Event venue

Bologna, Italy

Description of content and objectives

MATCHER is an international Open Innovation programme, conceived in Emilia-Romagna, that facilitates meetings between local companies and players in the global innovation ecosystem, such as start-ups and scale-ups. The goal is to solve business challenges through innovation, with a particular focus on data-driven solutions.
The MATCHER programme is divided into three main stages:
1. MATCH.POINT: an international matching programme for 12 selected Emilia-Romagna companies and admitted start-ups/scale-ups, which collaborate to solve common business challenges over a 3-month period.
2. BIG.MATCH and FINAL.MATCH: concluding events for networking and further collaboration with the national and international innovation ecosystem.

Target audience

The event is aimed at various stakeholders in the sector, both public and private:

• Match.Point participants (Corporates and Start-ups/Scale-ups)
• Accelerators and incubators
• Innovation-related associations and agencies
• Innovation clusters
• Companies, start-ups and scale-ups interested in the edition's themes
• Innovation labs
• Public institutions and authorities
• Research institutes and R&D centres
• Universities
• Venture capital and business angels

Registration details

To participate in the event, you must register for free at the following link. Registration will remain open until 13 November 2024 (13:00).

Once registered, you must complete your profile in English, select at least one matchmaking session and add at least one marketplace item indicating the skills, technologies or products you offer or are seeking. You will then be able to request meetings by selecting who you are interested in meeting based on the virtual catalogues of the Participants.

Confindustria Lombardia, a partner of the Enterprise Europe Network, supports the participation of Lombardy-based companies, clusters and investors. By choosing Confindustria Lombardia as your Support Office, you can receive free assistance throughout all stages of the event.

Contact

EEN Team - Confindustria Lombardia - Tel. 02.58370803 - E-mail: een1@confindustria.lombardia.it