European Funding - Opportunities for Companies & Academics collaborations
Switzerland is back as beneficiary in Horizon Europe and new calls for projects will be published shortly!
National Contact Points Euresearch will be there to give you details of Clusters 4 (Digital, Industry, Space) & 5 (Climate, Energy and Mobility) of Pillar II as well as on Pillar III (Innovation) of Horizon Europe. International funding opportunities from Innosuisse will also be covered.
Insights into running projects from both companies’ and academics' representatives will be provided.
Euresearch Office HES-SO and the Company Advisor from the Canton of Geneva are pleased to co-organised this event with HEPIA.
General
| Vacancies | free places |
| Date | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Time | 09:00 – 13:30 |
| Address | Fondation Campus Biotech Geneva, Chemin des Mines 9 |
| Zip | 1202 |
| City | Genève |
| Room | Room H8.01.D |
| Target audience | Academics & Geneva-based Companies |
| More information | Participation is free, however registration is required. An email will be sent to the participants before the event to confirm their attendance at the lunch. |
Agenda
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome Coffee & Registration |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Opening Remarks - Introduction by HEPIA leadership |
| 09:40 – 10:00 | Keynote Speech - “How collaborations with academic partners — in Geneva, Switzerland, and across Europe — have contributed to your company’s development, and why both local and international networks matter.” - Vincent Gillet, Kugler Bimetal |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Overview Horizon Europe and Euresearch services - Sophie Betka and Marine Boursier, Regional Offices Euresearch |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Horizon Europe Pillar II (Thematic Focus: Clusters 4 & 5) - NCPs Euresearch |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Testimonial from a successful applicant and Q&A - Prof. Nabil Abdennadher, HEPIA |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | BREAK |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Horizon Europe Pillar III (EIC Pathfinder Open & Transition) and Q&A - NCP Euresearch |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Eurostars & Eureka Programmes - Janique Siffert, Programme Manager Innosuisse |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Testimonial from an SME and Q&A - François Plewinski, DAES |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Partnering & Best Practices Sessions - Enterprise Europe Network, Office for the Promotion of Industries and Technologies, Laboratory of Advanced Technology |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Networking Lunch - Meet other researchers, companies, and facilitators |
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