Live international business partnership opportunities via EEN

Search for SME and academic partners to manufacture, distribute, co-develop and supply your products, ideas and services.

Innovate UK represents the UK as the International Network Partner for the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).

Enterprise Europe Network is the European Commission’s main market access and innovation growth service, which connects participating peer organisations in over 56 countries worldwide. Please find more information about EEN below.

For all UK innovators

EEN’s ‘partnership opportunities database’ can help you to identify new opportunities for growth, forge business, technology and research partnerships and take your business to new European markets.

Please search for such opportunities below. Then make a note of the profile ID code and contact a local contact point in country who should be able to help you further (they might need to locate the specific team in the country which posted the opportunity for the business).

For Innovate UK Business Growth clients: 

As we have now re-established our role within EEN, we are able to offer enhanced
support. Through us, you are now able to:

  • Connect directly with organisations behind partnership opportunities
  • Create and publish your own opportunity profiles on the database
  • Benefit from tailored support via your Innovation & Growth Specialist or Scaleup Director

Important information: The EEN Partnership Opportunities Database primarily supports connections between organisations operating within the EU Single Market.

For support beyond European markets, Innovate UK Business Growth offers clients additional internationalisation services. Through our global network of partner organisations, we provide access to local market insight and support to build international partnerships worldwide.

About Enterprise Europe Network 

Enterprise Europe Network was launched by the European Commission in 2008 and it is the world’s largest support network for small and medium-sized (SMEs) with international ambitions. It helps businesses across more than 56 countries worldwide to innovate and grow on an international scale.

EEN includes 569 member organisations. Member organisations worldwide include:

  • Chambers of commerce and industry
  • Regional development organisations
  • Universities and research institutes
  • Innovation agencies

Innovate UK was a longstanding full member of EEN and became an International Network Partner member after the UK’s exit from the EU. This has included participating in expert groups covering key economic sectors from healthcare to agri-food and from intelligent energy to fashion and textiles.

Our International Network Partner membership has now been fully reinstated. Access
to EEN connections and tools, including the Partnership Opportunities Database, has
now resumed.

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