Corporate & Investor Matchmaking Event

European entrepreneurs, researchers, or university/private lab Technology Transfer officials, through a minor application process, will be selected to present their products, services or intellectual property at the ENRICH in the USA’s Spring 2018 Corporate & Investor Matchmaking Event on April 25th, 2018. Selected innovators will be provided matchmaking opportunities with representatives from at least thirty different corporations and investors in the energy & environment, healthcare, or defense & homeland security sectors. Participants will receive have the chance to pitch about their companies or technology while receiving real-time feedback from these potential customers/investors.

The selected innovators – representing Research2Research, Research Commercialization, and Business2Business entities - will participate in a matchmaking opportunity which sets up approx. 10-minute speed meetings between researchers/entrepreneurs, and potential strategic partners or investors from US markets.

Selected participants will also be invited to an intensive three days of programming and other US partnership introductions to prepare for the matchmaking event. These activities include:

- April 22 - Attending the International Conference on Business Innovation’s BIG Summit event where you will be able to select preferred networking connections with a number of US and international investors, service providers who support entrepreneurs, and policymakers developing innovation strategies for cross-continent collaborations. The event utilizes the US State Department’s proprietary matchmaking software to make relevant strategic connections.
- April 23 & 24 - Participants are encouraged to attend up to two sessions from the main conference proceedings that focus on coaching entrepreneurs/innovators towards successful commercialization tactics or in fascinating trends from a variety of industries on topics such as solution needs of technology sectors, funding trends, etc. Additionally participants will be introduced to North Texas and other US -organizations outside of Texas, who want to assist international innovators enter US markets.

The entire agenda will culminate with the matchmaking event on April 25th.

There is a €200 participation fee for this exciting opportunity, and selected applicants are responsible for their own travel expenses.