The EU-Japan Centre is targeting cutting-edge technologies sectors for its very first Innovation mission to Japan.

This mission is organised on the fringes of the Innovation Leaders Summit (ILS) 2024 that takes place in Tokyo, Japan in December. Selected participants will be able to exhibit in a joint booth under the EU-Japan Centre umbrella. (For more info about the Summit https://ils.tokyo ) 

The mission will give to 12 EU SMEs and clusters the opportunity to enter the Japanese market or further develop their ongoing activities in the country and establish technology or business partnerships and therefore increase their innovation capacity and make them more competitive on the global scale. 

Mission date: 2-5 December 2024 

Application deadline: 31 August 2024 

Venue: Tokyo, Japan

TARGET SECTORS:

• New materials 
• Energy 
• Decarbonization 
• SDGs 
• Batteries 
• Electronics 
• Aviation 
• Space
• Foodtech 
• Manufacturing equipment 
• Digital health 
• SaaS solutions 
• AI-powered tools 

COSTS 

The EU-Japan Centre will cover participation fees to the trade fair, and the booth operational costs. The participants' companies are expected to cover travel, accommodation and living expenses.

For more information about the mission and to apply: https://www.eu-japan.eu/events/innovation-mission