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Starts in 3 weeks from now
LocationKarlsruhe (DE)
ProgrammesThis matchmaking event is focused on call topics in Cluster 4 (digitalisation and industry) and Cluster 5 (batteries and hydrogen). It is a one-day event, with 1 plenary session and six thematic workshops with pitching sessions, and B2B meetings. The main domains covered are:
- Manufacturing, Circularity & Energy-Intensive Industries
- Raw Materials
- Advanced Materials
- Energy Storage (Battery Value Chain and Hydrogen)
- Artificial Intelligence
- ICT
The event includes a get-together in the afternoon of 4 February 2026, providing a relaxed setting for participants to meet each other before the official start.
As it is a matchmaking event, participants of all types and backgrounds - e.g. SMEs, Industrials, Researchers, Universities, Laboratories, Cities and Public Authorities - are welcome.
Participation is free of charge but registration is mandatory since the number of on-site participants is limited. More info and registration on the event website.
Background: KETs (Key Enabling Technologies) in Horizon Europe are generic technologies like advanced manufacturing, advanced materials, AI, micro/nanoelectronics, photonics, life sciences, and security/connectivity. They're prioritized in EU industrial strategy to support innovation and help SMEs quickly develop and test innovations.
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The Miricle project, ‘Mine Risk Clearance for Europe’, obtained funding under the European Defence Industrial Development programme call ‘Underwater control contributing to resilience at sea’. The main objective of the project was to achieve a European and sovereign capacity in future mine warfare and create a path for the next generation ‘made in Europe’ countermeasure solutions. In order to realise this objective, Miricle addressed various stages: studies, design, prototyping and testing. These stages inter alia included the successful testing of an XL Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, a protototyped mine disposal system and multiple innovative systems to detect buried mines. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), was one of the five Belgian partners in the consortium. Within the project, VLIZ was able to forward its research on the acoustic imaging of the seabed to spatially map and visualize buried structures and objects - in this case buried mines - in the highest possible detail. VLIZ also led the work on ‘Port and Offshore Testing’, building on the expertise of the institute in the field of marine operations and technology.
