What is this about?
As part of the EU-Japan Centre's* support for Innovation, its Technology Transfer Helpdesk jointly with the Enterprise Europe Network Japan, acts as a nominator for several startup events in Japan. European startups and innovative companies with an interest in Japan can express their interest of becoming a Centre's nominee for one or more of the below events:
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KGAP+ - Batch ８ (Keihanna Global Acceleration Program Plus)
Online event, Pitching in September 2022
Mentoring and Showcasing for selected companies (October-January, tbc)
Free of charge participation in Europe segment case of nomination by the EU-Japan Centre.
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The Innovation Leaders Summit (ILS)
29 Nov. -2 Dec. Power Matchmaking on-site or online,
On-site participation in Tokyo is highly encouraged
Packages starting from 22,000 JPY in case of nomination by the EU-Japan Centre. Please inquire in advance before applying if you want to know all the different options.
Priority Areas:
• Chemicals / New Materials
• Digital Health / Care / Preventive Medicine
• Renewable Energy / Environmental / Decarbonization / Smart Grid
• VR / AR / MR
• Semiconductors / Electronic Components / Batteries / Photonics
• Artificial Intelligence / Big Data / Blockchain
• Robotics / Mobility / Wearable Devices / Smart Devices
• Sensing / Telcom / 5G & 6G / IoT / M2M
• Biotechnology / Plant-Based Meat / Agri Tech / Food Tech / Aquafarming
• Construction / Civil Engineering / Smart Home / Smart City
• Retail / Logistics
• BI / Cloud Computing / Marketing / O2O
• New Drugs / Medical Equipment / Telemedicine / Regenerative Medicine
• Finance / Insurance / Virtual Currency / Cybersecurity
Selection:
Applicants will undergo a screening of their expressions of interest which may be followed by a video call interview. Successful applicants will be contacted in the week following the application deadline.
Benefits:
Successful applicants will be nominated by the Centre for one or more events of their choice. Nomination by the EU-Japan Centre means, that you can apply for the event with the endorsement of the EU-Japan Centre but it is not a guarantee of being accepted. The final right to accept participants will always be with the organiser of each event.
Each event has its own characteristics and benefits:
ILS will be about arranging meetings with Japanese corporates at a major Open Innovation Conference in Tokyo.
KGAP+ is a startup acceleration programme by the Keihanna Science City located in Kyoto.
Deadline:
Only applications submitted by 20 August, 2022 can be considered for the selection.
Privacy Policy:
We will use the information and any documents you provide to process your participation in the event/series of events in line with our Privacy Policy: https://www.eu-japan.eu/privacy-policy
Contact:
Any questions about this application can be sent directly to Luca ESCOFFIER luca.escoffier@eu-japan.or.jp
*The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is a non-for profit organisation, which is jointly funded by the European Commission and the Japanese Government.
Booth, the Technology Transfer Helpdesk and Enterprise Europe Network Japan are services run by the EU-Japan Centre.
Please note that the EU-Japan Centre does not cover costs for participation in the above events or possible travel to Japan. Those costs will need to be borne by the applicant.