Webinar: "Funding and Collaboration Opportunities for SMEs in Health Research and Innovation"

Welcome and Introduction

Henry Scott, EU projects administrator, EKT

• Purpose of the webinar
• Why SMEs should engage with Horizon Europe and EEN

EU Funding Opportunities for SMEs 

Quick overview of Horizon Europe Ι Henry Scott, EU projects administrator, ΕΚΤ

2026 Calls for Proposals: Cluster 1 – Health (including SME-specific calls) Ι Zoe Atsipoulianiki, Health NCP, Greece

EU Mission on Cancer – where SMEs can contribute Ι Emilie Fonck, Health NCP, Belgium

EIC Accelerator – what it is and what type of SMEs it supports Ι Speaker: TBC

Other relevant Programmes : Eurostars, EIT Health, DEP, EU4Health Ι Mariza Colin, Health NCP, Belgium

SME Testimonials: Three concise case stories from SMEs with different experiences:

Cluster 1 Health - Company: Deep Blue Ι Micol Biscotto, Grants Office manager

EIC Accelerator - Company: Axiles Bionics Ι Felipe Gomez, Co-Founder & CTO

EIT Health - Company: Cascador Health Ι Jonathan Schreiber, Chief Operating Officer

Call to Action and Support 

Join the HNN3.0 Online Brokerage Event (26–30 January 2026) Ι Emilie Fonck, Health NCP, Belgium

Who to contact:  

• For Horizon Europe Health funding opportunities
• For collaboration and innovation support through the Enterprise Europe Network

Q&A and closing remarks