Workshop: ‘Co-Creating European Innovation’

09/07/2025
Workshop: ‘Shaping European innovation together – supported by SYSTEMEU funding’

On 9 July 2025, the Strascheg Centre for Entrepreneurship (SCE) and the Bavarian Research Alliance (BayFOR) are hosting an interactive EU innovation workshop. The workshop will focus on the SYSTEMEU project, which is funded by Horizon Europe and aims to transform the European innovation landscape by providing systemic, digital and sustainable solutions. As an associated partner of SYSTEMEU: Interconnected Ecosystems, BayFOR will present practical ways in which start-ups and SMEs can successfully obtain funding from Brussels. BayFOR's managing director, Martin Reichel, will open the event with the keynote speech 'The impact of transregional cooperation and the importance of joint projects in implementing the European innovation strategy and the Smart Specialisation Strategy'.


SYSTEMEU: Connecting innovation ecosystems – shaping Europe together

SYSTEMEU is one of only five EU-wide flagship projects under the European Innovation Ecosystems pillar of the Horizon Europe programme. Its aim is to connect European regions more effectively, close innovation gaps, and leverage disruptive technologies for digital and ecological transformation.

Funding: around €7.5 million in EU funding (€3.1 million of which is allocated to Bavaria).
Duration: January 2025 – September 2028
Partner countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany, Portugal, Romania and Spain
Participating regions: Bavaria, Braga, Castile and León, Tuzla and Varna

This workshop is intended for companies, research institutions, start-ups, politicians and administrators seeking to focus their innovation activities on Europe and explore new opportunities for collaboration, particularly in the forward-looking fields of health, energy and mobility.

Advantages at a glance

  • Direct access to EU funding opportunities under Horizon Europe
  • International networking with innovation actors from all over Europe
  • Help shape European co-creation processes in the field of digitalisation
  • Concrete starting points for innovation projects in the fields of health, energy and mobility

Agenda

13:30–14:00: Registration and welcome coffee
14:00 – 15:00: SYSTEMEU project presentation and keynote speeches on innovation strategies

Keynote speech by Martin Reichel (CEO of BayFOR): 'The impact of transregional cooperation and the importance of joint projects in implementing the European innovation strategy and the Smart Specialisation Strategy'.

Keynote speech by Reverion GmbH: 'European funding for disruptive start-ups: strategy and impact'.

15:00 – 17:30: Focus groups on digitalisation in the fields of health, energy and mobility
17:30–18:00: Outlook and next steps
From 18:00: Networking and dinner (Amari Bar, optional).

Event time

Wednesday, 9 July 2025
13:30 (followed by an optional dinner and networking event until approximately 18:00)

Venue

Strascheg Centre for Entrepreneurship (SCE)
Heßstraße 89
80797 Munich

Registration

Please use the ticket menu to register for the workshop only, or for the workshop and optional dinner. The Amari Bar is located at Dachauer Straße 90, 80335 Munich.

Contact at BayFOR

Natalia García Mozo
Head of Unit SME Consulting
Phone: +49 89 9901888-171
Email: mozo@no-spam-pleasebayfor.org

Julia Richter
Scientific Advisor, Unit SME Consulting
Tel: +49 89 9901888-173
Email: richter@no-spam-pleasebayfor.org


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