Applications are now open for innovators from Africa, Europe, and the Mediterranean to pitch their groundbreaking solutions at the 2025 Innovation Fair in Brussels, Belgium. Set for Thursday, 23 October 2025, this one-of-a-kind event offers a powerful platform for start-ups, SMEs, and university spin-offs to showcase innovations that tackle today’s most pressing global challenges. With the theme “Enabling That Step Forward,” the Innovation Fair is more than just a pitching session—it is a vibrant meeting ground for visionaries, investors, policy makers, and collaborators ready to turn great ideas into real-world impact
About The Program
The event will shine a spotlight on international collaboration, highlighting how cross-border partnerships can bring innovation to life. Selected participants will have the chance to present their work to a diverse audience that includes public and private investors, corporate leaders, researchers, civil society organizations, and other trailblazing entrepreneurs. This is a rare opportunity to gain visibility, build strategic connections, and secure support that could propel their innovations to market and societal adoption.
Sixteen innovators will be chosen to deliver a high-impact two-minute pitch, with selection categories covering Public Health, Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture, Renewable Energy and Climate Change, Innovation and Technology, and Capacities for Science. The focus is on solutions that can create tangible benefits in Europe, Africa, and the Mediterranean region, aligning with AU-EU and EU-Mediterranean cooperation priorities. Each pitch must directly address a challenge question, showcasing how the innovation delivers measurable progress in the chosen field.
Successful pitchers will not only be sponsored to attend the Brussels event but will also receive tailored prizes designed to de-risk their initiatives. This support may include securing intellectual property, strengthening business and market launch strategies, funding marketing campaigns, or scaling up research, development, and manufacturing processes. By offering both visibility and practical resources, the Innovation Fair is committed to helping innovators take that crucial next step toward success
Application
For those with solutions ready to change the world, this is the moment to step onto the international stage. Applications close on Sunday, 24 August 2025, at midnight CEST, and competition is expected to be fierce. Innovators with the drive, vision, and capability to make a difference are encouraged to submit their Expression of Interest now and join an event that is anything but ordinary.
- Eligible Countries : Africa, all European countries, and countries in the Mediterranean region
- Application: Click on the official link attached below to apply for this opportunity
- Official Link : https://www.africaeuropeinnovation.net/eoi-innovation-fair/
Interested applicants should submit their EOIs by Sunday 24 August 2025 (midnight CEST).
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