Deadline: 11 July 2025
The European Commission (EC), through the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP), will host the EU–Taiwan Matchmaking Event in Taipei, Taiwan on 21 October – 23 October 2025.
The event will be organised in collaboration with European Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN). It will take place in the context of the TAITRONICS and AIoT Taiwan and European Innovation Week.
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 Strand1 , 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.
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)
Program 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:
- An SME according to the SME definition of the EU.
- A legal entity established in a European Union Member State or other participating in the Single Market Programme/COSME Strand
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