The Summit / Matchmaking.
Where Europe's innovation valleys come to build.
The SystemEU Summit NORTE brings together founders, investors, corporates, researchers and public leaders from five European innovation regions — Norte, Bavaria, Castilla y León, Northwest Romania and Tuzla Canton — for four days of collaboration, matchmaking and deal-making. Set in Braga, a 2024 European Rising Innovative City, the week opens on Monday afternoon at INL, runs the Innovation Academy and the Braga immersion on Tuesday, holds the Summit / matchmaking sessions at Forum Braga on Wednesday, and continues with a Porto visit on Thursday. Lunches and dinners are a good moment to find a consortium partner. The main lever is the FSTP Open Call: €7.55M for cross-regional projects in health, energy and mobility.
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FSTP Open Call€7.55M · deadline 16 Nov 2026
SystemEU funds cross-regional consortia that test and deploy digital solutions in real environments. At least one project is funded per sector — health, energy or mobility — and partners must come from at least two SystemEU valleys. For a startup, that can mean up to €600k.
Minimum €50k per partner and maximum €600k per entity. At least 60% of each budget goes to startups, SMEs, public bodies, NGOs, universities or RTOs. The lead partner is established in a SystemEU funding region. Funding rates: startups, universities, RTOs, public bodies and NGOs 100% (startups in Castilla y León 70%); SMEs 70%; large companies 50%.
Indicative envelopes: Castilla y León €2.0M · Romania €1.65M · Tuzla Canton €1.65M · Norte €1.3M · Bavaria €0.95M.
15 Sep 2026 submissions open · 19–21 Oct Summit in Braga · 16 Nov 2026, 17:00 CET deadline · evaluation to 20 Dec · 20 Jan 2027 results · projects start 1 Mar 2027 and end by 31 Aug 2028.
Consortia already looking for partners
Energy · Tuzla CantonSrebrenik Smart Energy Loop
A city, an SME and the University of Tuzla already aligned on a local energy loop. Looking for partners from other valleys.
Mobility · BavariaNavvego
Mobility project looking for partners in Castilla y León and Norte.
Mobility · Romania + BavariaH₂Orchestrator · eMobility Research Hub
Hydrogen mobility orchestration. Looking for a transport operator and partners in other valleys.
Health · NorteHOME-TWIN · EUC Inovação
Norte-led health consortium in formation, open to startups and a clinical pilot partner.
Health · NorteMena.ai
Norte-led consortium aiming to close its partner set in October.
Energy · Castilla y LeónSECS
Renewable-energy control with Cyber Resilience Act compliance. Looking for complementary partners.
Energy · RomaniaRF Meters + INCDTIM
Looking for a software house outside Romania.
Health · RomaniaAnima Felix
Health and wellbeing project looking for a partner by 20 October.
Energy · Castilla y LeónHotta
Compute-to-heat pilot at TRL 8. Needs a university or RTO, a municipality or utility with heat demand, and a smart-grid software SME.
Energy · RomaniaAXO Photonics
Energy-track consortium across Romania, Castilla y León and Norte, with a pilot at a marine-energy test site in Norte.
Health · Castilla y LeónIMPULSAME
Looking for a hospital pilot site and partners from other valleys.
Health · NorteOVANTIS
Looking for hospitals to deploy and evaluate TrueFlow, and partners for international validation of TrueCoder.
Questions: info@systemeuvalley.eu. Valley contacts: Moritz Hoffmann (Bavaria, moritz.hoffmann@sce.de) · Tedi Pavlinova (Castilla y León, tedipavb@usal.es) · Oana Buzatu (Romania, oana@c-edu.ro) · Erna Kusturica (Tuzla Canton, ernas@tk.kim.ba) · Gustavo Dalmarco (Norte, gustavo.dalmarco@inesctec.pt).
info@systemeuvalley.eu