand visits, enabling participants to engage directly with key exhibitors selected based on their industry focus.
  • Opportunity to take part in a pitching session.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible, applicants must be:
  • A cluster or business network organisation registered in the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) (or have applied for registration at least one week before the application deadline ) with a complete profile on the ECCP should be provided through the application in B2Match
  • A cluster or business network organisation engaged in providing or channeling cluster or network support services to SMEs and certify that they meet the description of ‘innovation clusters’ in the “EU Framework for State Aid for Research, Development, and Innovation” ; and
  • A cluster or business network organisation that is a legal entity established in a European Union Member State or other country participating in the Single Market Programme/COSME Strand

For more information, visit EC.